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Editing Software |
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Serif MoviePlus X6 |
A very versatile editor, used by several members of the club. Approx. price: £30 |
No longer made by Serif. |
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Cyberlink Power Director 365 |
Considered best for Windows. Approx. price: £70. |
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Adobe Premiere Pro |
A fully featured editor if you have the money. Approx. price: £900 |
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Adobe Premiere Elements |
A very poor editor which eats disk space. Not recommended. Approx. price: £90 (don't bother) |
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Corel VideoStudio Pro 2019 |
Considered best for beginners.Approx. price: £70 |
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Pinnacle Studio 23 Ultimate |
Used by several members of the club, it has a lot of features but has an intuitive workspace. Approximate price: £100 |
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Magix Movie Editor Pro Premium |
Approx. price: £60 |
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Apple Final Cut Pro |
Considered the best for Mac users. Approx. price: £300 |
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Hitfilm Express |
A fully featured editor. Approx. price: £0! |
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Hitfilm Pro |
An editor plus effects programme. Approx. price: £250 |
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Other Software |
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FXHome Hitfilm
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In HitFilm you'll find 2D and 3D visual effects of a quality never seen before at this price point. Transform your filmmaking without needing a blockbuster budget. |
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Daz 3D |
A free 3D figure pose and animation program. |
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Blender |
A free 3D object and figure creator. A steep learning curve but good fun. |
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Cameras |
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Go Pro Hero
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Several members of the club have got Go Pro Hero 1 cameras which are used in many TV and film shoots for shooting extreme sports. |
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Panasonic SD900 Full HD 1920x1080p (50p) 3D Ready Camcorder |
Several members of the club have got variants of this camera which, with the addition of a conversion lens, will shoot in 3D. It has many features which are of use to a film maker such as 3MOS sensor, Manual Control Ring and mic and headphone sockets. |
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DJI Spark
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DJI manufacture drones and related equipment. |
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Datavideo |
Datavideo manufacture video equipment including Mobile Video Studios, Mixer - Switchers, Chromakeyers, Converters and LCD Monitors. |
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Zoom |
Zoom produces a wide array of recording devices, including a line of portable handy recorders as well as multi-effects processors, effects pedals, drum machines and samplers. |
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Zhiyun |
The Smooth Q is a very useful gimbal for a smartphone. |
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Backdropsource |
A good source of video and camera equipment, including lights and green screen setups. |
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BBList |
Second hand, pre-owned, used film, tv & video broadcast equipment sales. |
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CineFilm2DVD |
A very useful website specialising in converting cine film to DVD. |
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Creative Commons Music |
Music for films with Creative Commons licenses. |
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Hollywood Camerawork Website |
Green Screen Assets and Information. |
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Institute of Amateur Cinematographers |
Lots of good information and a useful film library. |
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Mark Apsolon |
A very interesting YouTube film maker who makes useful films. |
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Stuart Mabbutt |
Talks by one of the clubs collaborators. |
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Studiospares |
Products are described honestly and their own-brand products are usually excellent value. |
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Two useful and very readable books: |
'The Use of Microphones' by Alec Nisbett. |
Focal Press ISBN 0 240 50861 0 |
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'Producing Great Sound for Digital Video' by Jay Rose. |
CMP Books ISBN 1 57820 208 6 |
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'Story' by Robert McKee. |
Methuen Publishing Ltd |
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'Save the Cat' by Blake Snyder. |
Michael Wiese Productions |
