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My Learnings from the Boston Media Makers Meeting

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The Boston Media Makers meeting on Sunday was inspiring. Some techniques that I learned about that I want to put into practice in future work: Capturing secondary audio with an external mic and recorder and then synching them during the editing process. Click here to play video. I made a mini-documentary of what I learned.

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Notes, Reflections, and People I Met at Podcamp Boston

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This weekend was Podcamp Boston 2. I attended Saturday, but just like podcamp Boston 1 last year, I learned an incredible amount and met some extraordinary people. I met Boston area documentary filmmakers including Marie Agui Carter , Rhonda Moskowitz and Cheryl from Women in Film and Video New England. I met her through Jane.

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Podcasting 101 Live Blogging from Boston Podcamp

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This information is probably for someone who is burning serious about podcasting or after you've experimented with some of the techniques that Steve Garfield shared. (In Record Two families of mics Dynamic mic - $80 SHURE SM57 or 58is top of the line- any $20 USB mic Castblaster - can que up your audio files and sound effects - DJ tool.

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Production Values, Do They Matter?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's on the agenda for the Boston Mediamakers meeting this Sunday. I posed a question on the video bloggers list about how to get good audio. I had asked him for some suggestions on improving upon my sloppy editing techniques. I had asked him for some suggestions on improving upon my sloppy editing techniques.

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Learning Journal: Experimenting With Adding Music to Web Videos

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The next technique that I am exploring in my screencasting/videocasting skill set is the addition of music. Lack of technical skills or software tools in cutting, splicing, fading the audio and weaving it with the video track. Thanks to my new friend, Uncle Seth (aka Jay Moonah ) and what I learned at Boston PodCamp , this is not true.

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Video Blogging Learning Journal: I have some exciting news!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been struggling with this technique because I can't quite get my face in the frame correctly by holding the camera out in front of me. When I saw Steve Garfield model this technique in his workshop at Boston Podcamp , I realized my problem! Any advice? I didn't believe her. but tried it anyway. Practice does help.

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[VIDEO] Emerging Trends in Nonprofit Social Media Marketing

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The last time we actually went to anything I think, it was the 2019 Boston Pride parade, always a favorite of ours and our family. If it’s out of line, you’re the expert, and this is just a collection of techniques and best practices that you can select from. Boston Children’s Hospital, learn more about us.