The Video Mode caught up with Canon Explorer Simeon Quarrie – a highly successful filmmaker who is well known for producing creative storytelling in his videos – at one of…
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David Newton: 5 top tips for shooting video with DSLRs
Photographer, filmmaker and imaging tutor David Newton was one of the guest speakers at The Video Mode’s recent two-day filmmaking workshop held at the world famous Pinewood Studios. We caught…
12 things you may not know about the EOS 5D Mark IV
The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is the latest DSLR in the series that caused the explosion of Full HD DSLR videography in the wake of the 5D Mark II’s…
Simeon Quarrie: top tips for lighting
Canon Explorer Simeon Quarrie is an internationally known filmmaker and photographer who travels globally to produce creative storytelling in his videos for some of the world’s biggest brands. At a…
Top tips for creative storytelling and setting up a business
The internationally known filmmaker, photographer and Canon Explorer Simeon Quarrie regularly travels the globe to shoot and produce creative videos for some of the biggest corporate and commercial brands in…
Discover how to shoot great timelapses
Timelapses are a fantastic creative way of indicating the passing of time in videos, like a cityscape changing from from day to night, or for documenting changes such as snowstorms…
Simeon Quarrie: top tips for camera movement and audio
Canon Explorer Simeon Quarrie is an internationally known filmmaker and photographer who runs an agency, Vivida, that produces creative video storytelling for some of the biggest brands in the world.…
Roger Spottiswoode’s top tips for young filmmakers
The film director Roger Spottiswoode is an industry veteran with an impressive CV that includes editing Sam Peckinpah’s ‘Straw Dogs’, directing the movies ‘Air America’, ‘Turner & Hooch’ and ‘Tomorrow…
Simeon Quarrie’s top tips for shooting better video
The Video Mode caught up with Canon Explorer Simeon Quarrie at our recent filmmaking workshop at Pinewood Studios and asked him for his top tips for ensuring you can get…
Discover what you need to know before colour grading…
Before diving into the world of working with colour in the post-production process there are a few fundamentals that are invaluable to know so that you’re in a good place…
Discover how to apply LUTs to your footage
In one of The Video Mode’s recent tuition videos we explained what Look Up Tables (aka LUTs) are and now we’re using a ‘case study’ to reveal how LUTs can…
Everything you need to know about memory cards
With a huge range of cameras – from compacts to digital cinema cameras – now offering video shooting at HD or 4K the choice of memory cards to use is…
What is a LUT and what does it do?
The abbreviation LUT is an acronym that stands for ‘Look Up Table’. A LUT holds a set of numbers which are looked up by the software or hardware you might…
Explore the world of external monitor/recorders
When you start shooting video on a pocket-sized camera or DLSR you’ll get used to viewing your video footage on the rear LCD screen. This is great when you’re starting…
Discover everything you need to know about 4K…
Shooting 4K Video is now available to almost all filmmakers with a wide range of affordable cameras now offering 4K capabilities as standard. But what is 4K? How can it…
How to cut down ‘noise pollution’ with DaVinci Resolve!
Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 12.5 editing software is available in either a free-to-download version (Lite) or a paid-for pro version (Studio), thus offering filmmakers of differing capabilities a simple-to-use editing…
How to use nodes in Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 12.5!
Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 12.5 editing software is an all-in-one editing package that offers non-linear video editing with an advanced colour corrector so that users can edit footage, colour correct,…
Film School Basics: Shooting Video with Canon EOS DSLRs
Shooting movies with Canon’s range of EOS DSLRs can sometimes be a challenge… For example, what do you do if you get a red blinking warning on your rear LCD…
How to: customise your Canon DSLR for shooting video
Canon DSLRs are designed to let you work the way you want in order to make your videography as straightforward as possible. Watch us customise a 5D Mark III to…
Master your monopod – top tips for creative shooting
The simple monopod can be an astonishingly versatile tool to add that extra bit of visual ‘punching power’ to your filmmaking. Our exclusive video tells you how you can quickly…