Pre-visualization Software

Filmmakers often use storyboarding to plan their shots. Here are two tools that kick it up and notch and allow you to create animated shots to visualize your ideas:

http://www.moviestorm.co.uk/

https://www.frameforge.com/

Camera Rental Communities

First there was AirBnB, then Uber, and now the social economy is moving to videography with a number of sites dedicated to connecting people with gear to people who need gear. Check out these these ones:

KitSplit 
KitSplit is making gear rentals more enjoyable and affordable for a huge community of artists and filmmakers. Called “the Airbnb of cameras” by Forbes , No Film School , and Fast Company , our community marketplace connects creative professionals with owners of top notch equipment, including production companies, individuals, and rental houses.

KitSplit saves time and money with a streamlined rental process. Renters can search across thousands of vendors at once, buy shoot insurance on the spot, and order on-demand delivery and pickup. Equipment owners can safely make money renting gear out to vetted and fully insured professionals.

ShareGrid
ShareGrid is an online marketplace for sharing film and photography equipment with other people in your city. We call it 'The Camera Sharing Community'.

Our members rent everything from tripods to grip trucks, DSLRs to drones. If you can find it in a photo studio or on a film set, you can find it on ShareGrid.

Need equipment for shoot? Use ShareGrid to find exactly what you need locally. You can rent using one of our instant coverage options. And because you're renting direct from the owner, our prices are the most competitive in town.

Got equipment that you're not using all the time? Rent it out and make some extra cash! Every rental on ShareGrid is protected by one of our coverage options, and we verify each person who joins the site, so you can rent out your gear with confidence.

With over 40,000 members sharing more than $400 million worth of gear, ShareGrid is the place to go for professionals, hobbyists, students and part-time film-makers.

Borrow Lenses
Browse the largest online selection of photo and video gear. Choose your period of rental, and we’ll send you what you need.

Your order will arrive on the day you specify. You also have the option of picking up your order at one of our locations.

Shoot to your heart’s content with the highest quality professional equipment.

When your due date arrives, just use your prepaid label and the box your order came in to ship it back to us.

13 Creative Film and Video Editing Techniques

Once you master these edit types and learn why each one is important in different circumstances, you can make your projects more entertaining and your editing more efficient, and you can create a whole editing style of your own that reflects your creative side. Visit our blog to learn more: http://bit.ly/2uq0qDV In this video we review: 1. standard cut 2. fade in/fade out 3. jump cut 4. montage 5. cross dissolve 6. wipe 7. J/L cuts 8. cutting on action 9. cutaways 10. cross cut parallel editing 11. match cut 12. smash cut 13. invisible cut Check out all the Pond5 footage used in this video:
https://www.pond5.com/collections/1988966-13-editing-techniques-media-collection

Basic Audio Mixing for Video

One minute wonder

Further on the theme of one minute movies is a site called http://oneminutewonder.tv/. It features a variety of artists in one minute profiles. Each video follows almost exactly the same shot list and structure, but they are beautifully done.

One Minute Wonder 60 - Sir Peter Blake from Present Plus on Vimeo.

One minute movie

I've seen several one minute movie competitions lately. The constraints of making something just 60 seconds opens you up to some interesting creative possibilities. Here's a very simple story of a mother and daughter having an intimate moment on the young girl's birthday...


Little One from 1-Minute Film Competition on Vimeo.

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