I love shooting video and for the last 11 years I have made a living through my video production business. Before that I worked in television and community organisations in Communications and media. Over the past 11 years I have shot videos ranging in length from less than one minute [...]

Six things you need to know if you’re using on-line video for your business from home All of us are impacted by the CovID-19 virus with many of us working from home. Many of us are using on-line video to stay connected to both family and friends and clients and [...]

My last post talked about how I’m keeping busy during the CovID-19 lockdown and restricted travel that we’re all experiencing. I’m working with my local church to produce a series of weekly programs that are then streamed through the ChurchOnLine platform at pre-set times. The technical side For over four [...]

With most of the world in ‘CovID-19’ lock-down, not many of us are out shooting at the moment. I have a lot of friends in the film and video industry and we all have the cleanest and tidiest Pelican cases ever. It seems that apart from news, all other video [...]

Here’s a ‘trap for young players’ as my old tech instructor would tell me, so I thought I would share it with you. I had a shoot recently that involved two cameras and three separate data recording methods. Canon C 100 Mk 2 recording AVCHD format on internal SD card [...]

After 12 years of running my own video production business, here are some key values that I try to keep in mind on every job. Regular communication with my client A realistic budget based on what my client can afford Giving them the best advice about how to achieve their [...]

We all watch video. Whether it’s a TV program DVD, film or a web stream – we see video every day. But do we really ‘see’ video? I often ask my clients when we’re discussing what sort of video they want me to produce for them if they have seen [...]