Maybe you're interviewing someone for a documentary, Youtube, or a client project. How do you get the best out of that person? We'll show you video interview tips and techniques we've learned over time as well as some from award-winning documentarians like Veronica Moscoso ("A Wild Idea") and Amy Sewell ("Mad Hot Ballroom").

Ross Lowell, founder of Lowell Lights and the man who created our beloved gaffers tape, passes away at the age of 92.

You may create mood boards to show your DP what look you want for your film. You may play music or movie clips for your editor to convey the feeling you're looking for. When working with actors as a director, how do you prepare? What can you convey to them to help communicate your vision?

Frank discusses his method based on his training with the esteemed directing/acting teacher Lenore DeKoven.

Script continuity notes, circle take sheets, footage logs. I got into filmmaking to make films not do paperwork. There are a ton of production forms but which ones are important and why during a production shoot? We will show you.

From small to large productions, continuity in your videos is important. When your footage reaches the edit state, you need to have consistent shots so objects aren’t disappearing in and out of frame. Learn a little about who is responsible for this task and even try our little visual “continuity quiz”.

If you have to shoot into the glass on an oven door, car window or picture frame, how do you remove reflections that distract from your image? Sometimes you even see the camera.

Today we are going to talk about basic yet important makeup tips that will improve your filmmaking projects.
Today way have an awesome guest, Jocelyn Barrios, to talk about on set makeup.
For a lot of filmmakers, I’m going to bet due to limited resources, you probably ask your female actors to handle their own makeup, and for the men, well, they’re fine. Men don’t wear makeup anyway.
 

For filmmakers who haven’t worked on a film set, here are 10 must know onset tips that will make your video production shoots go so much easier.  
 

Filmmaking is hard work. It requires many creative and technical choices during production and in post production to make just a simple scene. Spuds gives three video and audio exercises that helped him learn how to make short films. 

Every wondered what a grip, gaffer or 1st AC do? Okay but maybe your parents and friends keep do and won’t stop asking you. Here’s a video link to send them to get them off your backs. Spud’s cousin Eugene the standup comedian gives you all the film crew job descriptions you need.

If you produce how-to and tutorial videos, you know that getting your shots is half the job, the other is editing. Frank explores some simple editing tips and tricks to help you improve the quality of your instructional videos and make them pop and look more professional. From adding effective narration, on-screen text, animation, audio and more.

Spuds breaks down the microphone types we use in video production so you can figure out the right microphone for your needs. He covers the tips and tricks of microphone use so you can record the best audio by using the right tool in the right way.

Positioning and repositioning an object to enhance a shot’s composition can be a bit tricky at times. Especially when the shot changes. That never happens.

So I’m going to show you the rolling hitch, a knot that will make adjusting hanging objects in your frame a lot easier.