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We compiled a list of videos that we think could be helpful to learn the basics of different lights, cameras, and directing.   THE BASICS GRIP AND LIGHTING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y6bB86HmdA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Sov3xmgwg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2HwQdv4EvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG3h3i_A-i8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8MnTCIy7XI HMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0NjNP_2Yxg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTEbPicNGQY KINO FLO 4-BANK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pninDJrIiX0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApZrEm63fwM&t=1s QUASAR LED TUBES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOjgeWh3LTs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ScfoCChxlk ARRI SKYPANEL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wweM0lMiNLs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InmvTPdGk-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNRYCWQqyRw CAMERA DEPT. RED TECH https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyUytW0ghPSdh9c6_3Ddc_8tzTvflvFxB SONY FS7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_GBCykaSmE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc6e43_iy0A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGaOG76dqg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKhVOsvzF_k SONY A7S II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vGNCf54Yvc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EsRBOW_tao CANON 5D mk IV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zryah22iWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhnfc3nntPc ARRI ALEXA MINI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14aDNX9cFOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW2q-GZTpVY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Qzv2g4k7c DIRECTING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujpeA3dYbIs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FBnSmbafC8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doaQC-S8de8

Links Below.    It’s difficult to overstate how excited I am about the new products Red Finch is now offering for rent. Our 28 inch and 7 inch SmallHD monitors will make your footage look amazing right out of the camera. Color accurate and amazing. Our Zeiss 28-80mm lens will speed up production on any set. No lens changes.  Our powerful 3000w and 7000w Generators can power multiple HMIs and dive any location production. Our Joker 400w and 800w give a light quality and power that is impossible to replicate. Our two new ARRI S120 Skypanels provide a broader light...

I've noticed that all jobs offer varying amounts of power, money, and fame.  The triangle works like this: any government job is high in power but low in money and fame. Any business job is high in money but low in power and fame. Any art job is high in fame but low in power and money. Now, of course, there are different mixes of jobs, particularly in film. Corporate videos/commercials are high in money but low in power and fame. However, feature films are high in fame but low in power and money. I hear you say "What!? Feature...

Wear Good Shoes If you have sore feet you can’t think and if you can’t think then you can’t do your job.   Wear Sunscreen Being a photographer is surprising like being a farmer. You spend a lot of time outside in the sun. Wear sunscreen and it will keep you healthy and looking young.   You are the MC of the Wedding. Own it. Read books on psychology and learn how to deal with people in expert ways. This aspect of wedding photography is more difficult than the photographing.   Keep Weight off Your Back When I first started...

As I said in my last blog post, in Utah, we have a problem marketing beyond face to face interactions. When you are selling your services as a video maker be sure to point out that with a video you amplify your sales reps. You allow people from within an organization to pass around info. It's like your sales reps became many. Then, after the company has researched, utilizing the videos you have made, the sales rep can come in and close the deal. The videos help pave the way for the sale. Also in your video production company, I...