Happy New Year! (and an update)

Published January 5, 2018

First of all, Happy New Year to you! I hope it’s an amazing year for your video journey (and your other endeavors)!

I'm wrapping up preparations on my new Final Cut Pro training, so now I'm entering the recording stage. The problem is that my voice isn't up to the task …

My Top Video Tips

Published October 12, 2017

In this video I share several of my top tips for improving the quality of your video, without getting better equipment.

These are fundamental techniques that people have been using for decades.

Watch the video below...

I hope these tips are helpful to you!

Video Transcript

Welcome to …

Telling Small Stories with Video, Part 1

Published October 11, 2017

I'm excited to share this video with you!

It introduces something I call a "Small Story Video". It's a way of telling a story effectively with video in a short amount of time.

Watch this video to see how it works:

As you'll see, these techniques …

Now Available: Create a Custom Final Cut Pro Transition (Quick Dive Tutorial)

Published August 16, 2017

I'm happy to announce that I launched a new "Quick Dive" tutorial.

This one is all about creating custom Final Cut Pro X transitions, using Motion.

It takes you through an entire project, building a custom transition from scratch.

The Quick Dive tutorial …

Animate Photos in Final Cut Pro X with the Ken Burns Effect

Published August 2, 2017

This video demonstrates how to animate photos in Final Cut Pro X. Specifically, it uses the "Ken Burns Effect" (which is also sometimes called "Pan and Scan").

Whether you're building a photo montage project, or a photo slideshow set to music, or even just a simple photo sequence, the Ken Burns …