Kevin
Today is Assignment Editor Day
From: Kim Fatica on Twitter (http://twitter.com/kimfatica) Kim Fatica has declared Friday to be Assignment Editor Day. Being one of the worst jobs in a news room, Fatica recommends you “give some love to your AE Friday!” Rule #1: No complaining about getting the short straw on the house o’ cats Read More →
Industry Magazines Hit by Economy?
I received an email this morning… Dear KEVIN: Due to some recent eligibility changes by the publisher, your complimentary print subscription to Digital Video Magazine has ended. As an avid video enthusiast, we’d like to offer you a print subscription at our lowest professional discount rate. Get 12 issues for Read More →
Philip Bloom and the JVC GY-HM700 HD
UK shooter and review artist, Philip Bloom takes a look at the new JVC GY-HM700 HD Camcorder. I saw this in person at the recent Northern Short Course. It’s a cool little camera with the cheapest “tapeless” media you can buy ($16 for 8GB cards from Amazon). There is definitely Read More →
Kinder, Gentler, b-roll.net STUDENT FORUM?
I was critiquing student tapes at the NSC this weekend and realized a flaw with b-roll.net. We want the site to be a learning environment, but if these students had posted their stories online, they would have been eaten alive by some of the more aggressive b-rollers. I don’t want Read More →
Great Talent at the NSC 09
I spent this past Friday night and Saturday in McLean, VA at the NPPA Northern Short Course. Even though I have never understood the naming conventions of the NPPA courses – Flying Short Course, Driving Short Course, Walking Long Course (ok, I made the last one up), they always attract Read More →
CINE GEAR EXPO 2009
Cine Gear Expo 2009 is announcing its new location at the Paramount Pictures Studio Lot, Hollywood CA. This unique and highly focused event for the Pre-Production, Production, and Post Production Community will be held on the Paramount back lot (New York Streets), with all theaters and screening rooms within walking Read More →