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May 11, 2018
The Art, Science and Magic of Green Screen
Green screen is a powerful visual effect. It can put actors into situations far too distant, expensive or impossible for normal video budgets. When it’s done right, it can be magical. But when the process is treated casually, the result can look like a bad TV weathercast. Getting green screen […]
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April 15, 2018
Making the piano beautiful.
A little known fact: For every concert piano performance, there’s a man who spends hours or even days preparing the piano for the performing artist. He is the Piano Man. This is my short-form documentary about him. https://vimeo.com/263938737
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March 22, 2018
Does Your Company Have a Soul?
In a recent New York Times “Corner Office” column, Merck CEO Ken Frazier replied to a question about handling the pressure to cut his pharmaceutical company’s research and development budget in order to satisfy shareholders by saying… “…we value R&D as a company. It’s who we are. It’s the core of […]
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February 12, 2018
What’s my Style?
I’ve had a number of creatives ask me, “What’s your style as a director?” For years, I never really had a good answer to that question. But now I’ve got it figured out. NOTE: This is best read while listening to solo bongo drum music. My style is smooth and […]
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February 8, 2018
GoPro Snow Blow
Snow the Blow It’s that time of year… Time to attach a GoPro to the snowblower.
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January 1, 2018
Old School YouTube
Next time you click on a YouTube link, think about what it took to play a video just a few decades ago. Pictured above is a pair of Ampex VR1200 2-inch quadruplex video tape recorders. If you wanted to record or play broadcast quality video (which wasn’t so great back […]
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