Shooting and editing 360 degree video with Ricoh Theta S camera

I was recently given a Richoh Theta S 360 degree camera. I messed around for quite some time and read many posts about how to shoot with it and edit the material. To save you the pain I went through I have put together this lo-fi rough and ready tutorial that should help you.

How to edit Multicam Clips in FCP X

Multi camera interviews, concert and performance videos – If you ever have to edit any of these then you may benefit from learning how to edit Multicam in FCPX. Luckily my good friend Rod, who is a cracking editor, decided to share his knowledge of using multicam in his work for a large international broadcaster. […]

Learning to fly: The Drone Diaries

I’m currently learning how to fly a DJI Phantom 3 drone. I have my theory course coming up in February and am really looking forward to it. I want to try and document the process through blogs and videos. The first two films are below and will help you to see how to set the […]

Big news! Camera Confidential is now available for pre-order

A couple of years ago I wrote a short book called “Camera Confidential” that I sold for charity and made £3000 for the Rory Peck Trust. I was really proud of that and so decided to rewrite it, update it and sell it (not for charity this time!) It is written and is currently being […]

40 years as a news shooter and still going strong

I am lucky enough to meet and be inspired by many great shooters in the course of my travels. One man who stands out is Richard Atkinson – a South African who has been there, seen it, done it and is still at the cutting edge of this ever evolving business. Richard has been shooting […]

Talking careers, kit and vertical video: Imagejunkies on the multimedia week podcast

I’ve been following the guys on the Multimedia week podcast for some time and was chuffed to be invited on for this week’s episode. We talked about getting started in video journalism, how web video is different to broadcast, kit, editing and we even touched on the vertical video debate. Have a listen and enjoy. . .

How to create video “boxes” in FCPX: A quick guide

Have you ever wanted to create video “boxes” in FCPX? i.e have multiple layers of video running on the screen at the same time. It’s something that in my filmmaking I am called upon to do often. In fact I am asked about it so much that I decided it was time to post a […]