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How to prepare for your first directing gig

Directing your first project is like getting behind the wheel of a car for the first time. You read through the manual, attended the...

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How to Break Down a Script for Production

Jordan Maison

Film production at any level is a complicated process. When working on your own, or even with a small team, there's a lot on...

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How to Plan for Stop Motion Animated Effects in Your Next Production

Susan Schmierer

Stop motion is one of the oldest and most beloved forms of animation, and to many directors, it was a starting point in their...

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Top 5 scouting tips every location scout should know

Tina Hoffman

Although you won't need to go to a special school or take any college courses to become a location scout, you will need a...

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How to Apply the Three Act Structure to Nonfiction Video

Jason Miller

We all know how important three act structure is in narrative filmmaking; it’s been used in storytelling of all sorts for eons, and if...

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

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....

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7 Tips for Producing Awesome Video on a Deadline

Nicole LaJeunesse

Everyone has felt the stress of a fast-approaching deadline. Maybe you’re a habitual procrastinator or maybe you took on more work than you could...

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Growth through critique: 10 tips for giving and receiving constructive feedback

Nicole LaJeunesse

When you first start out in video production, you’ll most likely find that your videos don’t always match the vision you started with. Continued...

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Traveling internationally as a videographer: Carnets, customs and video gear

Shawn Zeilenga

Carnets seem to be an elusive subject on the Internet, so I’m here to offer my personal experiences dealing with this document.

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How to Prevent Director’s Disease

W. H. Bourne

Stress, lack of sleep and poor diet are problems plaguing many filmmakers during production. Peter Jackson no doubtedly was affected by this when he...