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Here's a handyman's guide to constructing a low cost green screen for chroma-key effects. A little bit of back story I bought a green screen backdrop at a recent prosumer video show in Boston. I got a good deal on the backdrop itself, without realizing the framing hardware was, in my opinion...

Far From Home: A Space Oddity Entry into the IndieTalk Original Online Film Competition - Round III. http://www.dedhamdigital.com/video/FarFromHome.mov Enjoy!! --------------- This film was basically a shake-down for two new pieces of software I got from Serious Magic. The first, DV Rack...

I was doing some editing work and trimmed out this blooper from "The Birthday Present." http://www.dedhamdigital.com/video/CatWrangler.wmv [windows media]

After a conversation with the owner of a local independent cinema, I'm considering undertaking the task of organizing a film festival. We (the town of Dedham) are a suburb of Boston. There are a number of prominent film festivals held in Boston each year, but there are only a few in the...

I followed a link from Madville (a web site that has links to fun and interesting sites - updated daily). The short video was billed as "German Safety Video." Unfortunately, since I don't speak German I can't figure out if this thing is supposed to be a serious training film or not. Whatever...

My local historical society asked about transferring reels (and reels and reels) of 8mm/Super-8 to DV. We've got a lot of history, the town was incorporated in 1636! I know there are a number of companies that perform film -> DV transfer, but I'd like to make it a community project and handle...

One of the no-budget films I'm working on has a quick scene with a poor, bewildered actor. This isn't really a film, not even a teaser... just a funny (at least I think it's funny) sequence. http://www.dedhamdigital.com/index.html This link points to the option for either QuickTime or Windows...

I'm finally on my way to assembling a starter's digital studio. After researching the options, I decided the Panasonic DVX100 is the camera I want to work with. It's ordered - not backordered! - and will arrive next week. Two areas I want to get right are audio and lighting. In my opinion...

Folks, I'm currently drawing up plans for a new non-profit educational technology center. The goal is to make this a multi-purpose "digital workshop" with cutting edge computer systems, software and peripherals. At the heart of the project, I'm including a DV studio. The primary goal is...