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Post Category: How-Tos

10 Ways to Use Video to Market Locally

3 MIN TO READ In today’s hyper-connected economy, it sometimes seems like all advice and resources are aimed at helping you reach a global market—but for a lot of businesses this isn’t necessarily the best strategy. Plenty of businesses still thrive in the style of brick-and-mortar, believe it or not! And you might not realize it, but online video is great for helping you…

Filming Food: What You Need to Know

6 MIN TO READ If you’re a great cook and want to share your passion, video is the way to do it. The outsize success of Buzzfeed’s Tasty videos make it clear that videos about food are a great way to reach a wide audience. With this simple guide, you can sidestep common mistakes and create a food video that will get your viewers’…

6 Easy Ways for Videographers to Give Back

3 MIN TO READ There are a lot of reasons to give back to your community, whether that community is geographic and local, professional, or interest-based. Luckily, there are also a lot of ways to give back, especially now. Donating to charity or supporting a worthy project is as easy as the click of a button or sending a text. Last year alone, over…

A Crash Course in Video Production Management

6 MIN TO READ In an ideal world, your budget for making a video will always include plenty of resources to hire a talented producer to oversee all aspects of your shoot’s planning, execution, and the final editing process. I don’t know about you, but sadly, that’s not the world we live in! Here’s an in-depth look at best practices for managing the entirety…

Summer in the City: 10 Ideas for Capturing the Ambience on Film

4 MIN TO READ Well, the weather has been absolutely amazing, and it’s got us thinking about—big surprise—videography! More specifically, we thought it would be useful to offer up some of our tried-and-true tips for capturing the glow of summer on film. Have you been thinking about running a summer video campaign? The great news is that you can definitely produce something that has…

Six Tips to Help You Relax on Camera

3 MIN TO READ Very few people feel totally natural in front of a video camera. In fact, several people I know who speak in front of large audiences on a fairly regular basis, with plenty of confidence and charisma, freeze up when it’s just them and a camera. It’s hard to put a finger on exactly why this happens; part of it is…