I often get questions about how I shoot various scenarios so I wanted to share my workflow. I recently had a shoot where I was the primary cinematographer and had to mic a panel of up to ten people. This particular shoot didn’t have the budget for a separate audio technician so I could lav [...]
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?
Video Compression is an important last step when you are ready to share your video with the world. You can have the best video editing and effects, but if the video doesn’t come across well to the viewer it’s no good. In response to an overwhelming amount of questions I received about video compression I [...]
In this tutorial I show you how to create movement in your video using the Ken Burns effect. It can be used with photos or video and with Final Cut Pro X it is made easy. Visit my tutorial site http://www.webvideochefs.com for more video tutorials.
I am always drawn to fellow creatives, and Dan Webber is a photographer, videographer and best of all, a Christian man. I had the pleasure recently of spending an extended amount of time with Dan as we went to New York City to look at camera gear at our favorite store, B & [...]
I met Rob a few years ago around the same time I met Bryan Tosh. We connected immediately because we are Canon DSLR shooters and we love gear, especially gear we both can’t afford. Rob and I have worked together on many projects from church promos, weddings, and the meet up video that you [...]
I am teaching my students next year how to create a jump cut video. The first thing for them to know is that they have to record a video and pause and move for that dramatic effect. I created this video as a sample and I will post a tutorial on how I created this [...]
I had the opportunity to shoot a low-budget parody video for the Baltimore Team of New Leaders. New Leaders was founded in 2000 by a team of social entrepreneurs, New Leaders is a national nonprofit that develops transformational school leaders and designs effective leadership policies and practices for school systems across the country. I have [...]
I have the privilege of working with the American Heart Association since 2009. This year we created a video for the Howard County, Maryland featuring Cathy and Athena Shry. Cathy shares most of the story, because Athena was a baby during her heart transplant. These stories are always difficult to film because the participants have [...]
Stacia D. Wright talks about the Video Production Industry
I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Stacia D. Wright about the video production industry and her background. I’ve worked with Stacia on multiple video projects and after wrapping up our shoot she shared some valuable information. Visit Stacia online at B Reel Media Management.