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22 stories in Music Videos

The only shot list a performance video needs

Twelve shots, one location, all killer. Stop overcomplicating your performance videos.

Two cheap lights and some know how beat a ten thousand dollar kit in the wrong hands.

One saves you on set, the other saves you in the edit. Most indie shoots need exactly one of them.

Shoot horizontal, deliver vertical. Plan the crop before you shoot, not after.

Your cover art is a thumbnail for your music. Design for the tiny square, not the gallery wall.

Cutting on every beat is exhausting. Here is how to use rhythm without abusing it.