It takes a lot of work for a video to go from what what's recorded on a memory card to a finish video that someone can watch online.
In this video I show my video editing process and post-production workflow for the videos I make for this site and for my clients.
Read MoreOver the past two months I have had an insane schedule filled with trips and client shoots.
And instead of releasing crappy podcasts and video shows along the way I decided to live by my favorite Ron Swanson quote: "Don't half ass two things, whole ass one thing."
In today's video show I'll explain where I've been and what's next for DVG. (Hint: season two of the video and audio shows start next week.)
Read MoreWhether you don’t like to edit video, you’ve shot so much you don’t have time to get through it, or you’re just trying to outsource and focus on what you do best, hiring a video editor might be just the thing you need to consistently create and ship videos.
In today’s episode I talk with my video editor, Tim Krupa, about ten things you should consider before hiring a video editor.
We talk about the best ways to communicate before production about scripting and b-roll, what to expect in regards to contracts and payments, what web apps we use for video revisions with clients, and more.
Read MoreIf you're looking to hire a video person or team to come shoot videos for you, there is plenty to know beforehand and a lot to do that will help the project go as smoothly as possible.
In this podcast episode I chat with Wes Wages of Armosa Studios about what it is like to work with a videographer.
We cover everything from what to expect process wise, how to prepare to get the best result from your video team, whether or not it makes sense to make them travel to you or you to them, and tips on dissecting proposals and contracts.
Read MoreI love attending conferences.
I've shared many times before why, so I won't do that here, but to someone trying to decide whether or not to attend a conference for the first time, there are only two real ways to decide.
Either ask someone that has been there before or watch the event video, and your only option is usually the latter.
In today's episode I chat with Paul Searle, a freelance videographer who focuses almost exclusively on making videos for events. We chat about what makes a great event video, how to best record the talks, how he is livestreaming events to the web, and all the gear he uses to do so.
If you ever need to record something that takes place live (weddings, sporting events, conferences, documentaries, etc.), this episode is for you.
Read MorePaying for ads and not knowing whether or not you're getting anything out of them can be extremely frustrating. Especially ones that take a lot of work to produce like YouTube ads.
And getting more views isn't the only thing you can do with YouTube ads either. Channel subscribers, building your email list, and gaining actual customers are all possible from running YouTube ads.
In this episode I chat with Ryan Masters all about how to get started with ads on YouTube, how to properly track them so you know which ads have a positive return on investment, and what tools you can use to do so. We also talk at the beginning about how and why he changed his broad fitness channel to a more specific niche and what the results have been since.
Read MoreAs if shooting videos didn't already take enough time, editing can take even longer.
But there is a little trick I picked up that helps me get through the first draft while editing a video in less than half the time.
Once you know it, you won't have to watch through all the footage you shot to pull out the best takes and delete the bad ones.
You can learn this trick in less than two minutes by watching the video in this post, on YouTube, or using iTunes.
Read MoreEven if you're a professional and you've done something tens of thousands of times, you're still going to mess up occasionally. (Just think of how often NFL receivers drop easy catches.)
When you make enough videos, you're bound to make plenty of mistakes.
The two most important things to recover from mistakes are to fix them as soon as possible and to put processes in place to never let them happen again.
In today's episode I talk with Tim Krupa, my editor, production assistant, and brother-in-law. In it we discuss ten mistakes we've made while making videos for ourselves or clients and how you can avoid them.
Read MoreWhat if you released a video every single day? How long do you think you could keep that up? What do you think the results of that would be?
Today’s guest on the podcast, Antonio Centeno, created 200 videos in 200 days and racked up over a half million views on them a few years ago. Fast forward to today and he has a YouTube channel about men’s fashion that has over 400 videos on it, with almost 15 million views, and over 227,000 subscribers.
In this episode I chat with Antonio about why he got started making videos on YouTube after seeing a competitor do so, his tips for batching the creation of his videos together, how to make your thumbnails more clickable, how he grows his email list directly from his YouTube videos, and why he embraced the DIY mindset when he first started making videos online.
Read MoreHaving a dedicated space to shoot videos in is really helpful for increasing the amount of videos you can produce.
It can be hard to figure out the best place to set one up though and sometimes you need to use a space that has another purpose too (like an office, bedroom, living room, etc.).
In this episode Thomas Frank asks me questions again, but this time we chat all about creating a video studio in both a shared space and in a completely dedicated space (like a garage or studio).
Read MoreYou know how some albums are "unplugged", without the professional editor going through and taking out the mistakes the musicians make? That's what this episode is like. No edits, just raw speech.
I woke up today with my rant pants on (patent pending) and I wanted to share my thoughts on the trouble with consistently releasing videos and podcasts, week after week.
In this episode I talk about what you need to do to make sure you keep showing up, how to take a sabbatical when you're overwhelmed, and what kind of systems you should build to make sure you don't miss a scheduled publishing date.
Read MoreIf there was ever an episode to listen to with headphones, this would be it.
Today's episode is gonna be a fun one and a bit different. I'll be chatting about what microphone you should use in your videos and instead of just mentioning a bunch of different ones I thought I'd actually record using a bunch of them so you could hear some of the differences firsthand.
You'll hear 10 different microphones, what they should like and why I use some for certain situations over others.
Read MoreSean McCabe had become a successful hand lettering artist, with clients paying him thousands for design work, but he felt another need.
After sharing his lettering work online, he started getting emails from people wondering where to even start with hand lettering.
He put a tutorial on his website and within a year 200,000 people had viewed it. Six months in he put an email opt-in form on the page and eventually spent three months on a new version of the page to promote his new video course Learn Lettering.
Fast forward to earlier this year, 15,000 email subscribers later, and Sean launched his video course to the tune of selling six figures in three days.
In this podcast episode I talk with Sean about his making his video course, his struggles with producing it all himself, and what he is learning now after just recently launching a daily video show.
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