- So You Want To Get Your Feet Wet, But Not Your Camcorder, by Steve Douglas.
You're a scuba diver and you want to start shooting underwater video to
entertain your friends and associates, enter film festivals and competitions or
simply to extend the diversity of your shooting skills.
I would venture to guess that 98% of all my video work is done under water
where a whole new set of rules and guidelines wait for me, and now you.…
- How To Prepare For That First Safari, by Bruce Robison and Steve Douglas.
You have finally decided to fulfill your life-long ambition and go on a safari to view
and film the wild animals of Africa. Since you are going to spend a lot of money
for airfare and the safari itself, you want to be able to bring back memories of
your trip, share those experiences with your friends and produce professional,
high quality video for presentations, film festivals, clients or competitions.…
- Filming those Marine Behaviors, by Steve Douglas.
Over the years I have been privileged to view underwater footage shot by both
novice and professional shooters alike. I have rejoiced in those special 'once in a
lifetime' clips and commiserated with the shooter who missed the shot they so
earnestly were hoping to get.…
- Taking Care of Your Video Equipment So That It Takes Care of You, by Steve Douglas.
Nothing can feel worse than spending a fortune for airfare and an exotic live
aboard or resort dive trip only to find that your camcorder or housing is not
functioning properly. Then there are the times when things may go sour in the
middle of the trip. That sick feeling in the gut is never pleasant. 'Why me' and
'why now' are the milder thoughts that come to mind.…
- Syncing Our Underwater Video to the Music, by Steve Douglas.
I was at the 2006 DEMA show listening to Mary Lynn Price's excellent
presentation for Light & Motion on the gains to be had when shooting underwater
video, when a young lady raised her hand and identified herself as a new
underwater shooter and editor. She asked just how to sync her new footage with
the music. Thus, I thought that this subject would be a great idea for my first
article for Light & Motion.…
- Why Editing Your Footage is a Benefit, by Steve Douglas.
I've met and known a great many divers who've bought
themselves camcorders and housings, shot hour after hour of
footage from the Cocos Islands to Thailand and back. All
around the world they went filming everywhere and everything.
Many of them were really quite good as videographers, but, alas,
the world will never know because they have never taken the
time to learn the basics of editing.…
- Why Switch to High Definition?, by Steve Douglas.
Back in the 1980's the very first camcorders priced for the average consumer hit
the market. These camcorders were the best anyone had seen since Grandpa's old
16mm movie cameras with its sped up pictures, no sound and Keystone Cops
movement. However, these VHS camcorders were a bit clumsy to deal with when
underwater.…
