There are often debates between bibliophiles and video buffs as to whether the book or the movie was a better version of a story.

The reality is that both versions are fantastic ways of telling stories to large groups.

Gone are the days when the reach of stories told by ancestors — gathered around a campfire — were limited to being within earshot.

The invention of writing made it possible to distribute (tell) those stories to people at a different campfire, perhaps miles away.

As time passed, technology (the printing press) would extend that reach, and by the late 1800s, the world would see the rise of motion pictures.

Fast forward to today, and videos — the umbrella term for recorded moving visual images — continue to rise.

Here at Birch and Ink, we love the art of making videos, whether it's an epic movie captured using film, a guerilla-style documentary, or a cartoon strip that has been brought to life through animation.