What about Video Classes?
A reader asks about video classes—do they work? Do you know any good ones?
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Capturing Emotion on Video
Capturing emotion on video means making very specific observations—and leaving room for people to feel. Here's what I mean:
School Video that Doesn't Suck
If your job is to shoot school programs and please parents, can you do both? Or either? Here's how to shoot school video that doesn't suck.
5 Questions to Figure Out What Your Video Should Cost
What your video should cost depends on a lot of stuff. Here's how to sort it all out.
Video Sound in a Loud Room
Can you get decent video sound in a noisy room, like a nightclub? It's tough — but here's one secret way they do it in the movies.
How to Compose a Shot that Doesn't Suck
The way you compose your shots tells the viewer where you want them to look in your video — key to telling a clear story. Here's how:
Five Tips on Making Demo Reels that Work
Video is a portfolio business. To judge whether you're worthy, people want to see what you've done. Demo reels can help you—or kill you.
How to Make a Boring Interview Interesting
In Part 2 of our 10 Must-Do Tips for Video Interviews, your interview should be exciting, interesting, and intriguing.
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.