Letting a patient tell the story

Letting a patient tell the story

When Leslie Sorg found out she needed a heart transplant, she turned to HelpHopeLive to help her get through the ordeal. HelpHopeLive is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping transplant patients and catastrophic injury patients raise funds for their...
How long should my video be?

How long should my video be?

One of the questions I hear a lot from clients is, “How long should my video be?” Here’s an interesting stat: The average length of a video on Facebook is 55.3 seconds, but the average view duration is 18.2 seconds. It’s no secret that...
Better interviews, better b-roll

Better interviews, better b-roll

I wanted to share a few tips to for setting up better video content. This article is designed to give our clients a better understanding of how to utilize time with a film crew and get the best out of the time allotted for a shoot. These principles can be applied in...
What were you doing 22 years ago?

What were you doing 22 years ago?

This month Allied Pixel celebrates our 22nd year in business. Which got me to thinking about the early days. Do you remember what you were doing in the summer of 1993? I do. I was shooting a tv commercial for a radio station in Baltimore. Back in those days, we shot...
Why does it look like that?

Why does it look like that?

It’s not uncommon to hear clients, directors, producers and others on set ask me, “Why does it look like that?” when referring to the camera monitor. Why does the footage look unsaturated, washed out, almost gray? We like to take a cinematic approach to shooting...