February 2010
28 posts
“You go into the cutting room with hundreds of hours of footage and interviews,”...”
– A master documentary film editor, Karen Schmeer passed away in a hit-and-run incident in New York on Friday.
January 2010
10 posts
Toddy Walters performed this at Sleeping...
Matthew Fabb:
For DRM in HTML5, it’s my understanding that all the browsers that support the video tag, give user’s the option to save the source of the video, by right-clicking on the video element. I seriously doubt that we will ever see DRM implemented in the video tag, because of the different views on the matter from browser vendors. Which is why I don’t think we will ever see a HTML5 version...
Introduction to HTML5 →
The Red Baron →
This trailer is somehow disjointed and unpolished. It’s almost bad in a way. But the movie looks fantastic anyway. Refreshing.
What got me here. →
Google Voice
Man, I wish there was an app for that! All joking aside, it’s great.
Initial Setup
Setup was a breeze. I logged in easily as everything related to Google is tied to my Gmail account. I was presented with the choice of assigning an existing phone number to Google Voice or choosing a new Google Number. I chose a new phone number, one as close to my favorite place in California as possible. ...
Does someone need skills in visual post production...
There’s an interesting discussion at the LinkedIn Post Sound Mixers forum. I’m not sure if you need LinkedIn or Post Sound Mixers group membership or both to get through the barriers. Here’s my two cents.
Knowing nomenclature and workflows supports communication. Films evolve through picture and sound editing so picture and sound are inseparable. I see and hear elements over and...
The Chronic Misuse of Production Sound
Underuse is usually the case. I just heard about ANOTHER production I worked on that shot double system …you production sound people know EXACTLY what I’m going to say. And this is a monumental problem. This issue is incredibly distressing. Production crews go to a lot of effort in location selection, lighting, set dressing, and microphone placement. A lot of that effort will not be...