A new study by tubebuddy.com and hey!.com reveals "After extensive research, we've found that saying the word "you" just once in the first 5 seconds of a YouTube video can increase overall views by 66%. And views can increase by 97% - essentially doubling the view...
Art of Video
Amazing OK Go One Moment Music Video
Timing Is Everything! If you like planning in milliseconds, super efficiency, and slow motion, you will love the new OK Go One Moment Music Video. It was shot in 4.2 seconds but when you see it in slow motion, you will be amazed at the visual ideas, strategies, and...
5 Tricks To Add Depth To Your Shots
The lines of perspective in this view of railroad tracks adds depth to the shot. These tips are from Director/Cinematographer Matthew Rosen, but before you watch the video, read through these tricks to add depth and think about them. That should help you see the...
Turn A Single JPEG Into An Animated GIF – Plotagraphs
Plotagraphs are moving photographs edited in a photo animation software called Plotagraph Pro. This is an interesting online photography tool that can turn any still image into an animation called a Plotagraph. This can be either an animated GIF or a video file. You...
Virtues of Using Window Light For Video
For a quick and beautiful lighting set up it's hard to beat using a window as the main light source. You don't want to use a window that may have sunlight. Instead look for a northern facing window which will insure a soft lighting that's easy to work with. Using...
Take Time To Experiment With Experimental Video
There are a lot of good reasons to experiment with video. For one thing many experimental video styles have later become commercial styles. The music video genre has evolved from experimental film. Many TV commercials have been influenced by experimental films. The...
Ten Funniest Superbowl Commercials & Other Contests
Based on Nielsen’s metered markets, Super Bowl 50 averaged a 49.0 rating, meaning that 49% of U.S. homes with TV sets had the game turned on. That is a remarkable number and no wonder advertisers are willing to spend big bucks for those eyeballs. These are some of the...
Best Shared Videos 2015 That Could Have Been Produced On Low Budgets
These are some of the most shared video ads in 2015. I did not include movie trailers, music videos for popular artists or any videos that are not possible without a large budget. I've tried to include only those that could be produced by a videographer like you or...
Great 4K TVs under $800
4K TV describes any TV display technology with a total pixel count which is 4 times the final resolution that you’d find in ordinary Full HD TVs It need not have exactly 4,000 or more pixels horizontally. In fact most 4K TVs have a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 while...
Buster Keaton The Art of the Gag
French version of a film in which Keaton becomes a news cameraman to win the favor of a young woman. Tony Zhou has an excellent video series called "Every Frame a Painting." His latest video is about the artistry and logic behind Buster Keaton's gags AKA stunts. It's...
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