Vimeo Video School
Learn how to make better videos through lessons, tutorials, and sage advice from us, your friendly personal creativity consultants.
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Capturing the machinations of the natural world is one of the great joys of making video. Occasionally big and potentially dangerous natural phenomena swing through and most of us are best advised to stay safely in our homes. However, there are a few who buck the conventional wisdom and venture out to record these events in all their real life glory. I recently reached out to a few such Vimeo members and asked them a few questions.
First up is Jeff Pinilla who captured a news team shooting Hurricane Sandy in action in the Rockaway section of New York CIty, which was one of the areas most severely impacted by the recent storm:
Meanwhile Casey Neistat ventured through lower Manhattan on bike, where large sections were flooded and eventually powerless:
- Category:
- Shooting
- Difficulty:
- beginner
Last week we showed you how to make a prosthetic mask and this time around we're going to explain how we pulled off the final effect where Melissa's face is, unfortunately, ripped off. Let's review that last scene:
Continue reading…- Category:
- Software
- Difficulty:
- advanced
With the right supplies and technique you can drastically alter the onscreen appearance of any actor. Recently, we were lucky enough to have our friend and special effects makeup artist, Francis McDonald in the office to show us how to make a head-mold to then make prosthetics that fit perfectly and look really convincing. Check out the video below to see how it all went down-
- Category:
- Behind The Scenes
- Difficulty:
- advanced
Last year, Video School explored some simple yet scary special effects. We're continuing the tradition and breaking out even more spooky effects you can use to give your video the major creeps. Check it out–
Continue reading…- Category:
- Do It Yourself
- Editing
- Shooting
- Software
- Sound
- Difficulty:
- beginner
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