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How to Design a Background That Actually Builds a Personal BrandIf you are going to be shooting the type of video that could be described as talking head video for things like tutorials then the technicalities are pretty easy to nail down.A reasonable lighting setup, some form of decent audio recording system and an "OK" camera or smartphone and with a little tweaking … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Background Designs and Useful A.I. Tools

Desk Setup for Filming, Editing & Live StreamingWhat I have discovered over the past few years of full time working with content creators is that there are certain things that need to be taken care of right from the beginning.What I mean is that no matter how inconsequential something may appear to be, if it adds any friction to the process of creating video then it … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Editing Setup and Canva for Thumbnails

How to Get Editing Ideas FastIt seems generally to come as a surprise to most new video creators that hitting the wall as far as content creation goes is not something that occasionally occurs.In fact it is about as inevitable as death and taxes!There can be a whole slew of reasons why any creator runs out of creative juice and just can't get that mojo back and … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Get Your Ideas Flowing and Some A.I. Stuff

How to Make Your Voice Sound Better in 2026A while back now a company appeared called Riverside.fm and their main focus was as a platform for making podcasting far easier to deal with.They were offering various tools and streaming possibilities but basically because I am not a podcasty type person I kinda lost track of them.Well apparently despite my personal lack … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Better Voice Overs and Green Screen Ideas

9 Sound Design Secrets I Wish I Knew SoonerOne of the key concepts most people think of in the creation of video is what things are going to look like to the audience.Given that it is video we are talking about, the emphasis tends to fall on what the viewer or at least what you think the viewer will be seeing as they watch your video.The hidden factor in all of this … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Audio Design and Some Editing Tutorials