Patrick Hanlon

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9 Tips On How To Create Content From Nothing

Get yourself out of a production funk by following a couple of these tips on creating creative and interesting content when you can’t think of anything –– content from nothing!

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10 Steps to Craft the Perfect Email Pitch

In this era of freelancers, working from home, self-starters, self-employed, small businesses and the ‘gig economy’, we’re all hustling for opportunities.

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How To Set Up a Home Office Space to Work From Home

Here are the best ways to create an effective and sustainable home office space and make a space work for you so that you can work best from home!

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How To Improve Your Work With Client Feedback

It’s that tricky balance – delivering precisely what a client has asked you to create whilst showcasing your personal style and flair in it too.

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VidCon: The Evolution of The Creator

Once a year, when the position of planet earth aligns with the creators sleeping patterns, this whole community flocks to one location... VidCon in Los Angeles

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The Optimum Time To Post on Social Media Channels

Having a social media strategy is more than just choosing what to post, but also when to post. But when are the best times to post on the different platforms?

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Music Matters: Lost (LeBlanc) in a Music Studio

What happens when you put a producer-composer and content creator into a studio with the mission of collaborating on a track? Join Lost LeBlanc and Johan Lind (aka Smartface) in the debut episode of Music Matters series 2 to find out!

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Creator’s Lab: Simple Lighting Tips You NEED to Know

Dean Rojas takes us through basic lighting set ups and offers some tips and advice for what to do and how to invest in great lighting for your videos and films.

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Professional Spotlight: Meet an Editor at Parapix

We met with Victor Hedström, senior editor at Parapix and talked about everything from music, editing and being a father.

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Artist Spotlight: HDBeenDope

Follow along as we get to know rapper and producer HDBeenDope while he hits the stage at VidCon 2019.

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How to Create a Hyperlapse With Any Camera

Hyperlapses can be incredibly visually pleasing and to create one you need both time and patience. But one thing you don't need is a fancy camera.

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Fika with Creative Director and Content Creator, Alen Palander

We sat down with creative director and content creator Alen Palander for a fika, talking about everything from coffee, architecture and how to succeed as an online creator.

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How To Nurture Your Creativity in 7 Ways

“Does this spark creativity?” – have you thought about Marie Kondo-ing your creative process?

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The Nuisance and Necessity of Networking

Being given a name tag and told to ‘mingle’ with others in your industry. Arriving at a launch event and not knowing a single person, standing with a drink in hand.

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How to Hook Your Viewers with a Pro Video Intro

One of the most overlooked aspects of any video is the intro shots, filmmaker Ben Hess explains how to captivate and engage viewers right from the start.

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Trends in Marketing and Tech at NextM

Tag along with Pablo as he explores NextM, the biggest marketing & tech event in the Nordics, held recently in Copenhagen.

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BTS: A Day With Andreas Hem

Like an episode of Cribs, in this video, we go behind the scenes with Andreas Hem to learn about his creative process and how he creates content for his channels.

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Top tips for epic sound effects: Video tutorial

In this video, California-based director, filmmaker and cinematographer Ben Hess explains how proper sound design and the right sound effects can be the difference between a good video and a great one.

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10 Tips for Shooting Buttery Smooth Handheld Footage

California-based director, filmmaker and cinematographer Ben Hess explains that when he shot our Music Matters campaign in New York City it was entirely handheld, so he knows a thing or two about smooth camera movement.

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From Idea to Short Film in LESS Than a Day with AndyAx

Join the AndyAx crew in this episode of Behind the Creator’s Lens, produced by Samuel Taipale. If they have an idea in the morning, they'll have a short film ready the same day – so let’s see what a day in the life is like.

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6 Tips on How to Communicate with your Followers on Social Media Today

“Social media creates communities, not marketplaces”, as Don Schultz has said and he’s so right – you’re engaging with people on a human-to-human level on social media, and that’s why it works so well.

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How To Create an Email Newsletter that Actually Gets Clicks

Newsletters have bombarded and spammed our inboxes, with updates and discount codes in your face via the smartphone in everyone’s pocket. So, how do you stand out?

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Pale Skin and The Power of a Kardashian

More than just a beauty blogger, Em Ford from MyPaleSkinBlog has transitioned into a full-time content creator, who fell into YouTube after being requested endlessly for make-up tutorials.

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Make a Thing Every Day With Jesse Driftwood

Injecting personality and making yourself constantly produce content makes you a better filmmaker. Meet Jesse Driftwood, a photographer and filmmaker who got into it all because of Instagram Stories.

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5 Camera Transitions You Need To Know

Dean Rojas explains five key in-camera seamless transitions to take your filmmaking to the next level in this episode.