Adrian's Journal

Here’s a 3-minute video of the clearest views of Earth as seen from space.   Astronaut - A journey to space from Guillaume JUIN on Vimeo . http://vimeo.com/111049676 I am going to space.  Adrian Lee

The new GoPro action camera, released in October 2014, comes in three models. The trio are the GoPro Hero4 Black, the GoPro Hero4 Silver and the GoPro Hero. Top of the range, is the GoPro Hero4 Black , which is the focus of this post. What are the selling features that attracted me? Shoots 4K video at 30 frames per second - professional videographers love this Shoots 1080p HD at 120 frames per second - for perfect slow motions Snaps 12MP still photos Manual ISO adjustment Night Photo and Night Lapse Mode - for crisp dark scenes What features did not meet my expectation? No touch screen like the Silver version 4K video occupies 16GB in just 30 minutes Battery lasts only 1 hour plus shooting 4K Will I invest in the GoPro Hero4 Black? At S$700 (US$500) for a small and light camera, I will go for it. I intend to travel with it shooting time lapse day and night stock footage in 4K 30fps. I may also use it as a b-roll cam for seminar shoots. https://www.youtube.c...

Testing the iPhone 6 Video Camera Slo-Mo feature, I shot a few items falling to the ground. Adrian Lee http://adrianvideoimage.com/2014/11/epic-240fps-slo-mo-movie-and-sound-effects/

Adobe released a series of free iPhone apps for image and video creation. My interest as a Videographer is the video editing app called Adobe Clip. It’s free, and currently runs on iPhone only with iOS 8. No android app yet. This post is an overview of my favourite feature. The full tutorial is coming soon. http://videolane.com/2014/11/edit-video-on-iphone-with-free-adobe-clip-app/ Adrian Lee VideoLane.com  

Why shoot with more than one camera? Originally, I use a second video camera as a backup. Things happen, and the backup footage saved the day many times. Then I realised the final result looked great…  like a higher budget production with multiple camera crew. The extra footage was also used to cover up all that panning and zooming between the lecturer and the slides. From then on, I used the second cam footage even when nothing happened to the main one. Clients win, as they get a multi-crew production standard for the price of one. How can one man handle multiple cameras? The basic setup uses two cameras. The main cam is bigger and more professional. One that is always with me. I am controlling it throughout the shoot. The main cam is mostly following the lecturer at mid shot. The second cam is smaller and lighter. Even the tripod accompanying it is smaller and lighter. The second cam is mostly wide shot of the ...

Excited to present at SIM… Adrian Lee