Copyright laws mean that you can't just use any music track, even if the video is not for profit and even if you give credit.

Vaccines don’t grow on trees . . . yet.

The result is that you maintain eye-contact with the camera - which helps you connect with your audience - and are able to read through exactly what you want to say.

It’s a beautiful, sunny spring day . . . but is it safe to go outside? For many, that depends on how much pollen is floating in the air. Knowing the pollen count in advance can help a lot, but how exactly does one count microscopic, wind-blown particles?

You do need to get a signed video release form for any person that you film, even if they work for your company.

The four-leaf clover is a universal symbol of good luck, but for geneticists it’s an inscrutable mystery that has largely eluded explanation.

Each video length should take into account: 1. Your budget, 2. Your platform and 3. Your goals.

Monstera adansonii, also known as the “Swiss Cheese Plant,” has leaves that are naturally riddled with holes. Why on Earth would a plant do that?

What happens to the rest of your footage? More often than not, it is deleted.

Sometimes, video professionals try to get away with a lack of planning and structure using the excuse, “But it’s ART.”

At first glance, the cactus is indeed hairy, but be careful; that’s not bunny fur.

Our big takeaway from this wild year is that necessity fosters creativity, which creates resilience.

80% of households displaying a Christmas tree chose an artificial one. But is artificial really better, environmentally speaking?

As they pivot to survive, many small businesses are turning to video to solve problems remotely.

The benefits of squash-eating are many, but there are risks too.

Editing sets a professional video apart: It is the work of crafting raw footage into conversion-generating content.

While it may seem that life for the monarch caterpillar is a simple all-you-can-eat milkweed buffet, it is actually fraught with danger.

Some expenses are always the same, no matter how short or simple the video shoot.

These lovely flowering plants are known for their exploding seed pods, but these plants have another trick up their leaves.

At Thing in a Pot Productions, our mission is to help others communicate and connect through video. After a…