On-Camera Audio Recording: Mic Placement 101

Microphone placement is critical for capturing high-quality audio. What do I mean by microphone placement? Quite simply, it means where you decide to place the microphone. The goal in microphone placement and pretty much all audio recording is a high signal-to-noise ratio.  Signal to Noise Let’s break that down. The signal is the thing you… Continue reading On-Camera Audio Recording: Mic Placement 101

On-Camera Audio Recording: Monitoring in the Field

When you’re recording and using a microphone to capture high-quality audio, monitoring that audio is a must. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to set up monitoring and what to use to listen to your audio. First, let’s talk about how to set up for monitoring. How to Set Up for Monitoring If you’re using… Continue reading On-Camera Audio Recording: Monitoring in the Field

On-Camera Audio Recording: Keep Your Head on Straight

Trying to get great audio while performing as a one-man band can be a recipe for an anxiety attack. With so much to think about with capturing the footage, what do you focus on with sound? Find out in this tutorial.  While You’re Setting Up When you’re behind the camera and you’re shooting a video… Continue reading On-Camera Audio Recording: Keep Your Head on Straight

3 Top Templates for After Effects to Celebrate Planet Earth

To show our support for environmental stewardship, and this beautiful little planet we call home, in this roundup we’re celebrating video templates for After Effects from Envato Elements that explore themes of global environmental awareness. What Is Earth Day? Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22. From the Earth Day Network: “Our… Continue reading 3 Top Templates for After Effects to Celebrate Planet Earth

How to Use Cinematic Mode to Record Video on iPhone 13

Just about every year, Apple seems to release a new iPhone, and with that we’ve seen improvements to the photography specs so that we can capture better low-light photographs and enjoy more powerful processing features. That’s not to say that video has gone completely unchanged with Apple. Starting with the 11 series, we started seeing… Continue reading How to Use Cinematic Mode to Record Video on iPhone 13

How to Edit Video With LumaTouch for iPhone and iPad

LumaFusion is one of the most powerful NLEs for the iPhone and iPad available today. It’s packed with well-designed and thoughtful features that can turn your mobile into your editing powerhouse. That being said, it can be pretty overwhelming for new editors because of the high level of functionality. In this tutorial, we’ll cover some… Continue reading How to Edit Video With LumaTouch for iPhone and iPad