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Video Entrepreneurs: Video Accounting

Bookkeeping is the one area of running a video business that many videomakers give short shrift. Yet they do so at their peril. We're...

On the Air

For many independent videomakers, the leased access provision of the Cable Act of 1992 is the key to getting programming on the air. The...

Handycam Top Model – Hi8 CCD-TR700

King of the Hill Sony's latest camcorder, the Hi8 CCD-TR700, reigns as new king of the Handycam line. And rightly so: this little unit boasts...

Sony SV-S7000 Hi8 VCR, Ready to Edit

Editing Powerhouse Sony SV-S7000 Hi8 VCR Sony Sony Drive Park Ridge, NJ 07656 www.sony.com ($2000) Sony has taken some heat, in this magazine and others, for being slow to grant...

Matching Talent With Your Needs

What's the one factor that usually separates the video novices from the burgeoning pros? Talent. When you tackle the trials and tribulations of working with real...

Looking Good

Makeup and Clothing Tips For Video Bright lights glaring, camera in tight, tape rolling... cue talent Oops...what's that glare where your subject should be? This...

It’s Done With Mirrors

Modern still cameras are so easy to use that you can snap a pin-sharp, correctly exposed photograph even with a bag over your head. We...

Macro World – The Uses of the Extreme Closeup

Manufacturers load camcorders with all sorts of electronic doodads that let the user create amazing effects like slow motion, freeze frame, fades in and...

Practical Special Effects

A Baker's Ten to Improve Your Special Effects Most videomakers fall into one of two groups. First, the snapshotters, people who record scenes until their...

Big Bang Exploring The Joy of Explosives

There are few problems in videomaking life that cannot be solved by a suitable application of explosives. Explosions can add drama, excitement, impact and humor...

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