Know Your Story or Else
Filmmaking is all about telling stories visually. In order to tell a proper story, there are some prerequisites. No. Having a sweet HDSLR rig isn’t one of them. The first thing you need to make a film is a story. The next thing you need is to know that story inside out and upside down. ...
Interviews with Cinematographers on Lighting Styles
Here are a couple of great YouTube videos that I came across. There are some valuable lessons here from some of the world’s greatest cinematographers. Part 1 of the Lighting Segment from “Cinematographer Style” Directed by Jon Fauer. The industry’s best talk about proper lighting and equipment know-hows. Films are much more than a good ...
Energy Saver Profiles for Creative Professionals
If you’re like most creative professionals, you probably use your computer for editing, graphics, effects, audio production, and any number of other tasks that require maximum performance from your system. You probably also use that same system for many other things that don’t require top performance. My usual ritual when starting work for the day ...
MacMediaTech – A New Podcast
There is a new podcast on the block for creative media producers called MacMediaTech. I was honored to be invited by the host, Kenn Bell, to be a guest on the premiere episode a couple of weeks ago. The other two guests were Paul Del Vecchio, and Matt Jeppsen. This is how Kenn describes the show: ...
How much should I charge to edit this video?
I get this question a lot from freelance editors that are just starting out. They always have a tough time figuring out how to price their services. Creative people tend to have difficulty with the business side of things and get themselves into undesirable situations all too often. Have you ever set a flat rate ...
What a nice camera. It must make good stories.
I’m as much of a camera nut as the next filmmaker, and I am ecstatic about the giant leaps that camera technology has been making of late. Like so many others, I’m on the Amazon.com waiting list for two Canon 7D bodies, and they just can’t get here fast enough. But I have been noticing ...
Adobe Kuler In OS X Color Picker
Adobe Kuler is an indispensable tool for anyone that works with color. No matter what variety of media you work with, if you need to whip up amazing color schemes you should be using this tool. If you work on a Mac, this just got easier. Using the Mondrianum 2 plugin for the Apple OS ...
Building Implosion in Slow Motion HD
Why would anyone wake up at 5:00 AM on a Saturday? To see a building implode via dynamite demolition of course. I have never witnessed a building imploding in person before, so I just had to check it out. And since I was going to see this, of course I brought along my camera to ...
10 Ways to Edit Faster and More Efficiently – Part 2 – Bin Organization
This second installment of the edit faster and more efficiently series is an extension of part 1 File Organization. Now that you have an organization system that works, it’s time to move to the next step in the quest for video editing speed and efficiency – keeping bins organized. Sloppy bins are just as much ...
My Latest Adventure as Director of Photography
My latest endeavor as a Director of Photography was a music video for R&B artist L’ren C‘s track “Ain’t Nobody Gotta Know”. The video was directed by David Bermejo, and post-production services were by Imaginary Digital. L’ren C is holding a special event tonight in Orlando, FL at Vintage. She will be performing live, then ...