Super Slow Motion Video
Duchin Productions is excited to now offer high speed, super slow motion video production for research, development and marketing applications. Companies no longer need to purchase and maintain these $200,000 cameras systems because we now bring the technology, expertise and equipment right to your door. Traditional video can’t be used for high speed action because it’s limited to only 30 frames per second. If you want to see bullets slowly exiting a gun barrel, you’ll need a frame rate of about 100,000 fps. Our cameras can shoot well beyond that and at shutter speeds upwards of...
read moreHow to make a viral video
Creating a video that goes viral can be a huge boost to your business. The problem is you can’t make a viral video, it all happens outside your control. There are a number of things you can do to help a video and implementing them will give you a much better chance. Our friends over at HubSpot did the hard work for us and created a great top ten list of tips for making your content become a star....
read moreVideo Tip: Working with bad video
Technology keeps coming up with ways consumers and businesses can record their own video. Everything from the mighty Flip-type units to Smartphones now allow people to capture events with the push of a button. When used properly, these tiny cameras can yield great results. Unfortunately this isn’t always the case. We’re often presented with shaky, blurry, noisy footage that clients want us to use in productions. There’s a big misconception that video post production houses have a magic setting that can fix everything from fuzzy pictures to crackling sound. As much as we...
read moreGreen screen location shooting
Green screening, also known as Chroma Keying, is a special effect technique for placing people or objects in otherwise impossible locations. Production studios are truly the best places to capture this effect, but it’s not always feasible. Location green screening can be done with proper planning and equipment. If we’re shooting small items or just a head-and-shoulders shot, it’s a relatively easy process. The challenges come when clients want full-body head-to-toe shots, or require a wide walking area. Creating quality green screen results requires a significant amount of...
read moreFood Network Video Shoot
Thomson Communications of Middleton called with a delicious project. Jay Duchin would be filming the owner of Cakes for Occasions, Kelley Delaney, in her natural habitat… a bakery! Cakes for Occasions is a nut-free bakery creating the most delectable gourmet cakes and pastries for all milestones. Duchin has been a fan of Cakes for Occasions for many years (especially because he has a niece who is allergic to nuts) and he was thrilled to have the opportunity of working with them. It was the first time Duchin had a chance to use a new light made up of 500 small LEDs. The set was very hot...
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