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Posts Tagged with: Holiday

Five Wild Filmmaking Tips for Earth Day

6 MIN TO READ Maybe it’s the warmer weather, maybe it’s the first crocuses poking up through the ground, but all we want to do is head outside and get some fresh air. While we’re at it, we may as well grab some awesome footage of nature in rebirth. Here are five classic filmmaking techniques you’ll need to capture nature in all her glory.

The Best Holiday Marketing Videos Get Emotional

5 MIN TO READ We are in the thick of the holiday season, and as usual, emotions are running high. Whether it’s stress, joy, comfort, or nostalgia, it can feel like a bit of a rollercoaster. As it turns out, almost all of these emotions are reflected in this year’s crop of holiday car commercials. Not content to show off a shiny car with…

10 Major Predictions for Online Video in 2017

4 MIN TO READ The end of 2016 is upon us, and what a year it was! Tumultuous at times, 2016 saw lots of ups and downs. The world of online video is no exception. From provocative live video streams, to innovative uses for 360 video and virtual reality, 2016 offered a lot of surprising moments. But, we believe the best is yet to come. To help you…

Our Top 10 Picks for 2016 Marketing Videos

4 MIN TO READ The year 2016 was tumultuous, with many ups and downs across the board. The one exception has been online video, which has only moved from strength to strength. In this post, we’re looking back at some of our favorite marketing videos from 2016. These ten videos made us laugh, cry, or rush out to try the product! Enjoy.

How to Make a Holiday Video People Will Actually Watch

4 MIN TO READ The holidays are joyous, merry, and cheerful, but they can also be quite overwhelming. Between the inundation of repetitive jingles, aggressively urgent sales, and the pressure to be the perfect host, it’s all too easy to get caught up in the whirlwind and wake up in the New Year wondering what on earth just happened. When it comes to video,…

Top 10 Reasons to Be Thankful for Video

4 MIN TO READ With Thanksgiving week upon us, it’s time to reflect on all the ways in which life has been particularly kind to us. We are thankful for so many things here at SproutVideo. Our amazing customers, friends and family, our new offices, a remarkably warm and sunny fall in NYC, and all the delicious pizza and tacos at our doorstep, just…

Ten Tips to Film Fireworks on a Phone

4 MIN TO READ In our humble opinion, July Fourth is one of the best holidays in America. Everywhere you go you’ll find parties, sparklers, fireworks, and the sweet smells of barbeque. What’s not to love? Well, for one, you might not love the way those awesome fireworks look on your phone when filming with everything set to auto. Avoid disappointing results this Fourth…

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…