Peter Gerstenzang, Author at Videomaker

4 Lessons for Even the Most Seasoned Directors

Storytelling Peter Gerstenzang

Everytime out, you pick up some trick, some shortcut, even when you can’t take any shortcuts. Something. Let me tell you a little bit...

How a shot list makes your shoot easier, better and cheaper

Organization Peter Gerstenzang

If you go back and look at your early work, it probably looks like it was directed by someone who needs a guide dog....

How to Survive a Nightmare Shoot

Management Peter Gerstenzang

Last summer, I survived a video shoot that seemed to have been conceived by the darkest forces in the universe, starring a rock and...

How to listen to your team and make better video through effective collaboration

Management Peter Gerstenzang

Poet Allen Ginsberg once famously stated, “First thought, best thought.” After directing my most recent video, I had an epiphany: “Not when it comes to filmmaking, Allen!”