Teleprompters: a staple of broadcast news, TED talks, and presidential addresses. For all their convenience, they can also be quite the headache when you have to choose which one is right for your video production. It can be a lot to consider. It is, however, an important decision for several re

When you’re first starting out on YouTube, knowing your target demographic and the overall tone of your channel can be difficult. Even if you think you know who you’re targeting with your content, you really won’t know who is consuming your work until after you’ve release

Here are a few ways to make your film or video project stand out with the creative use of several different scene transitions. Image via Shutterstock. If you’ve somehow found yourself in the world of high-volume video creation, you’ll find it difficult to create new ways to keep your

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In the market for a new lighting rig? Consider these viable, powerful options for all your film and video production needs. Top image via Shutterstock. After a camera, the most important piece of equipment to own might just be a good light. Anybody who has been shooting for some time knows just

Looking to fill the gaps in your documentary with archival footage? Here are 7 must-know tips for documentary filmmakers and video editors. Whenever you are working on a documentary film that focuses on history, or features flashbacks to yesteryear, odds are you will need some archival footage.

The landing page video is an essential element of any business’s web presence. Here’s how you create winning SEO-friendly video content. Cover image via Shutterstock. It can be embarrassing to admit, but during a brief period in my career as a video production professional, I was ask

Directors, artists, and editors are constantly finding innovative ways to utilize stock footage to bring their ideas to life while saving a ton of time and money in the process. Stock footage can enrich a production while eliminating difficult and expensive shots. The creative minds below took t

In this look at some of Hollywood’s favorite movie magic tricks, learn from filmmaking masters and VFX artists to put your characters anywhere you can imagine through film compositing, rotoscoping, and matte paintings. Compositing Compositing is the process of combining multiple visual ele

A crucial aspect of vlogging and filming tutorials is creating a well-composed, well-lit, and welcoming shot of yourself and your setup. Vlogging is, by nature, a weird art form that asks its viewers to follow you into whatever type of content you choose to focus on, whether that is daily life,

If you’re new to the world of publishing on YouTube, there’s a lot of precision that must go into every detail of your video, including the title, description, and (perhaps the most importantly) the thumbnail. An alluring and engaging thumbnail can be what gets your video all those v

I’ve personally spent much of the past year digging through and optimizing past videos hosted on the variety of YouTube channels I manage, and with an SEO team, we optimize each video for better engagement. The following YouTube keyword SEO tips aren’t hidden secrets to success. It&#

It’s summer, so in the world of film, you know that it’s blockbuster season. From the latest superhero flicks to franchise staples like Pirates of the Caribbean and Guardians of the Galaxy, cineplexes fill up with audiences looking to escape the heat and spend hundreds of million of dollars to s

If you haven’t studied the posters for the latest Marvel blockbusters, you’re truly missing out on the movie poster renaissance. Independent films have long been the place to see more intricate or experimental design choices. But, in the past few years, a major movement has retur

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, Marvel, PIXAR, and other major franchises run the film industry nowadays. These organizations offer up sequel after sequel, remake after remake, and spinoff after spinoff. For fans following every tiny detail and development of these jumbled plots an

The Terrence Malick-produced nature documentary, Awaken, is sure to blow your mind while teaching you a thing or two about our planet. Tom Lowe, director of the short film, Timescapes, brings us this incredible portrait of life, nature, and the cosmos, combining striking imagery, incredible time

Whether you’re a travel vlogger, tutorial maestro, or short film director, using the right royalty free music can make or break your view count. Based on trends and recent successes, the specific shots and the overall personality you put into your video do not determine its success by the

New airport security scanning regulations now require flyers to remove any electronics larger than a cellphone from carry-on luggage. Do you carry-on a lot of camera gear when you travel? If so, it just became a bigger hassle. In a press release from the Transportation Security Administration, t

This is an exciting time to be alive. Technological innovations are nearly outpacing our imagination in terms of what is possible and what is science fiction. Nowhere is this more true than in pop culture — specifically at the box office — where the most fantastical elements of superhero and big