Cinematography is more than just pointing a camera and capturing images. The Cinematographer's art is visual storytelling.
The cornerstone of every great editor is their ability to exceed the expectations of those in their world. Content needs to educate, illuminate or entertain, clients and bosses need to be kept happy, and work needs to come in and be delivered at a pace that allows an editor...
The video industry offers a plethora of intersecting career pathways. Let's explore some of the ways that you can make money with video.
There are many working parts when it comes to cinematography. We'll give you the most important cinematography terms you need to know.
Docuseries differs from the typical documentary. While similar, there are some distinct differences. We’ll cover what those differences are.
Client hunting is always stressful, no matter how experiened you are. Here are a few tips for staying proactive and getting new work.
Some consider it tedious work, but pre-production can not only save you money and time. It can also enhance the creative process.
Astrophotography timelapses are beautifully vibrant videos that allow people to engage in astronomy. Here's what you need to know to record one yourself.
Even the simplest program depends on planning. Production planning, or production logistics, can be so complex that Hollywood production companies devote whole departments to it. It is an essential part of the pre-production process. You can cover the essentials by wrangling just five elements: people, places, things, plans and...
The best way for aspiring film directors to improve their craft is to study and learn from the works of famous directors from the past and present.
Essential Learning
This is How Your Camera’s Lens Produces a Usable Image
In its most basic form, a lens is a piece of glass or plastic with curved surfaces. Lenses are used to bend rays of...
What is composition and why is it essential in filmmaking?
There are actually shapes and alignments that people find pleasing. But photo and film composition also needs to tell a story.
The Essential Video Shooter’s Toolkit
The big day has finally arrived — a video shoot for the biggest client to ever darken your door. You’re nervous, but excited and...
Camera Movement Techniques
A static frame is not only boring to your audience; by keeping the camera still, you’re also missing out on one of the most fundamental storytelling tools in cinema — movement.
How to Compose Your Shot When Your Camera Can See Everything
Something to remember when shooting spherical video is that everything is visible in the shot. Even if you think you are being clever by...
Take Flight with These 8 Must-have Drone Shots
Camera-equipped drones are capable of capturing brilliant, awe-inspiring shots, and chances are you’ll want to learn the essentials of beautiful aerial cinematography yourself.
Lenses: How does focus work?
If you’re new to shooting video, you may notice that fellow camera geeks like to talk a lot about “glass”. While there are a lot of things made of glass in the video world, there’s only one thing called “glass”: Your camera lens. Here's how it works to produce a useable, in-focus image.
10 vintage lenses to add to your kit: an in-depth investigation
Using vintage lenses lends a unique character to modern images while breathing new life into old glass.
5 Tips for Shooting in Log Profiles
Video can be an unforgiving medium, and without proper lighting itâs easy to lose data in both the highlights and the shadows. The most...
What is B-roll and how do you shoot it?
One of the most overlooked areas of video production is gathering B-roll footage that tells a compelling story. Here's what B-roll is and it's so important.
10 Production-saving Accessories
Inclement weather, dead batteries, missing assistants, cars that break down, tripod legs that snap, shoots being delayed for hours, getting kicked off of locations,...
When to shoot RAW (and when to skip it)
A RAW image frame is like a film negative — different processing can give you different results.
Which image sensor is right for you?
We all know light sensors make our cameras work, but what makes a good light sensor? Which camera and image sensor combo is best...
Keeping Up with HDR — No Camera Upgrade Required
We’ve all had those moments in our lives when we are stopped in our tracks by the awe-inspiring beauty of the “now”. Magnificent morning...
3 Tips for an Effective Multi-Action-Cam Shoot
The action camera market segment, popularized by GoPro, has made point of view (POV) filmmaking accessible to the masses. There’s something compelling about watching...
How to Get Started with 360-degree Video
Within the last few years the video industry has seen the emergence of a handful of new techniques, technologies and methodologies. Aerial videography has...
How to Cover an Event in 360
Spherical video has the ability to bring a viewer right into the center of the action, no matter if that’s sports, entertainment, concerts or...
What is mise-en-scène? An essential filmmaking concept
Mise-en-scène means “placing on stage” and refers to props, lighting, wardrobe and blocking.
How Does Image Stabilization Work?
There are various ways for a videographer to stabilize their footage. If your camera doesn’t need to move, a tripod is ideal. Where camera...
A Primer on Live Video Production
Many people want to stream events across the country so far away viewers — whether millions or a select few — can enjoy. Live...
