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Cinematic Lighting Techniques: How to Create a Moonlight Window Effect


Cinematic Lighting Techniques: How to Create a Moonlight Window Effect, is a in-depth tutorial and walk-through filmmaking course on how to create a moonlight effect using practical lighting, LED’s and other various filmmaking equipment. In this incredible tutorial and how-to video Director Kyle A. Loftus shares his favorite lighting setup for creating a moonlight effect during the day, without any darkness or moonlight available. This is a great video for anyone looking to create a unique and stylized look for their next video or film project. Cinematic Lighting Techniques: How to Create a Moonlight Window Effect takes you on a fun ride as you get to watch KAL VISUALS setup and get his exact cinematic lighting setup for creating a moonlight effect. You won’t want to miss a second of this video and may want to watch it twice as Director Kyle A. Loftus literally discusses and shows every step he takes to getting this moody and captivating look on his film projects. Not only that, this is practical and applicable video that one can pull a lot from outside of making a moonlight effect. In this how-to tutorial KAL VISUALS discuss LED’s, HMI’s, fill and negative fill, utilizing c-stands and so much more. Don’t miss out on Cinematic Lighting Techniques: How to Create a Moonlight Window Effect where you learn how to create cinematic lighting effects to take your filmmaking skills and videos to the next level. 

 
 
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One Mistake All Beginning Filmmakers NEED to Avoid: Understanding Frame Rates and Shutter Speed.


One Mistake All Beginning Filmmakers NEED to Avoid: Understanding Frame Rates and Shutter Speed. This is in-depth tutorial and live lesson recording on the effects of frame rate and shutter speed. In this video Director Kyle A. Loftus pulls from his experience as a commercial, film, and music video director experience to discuss frame rates, shutter speed, and most importantly why they matter as well as how they affect your overall project. KAL VISUALS provides a thought-provoking tutorial that really gets you to think about the way you are filming a video and why. This video harps on filming with intention and using frame rates to your advantage. One Mistake All Beginning Filmmakers NEED to Avoid: Understanding Frame Rates and Shutter Speed is an amazing tutorial that is surprisingly available for free on YouTube. This is content that most people would pay for. This is a great tutorial video for any beginning videographers, filmmakers, or general content creators to understand the science of recording video better and how your settings affect the end product. You will rethink the way you film all your projects after watching this incredible tutorial by Director Kyle A. Loftus for KAL VISUALS. 

 
 
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Every Filmmaker NEED THIS: The Perfect Microphone for Capturing Sound Effects and Audio on the Go!


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Every Filmmaker NEED THIS: The Perfect Microphone for Capturing Sound Effects and Audio on the Go! In this tutorial Director Kyle A. Loftus examines and discusses his most recently bought piece of filmmaking gear, the Shure MV88 Condenser Microphone. In this in-depth video KAL VISUALS discusses why he decided to buy another audio recording device and more importantly why the Shure MV88 Condenser Microphone. In this tutorial Director Kyle A. Loftus talks about how the Shure MV88 has allowed him to eliminate space, batteries, additional expenses, and more stress all through purchasing this incredible portable audio recording device. Every Filmmaker NEED THIS: The Perfect Microphone for Capturing Sound Effects and Audio on the Go is a must watch for all filmmakers and videographers because it is a honest look at a quality product that provides real world proof of the products quality, look, and style by showing a Shure MV88 unboxing and product examination as well as actually recording the entire videos audio utilizing the Shure MV88 Condenser Microphone. Every Filmmaker NEED THIS: The Perfect Microphone for Capturing Sound Effects and Audio on the Go is a must watch, hands down. 

 
 
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Why You Need to Stop Shooting in 4K


Why you shouldn’t be shooting in 4K is an incredible tutorial that provides some honest and insightful information on file sizes compression and meeting the market. Moreover, this is a great tutorial that will truly convince you you do not have to shoot videos in 4K in order to win over clients and an audience. Why you shouldn’t be shooting in 4K is a great tutorial that really brings to light the importance of providing quality and value in your videos over the best color are the best lighting etc. This is a must watch to Torio for any filmmaker, videographer, content creator and the list goes on. Why you shouldn’t be shooting in 4K is the perfect video for anyone starting out in filmmaking, don’t make the mistake early on of shooting everything in 4K when you don’t need to. Kyle Loftus of KAL VISUALS does wonders in this video explaining why you don’t need to shoot in 4K and when you do need to shoot in 4K, don’t miss out on this incredible short tutorial Kyle Loftus of KAL VISUALS does wonders in this video explaining why you don’t need to shoot in 4K and when you do need to shoot in 4K, don’t miss out on this incredible short tutorial.

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My 6 Favorite Tools for Color Correcting and Color Grading Raw Footage in Premiere Pro


My 6 Favorite Tools for Color Correcting and Color Grading Raw Footage in Premiere Pro is an in-depth and detailed look into Director and Editor Kyle Loftus’s favorite tools to use within Adobe Premiere Pro to get that perfect cinematic film look he’s going for with all his projects. This is a great film for any level of filmmakers and a vital must watch for anyone who does their own editing, color correcting, and color grading. In this tutorial Kyle Loftus aka KAL VISUALS examines his six favorite color correcting or grading tools in premiere pro: Lumetri Color, Curves, HSL Secondary, Lumetri Scopes, Three-Way Color Correction, and finally Creative for LUT’s (Look Up Tables). My 6 Favorite Tools for Color Correcting and Color Grading Raw Footage in Premiere Pro is nothing short of a golden handout, the fact that this much information is packed into 20 minutes and provided free of charge is pretty freaking awesome..don’t ya think?! Don’t miss out on this must watch tutorial on filmmaking, color correcting and color grading in premiere pro entitled, My 6 Favorite Tools for Color Correcting and Color Grading Raw Footage in Premiere Pro.

