Archive for the ‘Craft’ Category
Which Camera Should We Shoot On?
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
You should never pick your DP based on what camera he or she owns or has access to or can get discounts on. The decision on which DP to hire should be based on his or her talent (not just the reel but entire films – several of them), reputation, relationships, referrals, shared vision for [...]
Tags: 2K, 35mm, 48 fps, 5D mkII, Arri Alexa, ASC, camera, Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 7D, CineStyle, Clairmont Camera, color quality, compression, compression losses, Director, documentary, DP, drum test, Dynamic Range test, equipment, exposure latitude, film, flesh tone reproduction, General Lift, global shutter, highlight detail, human eyesight, It’s Not So Black & White, Kodak 5213, Kodak 5219, large scale technical camera, lens, low light sensitivity, Matt Seigel, Michael Bravin, Mike Curtis, Motion Artifacts, Nancy Schreiber, Nikon D7000, off-board recording, on-board, Panasonic AG-AF100, Phantom Flex, Price Point, Processing Power, Producer, Red Epic, RED ONE M-X, resolution, Robert Primes, Rolling Shutter, S Log, sensor, Sensor Design, Sensors & Sensitivity, SFR, shadow detail, sharpness, shutter artifacts, Siemen star chart, Signal-to-Noise Ratio, skew, Sony F-35, Sony F3, Spatial Frequency Response, Stephen Lighthill, sub-sampling, The Great Camera Shootout 2011, The Over Exposure Test, The Tipping Point, three episodes, Under Exposure Test, usable latitude, Weisscam HS-2, Wringer chart
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GATE 2 – What an Amazing Event! ;-)
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
GATE (the Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment) is a nonprofit 501c(6) membership trade association that strives to inspire and empower professionals in the media, entertainment and arts to consciously create and distribute transformational content. Founded by visionary Chairman and CEO, John Raatz, last night’s “coming out” event brought “the tribe” together to activate and catalyze [...]
Tags: 12/22/12, 196 countries of the world in alphabetical order, Amish Grace, Annie Lennox, Ash Ruiz, Baba Oyadare Ranson III, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Damien Rose, Dara Marks, Didgeridoo, Don Miguel Ruiz, Drew Dellinger, Eckhart Tolle, Edward James Olmos, Faith Rivera, Frances Fisher, Fred Alan Wolf, Funkamentalz, Gary Zukav, GATE, Gate Community, Gate2, Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment, Hieroglyphic Stairway, Inside Story, It's 3:23 in the morning, Jahan Raymond, Jean Houston, Jim Carrey, John Raatz, Kate McCallum, Kyle Cease, Lili Hadyn, Louie Anderson, Marianne Williamson, Marta Mobley, my great great grandchildren, NOW, only a new seed can yield a new crop, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Quantum Physics, Rafael Bejarano, SuperBowl XLVI, The Four Agreements, Tibetan Bowl, violin, Wade Colwell-Sandoval, what did you do, Worldside
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Flash Forward is Back! :)
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
I’m really excited and truly honored to be coaching the first big Flash Forward in years. I’m thrilled to be joining a dozen terrific alumni coaches (see list below), all of us volunteering our time to mentor and support the 80 actors, directors, TV and film screenwriters, playwrights, producers, composers, singers, musicians, magicians, comedians, Dept [...]
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Watercolor Ink Resist and Pours
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Several of you have asked me to keep sharing my watercolor progress. As embarrassing as it is, its kind of liberating, too. I’ve been painting for years and not showing anyone, so daring to share the crap I’m still struggling with is kind of a “coming out” for me. It is with the greatest frustration [...]
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Color Theory at Otis
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
As many of you know, I’ve been getting my Fine Art Certificate at Otis. I put off the prerequisite, Color Theory, forever, feeling like it was the brussel sprouts of the curriculum that I “had” to take because it would be “good for me.” But I hit the point in my program where I couldn’t [...]
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