Dec 9, 2014
Film and video light bulb jokes
Why are light bulb jokes so popular and who told the first light bulb joke? Let me know.
Q: How many actors does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Nine: one to screw it in and the other eight to hold the mirror.
Q: How many grips does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Two: One to hold it, one to hammer it in.
Q: How many grips does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: That’s electric’s job. (more…)
Nov 9, 2014
How to make a video that works — sounds much easier than it really is.
I’ve watched many companies make videos that don’t do the job intended. Their motivational videos don’t motivate. Their training videos don’t train. Their sales videos don’t sell. They’ve spent anywhere from $20,000 to $100,000 to create this product — how can the product fail? (more…)
Nov 2, 2014
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, you always want to hire a scriptwriter, not the production company, first. You need to find the right scriptwriter for your project. (more…)
Oct 1, 2014
It’s one thing if a good friend or business associate comes to you and says, “Look. I’d like some photo or video coverage of my two-hour event on Saturday. Can you help me out?” So you give your friend a good price.
It’s quite another for a volunteer dracu-vendor to show up and suck the job away from you and every other well-meaning media company. (more…)
Jul 14, 2014
Odd Duck Restaurant logo (Austin, TX)
I recently moved to Williamsburg, Virginia, where I was born. I spend significant time still in Washington and Baltimore, where I’ve spent 30 years in a satisfying career. These days, I don’t have to be “up north” every week or even every other week. (more…)
Jul 4, 2014
You might expect the following on your shoot: a production assistant, a producer, a shooter, and an audio engineer.
You’ve heard of producers, directors, videographers, gaffers, grips, and so forth. Right? They will each likely have a place at your next corporate video shoot.
These are people you don’t see in movies, or out on the street. You see the broad-shouldered videographer hoisting a camera to his shoulder as if that’s how it’s done. (more…)
