How video production lets you sell something, without selling it

How video production lets you sell something, without selling it

Modern video marketing is less about filming commercial and more about creating short films for brands.
Premiere Pro audio level meters sound mix tips

Top 10 Tips: Better sound for your YouTube videos

You've probably heard many times before on your videography adventures that sound really matters. Chances are if your YouTube videos are hard to understand because of poor audio quality you'll lose viewers and minimize your chances of increased subscriber counts. So what can you do to get better sound on your...
Rode VideoMicro shotgun microphone for YouTube Vloggers

3 Days in Sonoma: Producing a short film using 5 years of footage (Video)

A woman in wine country. A woman in trouble. Again.
Panasonic GH5 with Rokinon 35mm lens

Filmmaking Challenge: Use only a prime lens to shoot your next project

Limiting yourself to a manual prime lens can ultimately improve your composition and focusing skills, and maybe even lead to more creative results.
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And It Hurts: Looking to ‘Beyond the Black Rainbow’, ‘Drive’ and ‘Lost Highway’ for filmmaking inspiration

For the upcoming Stark Insider YouTube promo trailer I decided to look for inspiration and do something a little different. In this case I had recently watched Mandy (2018) and was blown away by the aesthetic, Nicolas Cage's outstanding and unhinged performance, and, of course that incredible 80s soundtrack. After watching Mandy...
Canon EOS RP specs and first thoughts Clinton Stark

Canon EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera is lighter, smaller, and — best of all — cheaper

In the camera world 2018 will be remembered as the year that both Canon and Nikon finally entered the full-frame mirrorless market. Canon with a single model, the EOS R and Nikon with a pair of full-frame models, the Z6 and Z7. It was a long time coming. Sony had...
Panasonic GH5 top controls

Trendspotting: Digital camera market decline continues, could be down 50% in two years

Digital camera makers continue to face heavy headwinds, primarily from the do-all cameras we're carrying with us 24/7: smartphones. The advent of the smartphone and something called "computational photography" which leans on software processing to provide additional capabilities is continuing to disrupt the traditional camera market. That means pain for...
Canon EOS R Mirrorless Digital Camera

Hopefully Canon listens to buyers, removes Touch Bar on upcoming EOS R cameras

In my time with the Canon EOS R I found a lot to like. The relatively small camera packs a full-frame sensor into a mirrorless design --- Canon's first. For far less you're essentially getting a Canon 5D IV in a small body, with all the great features mirrorless...
First Look Review: Rode Videomic Pro+ On-Camera Shotgun Condenser Microphone

Top 3: Must-have accessories for your new DSLR or mirrorless camera

Here's 3 camera accessories that will help round out your DSLR or mirrorless camera setup. A camera body is obviously the core of any camera setup, be it for photography or, as is mostly the case for me, videography. But if you plan to get serious and step-up your craft a...