DIY: Fuzzy Lav Mic Windscreen for $2

Wind noise sucks. Nothing will alert a viewer to an amateur production faster than bad audio, and wind blowing on your mic sounds terrible....

Q&A: What camera/sound rig do you use?

Send your questions to thefrugalfilmmaker(at)gmail.com or comment below or message me on Twitter @frugalfilmmaker! STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS ...

Using Socialblade to Analyze Other YouTube Channels

If you decide to really go for it and create a robust YouTube channel with content that adheres to a single theme, you should always be awa...

Q&A: What's Your Frugal Toolkit?

STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Versa-brella (tripod umbrella) Leatherman Wingman PVC ratcheting cutters WEN Rotary Tool Electric Drill S...

Low Maintenance Outdoor Shooting

If you do any amount of videoblogging, the day may come when you have to do said videoblogging outdoors. Like any outdoor location shoots, ...

TBT: The ARKOFF Formula for Genre Films

Lately I've been rummaging around old posts on this blog and I've found a bunch of broken links that used my old domain name, filmfl...

Frugal Filmmaker Makes Chris Winter's Top 10

Here's something I'd like to do more often. In the past The Frugal Filmmaker has been mentioned on a website or two, which I always...

Q&A: Should I split winnings with cast & crew?

STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Igus Responds to the free Itsy Bitsy Camera Slider Zoom H1 Handy Recorder KEH camera (vintage lenses) Many...

5 Reasons to Use YouTube Cards

Keeping viewers watching your videos on YouTube is imperative, which is why embedded links to your other videos (via annotations) is so impo...

Igus Responds to the Itsy Bitsy Camera Slider

Not too long ago, I posted a video about the Itsy Bitsy Slider , which took a free slider sample from Igus and made into a working camera s...

Q&A: Horror Movie Tip?

It's the first Monday of the month which is Trivia Monday! Watch the video for the trivia question, send the correct answer first via e...

Tip: Using the Windows Snipping Tool in your videos

I've always used various programs to grab full or partial screen grabs for use in my videos. These can be the entire screen (which you ...