In this post, I’m going to go over the basics of shooting B-roll, and some unconventional tips that you may not find in other articles. To compile this list, I went on a B-roll shoot with a Ferris State senior, who was shooting for a short program segment. From my...
The first time you conduct an interview may be a little intimidating, for both you and your interview subject. They are sitting under the bright lights and you’re putting them on the spot, hopefully asking questions that lead to a great story. To prepare for this first interview, here are...
Anyone can write a quick blog post of text and stock images, but how do you make your blog posts function the way they should? How do we take advantage of the medium’s best features? Let’s unpack this popular publishing format so you can create better blog posts.
The main purpose for shooting on a greenscreen is to be able to remove the color and have a transparent background. Make sure when lighting your background, the lighting is as even as possible.
Shots are used in videos and films to create sequences. We give different shot sizes names so we can refer to them in scripts and storyboards. Different teams call them by different names, but here are the 7 basic shot sizes as I was taught and use regularly when communicating...
