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Luck? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Luck!
“Wow, you are lucky to be working on such great projects” is the type of statement that sounds like nails on a chalkboard to some editors. I am not one of those editors, but I understand not wanting to have … Continue reading
Which NLE should students learn?
An interesting thread about which NLE is best for students to learn popped up over at the Creative COW and I decided to summarize my thoughts on it here. Since the goal is to introduce students to the art of editing I … Continue reading
Difference between frame rate and timecode.
There are lots of head-scratchers in the world of video and I don’t think many are more perplexing than fractional frame rates and drop frame vs non-drop timecode. I won’t get into the technical history of why frame rates like 29.97, 23.98, … Continue reading
DirecTV downgrades its 3D channel
I don’t know how much we should read into this but DirecTV has switched its all 3D channel from full time to part time programming. I wonder if broadcasting the Olympics in 3D this summer will pump some new life into 3D … Continue reading
One Year Later
Well, it’s been a year and I’m still posting. There have been some dry spells here and there and some of my early blogging ideas didn’t pan out but I’m still plugging away.
If you want ‘new media’ success it helps to already be popular
I recently read an interesting blog post by John Scalzi called “Amanda Palmer, Kickstarter, and Everything” talking about Amanda Palmer (solo artist, formerly of The Dresden Dolls) and her ridicoulosly successful Kickstarter campaign. She asked for 100k and could very … Continue reading
The future of Netflix may not be a streaming paradise
I’m sure many of you are aware that Netflix announced a price hike a couple of weeks ago that seemingly came out of the blue. Netflix will no longer offer a $9.99 package of DVD-by-mail and unlimited streaming, the company … Continue reading
Daily Inspiration, June 29th, 2011
This is one of my favorite videos. I’ve watched it countless times and it never seems to lose its magic. I love the fact that it’s a simple story masterfully told in a universal way. It doesn’t matter … Continue reading
Hello world!
Ah, another day and another average Joe fires up a blog thinking others will find his thoughts and opinions interesting. I know I’m a little late to the band wagon but what the hell. I’ve heard that the average life … Continue reading