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Articles By Shawn Lam
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Shawn Lam | Sennheiser's latest offering is the G3, and aside from a pair of external charging contacts to charge the optional BA 2015 accupack rechargeable battery, it looks almost identical to the G2 that it's replacing. So the question I set out to answer for myself is this: Did Sennheiser make enough improvements to the G3 to entice me to upgrade my current G2s?
Shawn Lam | Sennheiser's latest offering is the G3, and aside from a pair of external charging contacts to charge the optional BA 2015 accupack rechargeable battery, it looks almost identical to the G2 that it's replacing. So the question I set out to answer for myself is this: Did Sennheiser make enough improvements to the G3 to entice me to upgrade my current G2s?
Shawn Lam | Can a lite product ever be as good as the full version? The name itself implies that something is missing. Does that presumption hold true for Kessler's new lite version of its flagship KC-8 Basic crane, the KC-Lite 8.0? Read on. I think you might be surprised with the results—I know I was.
Shawn Lam | This is a review of Adobe's Speech to Text feature, which is found in both Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and Soundbooth CS4. I'm stating this upfront because somewhere along the line in the 4 months since I was commissioned to test and write about this new feature and when and I completed my review, I decided that I would be doing a disservice to my readers by spending the entire article discussing a feature that is just a bit ahead of its time, while ignoring one (Dynamic Link) that has been around for a few versions but is finally fully functional.
Posted 01 Oct 2009
/ October 2009 Issue
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Shawn Lam
Shawn Lam | This is a review of Adobe's Speech to Text feature, which is found in both Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and Soundbooth CS4. I'm stating this upfront because somewhere along the line in the 4 months since I was commissioned to test and write about this new feature and when and I completed my review, I decided that I would be doing a disservice to my readers by spending the entire article discussing a feature that is just a bit ahead of its time, while ignoring one (Dynamic Link) that has been around for a few versions but is finally fully functional.
Shawn Lam | Ultimately, your choice of camera is going to be determined by your preferences, your requirements, and the fit with your video business. For my business, the pairing of the HVR-Z7U and HVR-Z5U is the clear winner in this latest face-off of high-definition video cameras.
Posted 09 Apr 2009
/ April 2009 Issue
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Shawn Lam
Shawn Lam | The primary benefit of the Matrox RT.X2 LE is that even after you add several effects and layers of video, your video preview is done in real time. In addition, once you're done editing, the subsequent export does not first require rendering time for the effects and layers before encoding.
Posted 05 Mar 2009
/ March 2009 Issue
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Shawn Lam
We consulted our crack team of contributing editors and columnists on what they saw as the game-changing products and trends in the event video industry in 2008. The envelope please...
December 2008 EventDV Table of Contents
Posted 01 Dec 2008
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Alan Naumann
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Anthony Burokas
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Chris Randall
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Ed Wardyga
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Jan Ozer
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Joe McManus
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Kris Malandruccolo
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Lance Gray
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Laura Moses
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Lee Rickwood
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Marc Franklin
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Peter Chung
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Philip Hinkle
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Shawn Lam
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Stephen Nathans-Kelly
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Steve Yankee
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Stu Sweetow
Shawn Lam | For those who want the look and feel of a shoulder-mount HDV camera, Sony has a real contender on its hands with the S270.
Posted 01 Sep 2008
/ September 2008 Issue
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Shawn Lam
Shawn Lam | Now with talk of the U.S. economy revolving around sub-prime mortgage problems, record crude oil prices, and hints of a recession, I was interested to see what message Roy Chapman and his lineup of speakers would give at this year's 18th annual WEVA Expo, and they didn't disappoint, with many of the speakers sharing valuable business strategy insight, interspersed with the usual breathtaking video
Posted 22 Aug 2008
/ October 2008 Issue
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Shawn Lam
Shawn Lam | Is the whole greater than the sum of the parts? That's the question I set out to answer when I tested Sachtler's SOOM, a new tripod system with three components that function on their own or together, on a series of 31 event shoots over a two-month period.
Posted 01 Jun 2008
/ June 2008 Issue
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Shawn Lam
Shawn Lam | The show is over, the curtains have been drawn, and the performers are heading home. Now the work begins: postproduction.
Posted 01 Jun 2008
/ June 2008 Issue
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Shawn Lam
Shawn Lam | In this part of the series on mastering the stage event video production business, we are going to explore just a few of the key decisions that have to be made before the show begins.
Posted 01 May 2008
/ May 2008 Issue
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Shawn Lam
Shawn Lam | Sony'z Z7U is the best camera for the event video market today. It has the picture quality of the Canon XH A1, the low-light sensitivity of the Sony DSR-PD170, the interchangeable lenses of the JVC GY-HD110, the flash recording capabilities of the Sony XDCAM EX1, and none of the CMOS problems of the Sony HVR-V1U.
Shawn Lam | How much do you charge for your stage event DVDs? It seems like a simple enough question, but sometimes the simplest questions have the toughest answers. In this month's column I'm going to show you how to answer this question when you are doing sales presentations to new clients.
Shawn Lam | Successful companies are ones that have a consistent market position and image in the eyes of their customers. Positioning your stage event video company is essential to succeeding in the stage event market.
Shawn Lam | In this article, part of a series on mastering the stage event market, I will discuss marketing and sales techniques designed to increase your annual sales and repeat business.
Shawn Lam | If all of my markets had a similar sales-to-production time ratio to the dance recital market, I could increase my sales by 50% without working any harder. And the dance video season ends just as the wedding video season is beginning, creating a very simple one-two market punch.
Shawn Lam | Acquiring new customers can be a very expensive and time-consuming process, so establishing a system to acquire and retain customers is paramount to your video business' success.
Shawn Lam | Image is everything, so I'm dedicating this month's column to the art of business card design for videographers.
Shawn Lam | Now is the time to start planning and saving for your 2008 vacation. You’ve probably already earned it for your hard work—now get out there and earn enough to afford it!
Shawn Lam | The internet has made it much easier for conference planners to find us, and this market is now reemerging as a lucrative one for responsive companies that can adapt and develop a strong reputation and web presence.
Shawn Lam | Adventures in last-second scripting, telemprompting, and one-take shoots with an Olympic gold medalist.
Shawn Lam | Creating great video takes more than just video that looks good--it takes audio to fill our auditory sense and combined with vision, these two senses have the powerful ability to engage our emotions.
Shawn Lam | If exposure is like the three bears’ porridge, then Goldilocks was on to something—“just right” is the only way to go. Digital video cameras are very unforgiving when it comes to proper exposure, and this month we’ll examine the technically challenging issue of stage lighting and learn three techniques to ensure proper exposure.
Shawn Lam | We event video producers are defined by our balance on the “art of business” or “business of art” fulcrum. On one end of the spectrum, video is a way for artists to express themselves, be creative, and move their audience in a way that maintains their interest. On the other, video is a way for businesspeople to earn a living, be independent, and move their bank account balance in a way that generates more deposit interest.
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