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360° Vertical Roll – Motorized Camera Move

360° Vertical Roll – Motorized Camera Move

This all started with a director showing me a reference video and asking if there was anything we could do in a similar vein.  It was wild.  It was crazy.  It was something I had never done before… and I LOVE a challenge.  So began…

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HDR Workflow in After Effects (RED Epic Footage)

HDR Workflow in After Effects (RED Epic Footage)

HDR is short for High Dynamic Range.  In short, it’s a way to get more latitude visually than your sensor can do on its own with a single exposure.  Still cameras often do this with bracketing or an external triggering device that allows many exposures…

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Dutch camera angle without a dutch head

Dutch camera angle without a dutch head

Dutch heads are awesome.  So are their resulting dutch angles and camera moves.  The downside is that they’re expensive to buy ($7K or more for the really high end models) and not always stocked in every local rental house.  Granted, they’re far less expensive for…

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