Pirates were bloodthirsty criminals with insatiable lusts for treasure, rum, wenches and . . . pressing flowers?

There are inevitable hazards on every film set - after all, we do use top-heavy equipment, lots of electricity, and really hot stuff.

The Thing in a Pot team is growing! Apply to join our team as a producer/production manager.

Nearly 3,500 years ago, women who suspected they might be pregnant were advised to . . .

You typically have two options, either you can look straight into the camera or slightly to one side.

So if you’re caught in a thunderstorm and you have the erroneous idea to shelter under a tree, which tree is the least stupid choice to shelter under?

Vertical video is taking the social world by storm, made popular by the fact that 60% of videos are watched on phones, and 94% of us use our phones vertically.

While these bugs may seem mindless . . . and for the most part they are . . . cicadas are actually somewhat choosy in selecting which trees to terrorize.

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.