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Story Structure: "Inciting Incident"

This is what happens when you shoot an episode at two o’clock in the morning. Oh the first act of a movie. Here we tell you what…

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The Importance of Audio

Yes. Audio is pretty dang important. Yet it still is one of the most overlooked crafts in the industry. In this episode we explain why, in most cases, audio can even…

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Episode Delayed

We apologize for another episode delay. Allen, from the Allen Rockwell Digital Photo Podcast, noticed in our previous video that our camera’s sensor had dust on it…

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TZ – Clip Show

Oh the dreaded clip show, used when the writers of a TV series run into a drought of new ideas, or when everybody in the production staff wants the week off…

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Beginner Editing

Peter tells you all the little things he knows about how to properly cut your footage together. He’ll ramble about stuff like “leading the viewer’s eye”…

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Focusing Your Camera

In our second Quick Tip episode, we show you how to properly set the focus in your camera, because sometimes it’s hard…

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Lighting #2

We cover the topic of lighting, again, because lighting is and always will be an expansive area. We begin by describing the reasons why proper lighting…

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Camera Stabilization Equipment

In this episode, we dive into the expensive, or, at the least, tedious realm of camera stabilization equipment. This ranges from the all-powerful…

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Basic Composition in a Single Camera Setup

We apologize for the late episode, but Memorial Day weekend had us pretty busy. Without further delay, in this episode we discuss the differences between…

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Lighting

In this episode, Peter and I talk about Lighting. We compare the differences between pro studio lights and the work lights that can be bought inside hardware stores…