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Using Motion Tracking in Video
There are lots of agencies out there that have access to professional recording equipment and some serious skills in terms of capturing great shots of the location that they are filming at. The game changer now is how to make a video production stand out from the crowd using advanced 'post production' (editing) techniques. As an agency we have these skills in abundance, with one such approach being motion tracking. This blog explains what it is, how it works and why you should consider having it on your next video production.
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Global Video Production from Redhill
One of our longest and best clients, the International Institute for Strategic Studies runs two annual conferences - one in Singapore and one in Bahrain. They are called dialogues and designed to bring defence and foreign ministers, top military personnel and heads of state together to discuss the pressing geopolitical issues in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions respectively. Each year they have a large scale animated production to open the conference, which is produced in Redhill, by us. This blog explains the sheer scale of each production and how we play our own little part in world peace!
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How We Film Live Videos
As an agency we do a few event videos for various clients that are on our books, however recently we have acquired the technology and the expertise to take event filming one stage further in a really efficient way. Used for the first time during the recent EU referendum debate with senior politicians, we used our new Vidiu unit and live streamed the whole event to the wider membership of the UK200 Group, allowing members who couldn't get tickets to the live event in London, to still take part in the debate, by watching it and engaging through a twitter hashtag. Read how we did it and see the final outcome.
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Illustrator Tips – Preparing Assets for Animation
In this post we will see how we can use Adobe Illustrator for 2-d Character Development which can be exported into a program like After Effects where they can be brought to life. One video where we demonstrate this is Shippo video. Before an animator can do their work they need something to work with, so we build the assets in Illustrator.
We have now entered the world of drones!
One of the most exciting developments that we have seen in the video world is that of aerial filming. With drone technology becoming cheaper and more affordable, the ability to weave in aerial videography from drones into 'normal' edits is becoming more prevalent and can really help to make it stand out against the competition. We now have a drone and took it out for a spin last week!
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TECH TALK: Mounting Cameras to Cars
Mounting cameras to cars is something I’ve played with for ages. In the early ’90s I remember bolting a Super8 onto the bumper of my mate’s Beetle. After a few miles the mount worked itself loose and the camera swung upside down filming the road and the chassis - great shot, wish I still had it!
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Aerial Demo Reel 2013
Here is some cool drone video footage which gives a great insight into what is possible with this new and accessible filming equipment.
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Creativity at its very best
Sometimes you see a video that just blows your mind, which is beyond our capability but we can still appreciate the creative and technical accomplishment of it. This is one of those times and we want to bring it to you so you can appreciate it too!
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How does bread end up in a bag? – ANSWERED!
Have you ever been in the supermarket buying a loaf of bread and then thought to yourself, "who has the really rubbish job of putting sliced bread into bags....it must take ages!?" It's all automated and we managed to film the whole process for your benefit- a product video.
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How to Make Viral Videos
This post is all around how you can achieve additional reach for your video production beyond just the initial 'eyeballs' that you'll get from your networks. By leveraging other people's networks you can reach far more people, more efficiently. Do you know how to make viral videos?
Read more →If you've never worked on a video production before, find out more about the production process
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