Week 12 Post

Okay, this video is pretty long (and it's only Part One) but it is very interesting and cool to watch. Why? Because the host of this video is describing and illustrating the history of linear editing and its transformation into nonlinear editing. Watching the history of it all is, videos included, is very cool and intriguing. The text doesn't contain all of this information and history. It's a fun video to watch which makes it that much more attractive to someone like myself. Enjoy.

Week 11 Post

Okay, so this guy walks around this studio and seems to be going nuts because these camcorders record without using tape. So he's walking around like a bumbling tape-searching buffoon and asking people about these tapeless recording systems. The guy who is describing things is the part of the video that I wanted to showcase. He is talking about the technicalities, specs and pros of tapeless recording.

Week 10 Post

In lieu of Chapter 10, I decided to look up a video tutorial about basic operation of a switcher. Reading about the essential switcher alone may seem complicated and overwhelming. However, watching a video of some dude pressing, flipping and sliding things on the switcher can help make one understand its operation and use.

This particular switcher looks like it was used in the production of I Dream of Jeannie back in the 60's. But what do I know. It could be a state-of-the-art switcher that is meant to look like it was recently bought from Johnny McGillicutty's garage sale and dusted off for the making of this video.

Either way, I hope whoever actually watches this video learns a thing or two.

Week 9 Post

This video displays the use of the magical ChromaKey and it's simply amazing. It can transport you anywhere. It can transport anywhere to you. It can place objects anywhere and make the viewer believe anything you want him or her to believe. For the viewer, it's real. Actors are really put to the test of their abilities when all they have is a green screen to perform against. It saves studios money in travel costs. It creates things via computer and one's imagination and transforms an image or video production into something spectacular.