Something the Chris and the folks at Mettle.com are working on…
Stay tuned for it at the DC Winner’s Circle, meanwhile enjoy the teaser…

2011 Virginia Indie Film Festival

The festival, created by the Virginia Film Office, showcases the talents of Virginia’s homegrown independent filmmaking community and is open to all Virginia residents. Enter your short film, independent feature or documentary to win cash prizes and a chance to have your film screened with other finalists in Richmond, Virginia.

Entries are accepted in three categories:

1) Features (submissions over 20 minutes in length)
2) Shorts (submissions under 20 minutes in length)
3) Documentaries

Entries with a completed registration form MUST be received by the Virginia Film Office by 5pm November 12th or postmarked by that date.

Finalists will be selected from the submissions and screened February 19th & February 20th 2011. Winners in each category will be announced at the screenings.

RULES:
· All entries must be submitted on standard DVD; non-working DVDs will be disqualified
· Entries must be received by the Virginia Film Office or postmarked by November 12, 2010
· The festival is only open to Virginia residents and students attending Virginia schools
· A participant may submit only one film per category
· Participants are responsible for securing rights for use of all previously copyrighted material used in the entry
· Finalist films and winning films from previous competitions are ineligible for reentry in the festival.

NO ENTRY FEE !

Registration form available at FilmVirginia.org

Lee Morris and I decided it would be fun to feature a professional snowboard photographer on the front page of fstoppers. So we packed up all the cameras and headed out to Frisco, Colorado to see what our friend Dave Lehl could do to shed light on the amazing world of snowboard photography. I had no idea what we were about to get ourselves into when Dave told us he was shooting some professional snowboarders in the back country of Vail Pass and we should tag along to document it all. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what goes on during a snowboard photoshoot or just enjoy the sport, check out our profile video on Dave Lehl and be prepared to be amazed!

Check out more of Dave’s work at www.davelehl.com

This video is hardly new (appeared back in 2008), but could be helpful for those of you who haven’t seen it yet. In it, photographer Joe McNally teaches how you can use your body to stabilize the camera, gaining a stop or two of light. McNally says his technique is mostly useful for left-eyed shooters, but you can adapt many of the things taught regardless of which eye you use.

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Courtesy Joe McNally Photography

Final Cut Pro – Monitoring Audio During Capture

update

Audio monitoring during capture first appeared with Final Cut Pro 5.

Open the Log & Capture window and click the Clip Settings tab. Make sure Preview is checked. This turns on audio play-through during capture.