The Peasants Are Revolting!
…. storming the CBS Building….. The printing press unleashed a revolution unforseen by Gutenberg. The ‘people’ were suddenly in control of information. And those who had until then complete power over information did not like this at all. The...
Read moreThe World Turned Upside-Down
…for all to see, in black and white… “Yes, there are more producers of video content. That content will continue to grow/explode. But I will not have time or energy to watch more than a few each day. Sorting...
Read moreThe Revolution Comes Home
The hand that rocks the cradles… also holds the video camera…. Mary Sturges. Home schooling mother of 8 from South Carolina. Not exactly your idea of revolutionary. But when the video revolution reaches here, you know its real.
Read moreKGTV is Number 1
numbers through the roof…. KGTV, the VJ (or DC) driven station in San Diego has moved way up in the ratings as of the critical May sweeps period. Some newscasts have shown increases of almost 30%. There has been...
Read moreInternet Started Here 50 Years Ago
…one small step to the web…. who knew? Fifty years ago this week, the Soviet Union gave approval for the launch of Sputnik, the first man made satellite. Although it launched in October 1957, the Politburo gave approval for...
Read morePlugged Into The Future
A trillion dollars in a wire…. if you can see it… As we pointed out on last week, technologically driven change can be traumatic and disruptive. It can cause formerly stable jobs and industries to disappear almost overnight. But...
Read morePutting The Future on Hold?
hello… hello…. do you hear me now? When we did the Bootcamp last week in Miami, we offered three kinds of cameras for the students to use: Sony Z1, Panasonic DVX100 and Canon HV-20A. The first two are fairly...
Read moreBeyond Mentos and Coke Bottles….
The Class of 05/07 On Sunday afternoon we concluded the first ‘pilot’ of the Travel Channel Academy VJ training course. It was a great success.
Read moreTravel Channel Academy – Day 2
so far…. so good Second day at the Travel Channel Academy and things are going quite well. Our group of 20 students have shot their first piece and they are in the middle of cutting it. We will screen...
Read moreThe Road to Recovery
We can kick this thing… we can….. As anyone who has ever attended an AA meeting will tell you, the road to recovery begins with honesty Before you can get ‘better’ you have to be honest about the problem....
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