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The Vimeo compression guidelines say that videos should use the H.264 codec at 640, 1280 or 1920px wide. Using a .wmv encoded file may not be your only problem but it's probably playing a significant part in Vimeo misinterpreting the aspect ratio. Most modern NLEs will have options for...

When you say underwater, how deep are you talking? If you want to shoot a few metres below the surface, a plastic bag type case will do the job, albeit with limited access to controls. If you want to go deeper (and have access to all your controls while shooting), you'll need a hard case that...

I'm not sure you'll be happy with the Core 2 processors - my 15" 2.4 was very capable of handling 1080p ProRes in Final Cut and H.264 in Premiere, but rendering times could be fairly lengthy and there were very few effects that would playback in realtime. My current 2.3 i7 is an enormous...

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What happens in the scene? How do the characters feel about each other? What is the atmosphere in the bar? How does this scene fit into the rest of the film? Two possible examples… Perhaps it's a very intimate scene where they finally confess their love for each other. The camera gradually...

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Yes it will.

For the vast majority of shots, the loss in spatial resolution will be well worth the gain in temporal resolution.

The Canon DSLRs can be configured for PAL or NTSC within the camera settings as required.

Well, unlike the Pope he's not infallible…

Just as a word of warning, the program opening on Windows 8 doesn't necessarily mean it's supported - you may (or may not!) run into problems further down the line. What NLE are you using - Premiere, Final Cut, Avid…? You will need to export an edit list from your finished sequence (probably...

Well, the background will appear more defocused if it is further from the plane of focus, but the depth of field will be identical. f/3.5 is the maximum aperture at 18mm; f/5.6 is the maximum aperture at 55mm. A smaller f/ number is a larger aperture, because the number is a fraction, just...

a) The 7D isn't full-frame. b) You've spent the last few months complaining about how you can't get everything in focus on your T2i - how on earth is moving to a larger sensor going to help you? c) Perhaps consider actually finishing a sodding film before thinking about upgrading your camera.

Have someone walk upwind of the steadicam carrying a windbreaker - use a net rather than a solid flag to avoid creating more turbulence and blocking the operator's view. A 4x4 double would be ideal. A shorter drop time (i.e. more weight below the gimbal) may also help with stability. The vest...

I haven't used any of those lenses, but in all honesty there's not much to choose between with a telephoto zoom in that price range - all of them are small, light and cheap but with mediocre image quality and are lacking image stabilisation (called IS/OS/VR, depending on manufacturer) which I...

It's not fantastic, but here's some day for night work I did in After Effects a couple of years ago (including turning on street lights)… (Click for larger.)

From the horse's mouth, so to speak… http://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/October2010/TheSocialNetwork/page1.php Exactly. Having Vermeer's paint brushes isn't going to turn you into a Dutch master; but nor would Vermeer produce his best work with wax crayons. The gear doesn't matter - except...

From what I've read, most of Fincher's The Social Network and Dragon Tattoo (both lensed by Jeff Cronenweth ASC) were shot on wide-open Master Primes at T1.3. Source...

What you are trying to do may be impossible - low-pressure sodium lamps are effectively monochromatic sources (see graph). You cannot make light from a source like this appear white, whether with gels, filters or white balance - the wavelengths simply aren't there. That's not to say you...

You can't just turn on motion blur on a non-animated layer and expect AE to make it look like you shot with a slower shutter speed (for example). You can, however, use frame blending. As you would know if you had read the manual.