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The Joys of Post Production
I have nearly completed a rather large project – a DVD of Video Killed the Fairytale Star, Sunnyside Environmental School’s Spring musical. I ended up only editing one complete performance, rather than cutting together bits and pieces. But that is a two hour show, with a three camera shoot and 14 channels of field audio in Pro…
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Time remapping: Final Cut beats Avid and Adobe by a couple of lengths
It seemed so simple… Just speed up some clips, creating a faux-time-lapse sequence. It would be cute, save some space. It seemed so simple… I am editing the DVD (and BluRay) packages for Sunnyside Environmental School’s Spring musical, Video Killed the Fairytale Star. Three performances, each shot with three cameras – plus an 8 or…
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Yet another film festival scandal!
There has been yet another film festival scandal. this one involving the Newport International Film Festival (among others). It makes you wonder how common more subtle forms of cronyism or abuse must be… See the Universal Film Magazine, Issue 9 article – look here: http://bit.ly/149y9AW There has been discussion (on Doculink, the D-word, and similar boards)…
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Morgan Spurlock? One Direction?
Really? Who would have thought? Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker who made Supersize Me and The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, is making a documentary about a Boy Band? My daughters will be ecstatic – they love the song What Make’s You Beautiful, and will happily sing along to it 20 times in a row. Several times…
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Foxy Doxy Woozy Doozy
Fox is being sued over a National Geographic made doc on real life in an Afghanistan combat ER that portray’s the death of a US soldier. Seems they never contacted or notified his widow… They supposedly used family photos from his laptop in the piece. Has Nat Geo gone “Reality TV?” I always thought of…
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An international take on the role of documentaries
Are documentary films a luxury item? This piece from Indiewire, Do Documentaries Play Only to Cultures of Comfort?, makes you think. I also want to watch Winter, Go Away, the film discussed in the article.
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PBS Producers’ Academy
Has anybody attended the PBS Producers Academy in Boston? I would love advice on the application process. They say they want independent producers, not just PBS affiliate staff – is it true, not just lip service? How about recommendations? I approached OPB several years ago, seeking mentorship (both in general and for a specific grant application). Not…
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Best Docs!
More docs to see!! http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/cinema-eye-nominees-2013-ccamp.php. Enjoy!
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New Cameras for Filmmakers
The film and pro video world is abuzz this week about changes in the camera landscape. Amidst the usual flurry of growing capabilities for shrinking prices, a couple of things have caused a lurch: Red Digital Cinema announced impending price cuts. Red’s cameras have taken parts of the pro video business by storm because of…
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I thought buying a well-respected framework and theme would make it easy to design a clean, elegant, functional site. WHY SO FUNKY, Mr Woo?!?