Recent content by vanishproductions

This is a wedding that I shot recently. I've shot about 10 weddings total and various other events. Just trying to get some feedback as to what others think of my videos. Every customer has been happy so far. I shoot everything with an XH-A1s mostly handheld except for some tripod stuff, I...

I have a short that we are going to be shooting and we are trying to stay on a "no-budget" type of deal for the sake of saying we did it DIY. I'm planning on using a few of those halogen works lights to light the interior (it's all night interior shots). To soften them a bit, I am going to...

A friend gave me some footage to edit together for him. The video clips were transferred from a thumb drive to my computer. They were in a quicktime format. I'm using CS3 to edit. I loaded up the project as a widesceen dv project and when I import the footage, the audio from the clips are...

I will be traveling to costa rica and shooting some travel videos. I've never traveled with my equipment before. I'm trying to keep everything to a travel backpack for carry-on, and one checked bag. What kinds of problems will I run into at customs, and are there any other "words of advice"...

I recently shot a live 2 camera dance production using the XHA1. I've been using the audio from both cameras to sync up to a pre-recorded soundtarck that matches the show exactly. I'm using CS3 to edit. When I got to the last song of the show the CD audio seems to slow slightly over the...

OK, I'm behind the curve here a little bit on the HD front. I've finally set my sights on purchasing the HMC150. I've never shot HD before or worked with it. I've used other panasonic minidv cameras in the past, with CS3 to edit, and I have a quad core computer with 8gb of ram. Am i going to...

I am looking to purchase a new cam and think i've settled on the XH-A1, but I'm wondering if the new XH-A1s is worth the extra money? Are the new features worth that much? Also, can anyone recommend a good LCD monitor for this cam that is the best bang for the buck?

Check out the new short "Sweet Damnation" from Vanish Productions. www.vanishmovies.com The movie was made with no budget using an older Panasonic PV-DV900 miniDV camera, an Azden AGM-X1 shotgun, home depot can lights, and edited on consumer level Vegas. This is why I joined the DVXuser site...

Check out the new short Sweet Damnation from Vanish Productions, www.vanishmovies.com The movie was shot with no budget using a older Panasonic pv-dv900 miniDV camera, an Azden SGM-X1 shotgun, and edited on consumer Vegas. It was lit using various hardware store can lights. This is why I...