Choosing a background for your next video shoot.

An important thing to consider for any video shoot is the background choice. Not every location has an ideal room for shooting so in many instances, we create a background. Once we learn about a project, we try to determine what the background should be and then see if it exists at the shoot location. Unfortunately, even if the perfect spot is available, it might be near an area that is too noisy or not big enough to fit all the equipment. Not every project has the budget to bring in a set decorator to “prop” a location, so it’s important to be flexible on smaller budget shoots. The photos...

10 tips for video recording presentations

10 tips for video recording presentations We wanted to share some tips for recording people.  No doubt everyone has seen dark, blurry, shaky camera shots of CEOs giving important speeches. This is often the result of someone saying “It’s just a presentation, we don’t need anything fancy.” If it’s important enough to have it recorded, then it’s just as important to do it correctly. Below are some suggestions for recording people when there’s no time to hire a crew. 1. Get GREAT audio People can tolerate bad video but they cannot put up with bad audio. Built-in camera microphones should only...

LED Location Lighting: Faster, Better, Greener

So for anyone who’s ever been involved in a video shoot, you know there’s a lot of lighting involved. Indoor shooting, outdoor shooting, daytime or night, there are lights. Hot lights. Heavy lights. Lights with bulbs containing dangerous chemicals like mercury and phosphorous. What’s a video production company like Duchin Productions to do? Invest in LED lighting, that’s what. You’ve probably heard the term LED lighting for some time now, but what’s it all about? Well, first off, LED stands for light-emitting diode. To fully explain that, we’d have to get into recombining electrons, a...

Video production at hotels

Hotel rooms and conference room suites are great for shooting video testimonials. They’re often easy to find, have all kinds of amenities for talent and crew and they’re often much more affordable compared to renting studio space. Before bringing anything into the room, we look around to see what existing elements can be used in the shot. Positioning talent near existing lighting fixtures often means less equipment needs to be brought into the room. For this particular shoot, we used the overhead chandelier for a soft, global light but also to hold the back-up microphone. If no...

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