Jennifer O'Rourke

We’re getting ready for some summertime fun with features to inspire video producers to get outdoors and shoot.  I thought you might like a look behind the scenes at our car mounts photo shoot. From car mounts to citizen journalists, shooting video is becoming more mobile and easier to share. This summer Videomaker has several features [...]

Another Videomaker workshop is under way this weekend and this small group will get lots of one-on-one training. This weekend’s offerings are the Basic Production Workshop and the Intensive Lighting Workshop . Attendees often come from all over the world come to beautiful Chico, California for fun and extensive training for 3 days at the Videomaker Headquarters. (What we like to call [...]

Videographers have been using wireless technology with wireless mics and recording devices for years, and in our society today, almost everything is wireless. Wireless phones, Internet, printers, keyboards and mice; access to anything, virtually everywhere. Even our children’s toys have wireless capabilities, with downloadable apps and games. Wireless devices have taken our world by storm and if [...]

Video production is such a wide and varied field, from hobbyist and amateur producers, to Lone Wolf business people and full-fledged production facilities. Is your interest in editing video production or video production service? Are you a wedding video producer or a newbie looking for advice? Are you making online video or educational video? Video producers [...]

http://vimeo.com/36305675 Wouldn’t it be great if the manufacturer of some major company hands you a camera, gives you a nice budget, and says “go make a movie”? That’s what Nikon did for world-renowned photographer Sandro Miller.  Looking for a way to show the abilities of its new D800, Nikon enlisted Sandro to create a movie showcasing some [...]

When was the last time you experienced that Blue Screen of Death? March 31st is World Backup Day and is a reminder that anything that can go wrong with your computer, will go wrong, and backing up is an important step in protecting your precious files. There are many ways to backup your files, from hard drive to CD/DVDs and cloud storage [...]

How to Make a Viral Video? Make a Cute Cat Video Having a successful YouTube viral video is the dream of nearly every person who hits the upload button, but the fact of the matter is you might have a better chance of getting hit by the proverbial lightening bolt than having a successful viral video. (Remind [...]

Austin Texas is the place to be next week with the South by Southwest Music, Internet and Film Festival. Better known as SXSW, beginning on the 9th, people from all over the world will join together for a fabulously good time with great music and inspiring movies. Besides the Festival events cinematographers will have the chance to [...]

Canon announced the latest in their EOS line – the 5D Mark III Digital SLR camera . Set to be a choice between the 5D Mark II and the pro 1D-X camera, the new 5D Mark III will have a 22.3 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor, 6fps continuous recording speed, a high performance DIGIC 5+ Imaging Processor and [...]

Whether you’re just starting out in video production – or have been into cinematography for years, taking a video production course can help you break out of a rut with new ideas as you meet-n-greet with people who share your interest in video making. People from all over the country – and all over the world, [...]

In 1985, Marty McFly and Doc Brown went back in time to 1955 then forward in time to 2015 and then farther back in time to 1885 through the 3-part Back to the Future trilogy. I’m a great fan of the trilogy,  and I love to watch the entire series with the director’s  commentary that explains how [...]

Apple has been known for being very ‘i’ centric with it’s devices – often only allowing Mac-able applications to run on many of the products Apple sells. So we were all taken aback with the big news coming from Avid’s corner that Avid Studio editing software will now run on Apple’s iPad. Avid is known for Big [...]

CES 2012 is just days away, but news of products we’ll be seeing and hopefully reviewing are beginning to leak. Today’s biggest announcement is the Nikon D4 ,  a full-frame digital SLR – and it carries a huge pedigree behind it. The predecessor to the D3 this camera has a few interesting body changes, including a bevy of [...]

I recently saw director Peter Jackson’s latest “Video Production Diary” of his newest movie, ” The Hobbit “.  Based on the legendary stories of Middle Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien. Jackson’s success with his first major directing effort with The Lord of the Rings was nothing short of amazing – a story that was so well known to readers for generations [...]

Last week we talked about 10 tips to making a Holiday video for family and friends. That was kindergarten – this week we tackle a much more daunting task: the End of the Year Video Compilation . BTW – These tips are good for your annual Sports Team highlights, School Yearbook , special events , “This is your Life” commemorative birthdays or [...]

Nearly everyone the world over celebrates some sort of “Winter Festivity” and it’s the most beautiful time of year for gathering great video of annual traditions along with a reflection of the past year and getting a year-ender together to share with family and friends. Whether you’re making a holiday video filled with all the pageantry [...]

100 Years of Technology – What Will Video Look Like in 100 Years? From prehistoric cave drawings to modern video techniques, those of use who chose the life of visual historian and story-teller have had a lot of technical advances to keep abreast of. How does one manage it all for decades at a time? [...]

Holiday Shopping List for Video Producers So that special one-day-a-year holiday is upon us. The day many people, young and old, anxiously await. When people scurry down the halls in their slippers and jammies, hoping to get a peek at that one item they’ve been hoping to own – a one of a kind super-duper priced item [...]