I’m dipping into my vaults today. This is a video I made in January 2017 for The Times Argus and Rutland Herald newspapers. Jonathan Herz, of Montpelier, builds music boxes. These aren’t the small, one-tune boxes with a twirling ballerina you can still find in specialty toy shops. These are big and play multiple tunes Read more about Dave’s blog: Music box[…]
I love maker videos. Maybe we just don’t work with our hands enough anymore, but there’s something so satisfying and engaging about watching someone assemble, take apart, sand, chop, glue, paint, saute, weld or attach with nuts and bolts. Maker videos can involve cooking, knitting , woodwork, metal craft, restoration, or anything else you do. Read more about Dave’s blog: Make stuff[…]
I had kind of a bad shoot a few weeks ago. Not an awful shoot, by any means. The equipment performed the way it was designed. I showed up on time with everything I needed. I was prepared and knew what was expected of me. The client was a gracious and enthusiastic person, and I Read more about Dave’s blog: Bad light/bad karma[…]
I just read a short article on why vertical video is on the upswing. This means, simply, video shot with a vertical cellphone or device is being taken more seriously by marketers, despite catty remarks from “serious” filmmakers. The article wasn’t exactly Sunday New York Times material, but it did make some very practical points. Read more about Dave’s blog: Upright or sideways[…]
I’m trying the vlogging thing again, folks.
I threw this video up on my YouTube channel a few weeks ago as an example of the kind of work I was doing at the Times Argus during the brief period when I was in charge of creating video for the paper. To my surprise, it’s picked up a few dozen views without any Read more about Dave’s blog: Circus without enough bread[…]
A whole lot of people have asked me about the difference between YouTube and Vimeo. OK. There were two, but both were business starters trying to get a sense of what these platforms offer, beyond the obvious impression of places you go to watch videos. I’m not an expert and haven’t performed a side-by-side comparison, Read more about Dave’s blog: Vimeo versus YouTube[…]
Possibly the first time I made a video was shortly after I began working at Norwich University. There were a couple of Sony Handicams and an iMac with a screen the size of a drive-in movie in the office, dusty and unloved. This was in 2008, and the employees in our office spoke of the Read more about Dave’s blog: Video backstory[…]