Let’s face it, no one plans for a video shoot to go wrong, but sometimes s**t just happens. Good planning is always the best way to make sure things go well, but there is always a chance it will go pear shaped. There are probably three areas where things might [...]

After over ten years working as a freelance video producer, here are five habits I try and work by. You are only as good as your last project. You’ll find this saying throughout the creative world, so what does it mean for the video producer? It means you can’t sit [...]

Once you’ve shot your project the next step is the edit. If you have planned your shoot well, then you’ll have a pretty good idea of what footage you have and where it goes in the edit. Key thing at this stage is not to get into detail, but rather [...]

For me, this usually starts with an e-mail or phone call. More and more these days, these are from an existing client, or from someone I know. After over ten years in business, repeat business is how I usually get more work.  The e-mail/phone call will usually outline what sort [...]

Once upon a time, interviews were generally filmed without too much happening in the background. This meant that the audience would not be distracted by either movement or activity behind the person being interviewed, nor would they hear any distracting noise. Both these principles are still worth considering of course, [...]

In a recent post I talked about shooting interviews on the ‘shop floor’. In other words, in the middle of where the story was happening. If done well, these can be very effective but managing the lighting and sound become even more critical, compared to shooting in a studio or [...]