Production Craft & Techniques Blog Posts

Our agency, Big Leap, has the pleasure to work with a variety of clients in a wide array of industries. One of our clients, Extra Space Storage, deals with self storage units. As you’d guess, self st…

The first question you may be asking is what is SEO? SEO stands for search engine optimization and it basically means optimizing your business’s online presence so your business ranks higher in Googl…

The image is now, in the digital age, the most prolific it has ever been. With the advancement in digital cameras, more and more video and photography production can be seen throughout various media,…

According to Forrester Research's Dr. James McQuivey, "a minute of video is worth 1.8 million words." While this controversial factoid seems to smack of Donald Trump-esque hyperbole, the power of on…

As a Producer for more than 30 years, I've interviewed many people, from celebrities (Charlize Theron and the Cast of the Forbidden Planet) to astronauts (Sally Ride); from Little League Baseball Coa…

If you don’t have content, you’re nobody. Content defines you and your brand, but creating it can often be an arduous, time-consuming process - the good news though, is it doesn’t have to be. Bring a…

Do you think you can name the top three search engines on the internet in terms of search volume? Google is obviously first, and next you’d assume come Bing and Yahoo. On the contrary, the second-lar…

From couch-surfing to sets like Walking Dead and Quantico, it takes grit. It takes determination. It takes an unwavering, fierce passion for the film industry to stay on top of producer’s minds. And,…

Many factors affect the final result of your composite chroma key. By making the right technical and creative choices ahead of time, you can avoid costly mistakes both in time and money! Avoiding the…

The art of costume design reaches far beyond simply selecting an outfit. While costumes do refer to the way a character dresses, they are also responsible for relaying the story of that person's joys…

One of the biggest challenges facing post houses today is the unrelenting pressure to create more and better content with fewer resources, and to get it completed faster. This is happening at a time …

Halloween is right around the corner and that means it's time to get scary! It's also a good time to talk about fear and how it affects us in our work. What do you fear the most or the most insecure …