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Here at bv02 we have shot many a two person interview (or two up). Here are some gear/layout tips and tricks to make the interview looks amazing.
Gear:
We primarily shoot with Digital SLR cameras. After breaking a handful of expensive bodies, we settled on the Canon 550D, which balances video quality and price quite nicely.

For interviews [...]

bv02 is pleased to announce its support of Martini Madness, an annual fundraiser for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada. Martini Madness raises funds annually to aid in the research and awareness of inflammatory bowel disease.
On Thursday, November 3rd, join host Darren Pang at LAGO bar and enjoy the martini sampling station, see art [...]

Another year’s IABC Excel Awards have passed, and bv02 has taken home some glass! Our Arctic Watch Video Series captivated the judges and won an Excel Award in the Audiovisual category. bv02 was in full attendance (and dress attire) to accept our award in front of the Ottawa’s communication community.

The IABC (International Association of Business [...]

Everyone in Ottawa loves (or should love) to support local companies, and today a local company needs your help. N-product is raising funds to produce their first product called Deckster which is an watch case that can hold the newest iPod Nano. The watch is entirely made in North America using sustainable processes. Its a [...]

Our very own CEO Andrew Milne, Max Keeping of CTV and OC Transpo General Manager Alain Mercier have selected the best of 10 videos filmed by Algonquin College’s Public Relations and Television Broadcasting students. The entrants have created videos to help remind the public of the importance of priority seating on our local public transit vehicles.

The [...]

In the last couple of days I have been to a huge variety of SXSW events.
I’ve sat in on panels with big entertainment companies like Time Warner  to discuss the convergence of interactive and television, learned about making your employees your family with @stickergiant of Sticker Giant (Andrew asked such a good question that he [...]

After a rather hellish trip i’ve completed my pilgrimage to the (current) center of nerddom in the world, Austin TX. I cant wait to share the things I see and people I meet, but I figure initially I’d share my first impressions of this wonderful event.
I rolled in my cab yesterday to a sunny city [...]

Welcome to Matt’s video corner. I realized recently that I shoot a lot of video.  I shoot video of the things I do, the events I attend, and the places I go.  I’ll be posting updates of all the videos that the bv02 team and I produce for fun.
So. Here is a video summation of [...]

Almost everyone has a charity or cause they really believe in. Mine happens to be the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Canada. I produced this video for a local fundraising event where we raised $99 000 for the CCFC.

I’ve found that the trick for these types of videos is to keep them super upbeat, luckily [...]

I have officially replaced my iphone camera app. No it isnt with some full featured ultra camera app, its with a low-fi solution. Hipstamatic is a camera app that emulates the “film” effect. Users can use different lenses, flashes, and film types to re-create the very popular toy camera film photography. Instead of further explaining [...]