Recent content by MikeW

Back in the day, I shot with a Sony V-5000, the coolest camera I ever owned. Lately, I have been going through some of my old show. Problem is my Hi8 tapes seem to be getting fragile. Two tapes snapped already. The two ends are inside the cassette. Has this happened to anyone here? Is there...

I would like some feedback on this story. So tell me what you think. https://vimeo.com/137543440

Hello fellow B-rollers, Recently I was diagnosed with Diabetes. This disease has really affected eye sight. It is seems to be shifting as well. At first I could not see distances well. Now it has flipped the other way. Close object are a blur. +3 reading glasses are a tremendous help for...

I have a new HD camera. I am somewhat disappointed in its performance. When the light level drops below a certain level the image is no longer crisp. Instead the image is soft but not out of focus. Next to my beloved Canon XL2, the video really looks unacceptable. What is your suggestion?

Hello Everyone on Broll: Sometimes on a shoot I encountered people who decline to be on camera. That's fine. I'm just looking for a quick sound bite, reacting to the event. I can move on to someone who is willing to express themselves. What do you do when the key person in your story refuses to...

Here's a sweet story about the 6th annual Chocolate Festival in Amherst WI. Tell me what you think. https://vimeo.com/81112973

Decided to take a creative approch to my story. Put my copy into poetic verse. Tell me what you think. Here's the link http://vimeo.com/55481313

I want to thank the NPPA and the crew from KARE 11 for a truely wonderful event. Their " Next Generation Storytellers" workshop. If you hadn't heard, some the best storyteller journalists in the nation were in St. Paul, MN for this workshop---including NPPA storyteller of the year, Darren...

I' ve heard a lot of videographers touting the merits of capturing audio with a separate digital recorder. So I decided to invest in one myself. I have to say for voice overs its great. Last weekend I tried something more adventurous; an outdoor band concert. The audio is beutiful. Not so...

Recently I was asked to tape some basic exercises for a therapy center. The company wanted their own people to do the video. That was fine with me. What wasn't fine was their legal dept. gave them a script that was terribly complicated. It was frustrating for the nurses; they are by no means...

What methods are you using currently to archive your footage?

I am runnning Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 with 2 gigs of RAM. Lately, I have been having a very difficult time editing on the system. I am having a hard time dragging a clip from the edit window onto the timeline. It may take several attempts to do so. Sometimes I cann't drag the clip at all. The...

I have been fascinated by timelapse videos. The ones posted on this site by Dustin Farrell are gorgeous. Now I want to try my hand at it. My plan is to shoot key sites in my small town at sunrise and sunset. There are a lot trees that surround our area. There are only a few spots where I can...

A while back you helped Cyndygreen with a tape mystery. Now I am facing a simliar problem with a DV tape I shot with a Canon XL2 from a friend. I placed the camera at the back of the audience for my wide shots. My main camera was closer to the stage for the performance. When I tried to digitize...

I am doing a story on a model airplane rally. So my question is how can I get good footage of these planes in flight and performing stunts?