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 to half-hour television programs. You […]
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Can you e-mail me the video? I often get asked this question and my answer is usually ‘no – because it’s a video file and therefore too big’. I thought it might be helpful to set out the following explanation and then suggest some solutions. The growth of Smartphones with built in cameras has seen […]
The world of digital video is full of strange names, numbers and abbreviations. Things like ‘mpeg’, ‘avi’, ‘mov’ and ‘m4v’. Then there are numbers like 1080i or 720p. What do they all mean and which ones do you need to know? Film formats. When movie film first came out it also came with a set […]
After 40 years working in TV, you might be asking why I’ve decided to start writing a blog? 1. Sharing After 40 years behind the camera, I decided it was time to share some of what I have learned over all those years in the business. Interestingly, the principles of shooting video haven’t changed a […]