September 2009
b-roll.net Golden Hour Calculator
After I bragged about a “golden hour” calculator I found on the internet, Amanda Emily, photog historian and lifesaving server-tech, told me she had already built one. She kindly shared it with the b-roll community, and we’re now proud to unveil the b-roll.net Golden Hour Calculator. Even though it sounds Read More →
CNN Reports Confusion on the Potomac
From: Al Tompkins, Poynter Online “CNN unnerved the nation Friday morning with live reports of Coast Guard teams firing on a suspect vessel on the Potomac River that would not stop when ordered. We know now it was just radio chatter, part of a “routine and low-level” Coast Guard exercise. Read More →
Anchor’s Away Cindy Flies Loops
I accompanied our morning anchor Cindy Farmer to Winston-Salem on Wednesday to story that only comes along every so often.Well really, everytime an airshow comes along the PR machine spins up to give journalists a little airtime in exchange for a littl…
Read More →Anchor’s Away Cindy Flies Loops
I accompanied our morning anchor Cindy Farmer to Winston-Salem on Wednesday to story that only comes along every so often.Well really, everytime an airshow comes along the PR machine spins up to give journalists a little airtime in exchange for a littl…
Read More →TV Azteca and the Watermark
I’m starting to think that the folks at TV Azteca read b-roll.net. Or at least Nino‘s thread about watermarking your video. The live hijacking footage coming out of Mexico today on all the networks was plastered with the TV Azteca logo. I’ve seen bugs and “courtesies” but never something across Read More →
Philip Bloom Shoots the 7D
The MacGyver of digital video cameras, Philip Bloom can shoot beautiful images on just about anything. And his string of video product reviews, world travels and active blog somehow leave him time to try every new camera that is released. This weekend, Bloom took a break from his F-Stop Academy Read More →
NFL Films Highlights Their Best Work Online
Those tight spiral shots always blew my mind. Even as a kid, when I didn’t completely understand the game of football, those slow-motion film clips told me everything I needed to know. They made me want to learn about the game, but more importantly, they made me want to be Read More →