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On Set Experience

Making a Cinematic Venue Promo

Stonewall Farms Brand Film How do you create a video that helps your client stand out from the sea of other options? How do you…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleJanuary 11, 2021
Post-ProductionProduction

How to Safely Offload and Backup Your Media

Any process is only as strong as its weakest link. If you put tons of time, money and resources into shooting your film or commercial…
Andrew Bartlett
Andrew BartlettDecember 18, 2020
On Set Experience

Making an Adventure Promo

LEAP: Character Challenge Adventure Park The Motion University team, led by Andrew & Hannah Bartlett, made an adventure promo film for the Character Challenge Adventure…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleNovember 13, 2020
Social Media

The Impact of a Daily Social Media Challenge

How does social media affect your personal brand? How do you use social media intentionally and in a positive way? This week we look at…
Andrew Bartlett
Andrew BartlettOctober 12, 2020
Pre-Production

A 12-Step Pre-Production Workflow for Cinematic Interview Films

What is your basic pre-production workflow for an interview-based client project? How does that differ from what you would do for a different format of…
Andrew Bartlett
Andrew BartlettSeptember 15, 2020
Business & Profitability

How to Change Your Video Rates

What do you do when a client returns to you for more work, but your rates have changed? If you've have experience with this situation,…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleSeptember 9, 2020
Post-Production

Organization While Editing

What are the three most important pieces of an editing workflow? What are some key ways to stay organized while editing? What systems or processes…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleSeptember 1, 2020
Business & Profitability

When You Have Different Expectations

How do you respond when you realize your client had a different expectation that you did? What are some ways to avoid miscommunication during pre-production?…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleAugust 3, 2020
Crew

Providing Value As A Crew Member

While working on set, how do you provide value to your department head and director? What are some ways you have found to go above…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleJuly 21, 2020
Career

Budgeting Time and Finances For Quality Work

When working for a client, how do you plan enough time and money during pre-production? How do you budget resources to ensure a quality project?…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleJuly 15, 2020
Interviewing

Putting an Interviewee At Ease While Setting Up

What do you do as a one-man crew when an interviewee shows up early and you're still prepping lights and camera? How do you break…
John-Clay Burnett
John-Clay BurnettJune 9, 2020
Marketing

Pinpointing the Heart of the Story

With so many possible directions to take a storyline, how do you pinpoint the heart of the story? How do you guide an interviewee to…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleJune 2, 2020
Marketing

Helping Your Client Define Their Audience

How do you guide a client to finding their target audience? How do they find out who they want to be talking to? This week…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleMay 26, 2020
Crew

Protecting Your Health On Set

While working on set, health greatly affects how a crew functions, but is often overlooked amid the stress and hectic schedule. How do you stay…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleMay 12, 2020
Career

The First Client Meeting

When should I ask a client technical questions? How do I communicate clearly with a client when we first start talking? This week we are…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleMay 5, 2020
Food for thought

Watching Films to Learn Filmmaking

How important is it to watch other films in order to become a better filmmaker? What are some ways to learn from others' work? This…
Bethany Meckle
Bethany MeckleApril 28, 2020
Post-ProductionTips & Tricks

How to Make Your Demo Reel Stand Out

These are crazy times, and a lot of us are working from home or have extra time as filming projects get postponed. Downtime is a…
John-Clay Burnett
John-Clay BurnettApril 9, 2020
Food for thought

10 Ways to Get Reinspired After Burnout

When you first begin the awesome journey as a full-time creative, it’s super exciting - the world is in front of you, and the sky…
Andrew Bartlett
Andrew BartlettMarch 31, 2020
Production

Driving Without a Licence: Using Rear-Projection for Interior Car Scenes

Editor's Note: This week's blog post by our good friend Hunter is actually more relevant today than ever - with many states and cities under…
Hunter Starnes
Hunter StarnesMarch 26, 2020
Food for thought

5 Ways to Leverage Downtime

With such widespread cancellations of events and travel due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, I doubt that there is anyone who hasn’t been touched in…
Andrew Bartlett
Andrew BartlettMarch 14, 2020
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