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Up to REELEDinFreelancers in SJ area looking to network?
Greetings;
Looking for a few freelancers that wish to network for a few projects. We are located in Philly/South Jersey. So please if you are interested, be in this area.
We have several projects in which we would like to include local area freelancers...
in your interest email please tell us what you are capable of.
email [email protected] for more details,
thanks
chris
Site bugs and feedback
Although not related to web video- it might be helpful for you guys to get feedback on the site itself (unless I am missing this elsewhere). For instance - the edit button didn't seem to work before, but I couldn't find a place to report the issue.
-Jes 
Nalts Will Talk Video for Cash
On REELEDin user Keven Nalty's blog WillVideoforFood.com, Nalts announced that he will now be doing seminars on the capabilities of online video as a tool for marketing products. Nalts is truly the man when it comes to all things web video, and is ahead of the pack in stretching the medium. Check out his sheet here and add him as a contact, and read more about his seminars here.
Producers: Contracts, Tools
Check out this site that lists a variety of different documents and files that your production could find VERY valuable.
http://www.dependentfilms.net/files.html
Some include:
-Location Contract
-Talent Release Form
-Call Sheet Template
-Location Release Form
-Personal Release Form
-Location Scouting Sheet
-Production Budgeting Proposal
-Cast/Crew Contact Sheet
-Continuity Log
-Daily Progress/Production Reports
-Story Board Tools/Templates
-Film Budget
-Palm Pilot Databases
-I could go on....but I think you can already see that this one website offer a lot!
Enjoy and thanks to Dependent Films for this wonderful Resource!
Editing: Editing Log
http://www.dependentfilms.net/files.html
-Editing Log
-Daily Editor's Sheet
-Color Bars
-Time Code Calculator
Montreal: Canadians - Quebecers - Montrealers.
And equally to anyone who wants to know more about the city or who's planning a visit - you can't sleep on my couch but I can help guide you through the bizarre place that is Quebec.
T
Final Cut Studio 2: SmoothCam Filter
It's quite simple to use. Select the clip(s). Choose Effects > Video Filters > Video > SmoothCam.
The clips process, and viola, a little better.
However, it isn't all magic. To reduce the shaking, the clips are enlarged enough to cover up the steadied movement resulting in them being slightly blurry.
The manual offers a few tips. First, the SmoothCam should be the first filter before anything. Then you can adjust the Filter Parameters. You can decrease the Auto Scale so that it zooms out. There's also the option to control the steadiness of the shot by three independent parameters: Translation (left, right, up, down); Rotation (around the center point of the image); and Scale (forward or backward camera movement).
Scale seems to be the main culprit behind the distortion that I'm hating, but again, this can be fixed by the Auto Scale I mentioned above, or by the three parameters I was just mentioned. By reducing all three, less motion correction is applied, and less black around the clips, resulting in needing to scale less (big breath).
A few other tips offered by the manual include isolating the clips with the most movements with cuts, especially when there are noticeable changes within the frame (like before someone enters frame, and before they exit).
Seems like it takes a lot of work, but when you're just not happy with everything you shot once you're back at your computer editing, at least fixing little visual things like this will help you focus more on your story.
Chroma Key: Plug-ins
I'm looking to find a plug-in program to assist in chroma-keying. Does any one know of one?
Final Cut Studio 2: Bugs fixed in latest Pro App Update
Of course, I went through all of them, very excited about motion fitting in so seamlessly to Final Cut Pro 6, and behold, the one i really wanted to use did not work.
It was the "Weave - Lower Third" under the Master Templates.
I opened it, plugged in the copy I wanted, and then a whole lot of nothing happened.
For some reason, the copy just wouldn't appear within the graphics.
The good news?
In a recent apple update, they fixed this bug, and several others, which makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
Lesson learned? Accept Apple Pro Application Updates.
What Kind of Employers Do YOU Want to See on REELEDin?
We've already got some awesome companies contributing to REELEDin --
big ups to the folks at CODEtv and TurnHere for reaching out to
everyone. I'm curious to know what other kinds of employers you guys
would like to see on the site. Are you itchin' to work for big
corporate brands -- like Coke or JetBlue -- or are you more interested
in smaller production companies who do music videos and web series?
Let us know, and be as specific as possible so we can make it happen!