How To

Tutorials and how to's for shooting, lighting, editing cinematography and more.

My Video Compression Workflow (FCPX + Compressor)

March 10, 2016 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Footage Import Workflow – A Trick That Could Save Your Bacon

March 3, 2016 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

How to Keep Camera Cards Organized On Set

March 1, 2016 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Around The Studio #2: Corporate Video Guide Update and DIY LED Panel

January 26, 2016 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Around The Studio #1: Gear Storage Boxes, DIY Control Panel and Baby?

January 21, 2016 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

DIY Editing Hub Speed Benchmarks

January 19, 2016 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

DIY Card Reader/Hard Drive RAID Enclosure

January 12, 2016 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

A Creative Way to Pack Flex Lights

January 7, 2016 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Cheap DIY Phone Import/Charge Toggle Switch

December 15, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

How to Shoot Great Sounding Videos in a Car

December 3, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

How to Create Your Own Stock Footage Library

November 17, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

How to Make a Mobile Battery Case!

November 10, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Thunderbolt or USB 3.0?

November 5, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Behind the Scenes Camera Rig Setup

November 3, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

New Video Studio Tour!

October 27, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

How I Use Hard Drives for Video Production

October 20, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

How to Label Lens Caps

October 8, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

5 Handy and Creative Ways to Mount Microphones

October 6, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

How and Why You Should Downscale 4K to 1080

September 3, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

5 Final Cut Pro X Shortcuts I Constantly Use

August 27, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Final Cut Pro X Slow? Here are 7 Ways to Speed up FCPX

August 20, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Multicam Trick: How to Turn One Camera Into Two Angles

August 18, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Tips for Buying Camera Batteries

August 11, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

Sweet Video Strobe Lighting Trick

August 6, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

The Studio Part 5: Setting Up a Basement Video Studio

July 14, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments

The Difference Between Cinema 4K and UHD

July 7, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 3 Comments

How to Get Correct Exposure

June 30, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 5 Comments

How to Use a Quick Release Plate Without Tools

June 23, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 4 Comments

My Color Correction Workflow

June 17, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 10 Comments

Lighting Tutorial: How to Create Dramatic Back Lighting

June 10, 2015 by Caleb Pike — 0 Comments