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  1. Brock Samson

    I want to have my cake and eat it

    After who knows how many hours scouring the interwebs and fiddling with cameras that I have come across, I have yet to find what I am searching for. Where are you, oh magnificent figment of my imagination? What I speak of is this: does there exist a camera that is capable of the speed and...
  2. Brock Samson

    Single-push recording for DSLR/Zoom

    Anyone know of a setup that will let you have one-button recording for both a DSLR and Zoom H4N Audio recorder? Short story is that hitting two record buttons is ungainly and an extra step which creates room for error, in my opinion.
  3. Brock Samson

    Pricing a Project

    I've got a small business owner, (the business is the guy, his fiance, and his mom,) who I am in talks with to produce a couple of half hour "how-to" DVD's using his product. This is the same type of thing as what I do in my day job, so the content will be familiar territory. Thing is, I have...
  4. Brock Samson

    Final Cut Pro 7 Export Time

    Quick Question, If I'm exporting an XDCam EX 108060i sequence that's about 50 minutes long to a quicktime file that's Vimeo friendly, (720p, 30fpsAAC audio,) is 9 hours an oddly large amount of time, or does that sound completely within reason? The iMac I'm using has the quad core I7 with 16...
  5. Brock Samson

    Dipping my toe in the Freelance world

    I'm starting to undertake the journey of doing some freelance work on the side, and I've managed to line up a couple of pretty good-sized gigs due to people that I know. I'd like to slowly but surely begin getting my name out there. I've got a good wedding reel from a wedding I recently did...
  6. Brock Samson

    A good place to buy used gear?

    Ebay and Craigslist both make me a little leary, since the possibility of purchasing stolen gear is pretty high. Does anyone know of a reputable website where I can get used equipment that will be on the up & up?
  7. Brock Samson

    STOP!!!!

    Collaborate.... ....and listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE
  8. Brock Samson

    Calories an hour shooting

    Just curious, but does anyone know a ballpark figure for how many calories one would burn in a good solid hour of shooting?
  9. Brock Samson

    Entry-Level cam bargain hunter

    If someone were looking for the familiarity of a big-bodied ENG style camera, what would you guys recommend for someone who is looking for the maximum bang for their buck in terms of a quality video gathering tool? It would have to be HD, of course, and capable of either 30p or 60i framerate...
  10. Brock Samson

    "Morning Glory" Movie

    Anyone seen this movie yet? Just curious if they managed to make photogs look like idiots and reporters vastly superior, as usual.
  11. Brock Samson

    Making the leap from shooter to reporter/omb

    While in the process of considering making this change, I figured I might get some insight from some of the peeps on b-roll. We're talking about moving back home, and possibly applying for a bureau reporting job. It's one of those one-man-band situations where you produce a smal cut-in that...
  12. Brock Samson

    Avid Exporting for youtube/vimeo

    Anyone know what the most ideal settings are for exporting from Avid to upload to the popular internet sites? I have to admit this is one reason I didn't enter the contest, because it seems I literally cannot make this work. FYI, this would be standard def 16x9 source video. I know the files...
  13. Brock Samson

    Front page fall down go boom?

    Hey Kevin, the front page of the site was all crazyfied. My puny mind cannot grasp the intricacies of HTML coding, so I wonder if my browser perhaps made a poo poo in it's britches instead.
  14. Brock Samson

    Is anyone a Firefox expert?

    After I updated to the latest version, the address bar won't open up to show previously visited pages. That's how I like to get around to my regular websites! Lame. Anyone know a fix?
  15. Brock Samson

    Music in stories

    I know a lot of shooters out there have a thing about not liking music in stories as kind of a general rule. That is, unless it's natural sound recorded at the scene of the story, of course. I'm interested in hearing people's philosophies on the use of music. I have quite a large collection...
  16. Brock Samson

    How long until the economy is normal again?

    That is, there are signs that the recession is slowing rapidly, and things could finally be turning around. Does someone who is smarter than me have a good idea of how long it takes for things to get back to what we might consider "normal?" I.E. How long before stations stop laying people off...
  17. Brock Samson

    Hey csusandman

    Is your avatar Optimus Prime? Ahhh memories.
  18. Brock Samson

    Laid Off...what about the Air Force?

    Being one of the low dudes on the totem pole, I got the layoff bat the other day. So right now I'm left with a family to support and wondering which way to go. Anyway, I'm thinking of going into Officer Training for the Air Force. One option could be to be a shooter/media dude for them, or...
  19. Brock Samson

    Skillz to pay the billz

    Hey guys, been a while since I've done much posting how ya doing? Let me get right to it. I'm trying to look some number of years down the road, and would love to someday go into business for myself. However, I don't really want to be a freelancer per say simply because of the nature of the...
  20. Brock Samson

    An Ode to the Rifa

    Oh Mister Rifa Lite, how I love you so. The Arris just can't compare, nor the Omni's or Pro. Your soft bulb casts an unmistakeable glow. That lights my subjects up....just so..... I love you Rifa. <sniff>
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