Storytelling at The Guardian Media Academy
Fluffy lives again… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9MEAWi_NDU[/youtube] We are at The Guardian in London for The Guardian Media Academy 4-day training course. (www.guardianmediaacademy.com) There are people from Holland, France, England and Belgium, as well as from Lonely Planet. Our primary interest in this class,...
Read moreCoen Brothers Cut True Grit on FCP
I guess it makes the cut now… Not so many years ago my ex-wife (but every day it becomes more days!!!) had a ‘discussion’ with me about Final Cut Pro as an editing tool. “It’s a toy”, she announced...
Read moreLearn Filmmaking @Sea with Us and Crystal Cruises
Crystal Symphony This indeed is the filmmaking experience of a lifetime. We’re joining up with Crystal Cruises, the world’s premier luxury cruise line to offer a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience. Learn filmmaking and video while cruising the Caribbean and Bermuda....
Read moreHow To Use FCP as a Scriptwriting Tool
Ken Pattenden, when he is not at his computer My 85-year old English father-in-law is remarkably computer literate. (He is also in remarkably good shape (note photo above), but more about computer literacy. As an avid reader of this...
Read moreMonopoly, Burger King & The Forbin Project
Do not pass go – OK, if you say so… Every once in a while you read a book that has an enormous impact on the way you think. Sidney Mintz’s Sweetness and Power was such a book. Ostensibly,...
Read moreA Very Short History of Music Videos – Part 2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWULu5_nXI[/youtube] The Moody Blues – Knights in White Satin – 1967 The combination of music and images has, since the introduction of opera, been one of the most powerful media in human experience. Up until now, it was so...
Read moreMichelle Michael Wins NPPA VJ of the Year
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-527154?ref=email Watch this! OK It is not often that I will tell you this, but this piece is required viewing. It’s by Michelle Michael, a Videojournalist for the Armed Forces Network in Germany. She also just won the NPPA...
Read moreWhy You Can’t See Al Jazeera in the US – What is this? Cuba?
try finding this on your TV at home…. Al Jazeera did a fantastic job of covering the uprising in Egypt. Of course, no one in the US would know that… because it isn’t possible to even watch Al Jazeera,...
Read moreBen Hughes, 16 Year old Filmmaker & his $800 DSLR
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04jww2-P9pI[/youtube] He’s 16 years old! OK I want you to check this out. This is written, directed, produced and even special effected by Ben Hughes, a 16-year old filmmaking prodigy from Minnesota. Minnesota, for crying out loud. He shoots...
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