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Perfect Holiday Video in 10 Easy Steps
Tons of articles are written every year about baking Christmas cookies. Nothing against them, but let's get serious: Christmas cookies last 4 days. Bad video is forever. Read on for 10 tips for shooting perfect Holiday Video every time.

Getting Started

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Getting Started

Shoot Short Shots
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Getting Started

Think in Shots
an old man with a colorful turban on his head
Getting Started

Don't Shoot Until You See the Whites of Their Eyes
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Getting Started

Zoom with Your Feet
two person wearing horse heads sitting on folding chairs while playing accordions beside brown concrete building
Getting Started

Shoot What Interests You
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Getting Started

Stop Moving the Camera!
woman sitting while looking at the sunset
Getting Started

Keep the Brightest Light Behind You!
running vehicle showing trees
Getting Started

Turn Off the Digital Effects In Your Video Camera.
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Getting Started

Easy on the Graphics

Tips & Tricks

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Barbie and Oppenheimer finding your hero
Tips & Tricks

Finding the Hero of Your Story
Tips & Tricks

Introducing How to Shoot Video that Doesn't Suck: The Video Course
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Tips & Tricks

Best Way To Learn Video: Play With Your Toys
Tips & Tricks

Perfect Holiday Video in 10 Easy Steps
Wonder Woman 1984
Tips & Tricks

Why You Were Disappointed in "Wonder Woman 1984"
Zoom meeting
Tips & Tricks

How to Do a Zoom Meeting that Doesn't Suck
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Tips & Tricks

Yeah, But is it Any Good? Learning from Mediocre Video
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Tips & Tricks

How to make a How-To Video, Part II: The Journey
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Tips & Tricks

Just Don't: 6 Ways NOT to Shoot Video Interviews

Home Video

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Tips & Tricks

Perfect Holiday Video in 10 Easy Steps
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Home Video

5 Killer Halloween Video Tips
Shoot Better Thanksgiving Video
Home Video

Five Easy Ways to Shoot Better Thanksgiving Video
yellow flowers on brown wooden table
Home Video

Mothers Day Video Tips
man and boy fishing on water
Home Video

5 Tips for Father's Day Video that Doesn't Suck
a statue of a man in a superman suit
Home Video

Who Needs a Hero, Anyway?
person grilling meat outdoors
Home Video

Shoot Better Labor Day Video
Vacation videos suck, unless you follow these tips.
Home Video

How to Shoot Vacation Video that Won't Bore People to Death
person taking photo of tree
Home Video

10 Tips for Great Holiday Video

Marketing Video

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single camera or multi-camera
Marketing Video

Single Camera vs. Multi-Camera for a New Director
Video committees
Marketing Video

The Dreaded Video Committee
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Marketing Video

Can you actually make a great screencast?
clickbait and SEO-- but to get them to watch what video?
Marketing Video

Don't Start Your Video Marketing Conversation with SEO
woman in black leather jacket
Marketing Video

Two Videos, Same Business. But Only One Intrigues
coin bank
Marketing Video

Great Video on no Budget: It's all in the Brains
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Marketing Video

What's Your Intent? (p. 25)
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Marketing Video

Lessons from a Great Book Video
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Marketing Video

Generic Animation: Another Toy You Don't Need

For Pros

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For Pros

Stop Shooting "B-Roll"
For Pros

Screenwriter Wants to Make Abstract Film
For Pros

How do I get to Direct a Movie?
Summer Stars campers perform live August 2019
For Pros

Teaching Video: Summer Stars Foundation
Still from the Abyss
For Pros

There are No Fish in "The Abyss"
Shooting ratios are different for different productions.
For Pros

Shooting Ratio: How Much is Enough Footage?
Better call saul is about details- which help you shoot better video
For Pros

Better Call Saul: The Devil is in the Details
Testimonials work in a video when they are true.
For Pros

Telling the Truth with Testimonials
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For Pros

Why Making Video "Ask for the Order" Doesn't Work

Inspiration

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Summer Stars campers perform live August 2019
For Pros

Teaching Video: Summer Stars Foundation
Better call saul is about details- which help you shoot better video
For Pros

Better Call Saul: The Devil is in the Details
For Pros

The Curse of the Inactive Hero: Lessons from "Ant-Man and the Wasp"
grayscale photo of person holding glass
Inspiration

Free Download: The Power Of Story
selective focus photography of boy wearing black Batman cape
Inspiration

Every Video Needs a Hero
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Inspiration

What's your Truth?
Brew Dogs Brewdogs TV Show
For Pros

Video is Never finished...
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Inspiration

Video vs. Real Life
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Inspiration

Intrigue In Action

Q&A

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Q&A

Can a nature video tell a story?
Barbie and Oppenheimer finding your hero
Tips & Tricks

Finding the Hero of Your Story
Do you need to live in Hollywood to have a film career?
Q&A

Can I have a career in film without moving?
checklist, not shot list
Q&A

Help! I Need an On-Set Checklist!
Should you watch movies? Yes.
Q&A

Do I have to Watch Movies to Learn Video?
single camera or multi-camera
Marketing Video

Single Camera vs. Multi-Camera for a New Director
documentaries need story
Q&A

Getting from Idea to Documentary
shallow focus photography of man in suit jacket's back
Q&A

I Want a Film Career. My Parents say No.
Video committees
Marketing Video

The Dreaded Video Committee

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