Projects For The Beginning Film Maker. One of the skills you need to develop to create professional-quality videos is the ability to think visually. Instead of words, you communicate using pictures. What visual cues can you as the film director give the viewer so he or she “gets” it? You have to first think of […]
An Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking
Documentary filmmaking is a subcategory of film and video production where the production crew creates a work of journalism rather than a fictional movie. Instead of making up fictional characters and creating a world of make-believe, the documentary filmmaker’s job is to document real life and real people by accurately and fairly telling their stories. Journalism […]
Character Marketing: Why So Many Advertisements Feature Branding Characters
Take a look at this picture of eight marketing characters used to advertise national brands. How many of them do you recognize? Do you know what product they represent? Every single time I showed pictures like this to my media students, they instantly knew almost every single character They knew both the character name and […]
Let’s Make a TV Commercial!
Now that you have studied character marketing, it is time to come up with a product, a character and a commercial! Guidelines for your TV Commercial Project Your assignment is to create and produce a TV commercial using at least one character. Your commercial will promote a product using your character. Remember, your character should […]
How to Create Original Characters for Your Movie
BUILDING CHARACTERS FOR A MOVIE When creating characters for a movie, consider the many different ways people behave, look and speak. Do you know anyone like this in real life? It always helps to follow the writer’s adage: “write what you know.” You can learn by imitating what has been done to create popular characters […]
6 Vlogging Tips to Help You Succeed on YouTube
Vlogging, or video blogging, is one of the best ways to build and audience for your content. Here are the six top tips for successful vlogging.
Learn to Create 360-Degree Panoramas Like a Pro
Learn to create gorgeous panoramic photographs. Capture the wonderful view all around you with several essential 360-degree photography tips.
How To Select and Enter Film Festivals
Entering film festivals is a great way to get your film and video production work noticed. Here is some advice on how to go about finding the right film festival to enter.
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Welcome to the Member Dashboard for The Academy @ Video Production Tips. From this page, you can navigate to whatever info you want. The left side bar on contains a navigation menu as well. Write to me anytime and let me know how I can help you. I’ve put information inside The Academy into twelve […]
Discover Everything You Want (and Need) to Know About the Art of Video Production!
Do you dream of creating awesome, professional-quality videos but feel stuck not knowing how to go about it? Are you eager to share your passions, creativity and unique stories with the world but can’t seem to transfer what is in your heart to the video screen? Are you sick and tired of trying to learn […]
The Nervous Nellie Guide to Being On-Camera
Star in Your Own Videos with Minimal Hassle and Sweat! Being seen on camera scares a lot of us half to death! I include myself in that group. 🙂 The tutorials on this page will help you get over any fear or camera shyness you might have so you can become a Jedi Master of […]
Video Making Tips, Tricks and Tools
On this page, you will find all kinds of neat tips and tricks professionals use to not only make awesome videos, but also to make their life easier. You will also find tutorials describing miscellaneous tools that make your videos better and your life easier. (NOTE: Tools for lighting and tools for audio are found […]
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