Apr 10, 2018 | Business, Education, Healthcare, Live Webcasting, Non profit, Personalized Video, Video Production and Post
May 1993. Bill Clinton was the new president, Sleepless in Seattle was in theaters, a gallon of gas cost $1.16 and the World Wide Web had just been born. And that was the year Allied Pixel said hello to the world. Who knew then what an excellent adventure it would...
Apr 4, 2018 | Business, Education, Healthcare, Non profit, Video Production and Post
If you spend any time around video production people, you’ll hear the term “b-roll” thrown around a lot. So what is b-roll, anyway? Very simply, b-roll is footage that is used to support the story being told. As an example, think of an interview with...
Mar 29, 2018 | Business, Education, Healthcare, Non profit, Video Production and Post
Sometimes it’s best to do away with a script. There is an authenticity and honesty that comes from allowing a person to speak extemporaneously. This free-form approach can work well under these circumstances: The story does not require precise messaging; He or...
Mar 15, 2018 | Business, Education, Healthcare, Non profit, Video Production and Post
Congratulations! You’re going on camera and you’ll be reading a script from a TelePrompter. That means somebody thinks you’re pretty darn special. If this is the first time you’ve used a Prompter, you probably have some questions. Like, what is...
Mar 13, 2018 | Business, Education, Healthcare, Non profit, Video Production and Post
You’ve seen tracking text. It is onscreen text that seems to move with the image, almost as if it were part of the shot. Done well, it can be mesmerizing. The reason it’s so captivating is because it is both unexpected and organic. It is certainly...
Feb 26, 2018 | Business, Education, Healthcare, Non profit, Video Production and Post
Allied Pixel produced 108 videos last year, setting a new record for us. That means we cranked out an average of two short films a week — a pretty astonishing clip for a modest-sized team like ours. And I think it’s objectively some of the best work we’ve...
