Video Production

Harnessing the Power of User-Generated Content in Your Video Marketing Strategy

Harnessing the Power of User-Generated Content in Your  Video Marketing Strategy

Harnessing user-generated content in your video marketing strategy unlocks a world of authenticity and connection with your audience that traditional advertising can hardly achieve. This approach centers around embracing the voices of your customers. It’s all about turning their experiences and testimonials into the cornerstone of your marketing efforts. It’s about spotlighting the genuine interactions people have with your brand through their lenses on their platforms. Read more…

Live Video Streaming: Engaging Audiences in Real-Time Experiences

Live Video Streaming: Engaging Audiences in Real-Time Experiences

Live video streaming has become a cornerstone of online interaction. Its surge in popularity stems from its ability to create immediate connections with audiences worldwide. Through live streams, content creators, businesses, and individuals now engage audiences through real-time experiences. As they do, they’re fostering a sense of authenticity and closeness that traditional, pre-recorded content often lacks. Read more…

Optimizing Your Video Workflow for Growth

Optimizing Your Video Workflow for Growth

Video content has become an integral part of modern marketing and communication strategies. From social media to educational platforms, videos are a powerful tool for engaging audiences and conveying information. However, to reap the full benefits of video production, optimizing your video workflow for growth is vital. Let’s explore how to do just that.

3 Mics Test • 2 Sennheiser vs 1 Zoom [Video]

3 Mics Test •  2 Sennheiser vs 1 Zoom [Video]

In this video, Jared Brick, founder of Brick House Media Co walks you through 3 different audio mic options, listed below. They range from under $200 to $700 and all have different sounds and value points to use. But the main point to learn is... OUTSOURCE and delegate your media work to a professional for audio! We test the Sennheiser MKE 600 shotgun mic, the Sennheiser E1-100 G3 wireless lavalier, and the Zoom F2 field recorder. Watch to learn more.

Top 7 Fails Professionals Make with Video

Top 7 Fails Professionals Make with Video

Discover the most common fails professionals make with video and learn how to avoid these mistakes. All too often many professionals fail aka forget to plan with pre-production for their videos. Also they do not make small investments into the gear like a light or a microphone. Add SEO or other data information to the video and accessibility for all to view you content. Be sure to add a CTA or a call to action step.

Unleash Your Creative Potential • In-Person Video Course

Unleash Your Creative Potential • In-Person Video Course

In today's fast-paced digital era, video has emerged as the most powerful tool for businesses to engage with their online audiences and drive meaningful connections. As a business professional aiming to harness the potential of video for your company or brand, you may be contemplating the best way to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge. While most online courses and YouTube tutorials offer fast convenience, there's an undeniable advantage to embracing in-person video courses as an in-person experience.

In-Person Courses Vs. Online Only

In-Person Courses Vs. Online Only

Over the last 10 years, there has been an explosive growth of online learning and the pandemic exploded this popularity. While there are obvious benefits to online-only coursework there are tangible benefits to in-person live experiential learning. BHMC founder breaks down the difference and how the new VCTC educational experience is superior for learning video production.

Learn to Shoot an Off-Camera Solo Interview

Learn to Shoot an Off-Camera Solo Interview

In this video, we meet up with Matthew Swinnerton of Event Santa Cruz. Since we’re hosting the upcoming 'Video Creator Training Course' [VCTC] we wanted to share about this video style, as we all work from anywhere. We teach Matthew this popular off-camera interview style, with no interviewer! He was a great model for this demo and we hope it helps you too. Learn more about this style and the VCTC course, coming live to Santa Cruz this spring!

Live Event: Video Creator Training Course

Live Event: Video Creator Training Course

Jared has launched an innovative 2-3 day in-person hands-on video creator training for professionals, college students, and small business teams here in Santa Cruz. There are two paths: one for busy professionals to learn DIY video working from anywhere, and two for people looking to create video production as a side-hustle business for extra income (Day 3 option). Jared has released the dates and affordable prices for April and May for VCTC to help prepare the next generation of video creators right here from our hometown.

Your Presentations are SO Boring... 5 Steps to New Slide Engagement

Your Presentations are SO Boring... 5 Steps to New Slide Engagement

All too often we DON’T hear this actual feedback as most people viewing your slides won’t tell you the truth. Viewers of your decks are not usually comfortable sharing critical feedback… but I can assure you some if not all may be thinking it. We have all heard the term death by Powerpoint.

How to: Backup Your iPhone without iCloud

How to: Backup Your iPhone without iCloud

If you're like me, you're getting a little tired of all the backup storage, cloud storage and file storage that you have to now pay for. And keep an eye on for your photos and video files, especially coming off your iPhone. Today, I want to show you a free process. So you don't have to pay more for your iCloud, your Google Drive, and your Dropbox backup accounts to store all those big files now coming off your iPhone that are now at 4K video. And to be honest, they're getting really large, which is awesome for video quality, but it's not great for backup storage. So today I'm going to show you a process on a Mac computer!