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At the NAB show in Las Vegas, video professionals with time in the crowdsource funding trenches shared what they’ve learned.
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NAB 2015: A Producer’s Guide to Story, Budget, Strategy and Brand with Amy DeLouise
At this year’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, the annual Las Vegas conclave of television, radio, internet and supporting industries, video expert Amy DeLouise set an aggressive goal for her presentation titled: "A Producer's Guide to Everything That Matters."
Read More »Movie Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger – Zombie’s Father in ‘Maggie’
My brain’s cynicism synapse snapped when I heard that a new Arnold Schwarzenegger zombie movie was opening at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival.
Read More »NAB 2015: Blogger Melanie Nelson Gets Down to Self-Editing Basics
At the NAB Show 2015, in the Las Vegas Convention Center, surrounded by every video camera made, virtual sets, lighting equipment, online streaming hardware and software platforms, they didn't forget that it all begins with writing.
Read More »NAB 2015: Drone-ing On and On – The Pizza has Landed
Drones were everywhere at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas this year. No, not male honeybees or parasitic loafers, but unmanned aircraft remotely or programmatically controlled. More specifically, drones with cameras attached.
Read More »NAB 2015: Pep Rally with Jerry Lewis, a Former Senator, and Mr. Dodgers
Peter Guber concluded, "For broadcasters this is not the end. It is not even the end of the beginning. It is the beginning of the beginning."
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Filmmaker’s Guide to Digital Imaging’ by Blain Brown
If you'd like to be a cinematographer, camera assistant, or postproduction artist, or just understand the nitty gritty of modern video production, this is the book for you. Blain Brown, who has worked in the film industry as a cinematographer, producer, director and screenwriter for 25 years, brings his entertainment and technical expertise to a subject which is critical for your success.
Read More »Learning to be Funny at Flappers University – and with Up-and-Coming Standup Comic Gail Moss
Can you learn to be funny? That’s what the folks at Flappers University believe, and having spent a day at their “Intro to Comedy Intensive” class, I’m inclined to agree.
Read More »NAB 2015: Get in the Creative Cloud – Adobe has Candy
Adobe Systems previewed its new and enhanced Creative Cloud product line to the press. And it shared Candy, which lets you create a color palette from a photo on your phone and apply it to artwork in Photoshop or Illustrator.
Read More »SXSW Film Reviews: ‘The Diabolical’ and ‘Roar’ – Learning from Mistakes with Tipi Hedren and Ali Larter
Film fans and writers we can learn something from other people’s mistakes, for example, the SXSW screenings of 'The Diabolical' and 'Roar.'
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