Any day now...

Published January 20, 2014

I'm almost done with the updated version of my beginner's Final Cut Pro X tutorial.

It should be done any day now!

I've had people ask several questions about it, so I thought I'd take a moment to answer the biggest ones.

How much will it cost?

It will be free to watch on …

6 Reasons I Quit Using My iPhone for Video

Published December 12, 2013

I don't use my iPhone for casual video. In fact I almost never use it to shoot video of any kind anymore.

This is a recent change for me (as of a few months ago), and I'll explain why in …

6 Reasons You Must Shoot Video Every Day

Published December 4, 2013

Over the past month, I've been doing something. And I've come to this determination:

You should be shooting video every day. We all should be.

Here are 6 reasons why:

1. You become intimately familiar with your equipment

Has this ever happened …

8 Tips for Shooting an Amazing 'Thanksgiving Dinner Video'

Published November 22, 2013

Next week is Thanksgiving here in the US, and you might want to capture some video of your family and friends during the occasion.

I'm a huge fan of using video as a memory-keeping tool.

With that in mind, I want to share …

How to Make an Animated Image Wall in Motion 5

Published November 4, 2013

Are you ready for a fun Motion technique?

This effect is an example of an animated image wall.

Someone showed me an effect similar to this and asked if it was possible to create it in Motion 5. After experimenting a bit, I was able to do …