Recent content by cyndygreen1

Helping a friend who just got hired to run a community college RTV program sort through what appears to be decades of gear that was stored (and should have been phased out and dispersed of by prior instructors - but that's another story). It's all mixed in with newer and more current stuff. I...

By now it is Christmas somewhere on the other side of the International Date Line, so I will begin my wishes to family and friends in Australia...following over to those in India, Kenya, England, the east coast of the US and finally here in not-so-sunny (thank goodness) California. May your...

I think I know the the answer to this...but I'm toying around with a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and have been debating whether to go with a Zacuto viewfinder or a monitor. Each has its pluses and minuses. I'm used to shooting run and gun, which is why the viewfinder tempts me. But the...

So a buddy purchased a new computer that has only HDMI input - not firewire. Their older Canon camera has only firewire outs. I suspect they are SOL due to the different transfer systems for each, but was wondering (long shot I know) if there is something that can do this besides very...

What's out there by way of closed captioning programs that synch with Premiere Pro?

In town and looking for a few wired lav mikes. Can anyone recommend a store? Thanks in advance.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cwg/4427185748.html Such a deal! $650 a day for two REDs, lights, operators, and sound gear.

Says he hosts a TV show for PBS/National Geographic. And he is (go for it!) offering $200 for two videographers to shoot him speaking to a crowd plus interviews/reax with audience members. Any takers? http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cwg/4396825640.html

Don't know if any of you have seen this - a first for me. "Media organizations are often bad at paying journalists for the work they do. That's not fair to the people who bring you your news. Freelancer Iona Craig has had enough, so she joined up with Beacon to create this site as way to...

...some amazing footage shot with a drone over San Francisco at night. Which begs the question: Can he legally do this? Everything I've been reading says no - yet over a very densely populated urban area, it is done and apparently flew under the FAA's radar...

Things change...we may not like it. We may abhor change, but it is akin to evolution - Mother Nature's way of experimenting to see what works and what doesn't. Take a gander (and think about it/don't let your blood pressure get the best of you). :o...

I shot a story using a low end consumer camera some years ago...and now a reality show wants to use it. What is the rate for something like that? (asides from what the market will bear/don't want to overprice or give it away)

1) I don’t often pontificate (at least I hope not). 2) I’m not an intellectual…just been around so long that a lot has passed in front of my eyes and been processed through the old brain. 3) Over the years I’ve gone from being a person of action to a mellower more thoughtful person…a...

I'm posting this on several boards to get as much feedback as I can. Need to survey any video shooters (especially broadcast) about the ethics of editing for a discussion I know I will be having later this week. Regarding FX and transitions: my take/what I've always done is straight cuts with a...

Query from a friend - Her government agency is looking for a way to do closed captioning for video (because of 508 compliance). She saw a posting I did about using Dragon Naturally Speaking software to transcribe long interviews...and I suspect that is not necessarily the answer for her. So...