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10 Tools All Video Pros Should Have On Hand
Production Craft & Techniques

10 Tools All Video Pros Should Have On Hand

These 10 tools are for those who want to enhance their awesomeness in their video production and/or want to uphold a professional video service for clientele. These aren’t just 10 things that maybe y…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 · 7 min read
Mid-Year Stats Report: Video Trends that May Surprise You
Miscellaneous

Mid-Year Stats Report: Video Trends that May Surprise You

“If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a video worth?” This question was posed by Scott MacFarland, a digital marketer and brand strategist, who wrote an article on the topic of online v…
Tuesday, 30 June 2015 · 3 min read
Tips on Finding Your Composition in Wedding Cinematography
Production Craft & Techniques

Tips on Finding Your Composition in Wedding Cinematography

By Ray Roman I never really planned on leaving my fulltime job to become a wedding cinematographer. I was working at a police department on the SWAT team when I entered the business, and I thought…
Thursday, 25 June 2015 · 6 min read
The 'Wolfpack' has Festival Juries Drooling
Filmmaker Profiles & Industry Insights

The 'Wolfpack' has Festival Juries Drooling

If you haven't already heard, 'The Wolfpack,' won the Grand Jury Prize in its category at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, and has been steadily gaining buzz ever since. Documentarian Crystal Moselle…
Wednesday, 24 June 2015 · 2 min read
InfoComm 2015 - The Cure for Redundant Device Syndrome
Industry News & Streaming

InfoComm 2015 - The Cure for Redundant Device Syndrome

By: Ian Cohen With all the technology available, and what I refer to as “Redundant Device Syndrome” or RDS for short, it is a wonder that anyone ever talks to each other. Most eyeballs are almost …
Monday, 22 June 2015 · 6 min read
How to Make Music Libraries your Friend
Production Craft & Techniques

How to Make Music Libraries your Friend

Mike Fuller, with CSS Music gives us a few quick tips on how to best utilize stock music in your next production project.
Monday, 22 June 2015 · 1 min read
5 Ways to Make Sure You DON’T Get Hired
Production Craft & Techniques

5 Ways to Make Sure You DON’T Get Hired

As a national video production company, we are always on the lookout to hire experienced cinematographers and editors. We are sent dozens if not hundreds of reels and applications every day, and we …
Thursday, 18 June 2015 · 3 min read
VariCam 35 Helps Grab Beautiful Images for Financial Spots
Miscellaneous

VariCam 35 Helps Grab Beautiful Images for Financial Spots

I've learned quite a few lessons throughout the course of my career in commercial production. And many the hard way. But you live -- you learn, and such is life. Perhaps the most important I've learn…
Tuesday, 16 June 2015 · 4 min read
Can the Sharing Economy Transform the Audio-Visual Market?
Miscellaneous

Can the Sharing Economy Transform the Audio-Visual Market?

The audiovisual market is poised for a sharing economy “takeover.” The AV market alone generates $91 billion a year, and is projected to be a $114 billion by 2016 (infoComm). Virtually every indust…
Wednesday, 27 May 2015 · 3 min read