Video Production Tips

Learn video production tips and strategies for creating better videos for the web. Everything from pre-production to post-production including information about the latest video cameras, video production techniques, video editing tips and more.

Do Video Production Pros Need to Know Web Video Marketing?

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The business growth of online media today will require video production people to expand their role beyond the traditional confines of simply technicians or creative professionals. They now need to consider themselves a valuable part of the actual marketing process for the video content they ...

Canon 5D Mark III: The Ultimate Feature Request List for DSLR Video

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For little more than a year now, I have been making video marketing productions using two Canon DSLRs as my weapon of choice: a 5D mark II (for its ability to do bokeh-porn) and the 7D (for those smooth Glidecam shots at 50 or 60 ...

Political Web Videos That Suck! How Elected Officials Can Do Better Video Production

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Continuing my Web Videos That Suck! Series, I review some videos put out by elected officials in positions of U.S. Congress or State Legislature, submitted by our readers-slash-viewers.  Learn why a poorly produced web video can overshadow the content of any political message, and some ...

Hear This: Sound Advice for Better Quality Video Interviews

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Unless you have your own Hollywood style crew with technicians for every specialty- camera, lighting, sound, script, makeup, grip etc..., you're more likely to be doing everything yourself on a shoestring budget. Have you ever gotten a great looking interview that shocked you with how mediocre ...

How To Prepare for An On-Camera Interview - Tips for The Video Interviewee

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You're going to be shot - so what should you do to prepare? No, we're not addressing whether you should carry firearms when going into a questionable neighborhood, or driving on L.A.'s crazy freeway system. We want to show what to consider if you are going to ...

Your Business Video Sucks, An eBook Video Marketing Disaster

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Welcome to my revised-titled series, Your Business Video Sucks! This week, I review a web video from a well-known professional copywriter, used as a promotion for his eBook on web video tips for business. Watch it and read my review on why I think the ...

5 Tips To Help Interview Subjects Feel More Comfortable On Camera - Overcome The Fear of Video – Part 2

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One of the biggest obstacles with web video interviews is that many people are afraid of being interviewed on camera. I interviewed video production expert Izzy Hyman and asked him to share some professional tips on how to help subjects on the other side of ...

How To Overcome The Fear of Being Interviewed On Camera - Part 1

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One of the biggest obstacles in getting businesses to do web video is that a lot of people are afraid of being recorded and interviewed on camera. In my interview with video production expert Steve Garfield, he shares some professional tips on how to best ...

Web Video Production Advice for Aspiring Filmmakers - Interview With Demand Media

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We caught up with Jay Holzer a few weeks back and he was gracious enough to chat with us for a bit about online video.  He is the Senior Director of Video Production at Demand Media, the publisher of websites like eHow, Cracked, LiveStrong, and ...

Web Videos That Suck for Business and How to Fix Them

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Welcome to Web Videos that Suck for Business where I highlight a few web videos created for businesses and/or professionals organizations that I consider to be just plain sucky.  I also dive into why I think they suck and discuss what we can learn from them in ...

YouTube Gives Partners A Christmas Bonus for New Video Gear

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Back in July, YouTube poured $5 Million back into the source of their success:  the users.  Specifically, the video giant created YouTube Partner Grants, a grand fund intended to help independent YouTube Partners level the playing field with the deep-pocketed major brands.  At the time, ...

5 Reasons Why Businesses That Should Be Doing Online Video, Don't (And How To Overcome Them)

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I interview David Meerman Scott, popular social media and video marketer, author of The New Rules of Marketing and PR, and his most recent book, Real Time Marketing and PR. We discuss more about the fear of video that companies still have, and the common ...

Vimeo Video School Offers Free Video Production Training - Learn How To Produce Better Videos

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Video-sharing website Vimeo has recently launched something called Vimeo Video School, a sort of online university for video creators.  Specifically, it aims to be "a fun place for anyone to learn how to make better videos.”  Oh, and it's completely free. A free, online, video ...

5 Critical Video Production Tips - How To Shoot Better Quality Web Video for Business

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I interviewed Israel (Izzy) Hyman – a professional online video producer, web video production trainer, video podcast show host, and ReelSEO guest contributor. Izzy shared with me his passion for "the motion image" and how he got started doing web video production.  He also offered up ...

The New York Times Reminds Us of The Power of Good Acting

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The silent movie is enjoying a comeback—for this week, at least.  And it's courtesy of The New York Times. In a video gallery entitled "Fourteen Actors Acting – A Video Gallery Of Classic Screen Types", the paper has teamed up with Solve Sundsbo, Owen Pallett, ...

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