What You Should Know & Do Before Hiring a Videographer (DVG 027)

If 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.

How to Use YouTube Ads to Grow Your Channel ft. Ryan Masters (DVG 024)

Paying 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.

YouTube, My PodcastCaleb WojcikJanuary 29, 2015Intermediate / Amateur, Advanced / Professional

How to Make 200 Videos in 200 Days ft. Antonio Centeno (DVG 021)

What 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.

How to Build a Video Production Studio (DVG 020)

Having 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).

How Asana Makes Videos ft. Joey Dello Russo (DVG 016)

Making a team-based productivity app interesting in videos isn't easy to do, but Asana has done an amazing job of making high quality and engaging videos not only to market their app, but to teach and inspire people to use it as well.

Once I saw some of their videos I immediately wanted to find out who was behind them. Specifically, I wanted to know how they made the screen recorded sections of their videos look so good.

In today's episode I talk with Joey Dello Russo, an NYU film school grad that formerly worked at Asana and was the major creative force behind Asana's use of video.

In it, he shares a ton of detail about the process for how he made each of the videos, how he got other employees at the company involved in them, and the steps he takes for making screen recordings look amazing.

Editing, My PodcastCaleb WojcikDecember 5, 2014Advanced / Professional

iKan Elite iPad Teleprompter Review

If you're making a lot of scripted talking head videos, a teleprompter may be a solid investment to save you time during both production and editing.

I'd used one in the past while shooting a video course for a client, where some of the videos were nearly a half hour long and fully written out, but I just recently bought an iPad teleprompter myself and wanted to show how it works by unboxing it and showing you some of the features.

Gear / Equipment, My YouTube Videos, FilmingCaleb WojcikDecember 4, 2014Advanced / Professional

What Video Lights Should You Use? (DVG 013)

Lights are one of the most overlooked pieces of equipment for creating a video.

Sure, having a fancy camera and great sounding microphone are important, but without proper lighting, the video can look horrible or even unwatchable.

In this episode I talk through six kinds of lighting you can use for making videos, the pro's and con's of each, and recommend specific brands for the different categories.

Lighting, Gear / Equipment, My PodcastCaleb WojcikNovember 26, 2014Advanced / Professional, Beginner / Hobbyist

Making $100,000 In 3 Days From A Video-Based Course ft. Sean McCabe (DVG 010)

Sean 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.

Which Studio Monitor Speakers Should You Buy?

As you build out your video (or audio) editing studio, one important piece is a solid pair of studio monitor speakers.

Up until this week I've just simply edited any video or audio I've produced while wearing over the ear headphones. But there are a few reasons why you wouldn't want to exclusively edit only wearing headphones.

Not everyone that consumes what you make will be wearing headphones.
To properly mix the audio you'll want to hear it on different devices/set-ups.
You'll often have more than one other person at a time watch or listen to what you're working on.

In this post I'll walk through which speakers you should be looking at buying and if you can't afford them, what headphones to go with in the meantime.

Audio, Gear / Equipment, My YouTube VideosCaleb WojcikAugust 20, 2014Advanced / Professional

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