Teach Me What Is Chroma Keying and How Do You Use It? Chroma keying is used to achieve eye-boggling green screen effects in Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects & more. Read more to find out how!
Teach Me What Is a Gimbal, and How to Use One If you’re serious about filming, you’ve probably heard of camera stabilizers. But should you choose a gimbal, how do you use it, and is Steadicam or bodycam better?
Teach Me What is CGI and How Has It Changed Movies, Animation & Content? CGI is often used in movies, animation and everyday content. But what does CGI stand for, and what does good – or bad – CGI look like?
Teach Me The 6 Best Ring Lights for Filming on Your Phone Professional content creators use ring lights when filming themselves. But what is a ring light, and what do they do? We’ll discuss what a ring light is, why you need one for your phone, and the six best ring lights for the job.
Teach Me What is 360 Video, and Is It Worth Using in Your Content? 360 videos started kicking off in 2015, when YouTube began championing them. But what are they, how easy is it to shoot them, and are they worth the trouble? We’ll run through everything you need to know below.
Teach Me A Beginner’s Guide to High Key and Low Key Lighting High key and low key lighting are essential to creating mood in photography and film. Here’s everything you need to know about what they are, which to choose, and how you can use them to create killer content.
Teach Me How to Create a Killer Video Ad With Epidemic Sound Is video ad creation part of your everyday life? Or would it be, if only you knew how to do it? Epidemic Sound’s Senior Video Producer lets you in on the secrets to creating the perfect video ad.
Teach Me How to Use a Green Screen in 2023 Special effects aren't just for Hollywood royalty – using green screen effects is a simple way to make your content shine!
Teach Me Everything You Need to Know About Spec Ads Whether you’re a freelance content creator or seasoned agency veteran, you’ll probably have to make a spec ad at some point. But what are spec ads, and why are they so important?
Teach Me What Are J Cuts and L Cuts, and How Can I Use Them? J Cuts and L Cuts have existed in movies for nearly a century. They’re exciting, simple, and effective ways to make transitions pop. But what are they, and how can you use them to create killer content?
Teach Me What Is Film Grain, and How to Use It in Your Content Once you dive into the world of content creation, film grain is something you might come across – but what is it? When people talk about film grain texture or film grain overlay, what do they mean?
Inspire Me From Sketch to Finished Product: How to Create an Animated Music Video Epidemic Sound animators Erik and Martin join us in this blog post to give us the low down on how they went about producing the animated music video to the Epidemic Sound track ‘Minitaur’ by Tigerblood Jewel.
Teach Me How we Built a 6 Figure Freelance Filmmaking Business From Scratch Freelance filmmaker brothers Matti and Teppo Haapoja join us to share their 10 best tips for making it as a freelancer. After more than ten years in the industry, they should know a thing or two about filmmaking.
Inspire Me 9 Questions and Answers about Documentary Filming Want to evolve as a documentary filmer or get some inspiration for your next project? We asked filmmaker Allen Alcantara 9 questions about his passion – and we got some stellar answers.
Teach Me How to Make Animated Videos & Choosing the Right Animation Music If you want to learn more about the animation process, get pro tips and tricks, and learn what non-copyrighted music and sound effects to choose for your animated videos – buckle up for this Q&A.
Inspire Me Essential Editing Tips From Filmmakers In this blog post, filmmakers Matti Haapoja and JR Alli share their tips on what to keep in mind when editing and soundtracking your content to get the best result, in collaboration with Epidemic Sound and Adobe Stock.
Teach Me All You Need to Know About Documentary Filming Interested in the art of documentary making? Keen on learning more but not sure where to start? You’ve come to the right place!
Teach Me 9 Ways for Filmmakers to Stay Productive in Isolation We've collected nine great tips for filmmakers to stay productive during isolation. Have a read and get creative!
Inspire Me Make A Smashing Movie Trailer – Win $500 And A Yearly Epidemic Subscription! With half the world being stuck in quarantine, the need for fun and engaging content has never been bigger. Wouldn’t it be epic to make a movie about these strange times?
Inspire Me How Flipsnack Uses Epidemic Sound To Create Impactful Videos Music levels up your brand. Learn how Flipsnack uses Epidemic Sound to create impactful videos!
Teach Me How to Budget your Film Projects You’ve got a great idea for a film. You’ll need some actors, some sets, some equipment, and some post-production.
Inspire Me Behind The Scenes of a Peter McKinnon Film If you’ve seen our Chasing Sounds in Norway video, you’ve got to see our behind the scenes of the shoot.
Inspire Me Chasing Sounds in Norway - Ooyy x Peter McKinnon We brought the legendary Peter McKinnon to Norway to shoot an epic mini-doc on one of Epidemic Sound’s most prolific artists - Ooyy.
Teach Me Shooting For The Edit: You’ll Thank Yourself Later… If you’re shooting on-the-go, it pays to be particularly focused on that later edit whilst you’re trying to get the right shots.
Inspire Me 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.