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		<title>Camcorder Audio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What kind of sound quality can I expect from my camcorder
Probably pretty good sound quality, but what you need to ask is where the manufacturer placed the microphone. is it faced forward? is it faced up? Some of these smaller cameras have microphones mounted in some of the strangest places. So, look for where your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/30/filmmaking/camcorders/camcorder-audio/</link>
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		<title>Camcorder Protection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What does a &#8220;head-cleaning tape&#8221; do and how do I use it
One of the things you want to consider buying to keep in your camera case is a head cleaning tape. These are little tapes the same size as the cassette if your shooting in a mini DV environment or even a HDV environment and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/29/filmmaking/camcorders/camcorder-protection/</link>
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		<title>Camcorder Accessories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a &#8220;tripod&#8221;, and why would I want one for my camcorder
One of the most common accessories you would ever buy whether it&#8217;s for a camcorder or a still is a called a tripod. It&#8217;s something that holds the camera stable on three legs. That&#8217;s where the term tripod comes from. In the camcorder [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/29/filmmaking/camcorders/camcorder-accessories/</link>
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		<title>High-Definition Camcorders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the difference between &#8220;Standard Definition&#8221; and &#8220;High Definition&#8221;
If you haven&#8217;t purchased a camcorder for a while, you&#8217;re going to find that there&#8217;s another new format of camcorder in town called high definition. So you&#8217;ve got to decide whether or not you want to shoot in standard definition or high definition. Let&#8217;s talk about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/29/filmmaking/camcorders/high-definition-camcorders/</link>
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		<title>Camcorder Formats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do types of camcorders differ
There&#8217;s a lot of terms out there that you&#8217;re going to read about when you&#8217;re looking a magazines that talk about camcorders. Some of those terms are professional camera, consumer camera, or the newest term which is called prosumer, which is kind of a combination of professional use and consumer. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/29/filmmaking/camcorders/camcorder-formats/</link>
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		<title>Camcorder Batteries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Should I get an extra battery for my camcorder
One of the things you need to think about when purchasing a camcorder, or even when using a camcorder, is battery life. Some camcorders come with a battery that may not last too long, though some have longer ones. Almost all camcorders offer different batteries as accessories, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/29/filmmaking/camcorders/camcorder-batteries/</link>
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		<title>Camcorder Features</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What does the &#8220;backlight&#8221; function on my camcorder do
You may find that you have a button called BLC on your camcorder. Essentially what that means is backlight control. Backlight control is really for when the lighting behind the subject is brighter than the light on the subject and your subject ends up being silhouetted because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/29/filmmaking/camcorders/camcorder-features/</link>
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		<title>Choosing A Camcorder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do I decide which camcorder to buy
When you&#8217;re looking for a camcorder, really what you&#8217;re looking at are two things. You&#8217;re looking at features and you&#8217;re looking at performance. Features are fairly easy to understand. They&#8217;re kind of black and white. A 35 power zoom is going to get you closer than a 20 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/29/filmmaking/camcorders/choosing-a-camcorder/</link>
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		<title>Getting Started With Your Camcorder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a &#8220;camcorder&#8221;
A camcorder is really two things. It&#8217;s a recording unit as well as a camera. The early camcorders were two units. They were a video camera hooked on through an umbilical cord to a large recording device like a deck. Those [decks] were lugged around through theme parks, through beaches and through [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/29/filmmaking/camcorders/getting-started-with-your-camcorder/</link>
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		<title>Picking A Genre For Your Independent Film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a &#8216;genre&#8217;
Nobody likes to have their movie put into a box, but a genre is just style of movie whether it&#8217;s a comedy, a romantic comedy, a horror film, a teen slasher film. Genres can get more and more specific as you want them, but they&#8217;re basically about: What kind of movie is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/28/filmmaking/independent-film/picking-a-genre-for-your-independent-film/</link>
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		<title>Hiring Cast And Crew For Your Independent Film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do I find a &#8216;cast&#8217; for an independent film
When you want a cast for your independent film, get the script to anybody who is willing to read it. Whether it is a big Hollywood star and you are trying to approach their agent directly, or dealing with a casting director. Usually if you hire [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/28/filmmaking/independent-film/hiring-cast-and-crew-for-your-independent-film/</link>
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		<title>Creating A Budget For Your Independent Film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do I determine a budget for my independent film
Independent films can cost one dollar to fifty million dollars. The reason why it&#8217;s an independent film is because that&#8217;s where the money is coming from. But Is it coming from somebody who is guaranteeing distribution? Or is it coming from somebody who is hoping to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/28/filmmaking/independent-film/creating-a-budget-for-your-independent-film/</link>
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		<title>Post-Production For Your Independent Film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is &#8216;post-production&#8217;
Post-production is when a film is being edited. It&#8217;s when a film is being scored, the music components are getting put in the film, and audio things are being checked and balanced out. Sometimes, the actors have to come back during post-production and do ADR, which is when they do voiceovers and match [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/28/filmmaking/independent-film/post-production-for-your-independent-film/</link>
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		<title>Location Scouting For Your Independent Film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is &#8216;location scouting&#8217;
Location scouting takes place during the pre-production phase of a film and it&#8217;s when you go out there and try to find the places where you&#8217;re going to go out and shoot the movie. Location scouting is really about approaching businesses in the city where you&#8217;re shooting the film, or wherever that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/28/filmmaking/independent-film/location-scouting-for-your-independent-film/</link>
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		<title>Submitting Your Film To Independent Film Festivals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is an &#8216;independent film festival&#8217;
There are really two types of independent film festivals, in my opinion. There are the big festivals where films are being sold to studios and to distributors. Of course there&#8217;s the Cannes Film Festival in the South of France every summer and there&#8217;s the Tribeca Film Festival, and Sundance. A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/25/filmmaking/independent-film/submitting-your-film-to-independent-film-festivals/</link>
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		<title>Production For Your Independent Film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is &#8216;production&#8217;
Production is when you go out there and make a movie. It&#8217;s from the first day of shooting to the last day, and on the final day, the director says, &#8220;It&#8217;s a wrap.&#8221; Production is the actual nuts and bolts, getting all the material you need to then go to the editing room [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/25/filmmaking/independent-film/production-for-your-independent-film/</link>
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		<title>Creating Your Independent Film Script</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do I start writing an &#8216;independent film screenplay&#8217;
Every great independent film starts on the page. You&#8217;ve got to just hit the keyboard and write an independent film, and often times movies are adapted from other source material whether it&#8217;s a book, or a graphic novel, or even an article in a magazine can be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/06/25/filmmaking/independent-film/creating-your-independent-film-script/</link>
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		<title>Pinnacle Video Transfer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[





