Smartphones have revolutionised how we take still and moving images. However the biggest drawback of Smartphones is their sound quality. To be specific, it’s more the location of the microphone which is the problem. Check out this video for some tips and suggestions on how to overcome this problem. Check [...]

Lighting is one of the key skills for any cameraman. Directors of Photography in the world of feature films, earn the big bucks because they know how to light. In features, lighting is crucial to the story. Happy scenes need to look happy and tragic scenes need to look tragic. [...]

After the shooting stops … (the cutting begins) This is a wonderful book by Ralph Rosenblum, who edited six Woody Allen films. He also edited The Pawnbroker, The Producers, and Goodbye, Columbus. The book is a great insight into the world of feature film editing. It’s unlikely you’ll be editing a [...]

Working with your clients One of the most important relationships you have when you’re shooting corporate video is the one you have with your client. After all, they’re the one who has contracted you to produce the video, so you need to get along with them and ideally involve them [...]

How much do I charge? Working out how much to charge for your services is not always easy. Whilst you may want to keep your prices low, so businesses will contract you to shoot their video, low prices can put some potential clients off. “If it’s that low, then it [...]

Marketing Starting your business is easy, it just costs money. Getting ‘business’ is the hard part and there is no right way to go about this. If you have taken the leap and decided this is the business you want to be in, then odds on you already have one [...]