Toy Story: Learning to Use Video Tools
"If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." Never use video tools (like a drone) without using your brain too.
Why Making Video "Ask for the Order" Doesn't Work
How to really motivate change? Try "intrigue" instead.
Tricks to Storify Your Travel Video
Even when you can't plan your shoot, you should be able to find a story in almost anything you do. This post: how do we "storify" our vacation.
The Curse of the Inactive Hero: Lessons from "Ant-Man and the Wasp"
The hero is the subject and driver of any video. What happens to a film when you don't let the hero make choices? Lessons learned from Marvel's new movie, "Ant-Man and The Wasp."
Shoot Just Enough and No More
Directors go off the rails by not knowing what they need to shoot. Often they do too much, or not enough. How do you know just how much to shoot?
Shoot Like a Pro: Crew-Free Video Production Tips & Tricks
Shoot Like a Pro but if you're shooting without a crew, can you still get great looking video? Of course Shoot Like a Pro
Wedding Video Blues: 5 Tips for Better Wedding Videos
Are you doing a wedding video? Here's how to use your knowledge of the ritual to plan your shoot. They even hand out a program to help you!
How to Make a How-To Video That Works, Part II: The Journey
In Part I of this post, we laid down the basics for making your how-to video. Now let's go for mastery.
Mothers Day Video Tips
Ah, Mothers Day! Burnt toast and tap-water-brewed coffee in bed. Turn chaos into memorable video with these Mothers Day video tips.
Shooting a Boxing Match Three Ways
The answer to how you shoot a video is embedded in this bigger question: Why are you shooting? Here are three ways you might answer.
How to Make a How-To Video that Works: Part I
How to do "how-to" videos, In which we cover the basic requirements for how-to-ing.
Story Structure and "Arrival"
Movies have structure, but they aren't ABOUT structure. A lesson in story structure and intrigue brought to you by "Arrival," one of the best films of 2016.