Archive for the ‘Video Post Production’ Category

The devil is in the details – that’s no different for video production

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Rachel was talking a few days ago with a marketer who mentioned to her that he often finds himself having to explain his work process to clients to help them understand that, regardless of how straightforward a particular project might seem, there’s usually a good deal of effort required to deliver an outstanding final product. [Read More]



Scriptwriting for Video Production

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

    A question we get with some regularity is, “Do you guys do scriptwriting?”  It’s not always clear what people are hoping for when they ask, but it might be a concern that if they don’t have a “script” for the folks on camera, the result will be something like the interview excerpt above [Read More]



Online video – less is more

Monday, December 5th, 2011

I’ve discussed before the subject of how long a marketing video should be, and the question was one that we recently explored with a client. We are working on a series of online videos for them, and one of the videos was proving to be problematic. We watched the first draft of it and thought [Read More]



When should I use a green screen for video production?

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Last week we had a conversation with a new client who asked about filming their executive director in front of a green screen and then inserting a background afterwards. Our response: We can film her in front of a green screen, but we don’t think it’s going to communicate what you want. Green screens can [Read More]



Hiring a Cameraman vs. a Video Production Company

Friday, July 8th, 2011

A gentleman came in to visit us today who is interested in getting some fundraising and marketing video for his organization.  One question he asked was:  “What am I getting when I hire a professional video production company that I might not get if I sought out a camera guy to shoot some footage for [Read More]



The Video Production Process: How Does it Work?

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

I mentioned in an earlier post how most good video producers will have a process.  The process will vary from one producer to the next, of course, and it will also be dependent on the type of project. But let’s say you want to create a web marketing video, and you are working directly with [Read More]



What Makes the Best Video Editor?

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

(Editor’s film reels, Patrick Gallo) “What’s the definition of great editing?” is a question we get asked with some regularity.  It’s not as obvious as, say, identifying beautiful camera work.  And it also depends what kind of video you are talking about.  A documentary-style editor is probably going to have a different skill set than [Read More]



Video Editing – There’s More There Than Meets the Eye!

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Almost every time a client comes into our studio to collaborate with us during the editing process, they have two comments.  First: “Gosh, this is fun!”  Second: “Man, this takes a lot of work!” Both are true. Many people might guess that the actual production, or filming, of a video is where most time and [Read More]