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Making Your Own Survivorman Videos This Summer

(image from: http://lesstroud.ca/survivorman/episodes.php) If you’ve ever watched Survivorman and thought “I could do that”, then why not make your own Survivorman-style videos this summer on your annual camping trip? Survivorman is a show created by Les Stroud, who goes into the wilderness and demonstrates how to survive in any part of the world. What makes the show unique is that Stroud is also a documentary filmmaker and goes into the wilderness without a camera crew, filming the entire the journey himself. However, the show is filmed as if he has a full camera crew at his disposal with multiple angles […]

Video Conversion

Is it time to copy your VHS tapes over to DVD?

There’s really no sense in holding onto old video tapes, because they will degrade over time – slowly on the shelf, and much quicker if they are played frequently. If you’ve got irreplaceable memories like weddings, births or holidays on video tape, it’s a good idea to transfer them over to DVD as soon as possible. If they’ve degraded a little bit, it may still be possible to salvage them and still have them transferred, but it’s best to do it right away to avoid the tapes getting too far damaged. Otherwise, they may lose their original quality. Is copying […]

Video Editing

The Importance of Professional Video Editing

If you’re planning on taking video of an event, meeting, seminar or special occasion this summer, consider having your video professionally edited. Why use a professional video editor In most cases, you’ll probably find yourself with hours of footage that needs to be put together into a video that’s only a few minutes long. This can be a difficult and time-consuming task for the average amateur videographer, but seeking the help of a professional video editing company can help you create a powerful and effective video for your website, advertising department, company promotions or special occasions such as family weddings. […]

Video Conversion, Video Marketing

Using Video Production For Corporate Communications

 photo from: http://www.takeonevideo.net How effective is a video corporate communication?   The National Training Laboratory Institute for Applied Behavioural Science shows us how effective different teaching methods are:   Seeing or hearing a lecture – 5% knowledge retention Reading – 10% knowledge retention  Video – 20% knowledge retention  Demonstration – 30% knowledge retention  Practice by Doing – 75% knowledge retention This means that video and demonstrations have a higher effectiveness than simply being told something or reading something on a memo. This is especially effective in advertising, but works very well in business. For example, companies who need to tell a […]