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December 2011
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I've been busy shooting a new project and getting ready for Christmas, so blog's slowing down a little for the holiday season, but before I pour another glass of eggnog and make merry, I wanted to pass on this educational and inspirational post of filmmaking words to live by courtesy of Terry Gillia...read more
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The following post is excerpted from the Handling Ya Business chapter of my brand-new book, The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide, which is now shipping. You can download more FREE sample content from the book at the link above. If you like what you read, please feel free to order a signed...read more
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Man does not live by video alone...there's also audio. At the top of my Christmas wishlist this year is a wireless Jawbone Jambox speaker. We consume so much media on our TVs, smart phones and iPads from movies to games to apps and the displays are incredible, but the audio is usually acceptable ...read more
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I don't know about y'all, but I am a 100% complete sap for Christmas - especially Christmas movies. I'm not at all too macho or embarrassed to admit that I still get all warm and fuzzy and teary-eyed every single time I watch Miracle on 34th Street (the original B&W version, not the bastardize...read more
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While sitcoms have been dying out, the last decade has seen an incredible growth in original quality tv dramas on cable from Mad Men to Dexter to The Walking Dead, these hour-long dramas have become the sole reason for many of us to keep paying outrageous cable tv bills. While many networks have...read more
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So you's wanna write about New Yawk City, huh? Well, do ya? Then you's better watch this panel presented by the Writers Guild of America East at the 49th New York Film Festival, with screenwriter's David Koepp (Premium Rush, Ghost Town, Panic Room, Spider-Man, Carlito's Way); Brian Koppelman (The ...read more
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Attending and now working and teaching at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts , I've been blessed to meet,teach and work with more talented filmmakers than I can honestly recount. It seems that almost every other week a name from the past pops up in the trades, at Sundance, on tv or elsewhere on the in...read more
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- Tags: Alexandra Roxo, Mary Marie
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Let me start off by saying I am not an editor. I hire talented editors to help me make my movie magic to spec, so I don't actually use any FCP or other editing product on a regular basis. Nevertheless, (if you haven't figured it out by now) I am a provocateur when it comes to debating the filmma...read more
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- Tags: FCP X, Scott Strimple
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I was just interviewed about The Shut Up and Shoot Freelance Video Guide on The Exchange with Aaron Myers. As many people as I've interviewed, big and small, I personally always find it very nerve-racking to be the one answering questions live. Nevertheless, I had fun gave a few shout-outs and still...read more
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I own this very handy and inexpensive little camera and have written about it in several past blog posts. Buy a camera and get a free LCD BacPac is a GREAT deal (Saves $75). The LCD BacPac really makes all the difference in the world. These cameras aren't nearly as useful without the optional LC...read more