Over the years, I’ve advised readers to use a tripod in order to differentiate yourselves from the amateur videographer. With a tripod, you’ll create perfectly smooth and stable images.  But carrying a tripod is tiring, and setting it up takes time. Luckily, new...

While excavating my basement recently, I discovered a carton of ancient home movies my father shot, with my mother's spidery handwriting identifying the subjects of the brittle and faded 8 and 16 mm reels.  Digging through the carton, I caught the ineffable whiff of...

It’s true that you need a few pieces of equipment in order to be a videographer – but not nearly as much as you might think. And if you start looking at those items as simply being tools that will allow you to gain invaluable experiences, you will come to understand...