Creative Tips | Motion Backgrounds

Should You Work For Free

Do you want the quick answer, then no, or if you want the long answer, then yes. Regardless, the answer to this question gets complicated fast when friends find out about your talents, family asks for favors, or the company you work for finds…

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Shooting Professional Aerial Video

With the onslaught of access to drones in the past few years, it is easy to find aerial footage of nearly anything imaginable. With aerial drones as cheap as a few hundred dollars, for instance, the new DJI Spark, or even the Mavic Pro, 4k,…

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4 Tips For Filming A Music Video

Music videos are one of the neatest ways to release a new song to the world. Not only does it highlight the artist, it can visually set the tone for what type of music is going to be played. The shadows, colors, tones, and angles all affect…

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Motion Background Used as Album Cover

When you think of motion backgrounds, or free video loops, you probably think of using them in projects such as webshows, live productions, commercials, school videos, worship backgrounds, and many other ways. Most likely a new album cover…

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Filming At Night

Shooting video at night can be challenging, but if you follow a few basic principles, not only will your footage turn out better, you can have more confidence to use all hours of the day to your advantage, rather than just when the sun is up.…

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Simple Trick For Generating Story Ideas

Story Telling is what all film-makers and producers are using as the latest buzz-words. It varies from year to year, but lately, I've heard everyone saying, "It's all about the story." I sift through hundreds of hours of footage each week looking…

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1 Principle For Good Story Telling

Many blogs and articles will make you hunt and peck for the answer to whatever question they are trying to answer in the title. Instead of enticing you to read all the way to the bottom, how about I tell you what the point is up front. The number…

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3 Tips When Shooting A Wedding Video

Don’t ever let someone talk you into shooting a wedding. It has to be something you want to do. Weddings take alot of work to pull off, not to mention the stress involved in making sure you have the shots you need in order to deliver a good…

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Heartbeat Song by Kelly Clarkson

Youtube is the place to be for finding the hottest trending songs, and along with that, it also contains some of the best motion backgrounds for lyric videos. In her song, Heartbeat, the creators of this video use several flashy colorful motion…

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Top 3 Reasons To Use Motion Backgrounds

I get alot of emails and sometimes social media questions asking, "What do you do with motion backgrounds?" So, I thought I would try and shed some light on several uses for these royalty free video loops. If you watch any TV, there are roughly…

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Motion Leaves

Spring is here...finally, and for those of us living in the tropics, it's same as usual. The weather gets warm, then it cools. The it gets warm, then cools again...kind of like my high school relationships. You never know if you are on the verge…

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LG G3 Laser Auto Focus - The Perfect Phone With The Best Camera

I will sometimes watch TV and see a neat commercial and see a creative motion background attached to it. An LG commercial recently caught my attention and I decided to try and replicate the space motion background that was used in it. Here is…