Tips & Advice
Practical advice for filming family moments and avoiding common mistakes. Topics range from battery management and beach filming to creating video blogs and interviewing techniques.
Cataloguing Your Digital Footage
Organize your growing video collection with a practical cataloguing system that keeps your footage easy to find and store.
Common Mistakes with Home Videos
Stop filming shaky videos and overusing zoom—here's what amateur videographers get wrong with their home camcorder footage.
Converting Videos to DVD
Turn video files into DVDs by converting MPEG and AVI formats with the right software and DVD writer.
Filming on the Beach
Keep your beach videos focused on people, not just scenery, and master simple lighting tricks to avoid squinting subjects.
How to Conserve Camcorder Battery Power
Keep your camcorder shooting longer by turning off the LCD screen, limiting zoom use, and fully charging the battery before you film.
How to Film an Interview
Set up your interview on camera the right way with tips on choosing subjects, picking locations, and getting the best footage.
Making a Video Blog
Video blogging works best when you pick a specific topic you know well, whether that's fishing, business promotion, or a personal passion you want to share.
Putting Your Video on the Web
Get your video online by uploading to YouTube or similar sites, it's easier than emailing and lets anyone watch your content.
Storing Videos to DVD and Your Computer
Transfer your home videos from a camcorder to DVD or your computer with this step-by-step guide.
Techniques and Effects for Creating a Scary Movie
Learn practical filmmaking techniques like camera angles and audience perspective that make horror movies genuinely scary without relying on gore.
Using Your Camcorder: The Basics
A camcorder captures moving images, and the three main parts, camera, recorder and viewfinder, work together to record your memories.
What You Need to Know About Filming in Public Places
Know the legal rules for filming in public, from what you can shoot without permission to when you need to get location clearances.