Video Editing, Video Production

4 Ways to Use Stunning Matte Paintings

Fig 1. Hope short film starring Chris Public and Mindy Eklove This blog will explain how I used the incredible technique of matte painting and applied it to my shots to achieve a different effect each time in order to help tell the story. I’ve been working on several visual effects shots for a few projects over the past year. I am currently wrapping up a short film about a mother who fights against all odds to save her dying daughter, check out our page to learn more. Here’s a basic run down of achieving this effect: A) Controlled Movements. Therefore, no extravagant camera work where it’s […]

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What I learned During my Co-op at Azure Production

I began my Co-op program at Azure 6 months ago in December of 2015. My time here has helped to confirm my interest in the video industry.  I learned a lot about different equipment, programs to edit with, and ways to improve my work. Above all I learned the importance of being resourceful, diligent, and personable. Although I may not have all these traits, this is a goal for me to strive for. When I had arrived at Azure I thought that I knew a lot about how to shoot videos, only to realize that there is a lot more going on behind […]

Video Editing, Video Production

How to Facial Track An Indie Shot

Fixed it in post! Added digital glasses for actress Lindsay Ogus In our recent short film, our actress Lindsay Ogus was suppose to be wearing glasses, but you know what happens when you actually start filming, the director (me) forgets about it. Thanks to today’s visual effects, I was able to fix this issue and add glasses into the shot in post. The set-up was done entirely in 2D which makes things more simple. The technique I used came from a mixture of free tutorials from Video Copilot. You will need a video editing software, a great open source one I […]

Video Production

Use Past Mistake To Better Your Future Work

On April 16, 2016 I competed in the Ontario Technical Skills Competition Qualifiers. 16 teams that had also won their regional competitions then gathered at Humber college to compete. The goal was to create a 30 second PSA about how to reduce your carbon footprint. Unfortunately, my partner and I did not place so we could not move on. While editing our PSA I noticed that we had made some mistakes when we were shooting, and due to time constraints were unable to go back and re-shoot the scenes. I noticed that there were some out of focus shots, and some […]