These tutorials will show you how to best format and export your videos for YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Social-Media Export Settings in Adobe Premiere Pro: The Ultimate Guide
TVs, Phones, Computers: How to Shoot Screens for Graphics Integration
One of the first things VFX artists learn is how to integrate footage into an empty screen. Here’s how to actually film those screens so that you get a great result in post.
Motion Tracking in After Effects: The 3D Camera Tracker
If you have footage with perspective and parallax changes, the Point Tracker simply won’t cut it. Fortunately, AE comes with its own 3D Tracker, which is perfect for these types of shots.
The Incredible Slow-Motion Footage of Phantom Pioneer Steve Romano
Steve Romano uses a Phantom 4K camera capable of shooting at up to 1,000 fps. The results give you a new perspective on motion and time — and they’re immensely satisfying to watch.
Get Real: What We Mean by ‘Authenticity’ and Why It Matters
Without a doubt, “authenticity” is the most overused word in the stock-media industry — and with good reason. To be truly successful, you need to approach your shoots with these things in mind.
Creative Brief: Air Pollution
Keyword Code: AIRPOLLP5BRIEF
According to the World Health Organization, 3.7 million deaths occur each year from outdoor air pollution, including 400,000 in Europe alone. Consumers have caught on and are purchasing a variety of products, from protective masks to electric and hydrogen powered automobiles.
Shot-List Thought-Starters
• Factory smokestacks, power-plant cooling towers
• Congested highway and freeway traffic
• Wind-power farms, solar-panel farms, solar panels at home
• Coal mines and manufacturing, land and offshore oil rigs
• Gas-pump nozzles, charging electric car
• People wearing protective masks
• Cityscapes and freeways seen through industrial haze and smog
Suggested Keywords: Social Issues, Air Pollution, Environment, Ecology, Fossil Fuel, Climate Change
Typical Users: Energy and Utility Companies, Public Service Announcements, Political Campaigns, Documentary and Feature Films, Environmental Organizations
Smoke Stacks Pollution by RekindlePhoto
Pro-Tip: The priority users for this type of content are documentary and feature filmmakers. Capture a variety of camera angles and make sure to grab a locked-down establisher or master shot. Day and night establishing shots from the same angle will be worth your time.
Location Diversity: Urban, suburban, and rural
Before You Shoot:
• Please check what content already exists in the Pond5 marketplace
• Think about a visual approach that will result in new and fresh footage
Submission Checklist:
• Remember to tag your clips with the keyword code: AIRPOLLP5BRIEF
• Have all property and model releases filled out and submitted
• No logos or brands may be visible in any of the clips
• Don’t forget to add any applicable conceptual keywords
Top image: Close Up of Woman Wearing Pollution Mask, Tokyo, Japan by ImageSource
Creative Brief: Gamevertising
Keyword Code: VIDGAMEP5BRIEF
Similar to product placement in popular films, corporations are now integrating their products into custom games, as well as live ads presented through streaming channels such as Vice’s Waypoint. At the same time, Amazon’s Twitch is angling for more non-gaming advertisers that encompass a variety of industries from soft drinks and fast foods to entertainment and electronics.
Shot-List Thought-Starters
• Playing games through a mobile device (commuting on train, at a café, at work, at home)
• Playing games on a home console with friends
Suggested Conceptual Keywords: Entertainment, Consumerism, Focus, Concentration, Leisure, Competition, Fun, Technology
Typical Users: Food and Beverage Commercials, Internet Services, Gaming Companies, Retail Chains, Electronics Companies
Video Gamer Player Using Controller by Vulk
Pro-Tip: Switch the action/concept by having your talent texting and talking on the phone. Swap the gaming consoles for a TV remote and you’ve doubled your concepts. Get coverage from wide angles to close, but be aware when your talent is overacting or acting with over-exaggerated gestures. Do not show the actual game or program.
Casting Considerations: Race, gender, and age diversity. Authenticity with talent and imagery. Accept the challenge to subtract artificiality from your setups. In other words, keep it REAL. These things will play an important role in the success of your shoot.
Location Diversity: Urban, suburban, and rural
Before You Shoot:
• Please check what content already exists in the Pond5 marketplace
• Think about a visual approach that will result in new and fresh footage
Submission Checklist:
• Remember to tag your clips with the keyword code: VIDGAMEP5BRIEF
• Have all property and model releases filled out and submitted
• No logos or brands may be visible in any of the clips
• Don’t forget to add any applicable conceptual keywords
Action Heroes: GoodSport Video Brings Its A-Game to Sports Footage
GoodSport Video’s Carl Schneider was drawn to the aesthetics of athletics early on, starting out as a photographer before transitioning to video and founding his agency, which represents a number of international videographers.
How Nature Pro David Fortney Mastered the Art of the POV Shot
David Fortney is one of the world’s most distinguished nature cinematographers. We paid him a visit at his home in Oregon, where he showed off the customized camera-stabilizer rig he built and perfected himself.
Healthy Choices: Pond5 Artists with a Focus on Fitness
It’s January, the month of bold resolutions — before it all falls apart a month later. Don’t give up, though! Healthy lifestyles are a big trend, and these artists are keeping us motivated to stick to our goals.