Up
Pixar’s Up is a heartwarming animated adventure that follows an elderly widower, Carl Fredricksen, and a young scout, Russell, as they journey to South America in a house lifted by balloons. The film is known for its deeply emotional opening sequence and its themes of loss, adventure, and second chances. Directed by Pete Docter, Up won multiple Academy Awards and became a beloved family classic.
10 Tips To Working Smarter (In Your Life & Career)
We have an article today from lifestyle writer, Katleen Brown. We discuss lifestyle changes a lot here on Filmmaking Lifestyle and this article is all about how to maximize the efficiency of your life in order to get your best work done. This article is…
10 Tips For Starting Your Video Production Business
We have a special guest article today from Giordany Orellana, who owned the popular video production company Anchorbolt Studios. He’s here to share his tips on starting your video production business. This is obviously something that we talk about a lot on Filmmaking Lifestyle, but it’s…
6 Steps To Warm Calling People to Get Leads For Your Video Production Business
I want to talk a little bit about cold calling today. I originally thought cold calling (and ‘cold emailing’) was a fantastic way to get leads for my video production business. In fact, for a while, I thought it was the only way. That was…
11 Tips to Grow Your Video Production Company
We have an article today from Thierry Denis, CEO at Helium Films USA. He runs a very successful video production company, based in San Diego. This article covers in detail his most important advice for growing your video production business. Whether you’re just starting out as…
Vimeo vs Youtube: Which Video Sharing Site Should You Use?
As a video production professional, you’ll no doubt eventually come across a longtime debate in the video world: Vimeo vs Youtube. Do you go with Vimeo (the relatively new player on the field), or do you side with the veteran (and time-tested) old-hand, Youtube? I…
3 Key Tips To Making Next-Level Travel Videos
Today, we have a special guest article from Thomas Alex Norman – Travel Filmmaker & Founder, Lifestylefilmblog.com. In this article, Thomas goes in-depth on his philosophy, strategy and tactics for creating next-level travel videos. Ever been away travelling and wished you had a beautiful video to…
Hiring A Video Production Assistant For Your Production Company
You’ve just wrapped on a two week project that involved a number of 20 hour days. You say your goodbyes to everyone and climb wearily into your car. You open the dashboard and pull out your phone. You hit the standby button and the phone…
The Ultimate Guide to Perfect Video Production Lighting in 2025
The following guide is a guest article by Will Ellis of Meadow Farm Studios. It’s a great guide to the different types of video production lighting and the options you have with your lighting. Enjoy! Many photographers will insist that lighting is the focal point…
14 Elements of Pre-Production For Filmmaking & Video Production
Today we have a special guest article from Andrew Swanson: Owner/Operator/Filmmaker at Filmik. 60, 10, 30. Those are the percentages taught to me about how much time should be spent on each portion of a project. 60% in pre-production, 10% in production, and 30% in post-production. Preproduction…
The Best of Filmmaking & Video Production February 2016
This is the 5th installment of this feature here on Filmmaking Lifestyle, where we chart the best-of-the-best from around the filmmaking and video production world. This article covers the best posts from February 2016. Every month, I post a round-up article featuring the best things I’ve found around the…
