FILMMAKING 101 GREAT SHORT ARTICLE

Here it is - everything you need to know to make your video great from start to finish

FILMMAKING 101

Lighting a Shot with Fire

Here is how to get just the right look lighting your exterior shots with fire!

Lighting Your Shot with Fire

5 Easy Steps to Creating Backgrounds in After Effects

Supporting your video clips with custom backgrounds can get complicated - here is an article on how to create cool custom backgrounds in AE - in 5 Easy Steps!

Creating Backgrounds in After Effects

EDIT WHILE YOU SHOOT

Learning to edit on your shoots is a great way to hone both skills!

EDIT WHILE YOU SHOOT

4 Amazing Camera Shots with Zero Gear

Check out these five techniques to improve your cinematography using only a camera and your brain!

5 CAMERA TECHNIQUES

MANAGING TALENT ON YOUR FILM

A good readable overview of handling your actors and crew. Recommended!

MANAGING TALENT ON SET

ROYALTY FREE SCARY MUSIC

1980's synth style horror music - and its FREE!

FREE SCARY MUSIC

4K FOG FX FOR FREE!

Works in PPRo, AE and FCPX

4K FOG

COLOR GRADING MADE SIMPLE

Great easy to read article.

7 FILM MAKING TRENDS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

These seven trends are shaping how the industry moves forward

7 TRENDS

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PPRO MEDIA BROWSER

Quick video overview of the Premiere Pro Media Browser and its functionality

MEDIA BROWSER

7 TIPS FOR NO BUDGET FILMMAKING

Good advice for low-to-no-budget making your movie.

7 TIPS

MORE LANGUAGE OF THE SET

Talk the talk.

FILM TERMINOLOGY

USE THE LANGUAGE OF THE SET

In any discipline or industry, you need to learn to use the proper terminology. This short easy-to-read article discusses those terms and provides some know how to make your shoot go smoothly.

OPERATIONAL FILM TERMS

APPLE AUDIO LIBRARIES ARE ROYALTY FREE

YoutTube can throw cold water on the music you use in your videos - but this article shows you how, if you are using any of the Apple loops in Garageband, Logic Pro or FCPX, you have permission from Apple to use them commercially for free.

APPLE ROYALTY FREE MUSIC

The 5 Most Powerful Camera Movements in Cinema History

Watch. Learn. Worth it.

5 CAMERA MOVEMENTS

TINY BUDGET FILMMAKING

Jason Blum has a stellar history of producing small budget films that become blockbusters.

RECOMMENDED READING!

LEAN FILMMAKING

BUMP THE LAMP

Animation calls for artistry beyond simple line drawings - that's why you need to "bump the lamp" in your video production, too.
This YouTube video is short but well worth watching.

BUMP THE LAMP

POINT OF VIEW IN YOUR FILM IS CRITICAL

POV in a film can tell much more than just "see and say".

POV IN YOUR FILM

NLEs IN YOUR TOOLKIT

A short but succinct article - I agree with the author about nearly all of his statements, re: NLEs. Read it and decide for yourself!

NLE SWAPPING