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Episode 32: Crafting Storytelling into Wedding Videos John Goolsby is legendary in the wedding video industry for the quality and story-tell...
Episode 31: How Editing Enhances the Script In Episode 30, we discussed how to find the emotional “turn” of a scene and how to shoot it. In...
Episode 30 – Changing Emotion is the Key to Good Storytelling Drama, by defintion, is emotion. The key is to figure out which characte...
Episode 29 – Lighting Techniques In episode 12 we looked at how to use color to tell stories. In this episode, we look at how lighting...
Episode 28: Secrets from a Casting Director Jane Jenkins is a legendary casting director – Apollo 13, When Harry Met Sally, Ferris Bue...
Episode 27: Staging a Fight Scene Fight scenes are as tightly choreographed as any dance number – and much more likely to break a jaw...
Episode 26: How Locations Can Help Advance Your Story Location – Location – Location. Its not just for retail anymore. Finding t...
Episode 25: Good Characters A character is more than a costume, or a prop. In fact, the costume reflects the character, it doesn’t cre...
Episode 24: Music Video TRT: 8:09 Title: Music Videos Are Still About Story Music videos are just as much about story as any drama; its just...
"What's the worst time you've ever spent in an editing room?" Sometimes, those times are easier to count than the good times. Why? Because t...
How do you direct actors for the camera? It isn't rocket science, but it isn't as easy as you may think, either. In this episode of the 2 Re...
"Everyone knows what's funny, right?" With those words, co-hosts Norman Hollyn and Larry Jordan explore the process of creating comedy on vi...
Filmmaking is a collaborative craft. Yes, you can do everything yourself, but the best movies involve a team of creative people. Actors, pro...
Sound design is more than just sound effects. It is the entire aural environment of your movie. Sometimes, sound design can be simple -- jus...
Unlike feature films, most documentaries (or reality shows) are unscripted. In many cases, they start shooting with only an outline and the...
Music, in whatever project you are creating, suggests the emotional response your audience should be having at that moment. But how do you u...
Editing is story-telling. While we can all agree with that, that sentence isn't particularly helpful. What editing is actually doing is tell...
Shooting your film is a time of constant problem-solving. But how do you decide how to solve a particular production problem? Back in Episod...
In Episode 6 we acknowledged that many filmmakers are afraid to work with actors. And we learned that this is often because they don’t know...
There's an expression that there is only one correct camera position for a shot. We don't actually believe that, but what IS true is that an...
Color may not tell your story, but it certainly reinforces it. Color tells the audience what to expect in a scene before the first word of d...
The first time a director really gets to see a character is when they first walk on the set. What that character looks like is, more often t...
Real-life shooting issues like tight schedules, actor and camera problems, tightening budgets, and natural catastrophes, all conspire to lim...
Every year, hundreds of films that are well shot, well directed, well finished and well acted fall by the distribution wayside because their...
The heart of editing isn't technology; not even the software you use to edit your masterpiece. Instead, the essential part of editing is sto...
Lighting does more than illuminate your actors, it illuminates your story. Properly used, lighting can start telling your story before your...
Actors can be frightening, especially to new filmmakers. This is because actors live in a world of emotions -- experiencing them, then proje...
Collaboration is at the heart of film-making, but how do you balance collaboration with leadership? In this episode of 2 Reel Guys, hosts No...
It is fun to grab a camera and start shooting. But, without spending some time planning beforehand, what you shoot may not be what you want....
What do directors do that drive actors crazy? What can you do to avoid these problems? In this series on visual story-telling, digital media...
Controlling where the eye looks in a film is an essential skill of the story-teller's craft. In this series on visual story-telling, digital...
When creating video, it's easy to be seduced by the technology. But, if you don't have a good story, no one is going to watch. In this serie...