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Enough with the RED Camera!
Actually, I have no issue with RED, Alexa, or any other digital camera for that matter – they’re all fantastic tools. What I do have a problem with is how often filmmakers and video producers get hung...
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Christian Movies and The Problem of Over-Acting
There’s many reasons people criticize bad movies, and when it comes to Christian films, in most cases, all the reasons can apply. But there’s one over-arching problem with most Christian movies that...
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Filmmakers and Creatives: Making Judgements is Your Job, Not Your Life
I started my career as a multi-camera television director. I directed national, prime time TV variety specials, concert events, sports, and much more. Then I gravitated toward more film-style shooting,...
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Why You Should Consider Producing “Spec” Commercials
I’ve been surprised at how few young directors and producers understand the value of producing “spec spots” for their reels. Spec spots are simply made up commercials – “fake spots” if you will....
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How Hollywood Works (Part 2)
A few weeks ago I started a series on how Hollywood works where I collected quotes from friends in the entertainment industry sharing their insights on breaking in and becoming successful. I’ve...
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How To Successfully Direct Child Actors
Working with kids is one of the great challenges for beginning film and TV directors. After all, W.C. Fields said, “Never work with children or animals.” They’re both unpredictable and take real focus...
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The 5 Do’s and 5 Don’ts When Directing for Church IMAG Screens
Today, thousands of churches have multiple cameras but they aren’t producing for television – they’re producing for live stream audiences and the IMAG (image magnification) screens in the sanctuary....
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The Power of a Close Up
With the explosion of filmmakers, social influencers, livestream worship services, and YouTube producers these days, when it comes to shooting video, there appears to be a significant lack of...
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Five Keys To Shooting Better Videos and Short Films
I was shooting videos and short films back in the days of half-inch black and white, reel to reel recording. Since that time I’ve written, directed, and produced at least a thousand for a long list of...
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Three Steps to Becoming A More Visual Storyteller
We are a visually-driven generation, but then again, we’ve always been. Filmmaker Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption) says: “Visual storytelling of one kind or another has been around since cavemen...
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