Benjamin Carter

Filming a workout alone, in a noisy gym, while trying to demo proper form is one of the hardest solo filming challenges our team has tackled. We spent six weeks testing 10 products across real commercial gyms, home setups, and outdoor bootcamps to find the best gear for fitness video creators in . This guide … Read more

Building a gaming channel that actually holds viewers takes more than a good mouse and a fast internet connection. After testing dozens of setups in our studio and on the road, our team has narrowed down the best gear for gaming content creators who want clear audio, sharp video, and a polished broadcast on Twitch, … Read more

Listings with aerial drone footage receive 68% more views on average, and roughly 35% of Realtors already fly drones for their marketing. I have been testing drone kits specifically for property shoots for the past four years, and our team has logged more than 600 hours of flight time on real estate assignments. That hands-on … Read more

Live event streaming is not the same beast as gaming from a desk. I learned that the first time I tried to cover a 600-person conference with a webcam, a USB lav, and a prayer. The audio turned to mud, the lighting swung every time a venue LED changed color, and the booth wifi buckled … Read more

Filming a documentary interview is one of those tasks that looks simple until you actually do it. I learned this the hard way on my first proper sit-down shoot when the audio turned out muddy, the background was a mess of clutter, and my single on-camera light made my subject look like they were being … Read more

I remember the first time I tried to “save money” by buying a camera, mic, light, and tripod one at a time. Three weeks later I had spent double what a bundle costs and still didn’t have a memory card. That experience is exactly why this guide to the best beginner video production bundles exists. … Read more

If you have ever tried to livestream a Sunday service with one phone on a tripod and a laptop running OBS on shared Wi-Fi, you already know what most church tech directors learn the hard way. The gear you choose for church video production shapes how the online congregation experiences your ministry, and the wrong … Read more

Filming wildlife is brutal on gear. Subjects move without warning, light changes every fifteen minutes, and rain does not care about your lens rebate. After three months of testing in the Pacific Northwest, the Arizona desert, and a damp Costa Rican cloud forest, our team landed on the gear list we trust for serious field … Read more

Looking for the best portable projector screen for filmmakers in ? After spending the last three months testing eight different portable projector screens at three film festivals, two wrap parties, and a documentary focus group, our team narrowed down the exact models that hold up to DCP-grade color review, fast crew setup, and the unpredictable … Read more

The best fixed-frame projector screens for home cinema deliver a perfectly flat, wrinkle-free projection surface that pulls down and motorized screens simply cannot match. After mounting and watching everything from classic 35mm transfers to native 4K HDR blockbusters on ten different frames, we found that the Silver Ticket STR Series 100″ is the clear winner … Read more