How to Shoot Cooking & Food Videos (DVG 028)

If you're shooting tutorial style videos, especially of a tangible skill like crafting, building, or anything else that uses your hands, you won't want to miss this episode.

In it I talk with Josh Smith of Cook Academy about what they've learned building up a library of training videos for people learning to become better cooks.

We discuss how to set up multiple angles properly, find a better locale than what you already have available to you, how to cut down on reflections from glass surfaces, and how to best teach using video.

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How to Fix Exposure While Editing Videos in Premiere Pro, iMovie, & Final Cut Pro X

If you sit down to edit your video and it looks too dark or too bright, you can usually fix it in post.

In this video I'll describe how to fix the your video's exposure while editing in Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro and iMovie.

And if you're using different video editing software than the ones I'm showing, the fundamentals are the same, so watch and then apply them to your app of choice.

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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. 

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How Moz Makes Whiteboard Friday Videos ft. Elijah Tiegs (DVG 026)

Publishing a video every single week is tough. 

Especially when different people are in the videos and what they're teaching is extremely technical and complex.

Enter Whiteboard Fridays from Moz. A weekly video show about SEO, content marketing, and getting traffic to your website. They've been showing up every week for years, with the ability to quickly share real-time information as it changes in their industry, like what's new with Google's latest algorithm.

In this episode with Elijah Tiegs from Moz we talk about two main things. First, the power of having a permanent video studio set-up and how that speeds up and simplifies the process for making a video each week. Second, we discuss the set-up they use at Moz to create Whiteboard Fridays. Specifically, we breakdown the lighting, focusing on both the subject and the whiteboard, and using wireless lavalier microphones instead of boom shotgun mics.

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How to Make a Compelling Event Video ft. Paul Searle (DVG 025)

I 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.

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Getting White Balance Right (Video)

When you leave the camera in the auto white balance mode while shooting, the colors of your video can change while recording, which is a huge nightmare. 

And setting it incorrectly can immediately make your videos look awful too. 

In this video I'm going to show you how white balance works and how to stop just setting it to auto when you shoot videos.

Watch the video above, on YouTube, or through iTunes.

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