Reeshard Scott Shares his Story

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I had the pleasure of meeting Reeshard on twitter after he asked me a few questions about Final Cut Pro X. We have become fast friends since his first question and his video was so powerful I had to share it on my personal blog. Reeshard is shooting often now, and I have hired him [...]

Why I use Truthcasting for Church Video Streaming

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TruthCasting is a free resource that seeks to lower the cost for churches and ministries to store and delivery full-length sermon video and audio content. They offer premium embeddable Video Players, Custom iPhone and Android Church Apps as well as LIVE Streaming of your church services and event. I had the opportunity to use their [...]

Streaming 101 Webinar Replay

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I had the opportunity to conduct a free webinar for Tech Applied that covered the topic of video streaming. If you didn’t get a chance to watch it you can view the hour presentation below. Here are links to some of the resources that I mentioned on the webinar. Wirecast Truthcasting If you have any [...]

My Class and I do the Harlem Shake

That’s right, I’m in and so is my class. We did the Harlem Shake, the internet meme that is sweeping the world. You get to see me come in on the “off” beat.   The good thing is the students shot and edited this video and they were engaged while doing it. The joys of [...]

5 Quick Tips for Good Video Clips

Video is everywhere. It’s hard to get your message out there when there are so many videos. I share 5 quick tips to help your videos stand out from the crowd. Do you video blog? If so, what tips would you add?    

5 Keys to a Successful Video Production Team

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I am not a fan of live productions, it’s just not my favorite thing to do in the video world, but I am wise enough to know that I can’t do it alone.  That’s why any producer or video professional will work with a good team.  I often wondered why producers would work with the [...]

Director’s Commentary “The Scream”

I had the opportunity to direct a short film for the William E. Proudford Sickle Cell Fund in 2010 and it stretched me creatively. I recorded a director’s commentary so you can see how I felt about each shot. Feel free to leave your comments about the video below. Below is the final version of [...]

Why I use the Tricaster for live multicamera Video Production

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I had the opportunity last week to work on a project and rented the Tricaster™ 855 from Sandy Audio Visual.  It was my first time using the HD Tricaster, but I have always been a fan of using a portable switcher for any live production. Now before I go any further, you must know. This [...]

Groom does a split on the dance floor

The 2012 wedding season is coming to an end and I have filmed many good weddings this year. I wanted to share a clip of Shun McGhee as he takes the garter from his bride Lori. I think this is the first time I have seen this in a wedding. This is why filming weddings [...]

Why MP4 is good for web video

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Sorenson Media recently conducted a  survey that revealed that MP4 leads a wide range of video formats used by video professionals for distribution on the web and mobile devices – 69 percent of users employ it regularly for the web and 58 percent use it for mobile. Flash video is dying a slow but steady death, [...]