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12 Tips to Improve Your Video NOW
- 5 Tips to shoot better video– Instantly!
- A Good Video is Like a Sentence: 12 Tips to Un-Suck Your Video (#12)
- Use a Microphone: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking (#11)
- Keep Your Video Short: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking (#10)
- Easy on the Graphics: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking (#9)
- Shoot What Interests You: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking (#8)
- Turn Off the Digital Effects In Your Video Camera. 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking! (#7)
- Keep the Brightest Light Behind You! 12 Tips for Suckless Video: #6
- Stop Moving the Camera! 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking! (#5)
- Zoom with Your Feet: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking! (#4)
- Don’t Shoot Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes: 12 Video Tips #3
- How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck: Official Book Trailer
- 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking– Instantly! #2: Shoot Short Shots
- 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking– Instantly! #1: Think in Shots
- “How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck” Manifesto
Examples from the Book
- The 180 Degree “Rule” and Why You Shouldn’t Care
- 5 Tips to shoot better video– Instantly!
- Downloadable Video Bootcamp for Teachers and Trainers
- Free Book Excerpt: How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck
- Shoot Short Shots? There are No Rules (p. 106)
- Shot List: The Opera Spot (p. 77)
- How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck: Official Book Trailer
- 50 Ways to Shoot One Thing (p. 140)
- Immerse Yourself in Better Video
- How Viral Videos REALLY Work
- “How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck” Manifesto
- Shooting in Limbo (p. 127)
- What’s Your Intent? (p. 25)
- How to Promote Your Product Using Video (p. 192)
- Shoot Video that You Love (p. 26)
- What in the Hell is Unity? (p. 114)
- Genre Mashups: Musical Admissions Video (p. 61)
- Set the Shot and Hold It: Beyonce (p. 111)
- Short Shots Add Up (p. 106)
- The static camera: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene (p. 111)
- College and Job Application Videos: Singing Math (p. 171)
More Video Tips and Tricks
- Target Audience: Who is Your Video For?
- Before You Pick Your Equipment, Pick a Story
- The Haircut Principle: The Power of the Extreme
- Entertain or Die – My Talk at Gate 3.0
- Can a 90 Minute Lecture Video be Great?
- Great take on the “50 Ways” Exercise. Your Turn.
- The 180 Degree “Rule” and Why You Shouldn’t Care
- Best Way To Learn Video: Play With Your Toys
- 5 Tips to shoot better video– Instantly!
- Five Easy Ways to Shoot Better Thanksgiving Video
- Capturing Emotion on Video
- Downloadable Video Bootcamp for Teachers and Trainers
- School Video that Doesn’t Suck
- Better Video with “How?”
- Better Video with “Why?”
- Back to School Video
- Video Boot Camp for Teachers: Free!
- How to Compose a Shot that Doesn’t Suck
- How to Shoot Vacation Video that Won’t Bore People to Death
- How to Use Story to Make Great Video
- Video as a Collaborative Art
- Great Video on no Budget: It’s all in the Brains
- Getting Started in a Video Career
- The Secret to Compelling Video: Add Information
- How to Make a Boring Interview Interesting
- Ten Things They Should Teach You About Video in High School but Probably Don’t.
- Audience Focused Video
- How to Shoot Kids and Animals
- Too Shy to Shoot Video?
- New Business Video Vocabulary Word: “Choddy”
- The Recital: Short Shots vs. Parental Love
- 10 Tips for Great Holiday Video
- The True Meaning of Holiday Video
- 20 Questions to Make Your Video Great
- 5 Killer Halloween Video Tips
- Fixing Audio Cuts
- Making a Simple Interview Look Great
- Cuts. Just Cuts.
- Kick Your Video in the Butt with a Story
- Wedding Video Blues: 5 Tips for Better Wedding Videos
- The Art of the Static Shot
- Who Needs a Hero, Anyway?
- Shoot Better Labor Day Video
- Quick Storyboards
- 10 Tips for Video Interviews that Don’t Suck, Part II
- 10 Tips for Video Interviews that Don’t Suck, Part I
- Shot List: The Opera Spot (p. 77)
- Use a Microphone: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking (#11)
- The Secret to Great Vacation Videos: Shoot the Quest
- Keep Your Video Short: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking (#10)
- Easy on the Graphics: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking (#9)
- Shoot What Interests You: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking (#8)
- Keep the Brightest Light Behind You! 12 Tips for Suckless Video: #6
- 5 Tips for Father’s Day Video that Doesn’t Suck
- What Video Editing Software Should I Buy?
