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 perspective, after shooting B-roll for...

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 a few tips.

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 with my team or students....