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Shooting and Directing a Multiple Camera Shoot

With intensive pre-production and tight budgets, you're all set up and ready to shoot. Now the pressure is on to get great footage and...

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4 Questions to Ensure your Criticism is Constructive

Greg Olson

I pride myself on having a thick skin. When I submit a project for review, I expect changes, I expect constructive criticism, and I...

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13 Keys to Successful Event Video

mhageman

One of the comforts in controlled shoots is that you can always try a few things to see what works with a scene. Move...

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Directing Tips – Using Dog Training with Your Pets

Jackson Wong

Directing can be a very rewarding task during video production. Directing animals even more so. Being a director of dogs is something that two...

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Where Do You Draw the Line Between Professionalism and Fun?

Mike Wilhelm

I love shooting video. I love achieving perfect composition and capturing great sound. It's really satisfying to bounce light around for perfect exposure. When...

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Directing Tips from The Video Village

James Williams

As summer approaches, you get a call to produce a seasonal series on backyard grilling. While the thought of shooting a food show like...

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Five Tips on Directing DIY Tutorials

Jennifer O'Rourke

by Beata Dumaplin.Dont know how to do something? Confused by the high tech lingo in your instruction manual? No problem! Nowadays, we just grab...

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How to Get Good Performances from Actors

Videomaker

A major determining factor in how your story is told is the performances of the actors. Every director wants good performances, but even that...

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From Music Video Maker to Hollywood Director

Videomaker

Many great directors today got their start doing music video editing. Director Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are, was a well know music...

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Interviewing Your Parents

Videomaker

If you could talk to your great-grandparents for thirty minutes, what would you say? Do you ever wonder how they met? What their first...