In 2008 Mark was hired by Director Marc Bennett and Executive Producer Heidi Houston to be the Director of Photography for the film that would become Hot Flash Havoc. The documentary is a film of menopausal proportions (get it?!) that is enlightening, entertaining, and a crash-course in what you need to know […]
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As I type this, the Mid-Atlantic is hunkering down and bracing itself for the storm that the Capital Weather Gang has dubbed “Snowzilla”. The grocery stores were ransacked, the liquor stores look like a hurricane went through them, and my Twitter feed is full of jokes about DC drivers and […]
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Whether you ultimately want to be a producer, director, grip, or set designer, you’ll have to start your career as a Production Assistant. It’s not the most glamorous job—in fact, it’s the least glamorous job—but if you’re willing to put in some grunt work, it’ll get you where you want […]
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A few weeks ago, we got some advice from a good friend of ours, Cari Shane. As we move more into marketing, she pointed out that we needed to switch around how we market ourselves. We can’t just let our (excellent) work stand on its own, we need to showcase […]
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Being on set for the first time can be pretty confusing and overwhelming, especially if you’re not prepared for all the special lingo that gets thrown around. Did that guy just ask for a martini? It may feel a little ridiculous sometimes, but every industry loves its jargon, right? It […]
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You probably know that Mark Leisher Productions started out as an incubator company in Bethesda Green’s business incubator. When Mark formed MLP, he knew he wanted to marry high-end video production and environmental stewardship, and a green nonprofit was the perfect place from which to launch. Over the years MLP has […]
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If you saw a really great movie over the holidays, you’ll probably want to tell everyone all about it. I’m sure you’ll want to know exactly how to describe what your favorite scene looked like, and the place to start is with shot types. There are many different types of […]
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2015 really was the year of video – YouTube reports that 300 hours of video are uploaded to its servers every minute. But amidst all the noise and cat videos, do marketing videos really have an impact? Yes, they really do! Check out the infographic below, and consider making video […]
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In college, I spent a semester as the lighting director on a student-run sketch comedy. In an attempt to recruit some people for my lighting team, I told everyone, “Without us, you’d just be sitting around in the dark!” Hey, it actually worked for a couple of people. Good lighting […]
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With content marketing gaining influence and growing by leaps and bounds (20% in 2015 alone!) every brand is jumping on the train and working hard to get their content out there. But people don’t trust or like companies – they trust and like other people. So the way to convert […]
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