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"To me, the NEEWER Academy is all about friendly, accessible information. I want to show everyone how easy it is to produce great photographs and videos without breaking the bank." - Mat Thorne
BYO Build Your Own Cinema Rig
Welcome back to Neewer Academy! In this video, we guide you through the process of creating your custom cinema rig using Neewer products, helping you elevate your filmmaking game to new heights. Join us as we explore various components, share expert tips, and empower you to unleash your creativity in building a rig that perfectly suits your needs.
Products Used---
NEEWER CA004 Full Camera Cage for Sony
NEEWER SR001 Camera Base Plate
NEEWER VS105 Aluminum Side Handle Grip
GL1 Pro & Stream Deck Setup
Welcome back to the Neewer Academy, today we will walk you through the Neewer GL1 Pro Key Light & Stream Deck setup, where we showcase the seamless integration of the Neewer GL1 Pro LED Key Light and the Stream Deck for effortless lighting control. Join us as we explore the features, setup process, and practical tips to enhance your content creation with this powerful combination.
Equipment Used:
NEEWER GL1 PRO 15.5" Key Light
Camera Slider 3D Printer Time-Lapse
One of our favorite things about camera sliders is the ability to shoot time-lapse video. Today we are going to cover how to do that using a 3D printer as our subject. We'll be taking a a 4.5 hour 3D build, condense it down into a short video, while showing you how to make it happen with the Neewer Camera Slider & app.
Equipment Used:
Neewer ER1-80 Motorized Camera Slider
Neewer RGB1200 LED Video Light
Neewer 660 PRO RGB LED Video Light
Dramatic Studio Lighting | Low-Key Bridal Portraits
Shooting bridal portraits in a studio can let you experiment with your lighting, letting you create some very dynamic frames that might be difficult to get if you were out on location somewhere. Today, we will be making a simple lighting setup with one strobe, but we are going to get a really dynamic & dramatic looking photo out of it.
Equipment Used:
Neewer S101 300W Strobe
Neewer S101 400W Strobe
High-Key Studio Lighting | Bridal Portraits
Being able to shoot elegant bridal portraits in a studio setting can create a lot of opportunities for photographers, as most variables are able to be controlled. Today we are going to look at a high-key lighting scenario, exclusively using flash/strobe units.
Equipment Used:
Neewer S101 300W Strobe
Color-Accent Lighting
One of the best things about lighting a location is looking for bits of interesting elements & accent lighting, then bringing all of that into frame and really making the shot come to life. Today we are on location at Studebaker Metals in Braddock, PA walking you through a simple color-accent lighting setup!
Equipment Used:
Neewer RGB1200 LED Video Light
Neewer 660 PRO RGB LED Video Light
Camera Slider Basic Techniques
Camera sliders are a really simple & inexpensive way to get beautiful cinematic shots with your camera. Today at the Neewer Academy, we will be looking at some of the basic operations, use cases, & techniques in order to help you take full advantage of your Neewer camera slider.
Equipment Used:
Neewer ER-1 80cm Motorized Camera Slider
Camera Slider Advanced Techniques
Camera sliders are a really simple & inexpensive way to get beautiful cinematic shots with your camera. In our previous video, we covered some basic slider techniques. Today we will be going into some more advanced slider operations that will help you add more dynamic motions into your frames!
Equipment Used:
Neewer ER-1 80cm Motorized Camera Slider
Four-Point Lighting Explained
Four-point lighting takes what we've learned from our three-point lighting setup, and adds a fourth light! Four point lighting will build off of our existing three light setup, consisting of the key light, fill light, and back light. With a fourth light, we can make our frames more interesting in a variety of different ways.
Equipment Used:
Neewer 660 PRO RGB
Neewer 660 PRO RGB (2-Pack)
Neewer 8.5 x 10FT Backdrop Support Kit
Neewer Collapsible Backdrop (Black)
Three Point Lighting Techniques
Three point lighting can be considered the foundation of all lighting scenarios; meaning this is what we would build off of, or take away from, in order to create different looks. Today we'll take a deeper look at setting up our key light, fill light, and accent light to create a simple look that can be applied to many scenarios.
Equipment Used:
Neewer 660 PRO RGB
Neewer 660 PRO RGB (2-Pack)
Intro to Two Point Lighting
Two point lighting is a technique that builds off of the foundational key light and adds a second light to get a more dynamic frame. Today we will overview two different two-point lighting setups; useful in many different scenarios.
Equipment Used:
Neewer 660 PRO RGB
Neewer 660 PRO RGB (2-Pack)
Rembrandt Lighting Overview
Single source lighting is a technique that we can use to get really beautiful results with minimal equipment. Today we show you how to get that beautiful Rembrandt style lighting using a single key light sources & light reflector for bounce light.
Equipment Used:
Neewer 660 PRO RGB
Neewer 43" 5-in-1 Reflector