Shooting on location in developing countries is always a challenge for the videographer. You need to travel light and be able to adapt quickly to different environments and locations. Over the last 8 years I have made numerous trips to film aid projects in Asia and Africa in seven countries. [...]

This is probably one of the most asked questions in the world of digital video. The answer is not always simple as it depends on the answers to a number of additional questions. 1. How will you show/use the video you shoot while you’re away when you get home? 2. What sort of [...]

Voice overs or narration are often used in video production. Most TV news stories use voice over, as well as live or ‘sync’ sound from an interviewee or on-camera host. But when and where do you record these? There are two main options: 1. On location at the time of [...]

One of the key elements of most video productions is music. Music plays a crucial role in most feature films and television programs. It helps set a mood, an historical period, a sense of danger or romance! Most video producers don’t have the luxury or the budget to ask Hans [...]

I’m not sure who said this, but its true. “Viewers will more readily accept poor pictures with great sound than great images with poor sound”. At first reading, this sounds wrong. Surely, it’s all about the image? On-line discussion in video forums, etc seems to be always about the latest camera and its 4K [...]

When The Shooting Stops … The Cutting Begins: A Film Editor’s Story. This is a great book by Ralph Rosenblum, a New York feature film editor. Whilst it’s written about editing with 35mm film, there are some great lessons for any one who is about to sit down to edit their [...]