Archive for July, 2007

Video Compression Take-Home Info

Saturday, July 28th, 2007
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Gena Haskett, Robyn Tippins and I presented an Advanced Video Lab at BlogHer today. We touched pretty briefly on video compression before splitting into small workgroups covering storyboarding, lighting on the cheap, and editing tips to help the BlogHers kick ass at videoblogging.
I promised the attendees a handout covering basic video compression settings and a […]

All Aboard the Southwest Chief

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
 
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Well, I made it to Chicago for BlogHer. I decided to experiment with slow traveling and journey by train rather than airplane. So far, I think it’s great if you have the time. Although I had a splitting headache when I left the train, I think that’s mostly my fault. I did not bring enough […]

lumiere 005: Car Wash

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
 
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Update: January 17, 2008
I created five Lumiere videos between June 27 - July 22, 2007, in response to encouragement from fellow vlogger Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen. It was fun. My videos, along with those of many others, were linked to from videoblogging.info.
In August 2007, Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen and Brittany Shoot published the Lumiere Manifesto. I wish […]

Hitch

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
 
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This is a short film that I made in film school. It’s not great, but I like it for a lot of reasons.

it reminds me of good times with old friends (the cast)
it’s black and white
it’s in a really pretty part of the desert
it’s 16 mm film
it’s silly, or otherwise playfully creepy (playing with stereotypes)
with […]

lumiere 05: Catching Lightning

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
 
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Update: January 17, 2008
I created five Lumiere videos between June 27 - July 22, 2007, in response to encouragement from fellow vlogger Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen. It was fun. My videos, along with those of many others, were linked to from videoblogging.info.
In August 2007, Andreas Haugstrup Pedersen and Brittany Shoot published the Lumiere Manifesto. I wish […]

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