LOCALTV and YOU! Richard Laurence Talks About the Opportunities for Videographers in Localtv
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THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION FROM THE INSTITUTE OF VIDEOGRAPHY FOCUSMagazine Issue 215 | December 2012 | Price £3.50 pg6 INSTITUTE OF VIDEOGRAPHY THE WINNERS pg pg 20 18 pg12 3D Camera Tracker from Music Licensing for Corporate Video Local TV and you! Adobe After Effects CS6 Our Monthly Update LOCALTV AND YOU! Richard Laurence talks about the opportunities for videographers in LocalTV By Matt Kilgariff By Kevin Cook F.Inst.V (Hon) By Richard Laurence A.M.Inst.V Take your future in your hands Experience Masterclasses & the PROduction Roadshow from Sony Take the unique opportunity to get your hands on Sony’s latest tools while learning from the best independent experts in the business. Every Experience Masterclass is exclusively for professional users and is tailored to give you operational & creative knowledge as well as hands-on experience of the latest products from Sony. The PROduction Roadshow will hit 28 different European cities and gives you the chance to meet Sony Experts and get hands on with innovative products & technologies in your own back yard. Register yourself at the next available Experience Masterclass or Videographer PROduction Roadshow at: www.events.pro.sony.eu Sony and ‘make.believe’ are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. J801_DNA_Exp_Masterclass_Ad_Focus.indd 1 24/9/12 15:27:04 IN THIS MONTHS FOCUSMagazine Foreword With Christmas clearly in sight and most people preparing to of video, film and media production professionals with a wind down for a few well deserved weeks off (or days if you’re shared goal and commitment to working together to raise and too busy for any longer) it’s probably as good a time as any to standardise competencies within the industry. reflect on the year behind us and what has happened with the The 2012 IOV Awards ceremony also saw a new bunch of well IOV. The transitional period between Kevin Cook’s 17 years of deserved winners crowned. Not being involved in the judging service and introduction of a completely new admin team with process was a bittersweet event upon seeing the quality of their own set of visions for the IOV has been an exciting time the videos submitted, I didn’t however relish the job of the both for us and the Executive Committee and we can clearly judges in selecting 1st, 2nd and 3rd see light at the end of the tunnel now. Working closely with placed winners. Congratulations must the original Executive Committee and the newly appointed go out to everyone who took part but Assessment Administrator, John De Rienzo F.Inst.V, we hope to extra kudos goes to those who were help you define your association and the great work you do to lucky enough to win trophies or highly promote it and push it’s boundaries on a daily basis. commended placements. November was a busy month with not only preparation for Thanks to all who took part, our the IOV Awards taking place but also the planning that went sponsors Vinten and Hireacamera and in to assembling an interesting range of seminars for the IOV good luck next year to all those who Theatre at BVE North in Manchester. It was great to see so many were unfortunate not to be placed. members make the trip, listen to their ideas and suggestions and work towards reaffirming to the outside world exactly who Sarah Kilgariff and what the IOV is; a proud and well established association Executive Administrator pg4 - IOV Area Reports What’s been going on in your area? pg5 - Assessment Results GOODWOOD Chris Waterlow F.Inst.V, delivers his last set of Assessment Results. pg11 - IOV Awards Results We take a look at this years results and hear from some of the lucky winners. Rules for our new competition Small Business “Video of the Month” Relationships Matter pg12 - Local TV and You Following the announcement of the The IOV finally unveils the rules for it’s IOV Web & Marketing administrator latest Local TV licences Richard Laurence new “Video of the Month” competition Matt Kilgariff tells us how during these takes a look at the world of Local TV. and officially opens the invitation for difficult economic times it is crucial members to start submitting their as small business owners to maintain pg20 - After Effects CS6 video entries. healthy business relationships. Matt Kilgariff puts the seemingly pg magical ‘3D Camera Tracker’ through 5 By Matt Kilgariff BSc (Hons) it’s paces. IOV Web & Marketing Administrator pg23 - Classified Ads pg10 Sales & Wants / Products & Services Executive Chairman Institute of Videography Ltd CONTACTS Ron Lee F.Inst.V. Executive Committee 13 Coleridge Avenue, Dentons Green, Ron Lee F.Inst.V. 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T: (01782) 396 366 (UK) Steven Abrams F.Inst.V. 2 Ingledene Road, Liverpool L18 3HJ Published By: Executive Administrator E: [email protected] Institute of Videography Ltd Sarah Kilgariff T: 0151 722 6692 c/o The Beeches, High Street, E: [email protected] Caverswall, Stoke-on-Trent, T: (01782) 396 366 (UK) Staffordshire, ST11 9EF, UK Arbitration Officer e: [email protected] Ron Lee F.Inst.V. t: (01782) 396366 Membership Administrator 13 Coleridge Avenue, Dentons Green, Editor: Sarah Kilgariff Sarah Kilgariff St Helens, Lancashire WA10 6RN Designer: Matt Kilgariff E: [email protected] E: [email protected] T: (01782) 396 366 (UK) FOCUS Magazine contents, and its logo, and the Assessment Administrator Institute Logo, are copyright of the Institute of Web & Marketing Administrator Chris Waterlow F.Inst.V. Videography Ltd. While we make every effort to ensure accuracy, we cannot take responsibility Matt Kilgariff 59 Sissinghurst Close, Pound Hill, E: [email protected] for losses resulting from publishing errors of any Crawley, West Sussex RH10 7FY kind, howsoever caused. T: (01782) 396 366 E: [email protected] ProVideo 2011, ProVideo 2012 and ProVideo 2013 T: (01293) 886 484 (UK) are trading names for Institute of Videography Ltd IOV AREA NEWS AREA 07 REPORT OCTOBER 2012 : CAMBRIDGE We again warmly welcomed Chris Waterlow F.Inst.V. to our meeting on the 16th October 2012 where this time he gave us a very informative and entertaining presentation on cameracraft and lighting. It was pleasing to see that 14 members and guests had turned up to support the event at The Ferry Boat in Cambridgeshire. Chris split his presentation into two parts which basic rules heading. These were: if it looks right/ in gave us all a convenient break in between to wrong it probably is, always check what you this field network. Beginning with cameracraft Chris are shooting through a monitor and not with was particularly explained the basics of what we should all the naked eye and to include something white prominent. be trying to achieve with a camera and how or black within the shot to help with colour We all had an enlightening and this could be best attained through the use of balancing in the edit. Great stuff! captivating evening, going back to the basics creative lighting, shot framing and composition. The second half, on lighting, started with why of the topics but then expanding on them to Some time was spent on focus and exposure we needed light and explaining the different include some advanced craft with tips and tricks and on controlling depth of field which, as we all qualities including sources and their uses. to help make all of our productions that touch know, can influence what the viewer is watching We went through hard and soft light, colour more professional. There was plenty of time and in turn be an aid in helping to tell the story. temperature, intensity and direction and talked also to socialise, making this a very worthwhile In this respect the influences on depth of field about the multitude of types of lamps including meeting and we thanked Chris for his were compared and the benefits or otherwise of fluorescent and L.E.D. Of particular interest was presentation and for taking using each method. Framing and composition, the control of light and modelling with light the time to travel up from so important in producing that professional look, going back to the basics of three and four point Crawley to see us again. was discussed at length from the basics of the lighting including the set ups in TV studios where two thirds rule, camera angles and shot size to the combination of lights and cameras were Peter Baughan M.M.Inst.V the introduction of foreground and background much more involved. 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