 
 
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4 Must Have Apps for Freelancers


In this tutorial, 4 Must-Have Apps for Freelancers Kyle Loftus of KAL VISUALS Opens up about his favorite for apps to use as a business owner, entrepreneur, and freelancer. Kyle Loftus of KAL VISUALS discusses some incredible apps and how they’ve made running his business easier, more efficient, more effective, and more profitable. Four must-have apps for freelancers is a very insightful and honest tutorial that can really improve one’s organization and business structure which in turn will drastically improve one’s business. It’s not always about working harder but about working smarter. Check out this amazing short video on for must-have apps for freelancers by Kyle Loftus of KAL VISUALS it’s not always about working harder but about working smarter. Check out this amazing short video on for must-have apps for freelancers by Kyle Loftus of KAL VISUALS.

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Cinematic Lighting Techniques: My 3 Favorite Cinematic Lighting Setups for Dramatic Film Interview Looks


Cinematic Lighting Techniques: My 3 Favorite Cinematic Lighting Setups for Dramatic Film Interview Looks is a long-form in-depth tutorial conducted by Director Kyle A. Loftus aka KAL VISUALS at his home-based office showing a live walk-through and cinematic breakdown of his favorite 3 lighting setups for making moody and dramatic interviews.  If you are a content creator, filmmaker, videographer, music video, director, gaffer, anything media related you are going to want to watch this incredible tutorial. This may be the best tutorial released by KAL VISUALS yet. My 3 Favorite Cinematic Lighting Setups for Dramatic Film Looks: Interviews literally invites you into a 30 minute and then some course and examination on filmmaking and cinematic lighting techniques. Learn how to light your scenes and films and talking head interviews with this incredible detailed and in-depth look at cinematic lighting. This video literally shows you Director Kyle A. Loftus’s process of lighting a scene from start to finish. There is no call to action or purchase order required, this video is entirely free and the idea of that is insane…this tutorial literally teaches how to master lighting and how-to setup three incredible captivating lighting setups for dramatic and cinematic interviews as well as general film looks. Cinematic Lighting Techniques: My 3 Favorite Cinematic Lighting Setups for Dramatic Film Interview is a refreshing look at filmmaking, lighting and how to create a moody look for your next film project. Moreover, it’s super refreshing to see a filmmaker share their knowledge with zero gimmicks, it’s a great reminder of the power of community and the importance to always pay it forward. Don’t miss out on, Cinematic Lighting Techniques: My 3 Favorite Cinematic Lighting Setups for Dramatic Film Interview.

 
 
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Why You Shouldn't Always Use A Gimbal


Why you shouldn’t always use a gimbal is probably the most important tutorial and how-to video to come out in the year 2019 by KAL VISUALS. In this video, KAL VISUALS discusses the overuse of the gimbal in today’s video market. Today pretty much every filmmaker and cinematographer uses a gimbal for their projects and unfortunately, it seems most people use it almost all the time for nearly every shot when in reality you should only be using a gimbal for select instances. In this tutorial on why you shouldn’t always use a gimbal by KAL VISUALS, one can gain a lot of insight as to why you should shoot handheld or use some other form of stabilization aside from a gimbal when working on your video projects. Moreover, KAL VISUALS uses real-world examples and shows you real footage from his past music videos to showcase specific examples of where a gimbal should be used and shouldn’t be used and why. Not only this, KAL VISUALS even discusses the ideology behind the shot selection and how camera movement cohesively works with that in order to better tell a story or narrative and so much more. Be sure to check out this incredible tutorial on why you shouldn’t always use a gimbal by KAL VISUALS.

 
 
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Cinematic Lighting Techniques: The Four Most Common Types of Filmmaking Lights


Cinematic Lighting Techniques: The Four Most Common Types of Filmmaking Lights is an in-depth look at the four most commonly used light sources in the filmmaking industry and why. Moreover, this tutorial takes a detailed look at the positives and negatives of using the various different lighting resources from their portability and versatility to their brightness and overall power outage. Cinematic Lighting Techniques: The Four Most Common Types of Filmmaking Lights is perfect for anyone looking to get into lighting and get a better understanding of the art as it relates to be a dp or director of photography and cinematographer. KAL VISUALS does a great job of truly explaining the purpose of each light source when they are most often used, and why. Learn all about LED Tungsten, Fluorescent, and HMI lights here with this incredible tutorial, Cinematic Lighting Techniques: The Four Most Common Types of Filmmaking Lights.

 
 
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How to Clean Up Bad Audio Fast


How to clean bad audio fast is a short tutorial by KAL VISUALS where he explains one of the quick secrets he uses to quickly finalize and clean up audio in Adobe Premiere Pro CC. If you do a lot of interviews or corporate work you have to watch this. Additionally if you’re a content creator looking to get better and cleaner audio this would be a great tutorial for you to watch. How to clean up that audio fast is a great tutorial by KAL VISUALS that showcases a really quick and easy tool and hack you can use to fix up your audio in Adobe Premier Pro CC. Don’t miss out on this short and sweet tutorial that will save your life down the road. Be sure to check out how to clean up bad audio fast by KAL VISUALS.

 
 
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