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Ex-Pro 5 -in- 1 Photographic Light Reflector - 32″ Silver, Gold, Black, White & Translucent.  £17.99.

It’s amazing just how much using a reflector can help improve the quality of your films.  Although it helps to have an extra pair of hands, whilst you’re busy getting the shot, using a reflector is a great way to involve others such as passers by or clients.  It’s a fun thing to do relatively simple to re-direct the sunlight onto the subject, and interesting for anybody to watch.  Using a reflector adds a greater vibe to the production, especially to on lookers or impressing the client.  It doesn’t have to be just for interviews, depending on the reflect screen being used, they can help to light whole scenes, enhance lighting on products or for displaying dramatic shadows or light streaks onto walls and backgrounds.

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He’s a very quick video to show you just how easy it is to do.

Don’t forget to watch in HD!

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We found this Large Film Clapperboard on Amazon and we just had to share this with you.

Wether you’re making home movie films with your friends and family or rollerblading videos on the weekends or even professional short films for festivals and competition there is always room for a good old Film Clapper Board.

So why do we use clapper boards?

Well - Clapper boards not only note down the vital information for takes, scenes, date and crewing but clapper boards are mainly used as a way or syncing multipul cameras.  All cameras will be rolling whilst the clapper operator claps the board so that the Film Editors in Post Production have a visual aid for syncing multi cam shoots together.  A little tip for syncing these shots in Post Production is to visuall match the waveform on the audio track of the clap sound.  Make sure you lock all your tracks and this way they wont go out of sync.

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The RODE VideoMic is a professional grade shotgun microphone. Based on the latest ‘Film industry’ technology, the VideoMic is designed specifically for use with high quality Digital Video Cameras.The microphone exhibits low noise and an unusually wide bandwidth for its size. It is ultra lightweight, yet rugged due to it’s ABS construction. The VideoMic is powered by a standard 9V battery and offers a Low Battery LED status indicator and a switchable high pass filter to reduce unwanted low frequency rumble.The VideoMic attaches to any Camcorder that has the standard camera-shoe fitting and utilizes a stereo mini jack for audio output.Features* Studio recording quality* Condenser microphone* 9V battery powered* Integrated shock mounting* Two step High-Pass Filter - Flat or 80Hz* Three step PAD - 0, -10, -20dB* Rugged reinforced ABS construction* Windshield included* 3.5mm mini-jack output* Integrated cold shoe mount, 1/4 inch and 3/8 inch thread .

Add versatility to your films with the awesome Cam Caddie Scorpion.  You can fit any small camera’s on to the Caddie, including Digital still cameras, DSLR camera’s and of course video cameras.  The range of shots you can acheive with the Cam Caddie are endless.  You can pan, track, swoop, elevate, twist the camera in smoother ways than ever before, you’ll even find yourself inventing new ways!   The Cam Caddie is traditionally the Skater Cam dream, but it doesnt stop there.  If your in the mountains snowboarding, riding your bike in the woods or even rock climbing the Cam Caddie will certainly become a valuable asset to any film makers kit. 

The Cam Caddie will allow you to float the camera with your hand to eliminate any vibration caused from footsteps or movement. You will be able to get smooth flowing shots that would be impossible to achieve without spending thousands of dollars on bulky & elaborate camera stabilizing devices.  Please note, if you plan on filming with a fisheye/wideangle lens - make sure you have image stabiliser turned off on your camera’s settings to avoid any vignet shake on the edge of your frame. 

If you’re interested in a Cam Caddie click on the picture, we’ve found the Caddie on B&H video at $59 which is $5 cheaper than on the Cam Caddie website!