Archive for the Ask the Experts Category
Help Haiti
It doesn’t take a second to realize the gift of each new day in which you don’t have to face a natural disaster. Haiti is in dire need of assistance. Here are some quick links to sites that can help:
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
CNN Impact Your World
MAP International
Working On A Buzz?
Are you working on a buzz? Editing late nights trying to stay energized? Maybe you’re driving, solving math equations, baking a cake, working or creating. Whatever the case; you’re soaking in some caffeine to keep on going: Red Bull, Starbucks, Coca-Cola! Well, we’ve found the website for you (or what we think you might [...]
Data Backup with BackBlaze
Looking for a means to protect your data? For your personal and business data storage needs we recommend trying out backblaze.com The deal: For $5 per month they’ll back up all the files (up to 4GBs) on your computer to an online storage center. Visit them online at http://www.backblaze.com
Disruptive Technology: Pogoplug
Digital workflow just got a lot easier thanks to CloudEngines’ newest device: Pogoplug. As their website states: “The Pogoplug connects your USB drive to the Internet so you can easily share and access your files from anywhere.” It’s true. We suggest you check it out at www.Pogoplug.com, and begin to “operate from the cloud…”
Canon VIXIA HF S100 1080p Camcorder
When asked by friends and colleagues what camcorder to use for filmming your daily life with a professional look; I always recommend the VIXIA HF S100 by Canon (retails for around $900 USD). This tiny 1080p HD camera delivers brilliant video and photos through a Canon exclusive 8.59 megapixel CMOS image sensor and the latest [...]
Time Machine Troubles
One of our computers (iMac 2007 4GB Ram) was being really slow and was not handling High Definition in Final Cut Pro, and was giving the spinning wheel of death prior to every edit for most FCP sessions. Well we solved the problem yesterday. As FCP was acting super duper slow, we noticed the TimeMachine [...]
Panasonic HVX200 In-Camera Settings
Here are some important in-camera settings we recommend when filmming with the Panasonic HVX 200, knowing that you are going to have to color balance the footage with a different variety of cameras later in post.
On the back of the Camera turn the Scene File to F2 >SCENE FLVO.
Press Menu and Select:
1. Scene File
Operation Type [...]
BLU RAY
After much research and setup, the 98 Studio is finally able to offer Blu-Ray full HD authoring to our clients. We’ll enable your project to start and finish in full HD 1080i quality. As Buzz Lightyear once remarked “To Infinity….And Beyond!!”
Summer Internships / Production Companies
This is a list of some very cool production companies and studios we recommend interning with for those of you looking to get started on your career track in music video and commercial production.
Most of these companies are located in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Montreal or Paris. This is just a beginning [...]
Entertainment & Motion Media Job Websites
For those of you looking for summer internships
or jobs within the entertainment industry here are
some websites we highly recommend:
http://www.krop.com
http://www.motionographer.com
http://www.pavementinc.com
http://www.mandy.com
http://www.varietycareers.com
http://www.productionhub.com
http://www.filmstaff.com
http://www.media-match.com
Also, while you’re browsing, we highly recommend getting distracted and inspired at this site:
http://www.thefwa.com