Five Keys to Creative Videos
When creating a successful video project, there are many things that go into it beyond shooting and editing. You have to look at the big picture.
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How to Write a Script: Words Only When Necessary
At some point in your communications career, you will be faced with writing a video script. It comes with the territory. How you respond to this distraught pleasure will say a lot about you and your understanding of visual media. What makes writing a video script hard is not knowing how easy it can be. By …
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The “Ken Burns Effect” and Me
The Famous “Video Moves on Stills” Had Its Roots in Slide Shows. Ken Burns has been credited with devising the “smooth moves on stills” effect that has permeated his various award winning productions. But, for history’s sake, I’d like to claim that this effect was developed simultaneously across the country by “multi-image” slideshow makers. As …
Why I Make Such A Big Damn Deal about AUDIO for Video!
I’ve said it before: the most important component of a high quality video story is the audio. Note the use of the word story: YouTube ramblings, addresses from the marketing director, and explainers don’t count– their audio is the person speaking or explaining and music may be a distraction.