Archive for the ‘Video production’ Category

Why use video? (#1 of Video 101)


2011
12.28

There’s hardly a topic that video can’t help illuminate in the business world.

How to make people laugh, cry, & write checks


2011
07.09

Hollywood is a big deal because Hollywood understands that, even though some people want a motorcycle and others a Barbie doll, all people want one single thing.

“How can I get a job in video and film production?”


2011
04.30

I have to say, the video and film world hasn’t changed much over the year in terms of how you break in — this despite an ever-increasing number of video and film undergrad and graduate programs.

Think you can’t afford a video? Think again


2010
12.26

OK, I won’t taunt you with lines like, “But you can’t afford NOT to make a video.”

Viva public domain!


2010
12.22

There’s a price to pay for all that free public domain candy. You need to know a few rules.

Getting estimates: What many video producers don’t want you to know


2010
12.03

If you want to build a house, you don’t ask a builder for the price (right off, anyway).

TFTD: Should my CEO narrate or open the video?


2010
11.27

In short, please leave storytelling to your scriptwriter and producing to your producer… don’t start telling the story yourself, just because you think you know more about the topic than anyone else.

Planning your video: review your needs


2010
10.12

Planning a video or film for your business is just like planning anything else. The more prepared you are, the better the process will go and the happier you’ll be with the final product.

The wave of the web future


2010
09.13

Geeks went out and got the jobs that writers and content people didn’t know how to execute themselves. And content went begging.

Is video dead?


2010
08.27

After all, we’ve had pens, paper, typewriters, and white-out for decades now — and instead of EVERYONE publishing a novel, typically we only have competent authors do so.