Patty Mooney

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Patty Mooney is a partner at Crystal Pyramid Productions and has over 40 years of experience in various roles: producer, editor, teleprompter operator, sound mixer, boom pole operator, voice-over artist and camera operator.

Overcoming every video editor’s worst nightmare

Workflow Patty Mooney

In 2004, I faced one of the worst nightmares a video editor can face: losing your timeline with project's deadline just a few hours away.

A look into corporate video production

Management Patty Mooney

There are many aspects to running a successful corporate video production company. Here's what you need to know to do it.

What does it take to be a location scout?

Planning Patty Mooney

Location scouts are skilled masters of detail and work hard to make the director’s location wish list become a reality.

How to be professional — both on and off set

Promotion Patty Mooney

No matter how skilled you are as a videographer, you won't be able to win or keep clients with an unprofessional attitude. Here's how to make a good impression, both on and off set.

How to develop an idea into a finished documentary

Documentary Patty Mooney

Have you ever heard of Robert J. Flaherty? He’s known as the “father” of documentary filmmaking (“Nanook of the North,” 1922). However, documentaries didn’t...

How to Take Your Script Idea from Concept to First Draft

Writing Patty Mooney

If I ever balk at a huge upcoming project, my husband will say “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”...

A Look Back at the Slog that was Video Production in the 1980s

Film History Patty Mooney

1980s nostalgia is now in full swing with the widely heralded series “Stranger Things”, not to mention “The Goldbergs.” Even assorted clips from a...

Deciding Between Shotgun or Lav Mic? Get the Shotgun First.

News Patty Mooney

I balanced the boom pole over the head of Lucy Liu as she expounded on her role in “Ballistic” opposite Antonio Banderas. Realizing the...

Please Don’t Make an Autobiographical Documentary

News Patty Mooney

Let’s take a look at some popular documentaries. “Food Inc.” explores the way we eat. “Why Beauty Matters” focuses on the importance of beauty...