How to Shoot Kids and Animals
You can start out wanting to shoot kids and animals with your video camera and end up wanting to use something else. Or follow these tips...
Your new best friend, Specificity
Specificity is your new best friend. Why? Because any video can be improved by being more specific about what it is you’re shooting.
Shoot Short Shots? There are No Rules (p. 106)
I often recommend that people shoot short shots. Then I get letters arguing about the rule of shooting short shots, and whether you can ever break it. My answer: There are no rules in creativity.
Too Shy to Shoot Video?
When you pick up a video camera, do you sometimes feel like you're the center of attention? Don't be too shy to shoot with these tips.
Lessons from a Great Book Video
What can a great new book video trailer can teach us about business video? That it's worth the effort to do video right.
5 Questions to Focus on Your Video's Story
You can help intrigue us by focusing your video on some questions that, if answered, lead to story. Any kind of story helps us pay attention.
The Recital: Short Shots vs. Parental Love
How do you shoot video of a kid's recital? Can the "shoot short shots" rule still work? Of course it can! Here's how:
If At First You Don't Succeed, Chuck it and Try Something Else
What if something's not working when you're shooting a video? You can waste time. Or chuck it and try something else.
Intent in Action
What do a gazillion jelly beans have to do with a videographer's artistic "intent"? Find out here:
The True Meaning of Holiday Video
Why do we shoot holiday Video? To remember. Here are some things to think about as you're making memories this holiday season.
Fixing Audio Cuts
If you shoot short shots at a live event, there will be audio glitches where the sound changes on the cut. Fixing audio isn't that tough.