documentary production

Time to Upgrade? An editing suite nightmare wakes up to Thunderbolt.

One of the reasons editors poo pooh changes in their editing environment is the time it takes to make the conversion to whatever the new gear might be. Imagine buying a house, spending a year getting the furniture just right, … Read More

Testing Cool Video Gear, and Great Results, too!

The world of independent film production is in flux – changing nearly every month. There are new cameras, compression formats, editing software and much more. Our job is to stay on top of the process and to ensure the gear … Read More

The Contour Camera; It’s not Another GoPro

Las Vegas, April 16,2012 – Been walking the vast exhibit floor at the National Association of Broadcasters today and am happy to report that this show is bigger than last year, and badder than ever. Stopped in at the Contour … Read More

NAB 2012 Preview: Why Final Cut is On the Block

Last year at this time, the professional editing world was agog at the idea that Apple would be releasing a new long-sought after version of its storied editing solution, Final Cut Pro. And introduce it they did – via a … Read More

2012 NAB Preview: How Will it Impact Our Work?

Every year, more than 150,000 people in the broadcast video industry converge on sin city to ooh and aah at the latest cameras, monitors, and broadcast goodies. For the past several years, the migration to all things digital and HD … Read More

Now, $10,000 = $500,000 in Video Production Capabilities, but What About That Storyline?

YouTube has changed the world of video. Sixty minutes of video are uploaded every minute. More than four billion videos are watched every day. 700 videos are shared via Twitter every minute. The statistics blow the previous set away every … Read More

Reality TV: We’re ALL (Mini) Maniacs

As we push forward with our new pilot project, Auto Obsession, one of the elements is the gathering of a group of like-minded people. People who love their cars. People who have an obsession. So, we filled a MiniCooper Countryman … Read More

Never Miss a Chance to Shoot. Never.

The rule is: Never miss an opportunity to shoot when producing a documentary or reality piece. I broke that rule, and I am sooo sorry about it. My team is working on a documentary about the Los Angeles Fire Department. … Read More

What Really Went Wrong With Final Cut X

I can remember when nobody knew what Final Cut Pro was. In fact, I can remember when Randy Ubillos and Tim Meyers were working to move an unnamed video project from a company called SuperMac to Adobe. Those were really … Read More

Leaping into the New Year

As we push our way into 2012, the coming year is already filled with expectations and variations from the norm. What will you do on February 29? Will you take advantage of the extra three days prior to filing taxes? … Read More