movieguy

Aside from youtube, Sony has official tutorials, which they oddly don't promote:

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/...asp?prod=vegas

The majority of that "film" look is done during actual production.

Ever notice how "film" plays back differently from a reality show? It's because reality shows are generally shot in 30fps while film is 24fps. So the first step is to shoot in 24fps or a derivative (such as 48fps).

The second is the "bokeh" - this is how the foreground or subject of your video is in focus while the background is all blurred out. You can achieve this in a number of ways, but if you have a basic camcorder, the easiest way is to set your camera back farther and zoom in on your subject. dSLR's are all the rage right now because they can do what only $10k video cameras can do in the past: shoot with a different lens. Photographers have known for years that if you use a lens with a larger aperture, you'll achieve greater "bokeh". So an option for you is to shoot with a dSLR and a lens with a large aperture. Look for a lens that is f/0.x to f/1.8. Some of Sony's new camcorders can also interchange lenses.

In post, you can adjust color saturations in Sony Vegas with the filters (easy enough to figure out once you play around with the program. just drag and drop the appropriate name filter onto your clip). But for something a little more professional-looking and easy, I use Red Giant's Movie Looks:

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/prod...-bullet-suite/

I know some people say it's hard to find good video guys who can shoot stills, and vice versa, but it's a lot easier for someone with a photography background to shoot great video. I recommend on picking brushing up on some photography skills. It'll help a lot.

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