Sony NEX-FS100 Super 35mm NXCAM video camera
Corporate Video Production, Video Camera Review, Video Production News, Video Production Product ReviewI've been waiting for this camera ever since I first heard of DSLRs being used to produce professional video. Well, now it’s here - or at least a couple of working prototypes, along with specs to pour over in anticipation of this next generation…
LED Video light review in EventDV Magazine
Video Production, Video Production News, Video Production Product ReviewLED lights that mount on videos cameras have been around for only a few years but are catching-on fast for event videographers. One of the reasons is that the old lights usually required heavy lead-acid batteries and a cord connecting the battery…
Adobe CS5 review in EventDV Magazine
Video Production, Video Production Articles, Video Production News, Video Production Product ReviewHow fast is the new Adobe Premiere Pro CS5? I benchmarked Premiere Pro CS4 and CS5 on two of my editing systems and published my results in the October edition of EventDV Magazine. Without any hardware upgrades, CS5 was faster than CS4, thanks…
Vancouver Video Producer Wins Video Award
Dance Recital Video, Video Award, Video Production News, WEVAOrlando Florida - Vancouver video producer Shawn Lam, owner of Shawn Lam Video, was awarded a WEVA Creative Excellence Award at the WEVA 20th anniversary awards gala held at Disney World. The awards ceremony recognizes the top video production…
Shawn Lam featured on NVIDIA blog
Video Production NewsI just got an email from the Senior PR Manager at NVIDIA to let me know that my EventDV coverage of NVIDIA during The NAB Show with Shawn Lam was featured in their latest blog post, summarizing their activities at NAB 2010.
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The NAB show with Shawn Lam, on EventDV
Video Camera Review, Video Production NewsLast week I was in Las Vegas covering NAB 2010 for EventDV. I had the opportunity to attend several video industry evening events in addition to working the trade show floor, gathering interviews for my show. This isn't the first time I've…
NAB 2010 Preview – Canon XF300 & XF305
Video Camera Review, Video Production NewsNAB 2010 is just around the corner – April 12-15. Like most video enthusiasts, I’m excited to hear and find our about all the new announcements. And nothing gets a video guy more excited than a camera announcement. It makes sense –…
Producing Conference Video feature article – EventDV Live
Corporate Video Production, Event Video Production, Video Production Articles, Video Production NewsLate last year I was approached by EventDV Magazine editor-in-chief, Steven Nathans-Kelly, to write the feature article for the inaugural editing of the new EventDV Live quarterly e-magazine. I jumped at the opportunity as the mandate of EventDV…
EventDV Live Olympics Review
Live Video Switching, Video Production, Video Production Articles, Video Production NewsAs a follow-up to my blog post critiquing the video coverage of the Olympics Opening Ceremony on EventDV Live, I wrote a second post summarizing my feelings on the games coverage following the closing ceremonies. Both discussions compared the…
Rechargeable Batteries Outlast Alkaline Batteries
Corporate Video Production, Event Video Production, Video Production, Video Production Articles, Video Production NewsBack in October I wrote a rechargeable battery blog post about my confusion with the use of rechargeable specifically in wireless lavaliere microphones. After a few months of investigations, and spearheading a movement to have a defective battery…