January 2008
b-roll Goes to Louisville
I’m just off the plane in a rather CHILLY Louisville, KY. Drew Cook of WAVE was gracious enough to invite me to help judge this year’s KNPA competition. We’ll be hunkered down in a darkened conference room for most of the day on Friday watching over 400 entries. Judging on Read More →
The Loss of Ray Farkas
It is with great regret that I read of the passing of Ray Farkas. He passed away on January 4, 2008 in Washington, DC. I never had the pleasure of meeting the man, but his work was very influential to me and countless other photogs around the world. I remember Read More →
TV Photog Helps Crash Victim
There is a great sense of pride to be the first on the scene of a spot news situation. When WDTN-TV Photog, Don Hatcher heard about a multi-car accident on his scanner, he knew he could beat everyone to the site. When he arrived, he found he had made it Read More →
Make Sure Your Story is in the Right Category
Uploading your video to b-roll.net TV is only half the fun. After your beautiful clip is in our system, we want to make sure it’s entered into the correct category. When you’re uploading your video, you are asked what “channel” you’d like the video to be in. Please keep in Read More →
Prizes for the b-roll.net AWARDS
Thanks to all of our great sponsors of the b-roll.net AWARDS, here are some of the prizes awaiting winners. PortaBrace has offered up a few CAR-1B Cargo Bags. These re-enforced and padded run bags are perfect for the quick shoot. Zylight has a Z90 package ready for a lucky winner. Read More →
Best Way to Upload your AWARDS Entry
In my recent experimentation with web video, I’ve been awe struck by the H.264 codec. This compression scheme works amazingly well with video exported from Avid or Final Cut Pro. Considering your uploaded file to b-roll.net TV must be 100mb or less, this codec may be a great option for Read More →
The b-roll.net AWARDS Start Now
Happy New Year Everyone… And Welcome to the Start of the b-roll.net AWARDS. Check out all the rules at: http://b-roll.net/awards From now until January 15, you are able to upload your best video from 2007 and enter the b-roll.net AWARDS. 1) Log in (http://b-roll.net/tv) using your b-roll.net FORUM username and Read More →