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Hi again!

I’m struggling with something, so I thought it would make sense to just tell you about it. Maybe you can help…

My audience appears to be diverse. Here are some of the groups of people I’m aware of (there may be a lot more):

  • Aspiring filmmakers
  • Business owners
  • People who work in their church media production departments
  • Video production university students
  • Videographers
  • Video hobbyists
  • News journalists
  • Teachers
  • Family video shooters
  • Video podcasters
  • Video bloggers
  • Non-video shooters (video editors)

Did I leave someone out? Who are you? How do you use video? I would love to know so I can make sure my videos are helpful to YOU.

Please let me know who you are and how you use video in the comments…. This would really help me. Actually, I suppose it will help me help you (borrowing a great line from Jerry McGuire).

All the best,

Izzy

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  • Judith

    Hai Izzy,
    Very fine and helpful indeed your tutorials !! Thanks a million..
    I’m making an Installation called “Helo”: with sculptures and video projected on it, and because the editing is intense and intuitive I am editing it myself.( with a little help from you as well)
    Helo deals with male mythology and where the male stands today.
    I’m a sculptor and a cameraperson/ filmer.
    Ciao, Judith

  • joey

    HI I am a cross between Video hobbyists and Family video shooters knowing just enough to mess everything up. That is why I am thankful for you and this web site.

    joey

  • Augustgen

    I am a Mom who has an avid interest in video and photo editing. I converted to Mac about 3 years ago. Now I make many movies a year for the family that are a combination of pictures and video. I am new to the HD video format and am trying to learn how to take better shots, more interesting shots and not make a 2 hour video project out of every event.
    I love technology and am using it whenever I can. I work on an iMac and MacBookPro using iMovie and Final Cut Express.
    I want to make videos to capture the memories but not be too long in length (or fill up an external hard drive with wasted footage).
    I want to improve my technique and your video information has been invaluable!
    I make DVD’s of my projects and both my parents and I use my projects on Apple TV. My daughters also consume my movies on the iPad. I have done some projects for showing at my daughters’ school…

  • Ariegaloeng

    Hi, Izzy

    I’m a independent film maker and also work as creative designer for IT and network provider in Indonesia..
    Thanks for your video tutorial, it really help! :)

    warm regards,

    Arlen

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradbalfour/ Brad

    Hi Izzy. I shoot both stills and video. Almost all of it is family related. Shots of the kids. Vacation stuff. All of the editing is on my iMac using iMovie. I’ve switched in the last six months from Mini-DV (SD) to my Canon T2i (HD) on CF cards. My biggest interest is in anything I can do to make the family videos more interesting so that folks want to watch them.

  • Kimon Inglessis

    I am a photographer with interest in the visual arts. My current camera Canon 5D mkI does not shoot video, but when I next upgrade to a Canon 1D, I will be doing more video work. I shoot sports, events, models and advertising. I learned the basics of video editing with the Izzy free final cut tutorial and am trying to grow a local business with online advertising and support.

  • Jean Paul

    Hello, I am a video podcaster and also work with my church media production including a short weekly tv program in our home town.

    Thanks for asking, I hope this will help you help us.

    Jean Paul

  • Moonfan23

    Yo Izzy; started following you on Twitter after you followed me (dunno why you did – perhaps you could enlighten me!) Been putting together videos since S-VHS days but now with two teenage boys and currently studying for an MSc as a mature student I have more time for videoing than videomaking. I try to keep my hand in at work though – I’m a community worker and we video groups for evidence of what we do with them; equally had little time to investigate your tutorials (although I did glance at your vid on backing up; some nice kit you have). I have some stuff on y-t if you’re in need of some light relief (channel name: Jaybo61). Ormidale Sandman is latest but Garpel Lodge Players Smells Like Teen Spirit is kinda better I think. Biggest hit vid is me maintaining the EGR in my car… Edit s/w-wise; I enjoy pushing the outer performance limits of MovieMaker, cos I’m too mean to hand over real money for anything that might allow multiple channels… So that’s a little about me… (Friday night is tequila night)

  • Athanasia601

    i have started working the last 3 years in the film-industry in production alongside filming my own shorts and docs in my free time.
    trying to keep myself informed and learning new stuff or reminding me of the basics.

  • Tom Eden

    I’m presently enrolled in a pretty cool documentary film making program in a college in Quebec, Canada. A friend of mine suggested a link to your site. I’ve appreciated all the tips. Keep them coming.

    Thanks.

    Tom Eden
    Quebec City, Canada

  • Crazy4vaudeville

    I am a video hobbyist who needs to shoot a video intro for a program idea I have. All I have is a regular home video camera and I need something bigger than what I have for software to edit whatever I do. I want to be creative, and I have only made small videos as gifts for people until this present project.

    I am lost in the world of software possibilities, and I need to maximize whatever can be done with my little camera.

