Pancake World – one of the world’s leading crepe and equipment wholesalers – has come up with a unique way to celebrate this Christmas season by spreading a bit of holiday cheer, and Ca...
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In this day and age, it is virtually impossible to run a business without a website. It's a vital communication tool which enables your customers and clients to engage with your products or servi...
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Image by 'Saine' AKA Michelle Dennis via freeimage.com Clearly, video is an important marketing tool for any business and there are lots of options. If you are new to video it can often be...
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This will enable every video frame that is recorded to be numbered which will represent hours, minutes, seconds and frame. This will allow precise identification of each frame when editing a...
A frame in the PAL television signal is made of two interlaced fields with a repeated rate of 50 fields per second. The charged couple device (CCD) will scan an image 50 times every second wh...
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It is very easy to believe that the two dimensional images when you watch a television programme or film are believable reproduction of the original scene. There are many manipulated productions ...
The sensitivity of the camera will usually be reference to 4 interlinking element by camera manufacturers. 1.A subject with peak white reflectivity. 2. Scene illumination. 3. F number. 4. Sig...
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It would be ideal to change the white balance of the camera when there is a change in the colour temperature of the light illuminating a potential shot. There are some cameras that will compe...
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The zoom lens is a complex and sophisticated component of any video camera. lts performance may be described in brochures in impenetrable techno-speak that many, at first glance, may feel has lit...
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You may have watched a movie and seen in the credits that someone has the job of 'Focus Puller'. What does that job entail? Put simply, the role of a Focus Puller (or 1st Assistant Camera) is to...
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Whilst their hands are full with the upcoming release of the Xbox ONE, Microsoft have released information about their latest 3D navigation technology, named 'Haptic'. The idea is based around...
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When considering the basics of the mixing of colour and light, we are traditionally taught through the three-filter system (add red and green together to make yellow etc). A common assumption mad...
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As an integral element to film and video, focusing determines the sharpness of an object or image by adjusting the lens, providing an acceptable visual perspective known as the depth of field. Th...
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'Green Screen', also known as 'Chromakey', is a technique used in TV and Film that enables actors and props to be placed within any desired scene without the need for expensive location shoots or...
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Where filming is concerned, the sound aspect often gets overlooked, which can be unfortunate because most filmmakers agree that audio is just as important, if not more important, than the video s...
According to akihabaranews.com, Sony has signalled the end of an era by ceasing all production of the cassette Walkman. Cassette tapes have now joined camera film and floppy disks as redundant me...
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YouTube is the world's most popular video-sharing website. Over 800 million unique users visit the site each month, with over 72 hours of video watched every minute*. Whether you've just st...
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Candy Jar author and Star Wars expert, Terry Cooper, has recently been interviewed by local media for his views on the news that The Walt Disney Company are due to take over the franchise that c...
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Both the BBC and Channel 4 are celebrating the launch of their respective TV services this week. On 2nd November 1936, the BBC launched the world's first regular television service from Alexa...
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These days, you can't run a business without a website. It's a vital communication tool which enables your customers and clients to engage with your products or services – a shop window that's...
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In the summer of 2011, Sony announced its plans to scrap making its MiniDisc Walkmans, due to a decrease in demand. They have now completely stopped production of the device. When first release...
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Hello and welcome to the brand new Candy Jar Films Blog. This Blog is about all things video. We will be discussing the best filming techniques, looking at the latest gadgets and sharing what's...