- Stop Moving the Camera! 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking! (#5)
- Knowing When to Turn the Video Camera Off
- Zoom with Your Feet: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking! (#4)
- 50 Ways to Shoot One Thing (p. 140)
- A Demo Video that Works
- Mother’s Day Video Tips
- How to Shoot Graduation Video that Doesn’t Suck, Part 2
- How to Shoot Graduation Video that Doesn’t Suck, Part 1
- Don’t Shoot Video in Real Time
- Hot Webcam Rant
- Make Your Video Sound Great
- What in the Hell is Unity? (p. 114)
- Short Shots Add Up (p. 106)
- The static camera: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene (p. 111)
- College and Job Application Videos: Singing Math (p. 171)
- What video camera should I buy? 5 Questions to Ask
- Every Video Needs a Hero
Business Video
- 5 Tips for Growing Your Video Production Business
- Entertain or Die – My Talk at Gate 3.0
- Downloadable Video Bootcamp for Teachers and Trainers
- School Video that Doesn’t Suck
- Better Video with “How?”
- Better Video with “Why?”
- 5 Questions to Figure Out What Your Video Should Cost
- Five Tips on Making Demo Reels that Work
- Great Video on no Budget: It’s all in the Brains
- Whose Fault is it if the Talent Looks Bad? Yours.
- How to Make a Boring Interview Interesting
- The Truth About Viral Videos: You Can’t Shine Sh*&
- Audience Focused Video
- One Simple Idea
- How to Do Great Talking Head Videos
- New Business Video Vocabulary Word: “Choddy”
- Lessons from a Great Book Video
- If at First You Don’t Succeed, Chuck It and Try Something Else
- 10 Things Bloggers Need to Know about Video
- Making a Simple Interview Look Great
- Generic Animation: Another Toy You Don’t Need
- Blogworld: the happiest place on earth!
- 10 Things Book People Need to Know About Video
- Welcome to the Entertainment Industry
- Getting Some Action
- Video Webinar in October!
- 10 Tips for Video Interviews that Don’t Suck, Part II
- 10 Tips for Video Interviews that Don’t Suck, Part I
- Entertain or Die
- How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck: Official Book Trailer
- A Demo Video that Works
- 20% Of Online Video Viewers Give Up After 10 Seconds
- A Business Video Advantage?
- How Viral Videos REALLY Work
- Flipped Out: The death of Flip Video Cameras
- Bad Video Loses in Court
- What’s Your Intent? (p. 25)
- Why Shoot Better Video?
- How to Promote Your Product Using Video (p. 192)
- Rethinking Business Videos
- How to Create a Viral Video, Guaranteed!
- The Opposite of Viral Video
- Genre Mashups: Musical Admissions Video (p. 61)
- Short Shots Add Up (p. 106)
- Video Changes Society
Great Video: Advanced Course
- Intrigue In Action
- Intrigue is the Currency of Modern Entertainment
- Target Audience: Who is Your Video For?
- Video Boot Camp Lesson Guide– Free Download!
- For Video that’s Relatable, Tell Specific Stories
- Before You Pick Your Equipment, Pick a Story
- The Haircut Principle: The Power of the Extreme
- 5 Tips for Growing Your Video Production Business
- Entertain or Die – My Talk at Gate 3.0
- Can a 90 Minute Lecture Video be Great?
- Great take on the “50 Ways” Exercise. Your Turn.
- What about Video Classes? Can You Help?
- The 180 Degree “Rule” and Why You Shouldn’t Care
- Best Way To Learn Video: Play With Your Toys
- My Holiday Gift To You: Skip “the Hobbit”
- Five Easy Ways to Shoot Better Thanksgiving Video
- Capturing Emotion on Video
- Downloadable Video Bootcamp for Teachers and Trainers
- Better Video with “How?”
- Better Video with “Why?”
- Video Boot Camp for Teachers: Free!
- 5 Questions to Figure Out What Your Video Should Cost
- Video Sound in a Loud Room
- The Rock and Roll of Art
- Free Book Excerpt: How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck
- How to Shoot Vacation Video that Won’t Bore People to Death
- How to Use Story to Make Great Video
- Five Tips on Making Demo Reels that Work
- Video as a Collaborative Art
- Great Sound? No Problem.
- What are Eyelines and Why Should You Care?
- The Devils Ride and the Big Apple
- Great Video on no Budget: It’s all in the Brains
- Whose Fault is it if the Talent Looks Bad? Yours.
- Getting Started in a Video Career
- The Secret to Compelling Video: Add Information
- How to Make a Boring Interview Interesting
- Ten Things They Should Teach You About Video in High School but Probably Don’t.
