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The Making of "Product Demo - Mobile Beacon" Video

Tech Soup

As somebody who is more of a textual learner with a mostly still photography background, there was a steep learning curve for me in making this video. As for the sound, I had an Audio-Technica AT899 lavalier microphone attached to record my voice. Just as important, lighting in your set can make or break our video.

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How To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Movie Production Studio In 6 Easy Steps

Global Giving

This may sound hard, but a clear, concise, key message is vital to creating a successful video. Use the first column for imagery and the second column for audio. Remember, smartphone imagery can easily be manipulated, but poor sound can seriously affect the perceived quality of your video. Start with your audience.

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Thank You Marissa Mayer for Yahoo’s No Work From Home Policy

Tech Soup

Amidst all the sound and fury it became clear that the famous Yahoo telecommuting ban affected just full-time home workers, around 200 out of 12,000 Yahoo employees or 1.6 One thing we use quite a bit at TechSoup for meetings involving our telecommuters is the ReadyTalk audio and web conferencing service. percent of employees.

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Make Your Videos Better

Tech Soup

Shoot outside, and you’ll find that even the slightest breeze can sound like a hurricane on video. An external microphone can drastically improve audio quality. Finally, photography — both still and video — is about capturing light. Some, like lavalier or lapel mics, are small enough to clip onto clothing.

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Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships and Photo Competition

Have Fun - Do Good

Sounds like we need to start fostering a next generation of farmers. Check out SARE's video and audio profiles of "New American Farmers" and their book of the same title. sustainable agriculture scholarship photography contest Did you know that according to the American Farm Bureau , in 2002, the average age of a farmer was 55?

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End-of-Year Event Fundraising

The Modern Nonprofit

PHOTOGRAPHY: BFA.COM 2. For convenience, you can use Facebook or Instagram live as well, although the quality of both video and audio might be limited. Organized in mere days and promoted entirely on Milstein and friends’ Instagram pages, they exceeded a whopping $20,000 in donations, and the event cost them nothing to put together.

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End-of-Year Event Fundraising in 2021

The Modern Nonprofit

PHOTOGRAPHY: BFA.COM. For convenience, you can use Facebook or Instagram live as well, although the quality of both video and audio might be limited. Organized in mere days and promoted entirely on Milstein and friends’ Instagram pages, they exceeded a whopping $20,000 in donations, and the event cost them nothing to put together.