Entries Tagged as 'Filmmaking'
I’ve come across corrupted QT files a number of times… don’t know why I finally decided to see if there was anything I could do about them… I’d always considered them a lost cause. Now there’s reason for hope! A few weeks ago I participated in a three-camera shoot of a concert using two 7Ds [...]
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Tags:quicktime corruption·repair quictime movie
I’ve long followed Peter Broderick and even used his consulting services on Skatopia. In this article he outlines how the phenomenon of crowdfunding can be done right… or wrong. Worth a read. Peter Broderick, the president of Paradigm Consulting and a guru of the digital distribution revolution, was on hand to moderate a panel [...]
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Tags:crowdsourcing·Fundraising·peter broderick·producing
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front Watch the full episode. See more POV. If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front explores two of America’s most pressing issues — environmentalism and terrorism — by lifting the [...]
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Tags:Documentary·Earth Liberation Front·Online video·PBS·POV
As I’ve learned from my 7-year old, graphic novels are tremendously appealing to young minds. Here’s a novel way to engage kids in the classroom by creating their own illustrated stories using digital tools. A few years ago I put together a really rudimentary teaching guide to using Comic Life in the classroom. It was [...]
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Tags:comic art·comic life·digital comics·digital tools·DIY·Education·Educational Programming·graphic novels·teacher tools
Transmedia: Entertainment reimagined By Tom Cheshire and Charlie Burton 08 July 10 Esther Robinson got off the R train in Astoria, Queens, and started walking to the American Museum of the Moving Image. It was a warm July evening in 2007 and Robinson, then 37 years old and a filmmaker, had come with a friend [...]
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Tags:audience involvement·head trauma·Lance Weiler·transmedia
Forty children and two teachers on different sides of the continent will work together this fall to produce stories and artwork about a robot. These artifacts will board a commercial rocket and, through an actual space launch, make their way to the International Space Station. The “dean” of transmedia is taking transmedia storytelling in some [...]
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Tags:21st century skills·Education·Lance Weiler·Montreal·robot heart stories·space station·transmedia
It has been a long haul getting the Skatopia DVD completed. As we near the end, I can say I’ve learned stuff about the FCP-Compressor-DVD Studio Pro workflow that I’ve never known. Thanks to frequent visits to Creative Cow and some other forums, we’re about to deliver a really classy product. First I made some [...]
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Tags:Apple·audio compression·Compressor Tips·dual layer dvd·DVD mastering·DVD Studio Pro tips·menu building
This short video was created by a first-time producer/shooter/editor who took one of RosenblumTV’s video journalism courses. It’s got story, pacing, music, humor and great cinematography. According to Rosenblum the student had “never touched a camera or an edit before” in her life. A little training, some lightweight equipment and some desire can create great [...]
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Tags:circus arts·citizen journalism·man-on-the-street·Rosenblum TV·run & gun·student video
Some USC law students have won a major concession from the US Copyright Office on how documentarians (isn’t there a better word?) may use material from copyrighted works. In particular, it allows that material from DVD’s (protected by the DMCA) may be used in manners consistent with Fair Use and that filmmakers not be prosecuted [...]
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Look out – here come’s mobile film-making! No excuses – the editing application is in the phone! via vimeo.com
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Tags:filmmaker resources·Filmmaking·Future of public media·HD·hyperlocal journalism·iPhone·mobile filmmaking·Video