Amish Barn Raising You can sell time lapse video just as you would any other business service. Chances are you have the right gear to make time lapse videos, or if not, you could rent the gear easily enough. This is a business service you could offer. It's simple to...
Finding great locations is an essential element in film and video. But great locations do not find themselves. On big budget productions, there is an official location scout. But if you're on a small budget, you'll have to do it yourself. You'll want to start by...
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...
Still photos can be very useful elements in videos. While certainly not the first, Ken Burns's use of still photos in videos set a new watermark for what stills could accomplish. There are tons of stock photo houses where you can search millions of images. Flickr...
This 7 inch 1080p HDMI Monitor is 12 volts because it's designed for use in cars, but I think it's too good a deal just for entertaining in your car. It also has audio. Below is a battery that works well with this monitor. This monitor and battery combination is...
Neewer CN-126 Video LED Light It comes with three filters; a diffuser, a 3200K and a pink filter and there's a case for the filters. It has a hotshoe that can be tilted, an on/off and dimming button. It can output so much light, you will want to dim it. The light...
Commercial Drone Flying has different rules. Pilots of full-sized airplanes have reported an increasing number of drone sightings during flights. This has prompted pressure on the Department of Transportation to regulate drone flights. Secretary Anthony Foxx says a...
This is another simple technique that can produce powerful, dazzling business videos. We've all seen nighttime city traffic time lapses which, while they are always fun to watch, have almost become a cliche. But time lapses are not just eye candy. Look at this short...
Murphy’s Law is still waiting to ambush you when you work outdoors so, no matter how sunny the forecast, always bring a couple of garbage bags to cover the camera in case it rains. When shooting for a long time in hot sunlight, a dark camera can absorb lots of heat...
When there’s a separate director, cameraman, and actors, the director calls “roll camera.” The cameraman then calls “speed” which started because it took mechanical cameras a couple seconds to reach proper recording speed. That's no longer the case, but it is still...
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