Video Competence
Advice received from tech conferences, magazines, websites, discussion boards and even from fellow technical-artist friends can be wonderful; but havRead More…
Author: Tom D'Angelo
Tom D'Angelo has worked in television production and AVL corporate theater for nearly four decades. He is Emmy Award nominated (Best Director category, Mid-Atlantic) and has been part of various teams nominated or winning national Emmys. As the Media Director at a megachurch in the 1980’s he developed a love for the Church and church performing and technical artists.
How does distance & focal length impact a shot?
Recently a fellow tech & controlbooth.tv reader wrote in, “since I can achieve any particular field of view at various camera-to-talent distancRead More…
Black and Blue’s video – Lens Cleaning
Do you know how to clean your camera’s or projector’s lens the correct way? We have a really good post on the subject here on controlbooth.tv which Read More…
It’s All About Transitions
Three proverbs for Tech Artists considering career changes Tech people often talk about the importance of transitions. Usually this is within theRead More…
DIY Jita-cam?
Years ago if you wanted to learn the inside tricks of the trade one way would be to subscribe to cinematography, AV, lighting, sound and videography Read More…
Medium and Message
A while back Phil Cooke wrote an article which appeared on his website entitled, “The Medium is Really the Message.” I have to admit even now Read More…
DIY Cable-Cam
Every wish you could achieve a cable-cam type shot on the cheap? How about a DIY cable cam? The folks at Makesome YouTube channel have apparently Read More…
Smart TV Yardstick
I “cut the cord” at home. The day I cancelled my cable TV service I ordered Hulu to be able to get live TV programming streamed to me. While Read More…
Camera Locations
“Location, location, location!” the old real estate adage goes. The three most essential factors in determining the desirability of a property is Read More…
How Do I Get On The Crew?
From time to time I am asked, “how do I get on the crew of so-and-so show?” If we boil these and other similar questions down I think what is reaRead More…