by Valerie McTavish | Nov 11, 2021
Your face is distracting. And so are all of those other faces…Which is why so many people struggle with where they should be looking when they are doing video. And so, they just look at themselves as they record or at the other people on the Zoom call. Now...
by Valerie McTavish | Oct 25, 2021
Check the Scene and Sound Before Recording Look behind you! Listen!Checking the scene and the sound should be a part of your pre-record checklist.Have you ever recorded a video only to discover that there is something very distracting in the background? JOIN THE FREE...
by Valerie McTavish | Aug 1, 2021
Have you ever heard of the game ‘Sardines’? It was kind of like the reverse of ‘Hide and Seek’ and we used to play it all the time as kids. Have you ever played it? Or was this just something that existed in my little neighborhood back in the...
by Valerie McTavish | May 31, 2021
I shared this video on my Facebook feed recently, and the eco-geek in me is proud that I got the chance to shout from the rooftops: I HATE single-use items! Seriously. Ask any of my friends, they’ll tell you I’m borderline obnoxious with my commitment to...
by Valerie McTavish | May 6, 2021
Hiking is a lot like being an entrepreneur… Have you ever been stuck on a ladder — literally or proverbially? One time sticks out in my memory. I was, at the trailhead of the West Coast Trail staring up at a 4-story ladder. The West Coast Trail is this...
by Valerie McTavish | Mar 25, 2021
How to Shoot Videos Faster How many takes do you give yourself to get a video right? Do you find yourself doing take after take after take as your try to get your videos perfect? If you’re shaking your head and thinking, ‘too many!’ then you are...
