Downloads — Tom Buck

These downloads are here to help you level up whatever it is you’re working to create– enjoy!
Everything on this page is now and always will be totally free 👍

Download my main preset for Final Cut Pro that I use with footage from the Sony a7SIII, FX3, a7IV, and Canon EOS R. It might take some tweaking to look good with your setup, but here are my basic camera settings:
•Default Picture Profile
•White Balance 4500K
•ISO 160
•Aperture 1.4
•Shutter Speed 1/50 @ 24fps

Be sure to check out my preset video to see how to use and create your own Final Cut Pro presets!

This is a custom LUT I made specifically for a tutorial about using LUTs with Ecamm Live and Zoom. Feel free to download it and use it however you’d like. Just remember that it was made for my specific studio/preferences, so your results may vary.

Camera settings! If you happen to have a Sony FX3, a7SIII, or a7IV, you can download and install my settings by clicking the appropriate model name. Save the file to a memory card and then load them into your camera buy selecting Menu > Setup > Reset/Save Settings > Save/Load Settings > Load

Spectacular Bojo!
These small tubes can cover a mic extension and Klark Teknik CT1 booster to make a wireless SM7B.

Adapter Organizer
This is a small organizer I made for all of the various adapters lying around my studio.

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Keys to Success
Simple advice I originally started giving to my high school students many years ago, but it’s good to keep in mind. Designed using the Draw feature in Tinkercad.

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Dry Erase Marker Holder
Simple and functional- here’s a video about how I designed it.

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DJI Osmo Gimbal Lock
This was a simple design to keep the Osmo 2 from wobbling around when not in use. Here’s a video about how I made it!

Here’s a PSD file with a few of my thumbnail examples and all of the elements I used to make them. It might be helpful to see how everything comes together, and the file itself is the correct size/resolution to use for making your own thumbnails. Now when people see your work they’ll say you “thumbnailed it!”

Select the .psd or .png template with the links to the left

The Adobe Photoshop file includes all of the layers and guides and can be opened in any application that supports .psd files.

The .png file can be used as a template in other applications. It includes a transparent section in the “safe zone” where the most important pieces of your banner should be located.

If you need a refresher on how to design a great looking banner and/or how to use these templates, I made a tutorial about exactly that:

This is a selection of project prompts and ideas from my time as a high school Digital Media teacher.

All the files are formatted either as PDFs or Pages documents.