In this edition of Tips & Techniques, Ian Stark demonstrates how use NewBlue Titler Pro in this advanced tutorial on title animations. Titler Pro is now available on Windows systems for Adobe Premiere Pro/CS5, Avid Media Composer, Grass Valley EDIUS 6, and Sony Vegas Pro 10 & 11.
We’re pleased to present Wedding Story, a world-renowned husband + wife storytelling duo who tell it like it is – using film. We spoke with Kee Sitt Lim (the husband + filmmaker) a few weeks back and asked him to share their story, as well as some of their tips and techniques.
Wedding Story by Kee Sitt Lim
Founded in 2006 by myself and my wife, Sharon – Wedding Story has been producing wedding films that tells the story of couple’s wedding day in the most authentic way – unobtrusively, honestly, joyfully.
We’re storytellers who love using video as the medium in which to tell the stories we and others experience. Our aim is to make wedding films that preserves priceless emotive moments that couples can relive again in audio and visual. We want our films to be the most important keepsake our couples ever had. We want them to be proud to show off their wedding film to their relatives and friends. We are based in the beautiful UNESCO Heritage City of Georgetown situated in Penang, Malaysia. We often travel to capture stories. Our website is at www.weddingstory.com.my.
Colorize & DuoChrome from Art Effects
In this edition of Tips & Techniques, Ian Stark demonstrates how use the Colorize filter and DuoChrome from NewBlue Art Effects to add some dramatic effects to plain footage. With Colorize, in just a few clicks you’ll be able to enhance video by reducing color saturation and emphasizing specific hues to catch the eye and grab attention. With DuoChrome, you can add some really exciting effects to otherwise normal clips.
Ian Stark shows us how to use Selective Focus and Outline from Video Essentials V.
With Selective Focus, you can create a shallow depth of field or focus in on a subject with just a few clicks.
Outline can create an outline on anything with an alpha channel like text, chroma key footage, or anything with a transparent layer.
Ever wonder how to get the same looks as Schindler’s List or Pleasantville? In this tutorial, Ian Stark helps us get picky with Selective Color from Video Essentials V.
