The Importance of Character-Driven Stories
Doesn’t really matter where he goes now… Today I want to talk to you about one of the most important aspects of making a compelling video and that is casting – or having a character. We are storytellers. Even...
Read moreForget The “Establishing Shot”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SAgsEN5JJs[/youtube] Now do you know where it is? When we run the face to face bootcamps we do a kind of parlor trick that proves an important point for filmmakers. We pretend we are going to shoot a story...
Read moreTrainspotting
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJmbxs2DeqY[/youtube] Nice work by Clifford Gow Videographer Clifford Gow took the video bootcamp filmmaking course in Northern Ireland. This is the short film he shot during the trainsing session. As you can see, he’s found 3 great characters in...
Read moreThe Price of Heroin – from the BBC VJ bootcamp
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5GIonSHa8c[/youtube] Powerful filmmaking from a BBC VJ Peter Wilson was an on-air reporter for The BBC until he took our Video Bootcamp. He had never touched a camera or an edit before in his life. He got the very same...
Read moreRobert
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH7jLOEuxRA[/youtube] Exploring the power of highly personalized video This is the story of Robert. He’s a kid who suffers from ADHA, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It’s also the story of his mother. It was shot, edited and produced by...
Read moreThe London Hilton Becomes One Big Edit Suite
With the advent of laptop editing and FCP, the whole notion of an editing suite goes out the window – or into the lobby.
Read moreMeeting with STV
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfXnLdDLB7A[/youtube] Not boring… This afternoon the execs from STV, which stands for Scottish TV, are coming down to the BBC training in London. Scotland, for those of you reading this in the US, is both an independent country… and...
Read moreFreedom to Fail
OK, so sometimes it doesn’t work out… We’re here at the BBC, wrapping up our week in Manchester. Next week we’re with The BBC in London. We’re with the Drama and Comedy unit. The same folks who produce shows like...
Read moreWhy The BBC is Training Their Staffs to be VJs
Pat Younge, BBC Chief Creative Officer We are here in Manchester, England, running a 4-day video bootcamp for BBC staffers. This is not news. These people are the producers and directors from BBC Drama and BBC Comedy The same...
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