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I’ve received a lot of positive feedback about previous tutorials on Apple’s Motion. I thought it might make sense to release another one. Filters are a very powerful aspect inside Motion. In this tutorial I briefly describe some of the ways you can use filters, and also delve a little into the content that is included with the application Motion. You can get Izzy Video 69 here. By the way, this is the free version, which is 320×240 resolution. The premium subscribers receive i...more

Colors change when viewed through a video camera. This means we have to be careful with what we wear in video. In this episode, Noell and I review several principles for dressing for a video shoot. We cover colors as well as other items. You can get Izzy Video 71 here. By the way, this is the free version, which is 320×240 resolution. The premium subscribers receive it in 640×480 resolution. Correction: I realized after viewing the video that I implied patterns always cause a &ldquo...more

You can create some interesting special effects in your videos using the behaviors “Analyze Motion” and “Match Move” in Apple’s Motion. Motion’s capabilities appear endless, and can be quite intimidating, but I keep things very simple in this video podcast. This installment of Izzy Video shows you how to use Motion to create a “magic wand” out of a stick. You can get the high quality quicktime version of Izzy Video 57 here. This video podcast is f...more

Izzy Video 56 takes you behind the scenes of a Paperclipping episode, and demonstrates three point lighting. You get to see my setup for 90% of the shoots I do, because they usually take place in my living room. You can get Izzy Video 56 right here. Creating this video podcast of DV tutorials is incredibly time-consuming. If you find these helpful, please leave a donation for Izzy. Important Links: Follow me on Twitter Visit My Personal Blog Subscribe to Izzy Video in iTunes Vote for Izzy Vide...more

My goal in this installment of Izzy Video is simply to illustrate the fundamental differences between hard and soft lighting. To do this, I light an orange using both a hard light source and a soft light source. The results are quite different. By the way, the lights I use are a Chimera Small Video Pro light box (for the soft light), and a Lowel Pro Light (for the hard light). You can get the high quality quicktime version of Izzy Video 55 here. Creating this video podcast of DV tutorials is in...more

Click the image, or watch the original full quality version of Izzy Video 54 here. Travel Matte - Luma is a compositing tool built into Final Cut Pro. You can use it to create custom mattes in specific shapes. In this video, I show how to use it to blur out a subject’s face. I chose this topic because it’s one of the more obscure tools in Final Cut Pro, and I haven’t seen many tutorials on the subject. You can get get Izzy Video 54 here. Creating this video podcast of DV tutor...more

Click the image, or watch the original full quality version of Izzy Video 53 here. These days, most internet videos (including video podcasts like mine) are rendered for small screens such as those found on the video iPod. This can be a challenge because when you shoot for small screens, some different rules apply. This installment of Izzy Video will show you how to ensure your video looks great on small screens. You can get get Izzy Video 53 here. Creating this video podcast of DV tutorials is...more

Click the image above, or watch the original full quality version of Izzy Video 52 here. I’m focusing more on the creative side of video in this new installment of Izzy Video. You can use a Gaussian Blur in a number of ways, but my purpose in this video podcast is simply to expose you to some new possibilities. It’s a brief Izzy Video because I’m just throwing out some ideas. In the future, I’ll show how to create the effect. How do you use a Guassian Blur? Let me know i...more

I’m here for business, but I think Wednesday (tomorrow, Jan. 17th) night would be a good time to get together for a drink if anybody is interested and available? Audio request found here. Just send me an email at israelhyman at gmail dot com. Or you can call me on my mobile at 480-980-1533.

Many of the videos I watch on the web are too quiet. I think that’s because new producers tend to spend more time on editing video and not their audio. There are many things that can make your audio sound better. One of them is simply making it louder. I like to use the Adaptive Limiter in Soundtrack Pro to increase the volume of my audio without clipping. How do you use the Adaptive Limiter? Just watch this installment of Izzy Video, and I’ll show you. You can get Izzy Video 51 now...more