We host a variety of web applications for our clients, ranging from simple websites to multiple database-driven content management solutions across load-balanced sets of servers. As a component of managing and supporting our clients, we often advise them regarding upgrading … Read More
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Shortest F1 Circuit in the World
Only in Vegas. … Read More
Tags: BMW, BMW Sauber, Bobby Rahal, CES, F-1, Formula One, Graham Rahal, Motor Racing, Racing
Shooting in Detroit
One fellow actually walked the entire show wearing a “steadycam” style support vest, all for a 5 pound camera that was a fly compared to the 50 pound Betacams I used to lug about. In fact, of equal amazement to me are the number of people who are still lugging these monsters about. Not only is it silly, but the gear is, for the most part, antique and unable to compete with many of those 10 to 20 pound cameras… … Read More
Shooting in Nevada
This year, we’re focusing on technology that has applications to the automotive industry. That includes navigation, multimedia, video, and even Internet technologies. In fact, we’re learning that in 2008, many kids will want to migrate away from watching DVDs and will instead want to watch YouTube, all while traveling down the highway. … Read More
Tags: 1080p, Auto Industry, Blu Ray, CES, convention, DVD, HD DVD, Las Vegas, Microsoft, Nevada, Research, shooting, SYNC, video production, YouTube
Into the Fire
My birthday falls on Christmas Eve. Often, it’s not a great time for a birthday, as everyone is busy with other things. This year, however, it was a day to remember. My wife decided it would be nice if I … Read More
Holiday Break 2007
Best wishes for a relaxes, safe, and fun holiday season. … Read More
Designing a Museum Exhibit
Meanwhile, James and Tyler were creating large, oversize panels that told the stories. I wrote the editorial content, and worked with the Los Angeles Fire Department to check the accuracy of the awards lists. Historic photos were scanned, cleaned up, and imported into the exhibit panel elements. We had each element reviewed multiple times, for accuracy, grammar, and design errors. … Read More
Creating Custom Web Application Budgets
One of our challenges involves the creation of budgets for custom web application budgets. The reason is that web development is, basically, unpredictable. There are typically three elements to web application budget development: database expense, application expense, and UI (user … Read More
Tags: budget, changes, client, pre-production, web applications, web design
Preparing to Shoot in Australia
Part of our team is about to head to Australia to shoot a sports documentary for the University of Michigan. It will be a challenging project, crossing the entire country via the Stewart Highway, a desolate, dangerous and often two … Read More
Focus on the action
The key to this show was taking the time in pre-production to assess all of the possibilities that could arise while on the go. We often shoot in a run and gun style, so it’s important to know that we might run into. The experience of this cross country jaunt will help us with a variety of new projects as we move forward. There’s no replacement for experience. … Read More