Video games: 2D unity tutorials, 20 August, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on9nwbZngyw

Making videos broadcast safe, 12 October, 2018

Davinci Resolve broadcast safe settings

PBS requires chrominance to under 120 IREs.  There is a broadcast safe setting in Resolve (see picture above) and you can choose the middle settings for safety.


Legal video in Premiere Pro

Legal audio in Premiere Pro (same as video clip above)
Loudness standards in adobe audition
Loudness standards in premiere pro
colour correcting in premiere pro

Editing ideas for Give Love, 30 October, 2018

https://vimeo.com/149874917

Split screen!  And Marvel's new Venom movie has them too, very exciting.

Split screen tutorial

2x 3x 4x split screen tutorial

Suzy Cato's shows, 4 November, 2018

You and Me: Plants Need Water

Suzy is like NZ's Mr. Rogers! 

Animation, puppets, a friendly adult who talks directly through the screen to the kids.

You and Me Intro

You and Me: Fish and Crabs

Doodlebug TV and Anna van Riel research:  what kind of a show do WE want to make?  Who's our audience?  Where and how do they find us?  How do we appeal to a wide range of ages (including parents and caregivers)?

Echo: Editing and Colour Grading Echo: Day to night and more, 27 August- 20 October, 2018

I'm working on Anna van Riel's Echo video this month
Colour Grading in Premier Pro     This is OK

Bring down exposure
put blue tint in:  adjustment layer> colorista
desaturate colours,

Turning Day into Night   This one is better because it shows how to bring in a starry sky
Make sure none of the elements in the shot are too white or clipped
Keep it underexposed, under 90 IRE
offset colours so you get the blue tones
decrease contrast
adjust temperature towards blues
slightly underexpose shot
decrease saturation to 70, 75
replace sky and put stars in using adobe after effects starts at 7 minute mark
can set it up so whatever you do in AE automatically updates in Premier Pro
Null shots: link to horizon so the stars move around with the camera
use feathering and masks to make sure starry sky doesn't creep below horizon line   12 minute mark

Colour correction in After Effects  Short and sweet

Whichever technique I use will depend on available software.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBp2-GOQbb8

60 fps to 25fps how to instructions
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1368250

tracking camera and objects in after effects

faster way to mask figures

export subtitles on clear background from AE

fixing out of focus shots and poorly lit sequences in Premiere Pro
3 second rule for filming- golden shots for editors

HEIHEI for NZ kids, 31 July, 2018

https://thespinoff.co.nz/parenting/05-07-2018/is-there-anything-good-on-heihei-for-pre-schoolers/

review of HeiHei's lineup and how it works for the pre-school set.

Maia the Brave, 31 July, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=x2yR7oVmtDU

This show looks awesome!  It looks like more Mukpuddy goodness and offers kids practical advice on getting through scary stuff.  This would be a good artist model for Girl and the Imagination Warehouse.