  • Jim Chmielewski

    Hi Izzy,
    My wife and I are both gadget people. We both like the newest things on the market ( including our new Imac and laptops) Unfortunately we dont know how to use them to our full potential. It was a great find when looking for help on FCE tutorials that we came across your site. Very useful and informative. Thanks for all your help
    Jim & Viv

  • Mel Lammers

    Retired Industrial Engineer, Systems Manager, and Management Consultant. 46 years experience. Currently photography and video hobbyist, with sometime computer hobby as well. 72+ years old. Mostly family photos and video, landscapes, and architecture, both video and still. I have Canon 5D Mk II, Canon Vixia HF S21, Canon S90 and S95. Assorted accessories. I use Win 7, 64bit, Macbook Pro with Photoshop, Lightroom and Final Cut Express and other s/w.

    That is about it.
    Mel

    That

  • Jorge Jimenez

    Hi Izzy.

    Back in may we started shooting a half hour tv show here in southwest florida on the local univision station.
    I am the editor, cameraman, sound and lighting tech (talk about a shoestring budget). When we begun shooting the show I had no experience whatsoever in either of those roles. zero, none, zip. I had never used a nonlinear editing program or touched a professional camera. needless to say had never thought about lighting or sound or how important they are. I am however a very good user of the mac ( I used to work as an applecare agent for apple computers.) I started using the free tutorials you can find in youtube, and while I did learn somethings, I felt like there was something missing. Then I found your site, and after viewing the free videos did not hesitate to sign up and became a member. When I look at the first few shows I did you can really see how little I knew about any of the hats I wore.

    My skills have improve so much that now I am freelancing and shooting weddings, baptisms, Quinceaneras (spanish sweet 16) and even some commercial events and fundraisers. It was definitely worth the money of becoming a member. I shoot and edit this as well. I could not have done this without you help.

  • http://vtcaribbean.com Sean067

    I am a real estate photographer, now starting with video using a Canon Vixia HFS100 – I am going to buy FCE and I have already subscribed to the FCE tutorials on izzyvideo.com

    I shoot condos, villas, houses, pretty much anything real-estate related, as well as sporting events such as big game fishing and car rallies – I also do the occasional aerial photo shoot from a Robinson 44 or a Cessna 172

    I’d like to see more on getting good results from prosumer camcorders as well as dSLR’s – I shoot Nikon and I am very tempted by the Nikon D7000 which would allow me to use my existing wide and zoom lenses for video

  • Jim Patterson

    I am a college professor and photographer. I’ve done some video and am exploring that as an another outlet. Jim Patterson at http://JamesGordonPatterson.com

  • Sam Klemke

    A long time Chronic Chronicler and visual story teller who dabbles in the art of ECV, (Extreme Cinema Verite) your course is very useful for me to learn to edit over 40 years of raw footage shot on film and tape.

    I am very interested in learning to transfer my own Super 8 films to digital, but it rarely comes out well from my camcorder.

    Having it transfered professionally is highly expensive, and they rarely get the focus perfect on their projection.

    Thanks,
    Sam Klemke

  • Colin Lyne

    I am a retired photographer “returning” to video whcih I used in the early days. However, I am now a “reformed” amateur making use of video for recording local events for posterity. Love it, using a small HiDef camera but hoping that I may invest a little more. I am starting to record school events where I volunteer.Your site has been most helpful!

  • fayfeig

    I video mainly grandchildren during their various activities, in the house, in the highchair, in the school, during games and on holidays and wherever they are cute. My CDs are watched by the children ages 6 to 1 with great relish. I use a Mac.

  • Chris H

    Hello Mr. Izzy! My name is Chris and I teach a video journalism class at my middle school in the Bay Area of California. I’m hoping to use some of your tutorials in the classroom. Is that ok with you? What type of membership should I get?

    Chris

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com IzzyVideo

    Hi Chris!

    Yes, a lot of middle school and high school teachers show my videos in their
    classroom. In fact a couple college professors require their students to
    purchase Izzy Video memberships instead of text books. :)

    If you’re looking for videos on shooting, lighting, audio, composition, and
    that sort of thing, a regular Izzy Video Membership is what you should get.

    If you’re looking for videos that specifically cover Final Cut Express or
    Final Cut Pro, then you should get one of my training courses on those
    subjects. You can find access to everything through my product page at
    http://www.izzyvideo.com/products

    Thanks!

    Izzy

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  • Rob

    Hi Izzy
    I started Scuba Diving about 7 years ago and purchased a small camera to show my wife what I saw. By mistake I knocked the dial onto video and took some video which showed so much more than a still shots. Like an octopus changing colour for protection, or the different colours on a fish as the light catches it from different angles. This led me to video editing and moving onto Apple mac and subsequently growing out of Imovie and into FCE4 to enjoy for weeks the video taken, after my dives. As diving can be weather dependant I can enjoy learning FCE from your website. So I am an underwater videographer hobbyist but now also like to film nature, if I cant go diving. Cheers Queensland Australia

  • http://www.izzyvideo.com IzzyVideo

    I seriously love this story! Congrats on discovering video! :)

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