You don’t necessarily need a ton of lights to get a professional cinematic feel to your music videos. With the right set of lights, creative thought, and a few techniques you can accomplish more than you think. The right set of lights will help you establish the mood and tone of your music videos to […]
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The Erik Chistov Interview
After becoming a marine technologist, Erik Chistov (@erychist) decided to pick up a camera and start exploring. Ever since then, it’s been about seeing the world from a different perspective, in a new light. Erik’s in his living room at home in Iceland and I’m at my home desk in Boston, MA. Speaking with him […]
Continue readingMost Useful Social Media KPIs to Track Infographic
As more and more users join social networks, the need to build a strong social media marketing strategy grows. But how can you best measure your success? KPIs, short for Key Performance Indicators. These are the metrics startups and large companies alike use to track their growth. Whether it is sales, revenue, traffic, clicks. All […]
Continue readingEverbloom Mobile Video Editing App Launches
Video editing, videography, filmmaking, cinematography – whatever you want to call it. We all know it’s been growing an growing, and now that everyone has a smart phone, it’s hard not to try your hand at making your very own cool videos. Everbloom, a new video editing app for creating professional videos on your mobile […]
Continue reading15+ FREE Black Friday Promotional Marketing Templates
So, you are ready to start promoting your Black Friday Specials? You see the promo that other companies are running each year – people love the excitement of new sales. You can add this excitement to your own products, too. The best part is – there is a digital template already out there that can […]
Continue readingBoris FX Optics Review | Filters Plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom
Boris FX is the maker of many powerful creative tools used by professional editors. You may be familiar with Sapphire or Mocha Pro, but today we’re doing a deep dive into Optics, a Photoshop and Lightroom tool used for lighting effects and color grades, and more. It also comes as a standalone program. Boris FX […]
Continue reading5 Lighting Set-Up Ideas for a Music Video
Lighting is one of the most important factors for shooting a great video. When it comes to music videos lighting does more than just evenly light talent. It is used to set the mood, tone, and even tell the story of the song through visual effects. Music video lighting allows you to get more creative […]
Continue readingHow to Write a Blog Post That People Will Read
If I had a dollar for every bad blog I’ve read, I wouldn’t have to work as a writer, myself! I’m not the best writer in the world by any means, but I know a bad blog when I see one, and I’ve wasted a lot of time reading blogs that had a compelling title, […]
Continue reading5 of The BEST Mini-Drones
Drones quickly became a videographers favorite tool when they were first introduced, and now they are still a favored pastime. They have become a sought out piece of gear for taking stunning images and videos. These flying machines range in size, weight, and functionality but bigger doesn’t always mean better when it comes to drone […]
Continue readingAdobe Adds New Color Grading Tools to Lightroom Ecosystem
Today Adobe kicked off their virtual Adobe Max Creativity Conference for 2020. With this conference come a huge list of new announcements for updates and new releases for Creative Cloud. We’ll be covering these on the blog and to start, here is all you need to know about the new color grading tools added to […]
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