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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…

360 Video and Virtual Reality: the Future, or the Next 3D TV?

5 MIN TO READ Image Credit: Rough Guides Remember when 3D TVs came out? Maybe you even bought one, or at least considered it. After all, Avatar was pretty cool in 3D, and helped propel the 3D experience for movies into the mainstream. Since 3D TV began its steady and quick decline in about 2012 after quite a lot of public fanfare, it begs…

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…

Let’s Make a Video Series! A 10-Step Primer.

4 MIN TO READ Creating a video series can be an excellent way to raise engagement with your website, reach new audiences, and capture leads, especially if you’ve never done one before. In fact, a lot of the most influential video brand marketing is through video series, and this isn’t surprising when you think about what a series actually is. Since it’s a brand…

Prepping for Your First Shoot of the Summer

3 MIN TO READ Are you ready for summer?? Okay, maybe it’s not quite time to break out the flip flops, but if you’ve got a video marketing strategy, chances are you’re gearing up to do some filming this May. While summer shooting might sound like a walk in the park, it has its own unique set of challenges to keep in mind. What…

10 Simple Tricks to Save Time on Video Production

4 MIN TO READ Ever been on a shoot that seemed to just drag on and on? Or pack up your gear and hit the road, only to realize you forgot a line? Retakes and mistakes can be a real time suck if you’re not careful. The estimated time to create a video can even be a deterrent for getting started in the first…

In Honor of Earth Day, We’re Planting Trees, and You Can Too!

3 MIN TO READ Like many growing companies, we get caught up in the world of video and technology and startups and the hectic pace of city life. We lose sight of the bigger, more fundamentally important things out there. In fact, I’m referring specifically to some of the biggest, most important things on this planet: trees. To celebrate Earth Day, SproutVideo launched an…