Author: Madeline Muralles

The Power of Highlight Videos (MMM#37)

Greetings all, Madeline here with the 37th entry in The Movie Minute– the first of December! For this entry’s topic, we’ll be digging deeper into the power of highlight videos and how we produce them! With nearly every shoot we produce, the biggest deliverable shared among our clients is a highlight video. No matter what…
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Project Spotlight: Video Resumes (MMM#36)

Greetings all, Madeline here with the 36th entry in The Movie Minute. Today’s entry is another special one focused on one of our projects: video resumes! If you’ve followed previous Movie Minutes, you know we provide video for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation’s College to Career Transition Conference (C2CT), formerly known as the Strong Finish…
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Common Pitfalls in Filmmaking & How to Avoid Them (MMM#35)

Greetings all, Madeline here with entry #35 in The Movie Minute. For this entry, we’ll be focusing on common pitfalls filmmakers encounter and how to avoid them! Whether you’re a rookie first getting into film or a professional with years of experience, it’s important to know some common mistakes made by filmmakers all the time.…
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Trimming Out Filler (MMM#34)

Greetings everyone, Madeline here with the 34th entry in The Movie Minute. Today, we’ll be discussing the importance of trimming out filler and how having b-roll or second angles helps immensely. Interviews form the backbone of the content we produce, whether highlight videos, short reels, or otherwise. But while interviews can range from a few…
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Why Having a Backup Plan is important in Filmmaking (MMM #33)

Greetings everyone, Madeline here with the 33rd entry in The Movie Minute. For today’s topic, we’ll be going over why it’s important to have a backup or a plan B in the filmmaking world. Even with attempting to make the filmmaking process as perfect as possible, that doesn’t completely erase the possibility that something may…
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Filmmaking: Myth or Fact? (MMM #32)

Hey everyone,Madeline here with the 32nd entry in The Movie Minute. Since the last blog post, I wanted to dedicate this entry to something a little more fun- busting some common myths related to filmmaking! There’s a lot of misconceptions that people have about the filmmaking process. Some think it’s way easier than it is,…
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2 Years at Poor Bear: a Reflection (MMM #31)

Greetings everyone, Madeline here with the 31st entry in The Movie Minute- and a very special one indeed! Last Monday was my 2nd anniversary as part of the team at Poor Bear Stories, having previously interned with Poor Bear Stories during the summer of 2022, between my junior and senior years studying for my BFA…
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Project Spotlight: C2CT (MMM #30)

Greetings all! Madeline here, with the 30th entry in The Movie Minute! For this entry’s topic, we’ll be following up the previous project spotlight on Operation EPIC with another spotlight on our work with a Special Operations Warrior Foundation event: the annual College to Career Transition Conference (C2CT)! Formerly known as the Strong Finish Optimization…
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Project Spotlight: Operation: EPIC (MMM #29)

Greetings everyone, Madeline here with the 29th entry in The Movie Minute. For this entry, we’ll be exploring one of our biggest jobs during the summer season! Organized by the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF), this annual event is known as Operation: EPIC (Educational Planning Information Conference). For five days, SOWF recipients who are currently…
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Traveling for Work by Train (MMM #28)

Hello all, Madeline here with the 28th entry in the Movie Minute! For this entry’s topic, we’ll be diving into something special- my Amtrak ride on the way back home from the 2025 Gold Star Family Picnic! It all started when myself and Jacob were figuring out travel plans for our shoot at the picnic…
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