Tech Advice

5 Reasons To Avoid Fixing Your Project in Post-Production

From the technical to the tactical, here are five tips to develop the best post-production strategy for your project and help you get your plan started before it’s too late.

The Price for Actor Products

A guide to the 10 essentials for actors, including headshots, résumé, classes, coaching, and web design.

How To Mix Sound for Live Performance

Sound designers spend years perfecting their craft. However, for the novice, here are some tips for teching your Off-Off-Broadway show, showcase, or cabaret night.

Samsung’s Camera Is a Quick Way to Get Great Photos Online

With its new Galaxy Camera, Samsung is attempting to bridge the gap between the two worlds—with mixed results.

Introduction to Video Editing For Newbies

So you wanna be an editor, huh? Anyone can do it these days (or so they say). You’re only in charge of the story, the music, the rhythm, the pace, shaping the actors’ performances, and often re-writing the script. Cool with handling all of that?

Record Full HD and Advanced Stereo Sound Anywhere With Zoom Q2HD

Whether it's shooting for your web series or documenting your music and acting classes to track your progress, video recorders are indispensable.

Record (and Edit) Audio Right From Your Smartphone With iRig Recorder

If you’re serious about using your phone for this, get serious and download the iRig Recorder app.

Affordable Pro-Level Recorders Take More Than Just Notes

Who needs a digital voice recorder now that we all carry smartphones that can do the same thing, and so much more? The answer is: You do.

Apogee Duet Offers Great Audio Interface for iPad and Mac

When it comes to your career, sometimes you’re better off springing for pricey products. Case in point: Apogee Digital’s new Duet for iPad & Mac. If you do a lot of recording, and want to be absolutely sure that your concert, cabaret, or other performance sounds the best it ...

How to Create Your Own Green Screen Effects

Green screen, or “chroma key compositing,” is a popular special-effects technique used to strip the background of a subject on video or film and replace it with another.