John has got over 13 years experience working in video production and has worked
with big organisations in the region to produce audience focused content. John records
video on high definition Canon cameras and uses digital audio recorders with quality
microphones to capture and produce high quality productions.
If you are about to embark on a video production please contact John and he will happily consult on good techniques and practices. This article from Adobe Press offers an good overview of 20 great Tips for Shooting Video.
For video editing John uses Adobe Premiere Pro software. John started using this
software in 2002 and his skills have developed over 13 years. This software has become
one of the industry leading pieces of editing software in both mainstream production
environments and also education. John uses the tools within this software suite to
manage digital resources, edit and produce video content.
No job is too big or small, from home videos, wedding videos up to corporate productions.
Here are two examples of videos John filmed and edited for Nottinghamshire County Council. John also provided the voiceover for these video samples. Other examples are available on request.
For audio production and editing John uses Cubase 8. Audio production on computers
was established a lot earlier than video because it's less demanding on computer
processors, so John has been using Cubase since it was first established on Atari
ST computers in the 1990's. John uses this pioneering piece of software to produce
and edit podcasts, audio clips for news media websites and as a professional musician
John has also used it for producing music for both himself and other musicians.
As well as editing clients audio productions John can also provide voice-
Having worked in the field of digital media production over the years John also developed
skills using graphics editing software such as Photoshop and Corel Draw. Using these
design software packages John can recreate diagrams and graphics to enhance video
content. It's also possible for graphics to be animated within a video production
so they are more dynamic on the screen.
John will also help with the sourcing of royalty free, and paid for image sources from services such as iStock and Shutterstock.