
MAKING LIVE EVENTS LOOK GREAT ON VIDEO
Photo Credit: Arbuckle Industries Presentations, panels, weddings, concert, plays, speeches - all once in a lifetime events worthy of being memorialized on film. Unlike a scripted interview with a static subject, there’s no opportunity for do-overs if you run out of battery, or some freakishly tall human sits down mid speech right in front of your camera. Whether you are recording with your snazzy new camera-phone, or you’re holed up in a corner with a 4K camera on a tripod,

HOW TO GET ACCESS AND SCOUT A LOCATION
Photo Credit Unless you plan on making an animated movie, chances are that you’ll need to get out there and film somewhere. Unfortunately, one cannot just waltz onto a location with trucks and cameras and set up shop. You’ll need to get permission from local officials and/or the owners of the property on which you’d like to shoot, and make provisions for the cast and crew once on location. There are a multitude of things to consider when trying to make a video/movie. One recu

SCOUTING FRESHKILLS PARK ON ONE OF THE COLDEST DAYS OF THE YEAR
So many of you know that we've been working with Freshkills Park Alliance over the past few months to construct a script for a video that we will be shooting throughout early 2013. First up will be the former Parks Commissioner, Adrian Benepe from his new diggs at the Trust for Public Land this week. However, in preparation for our on-site shoots once the weather shifts to warm spring growth, I headed out to the site to scout the future park with a group of Freshkills convert