Filmmaking – Page 5 – Adventure Film School

How to Protect Your Camera When Traveling

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One of the challenges you need to deal with when you are traveling is how to protect your camera. In this post, you will find out a few different ways in which you can approach keeping them safe from both damage and theft.…
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How To Shoot A Static Timelapse – 7 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself

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One of the challenges you need to overcome when shooting a timelapse is determining the ideal setting for your camera. Out of all the questions that I get, the most common are what F-STOP (APERTURE), SHUTTER and INTERVAL (DELAY) to use. …
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Finding a Balance Between Creativity & Running a Business – 5 Tips to Keep the Creative Juices Flowing

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Recently, there have been a lot of posts about work life balance. From all that I have read, the most thorough and honest one is from a great friend, Philip Bloom who sheds light on how this balance has affected him.…
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Traveling Abroad – Why Fixers are So Critical

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Excellence is earned… And I imagine that to get to this point you have worked hard as a freelancer, collaborator, and/or intern. But with all this training, what everything boils down to is the need to rely on others for support in your creative endeavors.…
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How to Build an Audience – A Few Helpful Tips

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Creating an online presence is a daunting task and takes a lot of work and dedication. There is no fail safe solution that will ensure success, however, there are a few things you can do to develop a foundation to grow from.…
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Camera Basics: Composition & Angles

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The basics for camera angles and composition are fairly easy to understand and to remember. The hard part is actually getting it down well enough to use the “rules” artistically and creatively. The rule of thirds is the key rule you should know when framing a shot, particularly with people in the shot. …
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Camera Basics: Exposure

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Exposure is, in my opinion, the second biggest thing you need to know how to accomplish properly when shooting. The first being composition and you can read more about that in my article The Angle of Your Dangle. Shooting in an automatic mode on you DSLR or video camera is not something I’d suggest, however if you’re using a consumer camcorder, many times they will not have manually adjustable features. …
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Looking to Start a Business? Here are 10 Tips to Get You Started

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Being successful as a multi-media artist is extremely challenging and requires a lot of hard work. To help with this process, I have developed a list of ten tips to help with your journey as a freelancer. Insurance, Taxes & Paperwork: The most difficult part of the process for me is the paperwork.…
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Brilliant Pitching Takes Balls

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Pitching your film is crucial to getting people excited about the idea of making your film, seeing your film and enticing them to jump on board and want to invest in some way to get your film shot and distributed. Your pitch should be around a minute long. …
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The Arc and Art of Storytelling

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We are wired for stories. No doubt about that, we love a good story, whether it’s uplifting, heartbreaking, or suspenseful. And the most memorable are the stories that have characters or situations that we can relate to, that we empathize with. …
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