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Biographical Information
Shawn Lam
Principal, Shawn Lam Video

Shawn Lam (video@shawnlam.cais a professionally accredited and multi-award winning Vancouver based video producer and technical director. He has written over 50 articles for Streaming Media Producer and predecessor EventDV Magazine and is a respected video production expert and sought-after product reviewer.  His Vancouver-based video production company, Shawn Lam Video Inc., specializes in corporate and event video production, including online video, video switching, webcasting, and video SEO. In additional to serving 5 terms as the President of the British Columbia Professional Videographers Association, Shawn has taught video production business at B.C.I.T and has spoken at several international video production conferences. Shawn was a contributing author to the Adobe Premiere Pro CC Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press, 2013). He lives in the Vancouver suburb of Port Coquiltam, with his wife and three kids and enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and going on adventures with his kids.

Articles By Shawn Lam

A Buyer's Guide to Video Production Switchers

Spend a little or spend a lot -- there's a tremendous price range -- but be sure to ask these questions before you buy a production switcher.
Featured Articles, Posted 03 Mar 2013

Sony NEX-EA50 vs. Sony NEX-FS100 (and the Parfocal 3x+ Zoom Challenge)

Shawn Lam compares key models in Sony's large-sensor camcorder line--the new shouldermount NEX-EA50, and the comparatively venerable handheld FS100 and FS700--with an eye to light sensitivity, image quality, and effectiveness with power zoom lenses, and reports on his epic, ongoing search for a viable parfocal 3x+ servo zoom lens.
Featured Articles, Posted 21 Nov 2012

Choosing HD Video Switchers for Webcasting--UPDATED!

This article is the fourth in a series on webcast video production and discusses video switchers, including the cost and features that differentiate several popular models.
Featured Articles, Posted 13 Nov 2012

Review: Sony NEX-FS700 Large-Sensor Camcorder

The Sony NEX-FS700 has much to recommend it as a top-flight large-sensor, interchangeable-lens camcorder and as a worth-the-upgrade successor to the Sony FS100. And it's 4k support and 10x slo-mo are nothing to sneeze at. But what makes it the best camera in the market for webcast producers?
Featured Articles, Posted 23 Jul 2012

HD Webcasting with the Sony NEX-FS100

Part 2 of this series on webcast video production focuses on Sony's NEX-FS100 large-sensor camcorder and new capabilities added via a firmware upgrade that (among other things) makes it compatible with Sony's LA-EA2 lens adapter. While it's not as strong a webcast camera as the FS700 (review coming soon), it still has much to recommend it.
Featured Articles, Posted 07 Jul 2012

HD Webcast Video Production: Choosing a Video Camera

This article will be the first in a series of articles on webcasting and will cover a wide range of topics including video cameras, video switchers, converters, computer inputs, audio, reference monitors, webcast hardware, webcast software, live streaming services providers, and some additional hardware that is important in order to produce a professional live webcast.
Featured Articles, Posted 15 Jun 2012

The NAB Interviews with Shawn Lam: Adobe Premiere Pro CS6

In the final installment of the NAB Interviews with Shawn Lam, Shawn talks with Adobe's Al Mooney about key new features in Premiere Pro CS6 and Adobe Media Encoder.
Featured Articles, Posted 17 May 2012

The NAB Interviews With Shawn Lam: Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Express

Shawn Lam interviews Blackmagic Design president Dan May on UltraStudio Express, Blackmagic's new Thunderbolt-powered SDI/HDMI capture and playback solution.
Featured Articles, Posted 01 May 2012

The NAB Interviews With Shawn Lam: The Vinten Blue5 Tripod System

Shawn Lam interviews Boston-area DP Tom Guilmette on Vinten's new Blue5 DSLR and 12-28 lb. camcorder-ready fluid-head and tripod system.
Featured Articles, Posted 01 May 2012

The NAB Interviews With Shawn Lam: The Matrox MC-100 Mini Converter

In Episode 2, Shawn discusses the MC100, the new SDI-to-HDMI mini converter from Matrox Video with Matrox product manager Charles Amyot.
Featured Articles, Posted 24 Apr 2012

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