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.
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...
Vlog Videos: This is the best camera accessory for new YouTubers
Hint: Can you hear me now?
3 Days in Sonoma: Producing a short film using 5 years of footage (Video)
A woman in wine country. A woman in trouble. Again.
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 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...
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...
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...
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...