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| 25 Jan 2009
09:52:54 am |
 Credit crunch survey in London: the general public opinions |
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Credit crunch survey in London, UK: the general public shares their opinions on financial crisis.
We have filmed the public in Oxford St, London and asked them to share their opinions on the financial crisis as well as to express their thoughts on what is happening with the finances and what to expect in the near future.
A short 7min interview style video has been uploaded to our website at can be viewed at:
http://www.bluecat-productions.co.uk/?en=1208872154
Alternatively you can view the same video on YouTube:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vwYQqoCJ-nA
We thank all of the participants for their input on the subject! |
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Category : Video Work Samples, Demos, Showreels
| Posted By : Denis G |  Comments[0] |  Trackbacks [0] |
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| 12 Jan 2009
03:47:25 pm |
| How expensive Video Production should really be? |
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How expensive Video Production should really be? What Price should I pay?
During this credit crunch period I am sure everyone are trying to save on budgets and are looking into effective cost saving solutions. I think the same should and will happen in Video Production Industry.
When it comes to Video Production – your costs can be anything from £300 – £ 5000000 (yes, that much!) per 1min video Track. Now, in reality let’s brake down the cost and see what you should really be spending and what are you getting for your money?
If you require a high quality HD Broadcast Level, High End Commercial and are ready to spend couple of millions on it, then this article is definitely not for you!
If you are a small company that requires an attractive video to add on to your website or play on a loop on your plasma screen inside the reception, then please continue on reading.
Let’s say you need 2 min promotional video for your company with some motion graphics, music, filmed footage and special effects? Sounds expensive? Well it doesn’t have to:
This is what your budget can be:
1) 1 day filming at your office - £325 (That is using standard definition pro level camera, which is more then enough for your needs at this point) Just to get some nice general shots of your company for later editing.
2) Video Motion Graphics Effects - £350-£400. You don’t have to spend thousands and design everything from scratch. There numerous pre-build motion graphics effect that can be simply customized to fit your needs.
3) Final Video Editing and DVD Authoring - £300 (which is a day cost for a professional video editing) Simply put the footage together, add pre-created motion graphics video, mix with some nice photos, graphics, music and other media and you have a final product in a form of a very attractive corporate showreel that didn’t cost you a fortune!
At the end of the day, price should meet your requirements. If you are after an attractive but simple video, you really don’t have to spend thousands on it!
If you require more information on video production pricing, please visit our price guide page
( http://www.bluecat-productions.co.uk/?en=1210850090 ) or e-mail your inquiry and we would be more then happy to provide you with the quote that won’t burn a hole in your budget.
Denis Golovniov
Director
Blue Cat Productions LTD
www.bluecat-productions.co.uk |
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Category : Corporate Video Production Tips
| Posted By : Denis G | Comments[0] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 12 Jan 2009
03:10:46 pm |
| How to edit DVD files without any DVD capture apps! |
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How to edit DVD files without any DVD capture / DVD to Video File converter software!
So many times you had a DVD that you needed to make some changes to, however you think that you can’t. So you have wondered, how can I import that file lets say into Premier or Movie Maker and edit it?
Well there are many applications have been developed, that so called “capture DVD” and transfer then to AVI, WMV, MOV, etc. Guess what, you have to pay for them and in reality you don’t need them!
Well, the answer is simple!
The actual video files on DVD have file extension VOB. In reality all it is: mpeg2 encoded video file.
Now to edit that file all you need to do is:
1) Re-name VOB file extension as mpg. Now you have a regular mpg (or mpeg) video file.
2) Now you can import that file and edit it. Most of the video editing software packages will support it (well there are cases then they don’t...but that is another topic)
3) Re-edit the footage
4) Transcode to DVD / Burn DVD
5) You are done!
No extra software solutions are required! Most of them simply try to cash in on non tech customers!
Hope this information helps!
Thanks
Denis
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Category : General Technical Advice
| Posted By : Denis G | Comments[0] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 12 Jan 2009
02:47:07 pm |
| Myth buster about mega pixels and HD cameras. HD vs SD |
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After looking at the numerous postings online and having people complaining about poor quality of their so called HD cameras, I would like to put my input on the subject.
First of all lets get down to the basic: Good picture quality is in essence two main aspects (both video or photo)
1) Number of pixels or image size
2) Quality of the picture or quality of the each individual pixel.
In theory the larger the image size is and the better pixel quality is the better result is. However, what has been happening on the market is: Companies has been advertising high definition cameras at the same time compromising picture quality. So when you film something on a cheap HD hand held camcorder in reality you might end up having video quality less of a quality then a regular pro level standard definition cameras.
To give you an example: most of the phones now advertise excellent picture quality of 5Mp. Have you ever looked at the quality of that pictures or videos taken on that phone? I am sure you did and the result is horrible. Loads of noise, pixels are grainy, etc. In reality the chip or sensor simply can’t handle such high definition image and image size wise is mostly increased on a software side. With the same result you can try and foto-copy company logo and increase the size and print large banner – it won’t work.
What you should really pay attention to is: CHIP! CHIP! And one more time CHIP! Also, the lens is important issue as well. All pro level equipment uses at least 3 chips that captures the image (1 chip per color in RGB mode) As a result, image taken on a older camcorder which is pro or semi pro level will be of a better quality then most so called HD Cameras! If for some reason you need to produce high definition video and don’t have a budget for a decent HD Camera (which are still quite expensive at the moment, starting from £6500) then instead of using cheaper HD domestic handhelds you are better getting a Pro level cam, film in SD, and up-scale to HD on editing side.
At the end of the day, the question you should really ask what is that image or video will be used for. So far, unless you are planning to broadcast something live in HD TV, then most of the time you are still better of with a regular definition using good quality equipment. It’s not all about image size! It’s about the quality of image first of all!
Hope this helps and please feel free to e-mail and ask questions on the subject.
Denis
Blue Cat Productions LTD
www.bluecat-productions.co.uk
Corporate Video Production Services Company in London, UK: Filming, Editing, Post-Production, Camera Crew Supplier |
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Category : General Technical Advice
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