Video Shooting Tips

Tips, tricks and articles on how to lift your video shooting game to the next level and have you shooting better videos in no time.

Shooting Better Home Videos

In this series of articles on shooting better home videos I wanted to address a few of the basic concepts…

Finding the Story in Your Videos

So rather than endlessly theorizing on all of this "finding the story" in your video stuff, let's take a look…

Shooting Video for Editing

The ability to edit what you shoot and have it come out making sense requires you to think about how…

Shooting Better Videos by Keeping it Steady

There is a style (if you can call it that) of shooting video that closely resembles a three year old watering the…

Basic Range of Video Shots

Camera shots are defined and named by the degree of closeness there is in the shot to the subject of…

The Rules of Video Composition

Before we get into all the rules and regulations of video composition there is an important point to keep in…

Shot Composition: How to Frame Your Scenes Like a Pro

Introduction Defining Shot Composition At its core, shot composition involves the arrangement of visual elements within the frame of a…

The Basics of Three Point lighting

Lighting has always played a fundamental role in shaping mood, atmosphere and visual appeal in photography, filmmaking and these days…

Essential Shots in Video Production

Creating an engaging and professional looking video involves the careful composition of different types of shots. Understanding how each of…

Camera Angles a Key to Visual Storytelling

When it comes to videography and filmmaking camera angles are a vital tool for shaping audience perception and driving the…