- The Truth About Viral Videos: You Can’t Shine Sh*&
- Bruce Springsteen on Creativity
- Audience Focused Video
- How to Shoot Kids and Animals
- Your new best friend, Specificity
- One Simple Idea
- Shoot Short Shots? There are No Rules (p. 106)
- Video and Travel and Beer and Non-Profits
- How to Do Great Talking Head Videos
- New Business Video Vocabulary Word: “Choddy”
- Making Great iPhone Video
- 5 Questions to Focus on Your Video’s Story
- If at First You Don’t Succeed, Chuck It and Try Something Else
- Intent in Action
- Can You have Video without Story?
- Miraculous Video Cure! Man’s Video Stops Sucking!
- 20 Questions to Make Your Video Great
- 10 Things Bloggers Need to Know about Video
- Fixing Audio Cuts
- Making a Simple Interview Look Great
- Generic Animation: Another Toy You Don’t Need
- Blogworld: the happiest place on earth!
- Cuts. Just Cuts.
- 10 Things Book People Need to Know About Video
- Kick Your Video in the Butt with a Story
- Wedding Video Blues: 5 Tips for Better Wedding Videos
- The Art of the Static Shot
- Welcome to the Entertainment Industry
- Getting Some Action
- Who Needs a Hero, Anyway?
- Video Webinar in October!
- Quick Storyboards
- 10 Tips for Video Interviews that Don’t Suck, Part II
- 10 Tips for Video Interviews that Don’t Suck, Part I
- Intent vs. Results
- Entertain or Die
- Every Video Needs a Story
- The Secret to Great Vacation Videos: Shoot the Quest
- Great Video Transcends Equipment
- Breaking Video Rules and Winning in Grand Rapids
- Immerse Yourself in Better Video
- Mother’s Day Video Tips
- 20% Of Online Video Viewers Give Up After 10 Seconds
- A Business Video Advantage?
- Video Journey to Another Brain
- Bad Video Loses in Court
- Shooting in Limbo (p. 127)
- What’s Your Intent? (p. 25)
- Why Shoot Better Video?
- Rethinking Business Videos
- Shoot Video that You Love (p. 26)
- Make Your Video Sound Great
- Do you REALLY want to fake your video?
- What’s your Truth?
- Video Changes Society
- College and Job Application Videos: Singing Math (p. 171)
- Shooting High School Video that Doesn’t Suck
- Obsession = Great Video
Why It Works
- Intrigue In Action
- Intrigue is the Currency of Modern Entertainment
- For Video that’s Relatable, Tell Specific Stories
- The Haircut Principle: The Power of the Extreme
- Can a 90 Minute Lecture Video be Great?
- The 180 Degree “Rule” and Why You Shouldn’t Care
- My Holiday Gift To You: Skip “the Hobbit”
- Better Video with “How?”
- Better Video with “Why?”
- How I Spent My Summer “Vacation”: $24 in 24
- The Rock and Roll of Art
- What are Eyelines and Why Should You Care?
- Great Video on no Budget: It’s all in the Brains
- Whose Fault is it if the Talent Looks Bad? Yours.
- The Secret to Compelling Video: Add Information
- How to Make a Boring Interview Interesting
- The Truth About Viral Videos: You Can’t Shine Sh*&
- Audience Focused Video
- One Simple Idea
- Video and Travel and Beer and Non-Profits
- Lessons from a Great Book Video
- 5 Questions to Focus on Your Video’s Story
- If at First You Don’t Succeed, Chuck It and Try Something Else
- Can You have Video without Story?
- Miraculous Video Cure! Man’s Video Stops Sucking!
- 10 Things Book People Need to Know About Video
- 10 Tips for Video Interviews that Don’t Suck, Part II
- 10 Tips for Video Interviews that Don’t Suck, Part I
- Making Your Video Sound Great
- Great Video Transcends Equipment
- Breaking Video Rules and Winning in Grand Rapids
- Zoom with Your Feet: 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking! (#4)
- 12 Tips to Keep Your Video from Sucking– Instantly! #2: Shoot Short Shots
- A Demo Video that Works
- 20% Of Online Video Viewers Give Up After 10 Seconds
- How Viral Videos REALLY Work
- Flipped Out: The death of Flip Video Cameras
- Video Journey to Another Brain
- Bad Video Loses in Court
- Shooting in Limbo (p. 127)
- Don’t Shoot Video in Real Time
- Why Shoot Better Video?
- Rethinking Business Videos
- Shoot Video that You Love (p. 26)
- Hot Webcam Rant
- Make Your Video Sound Great
- How to Create a Viral Video, Guaranteed!
