As a teacher, I often tell my students that film or video is basically the same, whether you’re a professional or an amateur. “The professionals, especially in Hollywood, just have bigger toys.”As a video professional however, I’m at the same time disturbed at just how easily video can be shot, edited and uploaded by amateurs to a video sharing site. Is this because I am part of a business and hate to see potential clients go “out the window?” I can honestly say the answer to that question is “no”. What bothers me about this situation is the client becomes a victim! What do I mean by this? Well, those who dabble in video, both shooting and editing have access to equipment that years ago would have been impossible to even imagine. They can produce special effects in both sound and video. That’s...
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