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Upcoming Conversation with Harvey Robinson of Monkeywhale.com

April 21st, 2009 · No Comments

I came across Harvey Robinson’s path through the .matrix Project and was wowed by the beautiful storytelling that he presents in his videos. Monkeywhale is not just Harvey but a collaboration of artists that formed a production company in Greensboro, NC. He is a machine when it comes to creating and I for [...]

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Tags: Conversation · Filmmaker · Original

Mac Professionals I Need Your Help

July 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The video card I’m looking at is the Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition. Here is some information that worries me this card is not compatible to my G5.

Exclusively for PCI Express® based PowerMac G5 systems
Feel the power of ATI’s world class Radeon™ X1900 G5 Mac® Edition. Designed exclusively for PCI Express-based Power Mac® G5 [...]

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Tags: Apple · Help

Upcoming Conversation with Filmmaker Ajit Anthony Prem

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

While I’m crashing in the Raleigh/Durham area I gave Ajit a call and asked if I could crash at his pad. He agreed. Once he did I pulled out the podcast question on him. This talented filmmaker is a busy man so I knew if I was in his house I could [...]

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Tags: Filmmaker

Upcoming Conversation with Eric Jacobus of The Stunt People

June 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I met Eric on the set of “Dog’s of Chinatown” and immediately became friends with him. This will be a fun conversation. He is multi-talented, he acts, writes, directs, builds websites and let’s not forget the amazing stunts he and his fellow stunt people perform in videos from short form to feature length. [...]

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Tags: Podcast

Upcoming Conversation with Seth Mendelson and Joseph Baron Creators of “Take Me Back” The Web Series

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

I stumbled across “Take Me Back” the series when I was looking for quality videos on Vimeo and fell in love with everything about it. The cinematography, the pacing, the acting, the writing, and the music was phenomenal. The thing that caught my eye was the design of the website. I’m still [...]

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Tags: Filmmaker

Canon GL-2 And Final Cut Pro 5 Something Is Not Right

July 31st, 2007 · 3 Comments

This is the second email I’ve gotten from my ilk. I wish I could help out with my experience, but I do not own a GL-2 so I can not help out. So I’ll ask my readers to bail me out once again and help Jeff out with his question.
I hate to bug [...]

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Tags: Apple · Creative · Final Cut Pro · Tips

Interview Round Two

July 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Today I’m meeting a company for a multimedia producer position in Durham. The job description reads like a marketing department. Many skills are required with managerial experience. Luckily I have experience in being diverse at the workplace. I’m sure once the questioning begins I will better understand if I fit the [...]

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Tags: Personal · Profession

Wish Me Luck

July 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Thank you everyone that responded to my post about motivation, you all moved me. I got a phone call today and will be heading to Durham tomorrow morning for an interview for a multimedia designer position. So far so good. I have many questions to ask and I want to make sure [...]

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Tags: Message · Personal

Email Question: How To Configure Final Cut Pro On A Laptop

May 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Antia and her husband, thanks for the email. Anita asked:
We are professional video photographers and I want to handle the editing of the work as well.
We got a new macbook pro and external 120gb hard drive
Right now final cut pro, shake, etc. is installed in computer.
We are wondering since we will run business for [...]

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Tags: Apple · Final Cut Pro · Tips

LoJack for your Macbook

December 14th, 2006 · No Comments

Orbicule has created a software that will assist you in recovering your laptop if or when it gets stolen from you. It’s pretty interesting, they have a recovery case study chronicling the recovery of the laptop.
Undercover recovery story
Below you can read a true recovery story. Events are in chronological order to give our (prospective) [...]

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Tags: Apple · Software