How To Shoot A Fight Scene & Practical Muzzle Flash Effects--Film Riot Video Production Tutorials
Fighting should be an easy thing to capture on film, right? You just get a couple of guys fake punch each other in the face and have them react like a real punch just connected, with heads flying in the opposite direction. Well, it shouldn't surprise you that it takes a whole lot more than ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Google Plus Stampede Edition
Seems like just a handful of major companies dominated the past week in online video. There were numerous stories and opinions about the public launch of Google Plus. Netflix prompted headlines galore with a huge announcement, and questions continued to surround the possible sale and future of streaming site, Hulu.
Cloud-Based Video Editing & YouTube Tips - The Reel Web #5
Welcome to this week's episode of The Reel Web, ReelSEO's weekly video series covering the latest online video news, opinions, rumors, and production tips. This week's episode includes stories on cloud-based video editing, tips for filming prank videos and choosing the right YouTube Channel, and a handful of producer tips suggested by our Facebook friends.
A Review of "Losses" - An Independent Short Film by Film Riot's Ryan Connolly
Film Riot host Ryan Connolly got to test drive one of Hollywood's newest toys, the RED Epic camera, and played around with it for a couple of episodes. But then, Connolly had to face stupid reality again when the time came for him to give it back. Rather than be satisfied with just giving it ...
The Social Video Blueprint, Part 9 - A Social Video Checklist & Conclusions
This is our ninth and final installment of the Social Video Blueprint series--which would have appeared last week were it not for a few hiccups. Throughout the last 10 weeks, we've explored social video from all angles, from its very definition to some of the best practices that lead to success. So today we're going ...
WeVideo Brings Cloud-Powered, Collaborative Video Editing To Almost Any Device
I have known about WeVideo for a couple weeks now and have been bursting to tell you all about it. I mean really, when something this cool comes along, embargoes get in the way of my enthusiasm. I did mention a brief bullet point or two to a couple people and now I can let ...
Homemade Video Special Effects & Filming A High-Speed Car Chase: Film Riot Video Tutorials
Your house is a veritable tool shed of special effects. These are special effects you can do in-camera, rather than trying to figure it out in After Effects. In Episode 127 of Film Riot, host Ryan Connolly shows you several things you can do with just a pressure washer and an iron. Sure, pressure washers ...
Edit Existing YouTube Videos, Even After They're Published Live & Shared
YouTube has today announced another killer tool for video creators that should ease all kinds of headaches. Users now have the ability to edit their videos, right from within YouTube, even though it's already been published. The new system allows the videos to maintain the same exact video IDs they had before editing began.
How To Make An Infinite White Background For Your Videos - Reel Video Producer Tips #3
Every week we aim to provide a producer tip for video producers, a short and simple lesson that we hope you find useful in your own video creation efforts. For this week's producer tip we're going to go behind the scenes of The Reel Web for a little bit and show you how to make ...
Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere CS5.5? Ryan Connolly of Film Riot Breaks It Down
Back in June, Film Riot's Ryan Connolly reviewed Apple's Final Cut Pro X (Episode 107) and was not too complimentary. Final Cut Pro has been industry standard for awhile, but the new version leaves a lot to be desired. Mainly, the big problem is that old FCP projects cannot be uploaded into the new version, ...
Hands On Video Production With The RED Epic Camera - Film Riot
The latest episodes of Film Riot take a look at a dream camera, the RED Epic, a camera that has been used to shoot Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, next year's The Amazing Spider-Man, and Peter Jackson's future mega-blockbuster The Hobbit. The RED Epic will ...
Online Video Revolutionizes The Automotive Racing World
Online Video has become an outlet for the automotive enthusiast to create a memory of a track day and to do a little showing off to online enthusiasts on forums, blogs and YouTube. Back in the days before online video was popular, IRC chat rooms and forums were filled with he-said-she-said about just how fast ...
Using CineStyle For Better Images & The Best Video Export Settings For Web - Film Riot
Episode 119 of Film Riot, "CineStyle for Better Images and Best Export Settings for Web," discusses how to get the best image from your camera and how to to get the highest quality web video with a respectable amount of bandwidth use.
The Social Video Blueprint Part 6: Social Video Strategies
Look before you leap. That might possibly be one of the most-frequently offered pieces of advice in the history of mankind. Maybe that's because it's an easy cliche to remember. But I like to think it has something to do with it actually being good advice. In social video, brands that jump in with reckless ...
Did Apple Lose Video Professionals For Good With Final Cut Pro X?
We're coming up on the two-month mark for Apple's Final Cut Pro X. Released in late June, Final Cut Pro X represented a huge departure from previous versions of the software. But in an attempt to appeal to a more mainstream and casual video editor, the company may have alienated a very passionate core group ...
