Directing

Documentaries are about real people in real places doing real things. Documentaries were the first films ever made.

Getting the Most Out of Your Actors or Subjects

We treasure our memories, but we can be easily overwhelmed. Fearlessly dive into your archives and uncap your camera lens for the holidays to create a video that will stand the test of time.

For aspiring video producers, it's always hard to find some interesting subject matter. Are you looking for an audience?

One of the most difficult, important and rewarding things a director has to do is find, recruit and work with talent.

Turn time and tape into treasure.

Multitasking when you are directing is not easy but sometimes necessary. Here are a few suggestions.

How to use Cinéma Vérité techniques to make compelling documentaries

(gales of laughter erupt on the set.) CUT! Somebody PLEASE help Jimmy untangle the rope from his foot, re-stack all those bottles of motor oil and, somebody wash off the cat... again.

You don't need puffy pants and a megaphone to be an assertive, successful director. But you do need to take control.

Many of the little things that you learn from from a lifetime of planning, directing, editing and producing videos can easily be applied to life as a whole.

New Titles - Technology of V/A Streaming & Total Directing

Style

Part 2 of a 3 part series on movie and video production planning.

Voiceovers are the mainstays of advertising, instruction and promotional videos, television programs and feature films.

Now more than ever, it's possible for one person to venture into the world and capture great video. By following a few simple guidelines, you too can be an on-the-fly guerrilla filmmaker!

Something wicked this way comes.

A lighthearted Look at Wedding Video.

Football, baseball, hockey, tennis. Swimming, cycling, running and lacrosse. Sports shooting is an art unto itself, and every sport has shooting hurdles to jump.

Physical comedy has been a hallmark of the film industry since the early days of the silent film.