Back in the ‘old days’ when you had finished editing the film you’d shot, it was stored in metal cans on a shelf. When videotape took over, the tapes were stored in large plastic cases. Whilst one of the proposed advantages of videotape was that it could be re-used, often [...]

After being behind a camera for over 15 years and directing and producing for another 15, one of the things I have learned to do is to visualise how I’ll shoot or direct a video, often before I’ve even seen the location. Whilst a good pre-production routine is to always [...]

Shooting sequences is the key to capturing editable footage. I’ve talked about this a number of times in previous posts and I have used this example before, but a number of readers have asked for a bit more detail, so I have broken it down into a series of stills. [...]

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 [...]