- What in the Hell is Unity? (p. 114)
- Genre Mashups: Musical Admissions Video (p. 61)
- Set the Shot and Hold It: Beyonce (p. 111)
- Short Shots Add Up (p. 106)
- The static camera: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene (p. 111)
- Obsession = Great Video
Your Questions Answered
- Target Audience: Who is Your Video For?
- For Video that’s Relatable, Tell Specific Stories
- Before You Pick Your Equipment, Pick a Story
- 5 Tips for Growing Your Video Production Business
- Can a 90 Minute Lecture Video be Great?
- What about Video Classes? Can You Help?
- The 180 Degree “Rule” and Why You Shouldn’t Care
- Capturing Emotion on Video
- School Video that Doesn’t Suck
- Video Boot Camp for Teachers: Free!
- 5 Questions to Figure Out What Your Video Should Cost
- Video Sound in a Loud Room
- Kindle Edition now available Worldwide
- How to Compose a Shot that Doesn’t Suck
- Five Tips on Making Demo Reels that Work
- Video as a Collaborative Art
- What are Eyelines and Why Should You Care?
- Getting Started in a Video Career
- How to Make a Boring Interview Interesting
- How to Do Great Talking Head Videos
- Too Shy to Shoot Video?
- New Business Video Vocabulary Word: “Choddy”
- The Recital: Short Shots vs. Parental Love
- Fixing Audio Cuts
- Kick Your Video in the Butt with a Story
- Wedding Video Blues: 5 Tips for Better Wedding Videos
- The Art of the Static Shot
- Getting Some Action
- Who Needs a Hero, Anyway?
- Intent vs. Results
- Every Video Needs a Story
- Video Critique: The Toy Review
- Making Your Video Sound Great
- Great Video Transcends Equipment
- 5 Tips for Father’s Day Video that Doesn’t Suck
- What Video Editing Software Should I Buy?
- Knowing When to Turn the Video Camera Off
Critiques
- Intrigue In Action
- Intrigue is the Currency of Modern Entertainment
- Target Audience: Who is Your Video For?
- Before You Pick Your Equipment, Pick a Story
- The Haircut Principle: The Power of the Extreme
- Entertain or Die – My Talk at Gate 3.0
- Can a 90 Minute Lecture Video be Great?
- My Holiday Gift To You: Skip “the Hobbit”
- Downloadable Video Bootcamp for Teachers and Trainers
- How I Spent My Summer “Vacation”: $24 in 24
- The Rock and Roll of Art
- How to Compose a Shot that Doesn’t Suck
- What are Eyelines and Why Should You Care?
- Great Video on no Budget: It’s all in the Brains
- Whose Fault is it if the Talent Looks Bad? Yours.
- The Secret to Compelling Video: Add Information
- One Simple Idea
- Shoot Short Shots? There are No Rules (p. 106)
- How to Do Great Talking Head Videos
- Lessons from a Great Book Video
- 5 Questions to Focus on Your Video’s Story
- Intent in Action
- Can You have Video without Story?
- Miraculous Video Cure! Man’s Video Stops Sucking!
- Generic Animation: Another Toy You Don’t Need
- Getting Some Action
- Every Video Needs a Story
- Video Critique: The Toy Review
- Great Video Transcends Equipment
- Breaking Video Rules and Winning in Grand Rapids
- A Demo Video that Works
- A Business Video Advantage?
- Flipped Out: The death of Flip Video Cameras
- Video Journey to Another Brain
- Bad Video Loses in Court
- Shooting in Limbo (p. 127)
- Hot Webcam Rant
- Do you REALLY want to fake your video?
- Genre Mashups: Musical Admissions Video (p. 61)
- Set the Shot and Hold It: Beyonce (p. 111)
- Obsession = Great Video
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Press
- Entertain or Die – My Talk at Gate 3.0
- Downloadable Video Bootcamp for Teachers and Trainers
- How I Spent My Summer “Vacation”: $24 in 24
- How to Use Story to Make Great Video
- The Devils Ride and the Big Apple
- Video and Travel and Beer and Non-Profits
- Blogworld: the happiest place on earth!
- Video Webinar in October!
Recommended
- Downloadable Video Bootcamp for Teachers and Trainers
- Video Boot Camp for Teachers: Free!
- Kindle Edition now available Worldwide
- Free Book Excerpt: How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck
- How to Shoot Vacation Video that Won’t Bore People to Death
- 10 Tips for Great Holiday Video
- 20 Questions to Make Your Video Great
- How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck: Official Book Trailer
- “How to Shoot Video that Doesn’t Suck” Manifesto
- Why Shoot Better Video?
- Rethinking Business Videos
- How to Create a Viral Video, Guaranteed!
- What video camera should I buy? 5 Questions to Ask