Video Production

Vertical Cinema – via Apple

By mahmood on Sunday, August 9, 2020

For some time I maintained that it doesn’t matter whether your video’s orientation is horizontal or vertical and I’ve had some heated discussions with some of my filmmaking friends that vertical films are sacrilegious. Films, in their book must be maintained at the horizontal aspect as that’s how we humans tend to view things with …

Entrepreneurship Video Production

How to avoid looking like a fool when ordering your corporate video

By mahmood on Saturday, June 13, 2020

Going straight to the point: enrol in this short online course. By me. Seriously. Over the last 15 years I’ve created and overseen the creation of hundreds of corporate videos. Quite a number of those started with customers who didn’t have a clue what they wanted, how to go about specifying their video project, what …

Art Video Production

The Ritual

By mahmood on Saturday, July 22, 2017

Life is a series of rituals. This is ours. This is our Friday. Frances and I spend the day together and walk in Bahrain City Centre normally – for those not from this area, people can’t walk outside especially in the summer, and malls are big enough, interesting enough, and very importantly are air conditioned …

Video Production

Short Stories Welcome

By mahmood on Monday, April 24, 2017

Do you have a story that you would like to see in film? Well, you’re in luck. Submit yours to me and I’ll give it consideration to be made into a short film – or a long one for that matter. While I’m open to consider any story, please be aware of a few rules: …