Kevin
We’ve arrived at NAB 2011
The advantage of being stuck on east coast time is you can wake up before the sunrises in Pacific time and not feel as much pain. I’m sitting in my makeshift office at the Vdara hotel getting ready to hit the NAB floor (gorgeous view, by the way). Lots of Read More →
16X9 Inc to Sponsor the b-roll.net BASH
We’re less than a week away and the party on Monday’s getting even better. The creative product guys over at 16×9,Inc are sponsoring the b-roll.net BASH on April, 11, 2011. In their bag of tricks will be a few new products to test out. You know we like to play Read More →
Retro b-roll.net
Hulu.com ran an April Fools Joke with a retro look at what their site MIGHT look like back in 1996 – complete with the dial-up modem when you view a clip. Some of the flashing text and “Best Viewed in Netscape Navigator” are jokes that only web design geeks like Read More →
Dilbert Nails TV News Photogs
Unlike when our profession is portrayed in a TV show, this seems to hit the nail on the head. Dilbert has us perfectly… except for the ugly blue shirt. Thanks to Richard Adkins for the heads up…
Read More →The Age of Mediocrity
Peter Shankman, in an op-ed for Mashable.com, discusses the rise of Rebecca Black in the age of YouTube. As this falls in with discussions about production quality, I felt this quote summed things up well. Welcome to the age of mediocrity, where anyone with a computer, a video camera, and Read More →
Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown to hold Workshop in Sydney
For the first time in a decade, Academy Award-winning Steadicam inventor, cinematographer and trainer Garrett Brown, and Steadicam designer, cinematographer and trainer, Jerry Holway will lead a factory-certified Gold 5 ½ day Steadicam workshop in Sydney, Australia. Running Sunday July 24 to Friday 29th, at the new Australian Cinematographers Society Read More →
A Primer on Walking the NAB Show Floor
By Nino Giannotti, EFPlighting.com After attending NAB more times than I care to admit, here are a few suggestions that I can give to new attendees in order to make the event a positive experience First the logistics, the place is BIG and there’s a lot of walking going on. Read More →