Video Production: Filmmaking Techniques and How-To Guides

Want to know how a shot was made, or how to make one yourself? Our video production guides explain the techniques behind the films we cover and turn them into steps you can try with the gear you already own.

Beginners get plain-language walkthroughs. Experienced shooters get the reasoning behind each choice of light, lens and camera move.

Many of the techniques covered here come from films we write about elsewhere, so our movie guides are a good way to see them in context. To hear filmmakers talk about their craft in person, look for panels and screenings in our movie events section.