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Eat Pray Love Film Edited Entirely in Final Cut Pro
Aug 20, 2010
Eat Pray Love, a new Columbia Pictures feature film based on the Elizabeth Gilbert novel of the same title and starring Julia Roberts, was edited entirely in Final Cut Pro. Apple has posted a page detailing the editing More...
Using the iPad on Set
Jun 19, 2010
Yesterday I  posted a trailer for the new “Twisted Metal“ Playstation game that we shot in downtown Los Angeles.    That shoot also happened to be the first time that I was able to put my iPad 3G to use on set.  I have always More...
DSLRs For Filmmakers – One DPs Perspective
Jun 02, 2010
“To the the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.” – Abraham Maslow. Likewise, a Cinematographer with a DSLR might be tempted to use it for motion picture projects, even though it More...
Creativity is King in the World of Independent Film Production
Jun 01, 2010
A creative mind is a low budget filmmaker’s most valuable tool. It all starts with an original thought; from there it is all about nurturing that thought until it grows to be a brilliant idea. After that it is a matter of More...
Solutions to Improve FCP’s Media Management
Jun 01, 2010
Media management has long been considered Apple Final Cut Pro’s Achilles’ Heel. In reality, FCP has gotten better in this regard and does a pretty decent job of linking project master clips to media. The shortcomings of FCP More...
New Trends in Motion Photography: Moving Portraits and Vertical Video(2)
May 24, 2010
New HDSLR cameras (like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II) as well as new playback devices like the iPad and digital picture frames are allowing people to think outside the traditional photography box. Several new ideas are popping More...
New Trends in Motion Photography: Moving Portraits and Vertical Video
May 24, 2010
New HDSLR cameras (like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II) as well as new playback devices like the iPad and digital picture frames are allowing people to think outside the traditional photography box. Several new ideas are popping More...




Canon HD DSLRs For Cinematography
May 04, 2010
For anyone new or interested in Canon HDSLRs, here’s a useful video just posted by the Digital Cinema Society from a March event at Hollywood's Birns Sawyer. Two engineers from Canon compare the various Canon DSLR More...
The Final Cut Studio Centric Facility
Jan 25, 2010
Back in the day, the last large mainstream facility that I helped design, install and manage was geared towards episodic TV series post. We had several dedicated linear bays, DaVinci film transfer, graphics VFX and audio More...
2010 Matrox Road Tour
Jan 24, 2010
Apple, Matrox and leading  camera manufacturers are uniting forces to share tips and tricks to improve  your video editing workflow - from shooting, to editing, to delivery. An Apple  representative will demonstrate Final Cut Pro More...
Canon U.S.A. Kicks Off Innovative “Story Beyond The Still” Digital Image Contest On Vimeo.Com
Jan 18, 2010
Company works with Vimeo and Grey New York to launch collaborative project commencing with interpretive work by photographer Vincent Laforet.   Lake Success, NY – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, announced the More...
Rainn Wilson on His Nikon DSLR Short Film, and Why Dwight Would Taste Banhammer
Dec 21, 2009
Rainn Wilson, best known for playing Dwight Schrute on The Office, shot a 140-second film using a Nikon D5000 as part of his participation in the Nikon Film Festival. He talked with us about directing, pancakes and solar-powered More...
YouTube Lists Most-Watched Videos of 2009
Dec 16, 2009
San Bruno, CA -- YouTube announced its first official list of most-watched videos for the year. The Google-owned video Web site also clocked the top music videos and search terms. And the winners are...   Click More...
Fledgling Filmmakers Opt for Direct-to-Video
Dec 12, 2009
Next holiday party, take a look around. I'm betting there is someone in the room who has made a movie -- or is seriously thinking about it. I'm talking about people with day jobs and scant experience behind a camera. Doesn't More...
Hollywood has a 'Panic Attack!'
Dec 04, 2009
A few weeks ago, a movie industry pal tipped me off to an especially cool new YouTube short by an obscure filmmaker from Uruguay. "Watch it," he said. "This guy is going to be a big star." I've been around long enough to know More...
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