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  HOW TO USE GREEN SCREEN BACKGROUNDS June 23, 2021  |  Video Production How to Use Green Screen Backgrounds in Your Video Content When making video content, we filmmakers have to use every tool at our disposal to set our content apart from the vast sea available to the average consumer. While not all projects or budgets are the same, that doesn’t mean we have to ever sacrifice quality when making professional video content. One of the best ways to elevate your next piece of digital media, regardless of the application, is to incorporate innovative editing solutions to polish the finished product and one of the best methods we have to do so is: the green screen. It behooves any video producer or digital media manager to ensure that they are putting their budget to work in the most productive ways possible, and green screen compositing is a great option to do so. For those less experienced in video content production or who simply want to learn more about the technology th...

  BREAKING DOWN THE SONY FX6 June 16, 2021  |  Video Production Gear Breakdown:  Sony FX6 Cinema Camera  Here at Foundation Digital Media, we are constantly searching for the best technologies available and comparing gear breakdowns to deliver our customer’s the highest quality product for their budget. We’d like to begin passing these evaluations on to you, our customers, and to our colleagues in  Washington D.C. video production  and elsewhere. We’d love to help elevate your next project to a professional video standard, but we hope these breakdowns will provide you with the tools to get started today in developing your own incredible video content. Today we’re taking a look at a gear breakdown of the new Sony FX6 Digital Cinema Line Camera. With this camera, Sony has attempted to make a lighter, more compact full-frame camera with better performance and a competitive price point to its rivals. Starting at $5,999 for the base model, it’s strikingly f...

  10 APPS THAT SHOULD BE IN YOUR VIDEO PRODUCTION TOOLBOX June 14, 2021  |  Video Production What’s In Your Video Content Production Toolbox? There are so many different components when it comes to producing video content. From the initial drafting phase to shooting live footage, and completing a full edit, just putting a video together can feel like quite the process. While that is sufficient to create any simple video project, the multifaceted nature of the digital marketing arena requires many different kinds of software and platforms for a robust video content production toolbox. Your specific toolbox may vary depending upon your organization, business, or personal needs but there are certain popular options that may prove useful for any such campaign. From our years of experience in  digital marketing  and professional video production in the Washington D.C. area, we have compiled a brief list of some for you to consider when getting started in video conten...

  UNBOXING THE RED KOMODO 6K DIGITAL CINEMA CAMERA June 7, 2021  |  Uncategorized Gear Breakdown:  RED Komodo 6K Digital Cinema Camera Here at Foundation Digital Media, we are constantly searching for the best technologies available and comparing gear breakdowns to deliver our customer’s the highest quality product for their budget. We’d like to begin passing these evaluations on to you, our customers, and to our colleagues in  Washington D.C. video production  and elsewhere. We’d love to help elevate your next project to a professional video standard, but we hope these breakdowns will provide you with the tools to get started today in developing your own incredible video content. Today we’re taking a look at a gear breakdown of the new RED Komodo 6K Digital Cinema Camera body. This new offering from the industry titan RED line has shown that, time and time again, RED is constantly finding new ways to create higher performance cameras in smaller and smaller...

  ZOOM H8 EIGHT TRACK HANDY RECORDER May 22, 2021  |  Video Gear Gear Breakdown: Zoom H8 Handy Recorder Here at Foundation Digital Media, we are constantly searching for the best technologies available and comparing gear breakdowns to deliver our customer’s the highest quality product for their budget. We’d like to begin passing these evaluations on to you, our customers, and to our colleagues in Washington D.C. video production and elsewhere. We’d love to help elevate your next project to a professional video standard, but we hope these breakdowns will provide you with the tools to get started today in developing your own incredible video content. Today we’re taking a look at a gear breakdown for the all-new Zoom H8 Handy Eight-Track Recorder. The newest iteration of Zoom’s long line of leading professional, handheld multitrack recorders doesn’t disappoint in the slightest as it continues to elevate the game when it comes to versatile audio capturing. It is more portable...

  Keys to Shooting Video Interviews The process of shooting an incredible video interview is a great example of a case where a simple thing can be the most complicated. In such a simple format, it becomes a difficult question of determining what small details can be improved to really make your interview content stand out. Whether you’re interviewing a Fortune 500 CEO or chatting with a focus group of college students, it is your responsibility to respect your subject and viewer by preparing accordingly. Fortunately, we are here to help. From our decades of video interview and  documentary filmmaking experience  in the Washington, D.C. area, we have pulled this collection of tips for producing incredible video interview content at all stages of the process and at any skill level or budget. While this is merely the tip of the iceberg, we hope you’ll find them useful in crafting your own great interviews today. Pre-Production Like any video content project, it’s critical fo...