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Tips for Shooting Video with Your iPhone
Shooting a video yourself? Here are some tips and tricks to get pro-quality video out of your iPhone. Most of these apply to Android phones as well. Use a better camera. FiLMiC Pro is a $14.99 app that turbocharges your phone's camera capabilities. It gives you...
COVID-19 Filming Precautions: How to Stay Safe on Set
Allied Pixel is open for business during the coronavirus outbreak. We are taking sensible precautions to protect the health of our crews, clients and the public at large. State and local guidelines are in flux and we continue to monitor them to remain in compliance....
Job Opening: Data Manager
The Allied Pixel team is growing. We have an immediate opening for a Data Manager. This is an hourly position that will transition to fulltime. The ideal candidate will have the following skills: Proficiency working with the following databases: MongoDB, MS SQL and/or...
Personalized Video in the Time of COVID-19
One of the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak is that one in four high school students is now rethinking their college plans. This is having an enormous impact on colleges and universities across the country. Neumann University, a private Catholic liberal arts...
Job Opening: Staff Producer
The Allied Pixel team is growing. We have an immediate opening for an experienced Staff Producer. The ideal candidate will have these qualifications: Minimum two years experience as a video producer. Excellent project management skills. Excellent client relations...
Video Strategies for the COVID-19 Crisis
A lot of our clients are asking how they can use video to communicate quickly and effectively during this crisis. Here are some video strategies for the COVID-19 crisis you can put to use right away. Many of them you can do yourself. If you need help, Allied Pixel is...
Is Personalized Video Right for My Organization?
Personalized Video can be the perfect asset to help you achieve your goals and reach out to your consumers in ways you never could have before … but how do you know if personalized video is right for your organization? This can be a big question when creating your...
How Does Personalized Video Work?
Ever wonder how we create personalized videos? I like to think of it like the mail merges with Microsoft Word we did back in the day. Two files were needed to run the merge — a Microsoft Word document or template, which was the general letter that you wanted to send...
Is Your Video Inclusive Enough?
It was just a fun two-minute video, meant to bring students and alumni together for Homecoming Week. But it did just the opposite. A video for the University of Wisconsin made national headlines when it was posted online. And not the kind of headlines the school...
What is Personalized Video?
Glad you asked! Personalized Video is a new way to engage with your target audience, whether they are prospects, students, alumni, customers or employees. It leverages data your organization already has, to dynamically assemble video content and generate a finished...
Do Embedded YouTube Videos Add to the View Count?
When you embed a video on your website from your YouTube channel, are those views counted by YouTube? The short answer is, yes. The long answer is a little more complicated. Any embedded video hosted on YouTube will count as a view when that video is played, with a...
What You Should Know About YouTube’s New Copyright Policy
YouTube is a convenient way to host videos. Many of our clients use it to embed videos on their websites. The biggest downside is that you have to contend with YouTube's sometimes vexing copyright policy. If your video contains copyrighted music, for example, you may...