Photography at Gigs for beginners
Took some unofficial pics at a friend’s gig recently and had a blast but it wasn’t as straight forward as you’d think. So thought I’d...
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- Dec 1, 2023
- 4 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #20 Script Formatting and Camera Language
We’re getting a bit advanced now but it’s good to know this stuff as it can save a lot of time. Plus this is the last one in the series...
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- Nov 7, 2023
- 4 min
Filming Community Dance Projects, Rebalancing Society.
Gracef**l Collective “Kick Off” This summer I was commissioned to document the dance company ‘Gracefool Collective’ as they created “Kick...
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- Nov 4, 2023
- 2 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #19 Understanding Your Audience and Video Treatments
Know Your Audience Ask most clients ‘who is this content aimed at?” and the answer will be “everyone”. This is poor marketing. If you try...
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- Oct 27, 2023
- 2 min
Video Tips For Marketeers #18 Film Set Health and Safety Part 2
Who is liable/ responsible If you read last weeks blog you know this, the answer is everyone. The default person for legal issues is the...
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- Oct 20, 2023
- 3 min
Video Tips For Marketeers #17 Film Set Health and Safety Part 1
What Are My Responsibilities? It’s very easy to take risks when filming. People become focussed on a shot, time is running out, the...
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- Oct 13, 2023
- 2 min
Video Tips For Marketeers #16 Who Owns My Work?
Children kabuki theater in Nagahama (warrior Kumagai, 12 y.o.). Credit and CC licence at end of article. Getting copyright for your work...
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- Oct 6, 2023
- 5 min
Video Tips For Marketeers #15 Can I Use Music and Film/TV Clips?
#campaign #video #opinion #filmmaking #marketing #streetfilming #streetphotography #digitalmarketing (Me trying to work out if the...
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- Sep 29, 2023
- 3 min
Video Tips For Marketeers #14 Do I Have To Consider Both Sides Of A Story?
This is aimed at anyone working for a politically active organisation but worth knowing. Even supermarkets sometimes diss the...
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- Sep 22, 2023
- 5 min
Video Tips For Marketeers #13 Legal Stuff Part 1 Filming People
In the UK, generally speaking, you are allowed to film in a public place without permission, including the people in that location. You...
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- Sep 15, 2023
- 3 min
Video Tips For Marketeers #12 File Management
I know it sounds really boring and frankly, it is but get it wrong and you could literally lose everything you’ve edited and filmed so...
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- Sep 11, 2023
- 2 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #11 Editing Part 1
Like any skill, editing has some basic rules which help us to understand what the filmmaker and editor wants to say. Take some time to...
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- Aug 18, 2023
- 3 min
Video Tips For Marketeers #10 Filming Technique
What Different Filming Techniques Are There? When constructing a video sequence, especially for documentary, it is important to imagine...
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- Aug 11, 2023
- 4 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #9 Interview Techniques
How Do You Interview Someone Well? Interviewing someone is a very personal skill, one that requires good communication skills and...
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- Aug 4, 2023
- 2 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #8 Recording Good Sound (part two
Continuing on from last week I can’t stress enough how much good sound makes you look like a professional. I’ve come across professional...
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- Jul 28, 2023
- 2 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #7 Recording Good Sound
Doesn’t my camera record sound anyway? Sound is a part of any presentation which is often overlooked. One of the most powerful ways to...
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- Jul 21, 2023
- 2 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #6 Three Point Lighting
Lighting is a bit more advanced but it’s lots of fun playing with light in a controlled environment and it really helps when it comes to...
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- Jul 14, 2023
- 3 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #5 Filming Technique Tips
Frame and light are two key methods that with a bit of thought can make your work really stand out. Framing Framing is a skill which...
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- Jul 7, 2023
- 2 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #4 Filming Equipment Tips
We’ve all been doing it for years and smart phones are good but do you really want your video to look professional? You can study film...
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- Jun 30, 2023
- 3 min
Video Tips for Marketeers #3 Prepare to Film
You have this amazing idea for a sequence, but how do you describe it? Here’s a few ways. You may have to work with others in your team,...
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