When setting up your editing suite most thought usually goes into computer hardware and software purchases, here are five often overlooked things that are worth considering when setting up a suite.

1. Don't Skimp On A Cheap Chair.

Editing is an unhealthy business and does not provide any daily requirements of exercise or nutrition of any kind. Basically buy a good adjustable office chair with lower back support. Adjust your chair so that your arms rest on the keyboard with a 90 degree...

So you have decided to go through with shooting a video directly for the internet...

Don't worry your not alone.

As many others in your position have found, publishing a video straight to the web can be fun and invigorating. Unfortunately some negative side effects can occur when your beloved video goes under the knife, is reduced in size and compressed. Side effects include, blurry vision, impaired audio quality and reduction in viewable size of your once healthy...

Shot selection in any piece you are editing is extremely important, and can either make your show dull and boring or eye catching and exciting.

When editors are working on shows, they have a lot more say in the final outcome than most people might think, and editors should not be afraid to tell the cameraman what they want/need, as at the end of the day, we are holding the ball at the end of the whole process, and you as the editor, should really have to do very little color correction as the footage should...

Overview:

The three point lighting setup is a standard lighting setup used in all forms of visual media such as tv, film, photography and computer animation.  This setup is simple yet the underlying setup in mostly all lighting situations. Once the concept and technique of the three point setup is understood you are well on your way to understanding all lighting.

This setup consists of three lights; the Key light, Fill light, and Back light. As the name implies, all three lights...