Production Craft & Techniques Blog Posts

Movies are brilliant, they allow us to get away from it all and live in a fantasy world for an hour or two. Whether we’re watching aliens take on our favourite chisel-jawed actor in a battle for the …

What better place to go for advice on how to build a successful production house than where competition is stiffest? Mike Levy started Levy Production Group in 1987 and succeeded where many others fa…

We all have different approaches for how we light a scene - from what lights we use to what lenses we choose; and from where we place talent to where we place the camera. We determine the elements an…

How many times have we heard a client say, “The production must feel authentic to the brand”?In an era of social media smoke and mirrors, how can you sell yourself without selling out?As freelancers …

Picture this, you get home from a grueling shoot and realize to your red-faced chagrin that you have absolutely nothing to work with. The audio is shoddy, the shots are overexposed, the focus is wrec…

Cold eyed they stared at me, moaning softly to themselves as if there was something they wanted to say but they couldn’t quite figure out how to make words work. I knew I had to do something, they ne…

As a writer, producer, and actor, I’ve seen and experienced a few scary things over the years. As the amount of independent films, web-series, and shorts being made increases, it’s a great time to re…

For many virtual reality (VR) may seem as if it’s only just been invented. However, the history of VR dates back a lot further than you might have imagined.

Lantern Creek Productions has wrapped up our final season producing “MO Guard TV”. Over the past two years, we produced 24 episodes that covered the events, training, missions, and lives of Missouri …

After leaving the Marine Corps in 2012 I came to NYC to become a filmmaker. Meeting other veterans in the media industry and realizing the advantage our shared operational experience gave us, I found…

Need to film a commercial? Need it to look professional? Rather than seeking out external locations, consider shooting the video inside of your home or apartment. This controlled environment can make…

When working on a video project, for fun or for a client, it is always a good idea to start the process by drafting a script. A script will give you the structure necessary to turn that single dau…