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I’m working on a 13 episode series right now and I need to make sure that each show fits a definite format. By format, I’m referring to the show’s outline or structure. Most shows follow a specific format so that the broadcasters (television stations and cable networks) know when to insert commercials. [...]

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Redrock Micro, the makers of many fine DSLR rigs and accessories, has come out with 7 new thingies and 5 new what-zits.  The best part about their new thingies and what-zits?  They’re cheaper.  Under $495 for most configurations, says Redrock. This is a good thing for the aspiring DSLR filmmaker who desperately wants a better [...]

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When we think DSLR videography our minds always go directly to Canon. Nikon might make some headway with their 3100, but Sony’s Alpha line is definitely a distant 3rd or 4th if you throw in Samsung and Panny. Sony hopes to fix that with their latest creations, the A580 and A560. Only there seems to [...]

Oh, it’s already been broughtin’!!!

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You may have heard of Les Stroud. He hosted the show Survivorman, where Les was the director, shooter, audio guy, sherpa and talent. Not ’cause he’s an egomaniac, but because he was literally the only person left to survive for 7 days on some “god forsaken” part of the planet. The challenges of shooting in [...]

Kerry Sanders talks about what it takes to make it in the world of television news. Great tips for anyone interested in television journalism or news production.

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YouTube, a subsidiary of Google Inc. (duh), has quietly rolled out a beta web based video editor. It compiles all your uploaded videos into a bin. Allows you to add “approved” audio tracks, and lets you marry the two together…you know… aka editing. It’s by no means sophisticated, in fact, it’s down right Fischer-Price, but [...]

Finally! A network attached storage solution that promises to be easy to set up and easy to use. I have my doubts, but I’m willing to give it a try.

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I’ve been an Avid editor for the past 11 years and Media Composer is the only edit system I use on a day to day basis.  Being an editor for a full service production company, one day I’m cutting a sizzle reel for a pilot episode for a TV program, the next a 30 second [...]

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Yes, as DV Magazine so eloquently put it “somebody had to be the first.” His name will be recorded into the history books as Abraham Joffe of Sydney, Australia. Panasonic loaned him a 3DA1, and gave him a less than 24 hour crash course in stereography, then callously pushed him into possibly the toughest, most [...]