Textures and Backgrounds
Here’s a cool site that has good high resolution textures and backgrounds you can download to use in apple motion / adobe after effects projects.
TV Talk Show Pilot
Here’s some behind the scenes footage from a TV talk show pilot we’re working on.
We’re shooting in 1080p on Sony EX1s, using Kino Flo and Arri lights, Lectrosonics SMD transmitter / receiver packs with Sanken COS 11’s. The audio was live mixed on a Mackie board.
Webcasting with Adobe Connect
Adobe Connect is kind of like the Cadillac of webcast tools. And a Cadillac with all the options. It’s definitely geared towards the business market.
NYC Studios - EUE Screen Gems Studios
I was looking at studio spaces in NYC this week to produce a TV talk show pilot. I brought my flip camera along and shot some footage at EUE Screen Gems Studios in midtown Manhattan.
Ikan V8000 HDMI Video Monitor
I recently received an Ikan V8000 HDMI Video monitor from ProFlixSales. Not a big fan of instruction manuals, I immediately pulled the monitor out of the box and pretty much figured it out in about 10 minutes.
Using Video to Help Sell Products
In the past I’ve pushed brands to produce videos that show off their products. To date, adoption has been slow, which surprises me because video can serve as a powerful piece of marketing collateral. All the hyperbole laced marketing copy in the world can’t compete with a video that shows the features and functionality of a product AND case studies of how the product can be used.
Department Of Eagles - No One Does It Like You
I was watching some late night telly last night and came across this great music video by Patrick Daughters and Marcel Dzama. It’s a recently produced music video for Department of Eagles No One Does It Like You.
Live Webcasting with NewTek Tricaster Broadcast
The Tricaster is a beast. A box about the size of a Wiener Dog (I couldn’t think of anything else), the Tricaster can handle multiple SD camera inputs. It also has a cool feature that allows me to install a tiny application on any Mac or PC in our network so that the Tricaster can then “see” that computer and pull the desktop of that computer into my production.
