Another update is coming to Blackmagic Design’s popular smartphone video app, Blackmagic Camera for Android, with a hefty set of updates and improvements.The big news is…
Already a popular option for budget-conscious Sony shooters, Tamron has announced a Z-mount version of its 20-40mm f/2.8 Di III VXD lens for full-frame Nikon mirrorless c…
First announced less than a few years ago, the Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary Lens is finally expanding to Nikon Z-mount systems. If you’re a Nikon photo or…
If you’re into analog photography and shooting but have been forced to embrace the digital camera life and workflow because of budgets, resources, or job constraints, thi…
There comes a time in any filmmaker's and/or content creator's life when they’re ready to move up from their starter camera and workflow to the next level. For many creat…
It can be difficult to predict in the editing room which sequences or moments are going to resonate with audiences the most once the final cut is released. That means, na…
Saturday Night Live’s prerecorded sketches can go from first footage to national broadcast in roughly 36 hours. In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, host GG Haw…
SNL's editors can turn prerecorded sketches around in about 36 hours, and a lot of that comes down to what they told No Film School about line-by-line stringouts: gathering every take of each line in order so you can pick the best one fast. Most creators don't have a team for that, but plenty face their own crunch: a trend that peaks in a day, a sponsor deadline, a weekly upload slot.
That grunt work is exactly what AI editors are starting to take off your hands. TubeSpanner Studio transcribes your recording, follows your script to keep the take you meant and drop the fluffed one, cuts false starts and dead air, and lets you edit by deleting words from the transcript. Then it adds captions and pulls out Shorts. A workflow that needed a skilled editor is coming within reach of anyone with a camera and a script, and that lowers the barrier to making good content.
And I know this is a cheeky plug (TubeSpanner's mine, full disclosure), but we surely won't be alone in this space for long. The SNL team's other point still stands, though: too much time can make editing harder. Give yourself a deadline.
Despite Apple announcing its first-ever foldable iPhone model with the new Duo, the company that took over the smartphone game years ago and ushered in a new era of mobil…
While Apple continues to get most of the headlines here in the US (mostly due to the novelty of announcing its first foldable iPhone with the Duo, as well as the promisin…
If an idea can't be sold in one image and a handful of words, no amount of editing will rescue it. Here's how to plan a video from the package outward.