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WINNERS in the b-roll.net COMMERCIAL Contest
Congratulations to our two winners in the latest b-roll.net CONTEST. This entertaining contest had a simple concept – write and produce a :30-1:00 commercial for b-roll.net. The videos were posted, and the you voted.
AND THE WINNER IS…
NPR Looks into the TV Media Biz
From: NPR.org NPR Media Corespondent, David Folkenflik, delves into the struggle all TV news organizations are dealing with – how to stay afloat. Radio and television networks and newspapers are struggling to survive the transformation to the digital age. As established media business models become outmoded because of the Internet, Read More →
Montreal CTV Cameraman Dies in Helo Crash
From: CTV Montreal CTV cameraman Hugh Haugland was taking shots of the aftermath of Tuesday’s tornado when the helicopter crashed near Route 117. Hugh was 44 years old, the father of two beautiful girls and the son of former CTV anchorman Bill Haugland. The pilot, Roger Belanger, also died in Read More →
Let the b-roll.net COMMERCIAL Voting Begin
I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is we didn’t get a lot of entries in the b-roll.net COMMERCIAL contest. I was really excited about this contest and hoping to get tons of creative experiments, but it turns out we only received TWO. The good news is Read More →
WIN by Creating a Commercial for b-roll.net
We have some prizes to give away, and we want to give them to YOU. The folks at ENGcage want to give you a FREE in-truck camera cage. ($850 value) But wait! There’s MORE! The folks at ProSource want to give you a FREE VOCAS MB-210 Matte Box. ($600 value) Read More →
Why P2 Cards Eventually Die
Amanda Emily (photog, historian and technical genius) posted a brilliant explanation of P2 cards on her site, AmandaEmily.com. With the new E-Series P2 cards coming out, the question arose about why a P2 card “goes bad.” Amanda takes a stab at it, and explains it well with nice and simple Read More →
Listen to Scanners on your iPhone or Windows Mobile
Your job has already forced you to carry a phone on your hip at all times, so why not make it more useful. In the b-roll.net FORUM, Shootblue has posted a recommendation for the WunderRadio app available for both the Apple iPhone and Windows Mobile platforms (Blackberry coming soon). I Read More →