Pinnacle Video Transfer
With the touch of a button, copy video directly to a portable media device or external USB 2.0 storage device. No PC required!






Input connectors:

Composite Video: 1xRCA (PAL-SECAM-NTSC)
S-Video: 1xY/C (PAL-SECAM-NTSC)
Stereo Audio: 2xRCA

Capture format:

H.264 (MPEG-4)

USB output (devices not included):

Sony™ PSP® (firmware version 2.81 or higher)
Apple® iPod® Video, Nano and Classic (FAT32 only, firmware version 1.2.1 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/05/16/equipment/video-capture/pinnacle-video-transfer/</link>
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		<title>Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX SxS Professional HD Camcorder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[





Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX SxS Pro HD Camcorder
Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX SxS Pro HD Camcorder, 3x 1/2&#8243; Exmor CMOS Sensors, 1080p, Flash Memory, 24p, HD-SDI Interface PMW-EX1 Professional Video Camcorders (ENG) PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX SxS Pro HD Camcorder





The Sony PMW-EX1 is a flash-memory based high definition camcorder capable of a variety of frame rates and resolutions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/05/14/equipment/cameras/sony-pmw-ex1-xdcam-ex-sxs-professional-hd-camcorder/</link>
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		<title>Pre-Production For Your Independent Film</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a &#8216;production company&#8217;
A production company is the one that&#8217;s really going to be able to go out there and help you make the movie. They&#8217;re going to help you develop the script if you sell your script to a production company or are working closely with a production company. They&#8217;re going to use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/02/22/filmmaking/independent-film/pre-production-for-your-independent-film/</link>
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		<title>Independent Film Basics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is an &#8216;independent film&#8217;
An independent film is a movie that is made without the help of a major Hollywood studio to distribute it. It&#8217;s a film made without distribution that is just being made, and then they&#8217;ll try to sell it so it can get seen. It&#8217;s independent of a studio which would distribute [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2009/01/24/filmmaking/independent-film/independent-film-basics/</link>
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		<title>How to Connect an HDV, MiniDV, or Digital8 Camcorder to a Computer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Connecting your digital video tape camera to your computer is a very simple process.  After you have made this connection a couple of times, you will feel confident and know how to do it over again.  The process is virtually the same regardless of the camera, computer, or editing software being used.
A Cable [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://motionpicturecentral.com/blog/2008/09/19/editing/video-transfer/how-to-connect-an-hdv-minidv-or-digital8-camcorder-to-a-computer/</link>
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