Videomaker’s Video Production Associate, Igor Zarubin, passed an interesting 12-minute video along to us the other day. It’s called Signs, and it is such a simple yet well-produced video that I thought I’d share it with our readers, too.

Many producers use music to enhance dialog and SOT, keeping the bed low and just bringing it up at key points. This lovely video does just the opposite.  There is no dialog to speak of, what voices you do hear is under the music bed, which is a different concept.

There are also no fancy wipes or effects to speak of, which is something we advocate for producers who are sharing video on the internet, as effects can make your video slow down and get wonky. This video is made well using just good tried-and-true shooting techniques,  tight editing, and utilizing the art of the cutaway to it’s fullest.

I hope you enjoy it. Let us know what you think.

Credits go to: Created by Publicis Mojo and @RadicalMedia Director: Patrick Hughes

No matter what your opinion of a good movie is, the truth is that we all have favorites. One of mine is known as the b-movie. Not so much a genre, but a level of class that only certain movies get the chance to reach. I have always used two levels of criteria for these movies: -1- How big is the budget and how the filmmaker utilized it and -2- How entertaining does it actually end up being, due to it’s either serious attempt at movie construction or it’s lack thereof.

Being exposed to mainstream movies on a daily basis, I find it interesting to enter into another world of movie making that does not follow the typical format of the Hollywood 50 million dollar budget. It is always interesting to see what a b-movie director can do, with only a fraction of a major blockbuster budget. That being said, Hollywood also puts out it’s own fair share of b-movies. I thought that I would bring this topic to everyone’s attention and find out what your opinion is on the typical b-movie. I have enlisted the help of my favorite b-movie review site: badmovies.org

The site provides clips and summaries of some of the best and worst b-movies ever made. Includes a Timeline counter that examines the movie’s high points. Badmovies.org even has interviews with many b-movie actors and directors. The movies have a unique rating system, based upon drops of slime: 4 if it’s a winner, all the way down to 1 if it is just plain bad. If a movie was considered so unbearable and slightly painful, it gets a skull, the bottom of the barrel for b-movie ratings.

So I challenge all of you, find yourself something new in the b-movie world. I promise you will leave with motivation for your next project, one way or another.

Oh, and happy holidays!

And don’t forget to exercise!

And be sure to dance the night away!

And be sure to celebrate!

And above all, be sure to eat a lot of food!