Insights, tips, and stories from the world of video production
Motion graphics stand out as an extraordinary medium for impactful storytelling. However, despite its many advantages, it remains underutilized. I think that should change.
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This is the Zolar Toliman 30S LED Light Panel, a super affordable professional light that has the highest color accuracy score I have used.
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As the worlds of game dev and film slowly collide, we dive into what virtual production may look like using tools and knowledge from both.
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The Dehancer Pro OFX Video Plugin is one of the most popular plugins on the market. It's a powerful tool in our post-production workflow..
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Giving and receiving creative feedback can be challenging. Here are some tips to optimize the process and achieve excellent results.
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You don't need an electrical engineering degree to get into building FPV drones. Learn how and get the resources you need to get started.
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The Super Bowl has always been advertising’s biggest stage. This year, 30-second spots ran up a bill of over 6 million dollars — and that doesn’t even consider what it takes to produce the ads. Money and strategy aside, these ads are all in good fun for the viewers. This is our definitive ranking of the best, and worst, Super Bowl commercials of this year.
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In the filmmaking world, finding a balance between a quality product and quality service is a super rare commodity but it seems to be second nature for Ignite Digi. If you’re looking for cinema camera accessories or cables that are built to last, look no further.
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RED Digital Cinema is one of the most widely recognized names in the camera and filmmaking industry but their questionable past made a lot of creators, including myself, skeptical as to what their intentions were with the Komodo.
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Our culture at Clockwork 9 revolves around a pretty simple policy: Do what you want, when you want and how you want. The important thing is how we spend our time, not how much of it we spend. And for us a pet inclusive culture increases everyone's quality of life.
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Puget Systems doesn’t build their computers to ‘wow’ you at first glance. They aren’t covered in flashy RGB lights and encased in tempered glass. They are strictly business. These computers open up a new realm of possibilities for not only our workflow but our company as a whole.
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Sometimes you have those shoots where you don’t need a bunch of big/bulky equipment to get the job done. I was, and still kind of am, a mostly run-and-gun shooter. Most of the time lighting a scene or subject must be done quickly. without sacrificing quality. So what’s the compromise? We wanted a small but […]
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If you’re a filmmaker or photographer, you know how crucial camera focus is. There’s no worse feeling than the autofocus hunting around in spite of your amazing lighting and composition. Or after a shoot when you review your footage only to discover that your best shot is slightly out of focus. We’ve been there and […]
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Today, we celebrate five years as a business. It’s been a hell of a ride. Thank you for being a part of it. Viva la C9!
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There’s plenty of subjective ways to define a good ad but the true purpose of advertising is to sell. So to answer the question “what makes a good ad?” we must first discover what makes an ad effectively sell whatever it’s promoting. According to Nielsen, it’s overwhelmingly the creative.
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The purpose of the C9 Blog is to write about things that we find to be interesting. We’re not in the business of being dry, safe or boring.
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I’ve been using Adobe Premiere for over 15 years, easily logging over 15,000 hours in the program, navigating any edit you can imagine. But it hasn’t always been a smooth ride. In fact, it never was. It’s no secret that Premiere has its problems. When it’s working, it’s a great program but when it’s not… […]
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Movies, commercials, music videos, teasers, trailers, tv shows, youtube, instagram stories… the list goes on and on. We’re inundated with a seemingly endless stream of video content. Video has shaped our history, how we perceive it, and it has changed the way we look at the world around us. I took a look at some […]
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You wake up to your alarm clock blowing your eardrum out and come to the harsh realization that it’s Monday morning. It’s time to get out of bed and go prepare yourself for another day of work. Then it hits you: You don’t have to leave your house. Your office is only 10 steps away. […]
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We may not be electric standing desk experts, but we did review an UpLift standing desk one time and it blew the fuck up. Since then, several other standing desk companies have asked us to do a review on one of their desks. But we’ve turned ‘em all down. We’re not gonna do anything short […]
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