Rode VideoMic Pro Review and Sound Comparison
Over many years and a lot of use this microphone has held up. In this video we do a review of the Rode VideoMic Pro. This includes some of the pros of the mic as well as a few cons, and a real world example…
Top 10 Mistakes Most Low Budget Filmmakers Make
Every film project we work on is a learning experience. This can be big budget to small budget. For the low and no budget filmmakers there are some common mistakes that often get made. Here are the top ten mistakes that most low budget filmmakers…
Review and How to Use a Skater Mini Video Dolly
In this video I provide some sample work of my experience using a $15 Skater Mini Video Dolly. This includes some general feedback on how to use it and attaching a camera with a small tripod head. You can use this will a DSLR camera…
Making Movies by Sidney Lumet
I had had seen a few of Sidney Lumet’s movies but I had never really given him much thought as a director. Yet, after reading this book, I’m amazed at how useful and informative it was, and what an amazing filmmaker he was. While reading…
A Couple of Tips for Shooting Outdoors
The No Budget crew heads to the beach to film a commercial and give a few tips on dealing with the sun when filming outdoors.
What is CRI?
We recently did a light comparison video for the show where we discussed CRI. But we didn’t go into detail as to what CRI is or how it is measured. CRI stands for color rendering index which is a measure of a light sources color in…
PixaPro LECO500 Compared to the Godox LED500C
In this video we do a side by comparison between the PixaPro LECO500 500 LED light, and the Godox LED500C. Both are very similar in appearance and functionality, and price. After the comparison we found one of the two light to be a clear winner….
10 Tips to Help Save on Catering a No Budget Film Shoot
If there is one thing that you must spend money on when it comes to a film production, that one thing is food. A well feed cast and crew is a happy cast and crew. 10. Plan ahead and buy items well in advance when on…
