Meet Your Houseplant: The Christmas Cactus
We here at Thing in a Pot Productions have recently been afforded an unprecedented opportunity to…
How to Make Better Videos from Quarantine
Forced into isolation, the world is turning to video to keep connected. All it takes is a cell phone…
How To, Like, Remove Filler Words
Have like you ever talked like with someone who like uses “like” like, all the time? Filler words like “like,” “ah,” or “um” are…
Another Virus to Worry About
If you haven’t heard, there is currently a worldwide panic over the spread of a newly emerged coronavirus. This potentially…
Why a Swivel Chair WILL Ruin Your Interview
Fidgeting. It’s normal, natural and it’s going to happen. But unfortunately, the camera picks…
How to Smell a Rose
Perhaps someone has recommended that you should take time to stop and smell the roses. That’s easy enough to…
The Magi Actually Gave Tree Sap and Tree Gum
Did anyone give you a plant for Christmas? Why not!? It’s traditional. In the Gospel of Matthew…
When One is Better Than Two
“Can you do two at once?” That’s a question I often get from clients, meaning that they want to have…
Show Reel – Thing in a Pot Productions
In 2019 alone, Thing in a Pot Productions created over 80 videos for 20 different clients – and got raving…
Why Trust is So Important in Video Production
Video producers are trained to “see” what a video will look like long before it even exists. On a shoot, we…
The Origin of the Candy Cane
It wouldn’t be the Christmas Season without sugary, striped candy canes. But did you ever wonder…
How to Avoid Hiring a Sub-Par Videographer
Within about two weeks, I had two clients come to me after getting burned by another video provider. In both…
Does Aloe Actually Work?
It is Fall and the baking season is upon us! Ready your sugar and spices and prepare for an onslaught of cakes…
The Plant With Scary Seeds
This is the time of year for watching scary movies. Some of these movies will slowly build tension and horror…
How to Create Buzz and Bonding
There were at least 50 people involved in our recent video on sainthood. A few were video professionals…
Deception at its Finest
Survival of the fittest doesn’t always have to be a vicious competition. Plenty of species grow and develop…
Why Video Crews Are Worth It
I take pride in being a one-man-band. For many of my shoots, I’m going solo and handling the lights, the visuals…
Video Showcases the Overlooked
There are an incredible amount of stars – we just can’t see most of them. That’s what I discovered while…
Peppermints and Memory – Fact or Fiction?
A new school year is about to start. Soon, young scholars will be back behind desks trying to remember odd…
When Tomatoes Were Terrifying
Who’s afraid of the big, bad . . . tomato? Despite its ubiquity in Italian cooking, the tomato is an all-American…