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Protect your video media. Screen grab of the Carbon Clone application whilst in progress

How to protect your video media

Protect your video media is an introduction to protecting every editing project you are working on from hard drive failure written by a video editor. Protecting your video media When I’m booked as a freelance video editor, I frequently arrive at the client site to…

LinkedIn video production. Julian Langham filmed in front two NEC monitors showing the Avid editing application

Linkedin introduction video production

Linkedin introduction video production. Present yourself, your personality and your professional skills with an introductory video that can be uploaded onto your professional profile. Let me introduce you Introducing a new service – personal introduction videos for your Linkedin profile and social networking sites. Present…

Corporate filming by London based cameraman Julian Langham seen looking up through the camera top mounted monitor

Cameraman for corporate filming

This corporate filming case study gives an overview of my recent trip to Rotterdam to film a live webinar series with a crew for international distribution. Flying out to film a corporate webinar I was recently was booked as a cameraman to film a series…

Avid font problem. Screen grab showing relevant folder structures

Avid cannot see MAC fonts

I first wrote this article about Avid font problems back in 2015. At the time I was thinking I might have found a solution to Avid’s title tool font problems. Looking back I realise this continued to be a problem that as of yet (April…

Director of Photography side profile of Julian adjusting a tripod handle with a large LCD monitor view of the clapper board action behind him

Filming a studio based art-house film

Working as Director of Photography I was commissioned to lead a small crew on the production of an art-house style film. In this case study, I give a brief overview of the project. Filming a short film at Elephant Studios The project was to be…

Protecting media assets for video production workflow showing graphic diagram

Protecting media

Protecting media assets for video production and post-production is key to ensuring a safe and hassle-free workflow. As a BBC trained video editor and with over 15 years’ experience of editing, I have gained detailed knowledge of best practices around workflows and media storage that…

Filming and editing presentation videos. Producing highlight videos. Opening credit board

Producing highlight videos

Producing highlight videos is something I am frequently booked for. For this case study, I talk through the process when Happy Ltd commissioned my services to film a series of presentations talking about creating happy workplace environments. The one-day seminar was held at etc.venues London…

Tips for filming outdoors. Julian adjusts the settings on his Tascam DR-60 digital audio recorder in the forest surrounded by his kit. A cameraman is watching.

Tips for filming outdoors

Here are some tips for filming outdoors. For producers or cameramen thinking ahead, these ideas and suggestions may help avoid problems when filming takes place on location. 11 tips for filming outdoors I recently spent a day’s assignment working as a DOP on the filming…