Wow! Now I can cut my budget…
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Working it – the forthcoming Work In Progress.
[caption id="attachment_577" align="alignright" width="300"] Don't let the doubters get your goat![/caption] The How-To Work In Progress is a work in progress. But I am making real progress again, and thought I'd take the chance to outline my process - if for no other reason, to help me clarify things for…
Documentary picks for the Oscars
Here is a brief synopsis of the short-listed documentary films for the 2012 Oscars. Any comments? Know where to find them? I wish more of these played outside of New York and LA... http://www.btlnews.com/awards/oscars-2012-documentary-short-list/
Say What? On an iPad?
Echoing the democratization of audio recording tools in the 1990s, film and video production has become dramatically cheaper in recent years. This is great for independent filmmakers, and for all creative people wanting to break in to film. Now, instead of having to be the offspring of a famous director, or the…
New stuff!
The Casual Dog Productions, LLC editing suite has been revamped! Having finally reached a point at which I can quite my second day job - cutting back to full time - I have redoubled my efforts on How-To and other filmmaking projects. To facilitate this, we have completely updated the…
Cinematography rolls on
The pace of change in film and TV (and web and iPhone) production is astounding. In just a few years, digital acquisition has become the norm for TV production, and is rapidly taking over feature film production. Cameras like the Arri Alexa, and Sony's new F65, along with the Red…
Curiouser and Curiouser
The world of film editing is in turmoil. Since Apple abandoned its loyal users with the introduction of Final Cut Pro X - often dubbed iMovie Pro - Filmmakers, editors, and post-production professionals have been roiling. A few advocate going forward with Final Cut X, but many basic professional features…
Raise your hand if you know what a kerfuffle is?
Apple recently released Final Cut Pro X, putatively their new version of their flagship film and video editing suite. Except... Except it isn't a new version, it is an utterly new program. And most of the suite (notably Color, the higher-end color correcting piece) is gone. And it can't…
Final Cut Pro X is on the horizon
Apple has announced the next version of Final Cut Pro, one of the leading film and video editing packages. Final Cut has gained market share over the years from Avid, which remains the dominant editing platform for motion pictures. Final Cut has a more rough and tumble ecosystem, but is…
Street Photography and Documentary Aesthetics
Now that the cyber-work is done, the web presence integrated - back to film making! And, after so much technical detail - why not some aesthetics? It is easy to get bogged down in the technical details, losing sight of the important things. So - what informs my aesthetic choices…