Category Archives: Production

The NEW (YT) Playbook!

Written by . Posted on February 27, 2012. No comments.
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YouTube continues to be a juggernaut in its quest to provide creators a rubric for aspiring and current partners to be successful on the platform. Their strategic acquisition of Next New Networks seems to really be manifesting itself in the way that creators are an increasing focus for YouTube.  The LA Times just reported on [...]

Social Collaboration for Filmmakers

Written by . Posted on October 20, 2011. No comments.
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Any social network is only as strong as the socializing it attracts, but the tools are here on Stage 32 for filmmakers to connect in meaningful ways -- not just in a contest.

Get Him to the Shiek

Written by . Posted on December 6, 2010. 3 Comments.
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Ok that’s a really far stretch for a post title. Hear me out though… I recently had privilege of shooting with Puff aka Diddy for our series of Celeb Flip spots on his video shoot for “Coming Home” which took place on a salt flat in the middle of the desert. It wasn’t just the [...]

Josh Soskin on SLR Craze and “Love Stinks”

Written by . Posted on July 4, 2010. No comments.
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Ewwwwwww.  Well worth watching this cut down of a short by our man Josh Soskin. We shot with the hvx200 with letus adapter package and nikon still lenses. edited myself in final cut pro and did all color correction with FCP and magic bullet. Sound mixed at Todd AO West. Got a great sound mix [...]

House the Latest Foot Soldier in DSLR Revolution

Written by . Posted on April 22, 2010. No comments.
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I took this opportunity to write a digital haiku: House’s Greg Yaitanes confirms via his Twitter: A 5d finale. That’s right!  In case you didn’t “read between the lines,” director Greg Yaitanes has disclosed that the season finale of House was shot on the Canon Mark II 5d. As the latest development in the DSLR [...]

Producer Guild of America Creates A “Transmedia Producer” Credit

Written by . Posted on April 6, 2010. No comments.
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Meaning for the first time, interactive producers involved in transmedia projects, which include interactive games, websites and other mediums, will be individually recognized by the union. The news was broken by Nikki Finke, yesterday. Below is how the Guild defines a transmedia producer. Definitely marks an interesting moment in new media. “A Transmedia Narrative project [...]