Recording Room Tone - Indy Mogul

Russel from Indy Mogul's Friday 101 show shares with us this week what room tone is, and why we should be using it in our short films. Basically room tone is the sound of a room when everything is completely quiet. For example in a silent room there may be a flickering sound from a light bulb, slight hissing sounds from plumbing or buzzing sounds from computers or electrical products. These sounds can be hear when recording dialogue audio for your short films. If you record the room tone separately, it can be used to cover up jump cuts between the audio, making your audio seem smoother.

Indy Mogul Live - TDKR, Cinemas & Cameras

Indy Mogul had a very interesting live chat video yesterday. The video stars the two main hosts of Indy Mogul at the moment, Griffin Hammond and Russel Hasenauer, along with Golden Pigeon Productions presenter Jacob Junbao. Discussions within this live video include TDKR (The Dark Knight Rises). Also Jacob Junbao works in a UK cinema, he shares some of the specifications of how films are projected nowadays compared to the past when film was shown on film, unlike the digital ways now. The live show also gives Indy Mogul viewers the opportunity to have their questions answered, and one of my questions was answered very well in this episode. I asked how I could edit two different frame rates together in one video project, for example 60fps with my GoPro and 24fps with my Canon 600D, and the reply was that I could edit both together with no issues. So thanks to Indy Mogul for answering that for me, I do really appreciate it.

Documentary Filmmaking Tips - Rule of Thirds, Natural Sounds & B-Roll

Griffin Hammond from 'Indy Mogul' on YouTube has recently shared some great tips on documentary filmmaking in his weekly 'Indy News' webshow. He begins with how the interviewee should always look off camera, to make it look like they are being 'quoted' more than making them look like presenters looking into the camera. He also gives some interesting composition tips for filming the interview. Including the correct angles to use, and how to use the 'Rule of Thirds' correctly. There are also some very useful editing tips, to make the edit look smoother and to make the continuity flow better. This includes shooting 'b-roll' or 'cutaway' shots that you can show during the documentary. Another tip is recording 'natural sound' so that you can use it as a sound bridge throughout the edits.