This is a great tutorial by: Ed McNichol
HD Video Encoding for Vimeo using Compressor from Ed McNichol on Vimeo.

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I just helped to shoot a reality show about a young beauty pageant. The pageant didn’t exist before the show got the greenlight. How is that reality? It shows what people will do to allow their kids to be exposed. We had all access to all the contestants but [...]

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Little John’s Tattoo Commercial from All Aces Media on Vimeo.
Yes I do voice overs… Blake shot and produced this gem.

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About 3 weeks ago when I was knee deep in freelance work I had an opportunity to shoot a motivational speaker in Raleigh. I answered a craigslist ad and the gig seemed solid. Two camera set up to record an all day presentation on Sales Training. Blake and I would shoot with [...]

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One of the coolest things to see when you wrap a production is seeing the smile on the director’s face. I know what it feels like… it is amazing. The film is off to the editing bay and it should turn out great.
The Last Day
We had to mount a camera [...]

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For one day I get to rest and relax in the comfort of my home. Ahhh. I’m really tired, I’m not used to getting up early every day and working 10 - 11 hours. Not to mention being on the road. Not having a place to call home is exhausting. [...]

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For the next 10 days I’ll be on location in Raleigh, NC working as a camera assistant on a short film. The camera they are using is the Sony PMWEX1, which is sexy and I’ve wanted to shoot and understand how to use this camera.
My main job is to help Jake Starkey, [...]

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OK people with liquid income here is a deal that will make you drool. We are looking for someone to finance the remaining third of the film, “World War Dead.” We have about 2/3rds of the film financed and we are searching for the final $17,000 to complete the film. The first 2/3rds [...]

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For the past couple of months I’ve been searching for the right hard drive setup for our next feature film, which has something to do with zombies and soldiers and civil war. Pretty cool script. We begin shooting around May 17th and it is up to me to find a RAID system for [...]

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Final Cut Pro Tutorial: How To Bleep Out Words So Your Mama Doesn’t Hear It from Andy Coon on Vimeo.

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