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Day And Night. Our Super Bowl Promo

February 2, 20151 Comment

We have been working hard to produce a spot that would air during the Super Bowl and last night I got to see it for the first time on the air. How cool is that! LOL! Okay so it was only in the San Diego market but hey! This spot was challenging and fun to […]

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Quick Tip: Use Adobe Prelude To Rename A7s Clips

Quick Tip: Use Adobe Prelude To Rename A7s Clips

January 24, 20152 Comments

If you’re like me and have issues with how the A7s names the .MP4 files then you will love this! Like a lot of other cameras the Sony A7s will always start from the same file naming structure. It goes like this. C0001.MP4 C0002.MP4 C0003.MP4 C0004.MP4 C0005.MP4 Now this can get messy if you don’t […]

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Red Giant Year End Sale. 40% Off EVERYTHING.

Red Giant Year End Sale. 40% Off EVERYTHING.

December 9, 20140 Comments

Seems every year Red Giant gets my money and this year it’s no different only now they are making us wait an extra week. Okay it’s still worth it! On December 9, 2014, we are having our Red Giant Year-End Sale. Here’s what you need to know: 40% off everything in the redgiant.com store. 24 […]

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Matching the GH4 To The C100 & C300 C Log. Can It Be Done?

Matching the GH4 To The C100 & C300 C Log. Can It Be Done?

August 5, 201420 Comments

I have a shoot that I want to use both the Canon C100 and the Panasonic GH4 together but I dont want to match these two cameras in post. I think it’s best to get the GH4 to match the C100 in camera as close as possible and tweak them in post insead. I got […]

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Using the Sony Alpha A7s For News Topicals And Grading The Footage

Using the Sony Alpha A7s For News Topicals And Grading The Footage

July 25, 20144 Comments

During the month of July I’ve been shooting and editing news breaks that play in the Ellen show These are usually done with studio cameras and crew but they are in training with a new control room setup so I’m doing them for now. I could use a typical ENG camera but come on! Thats no […]

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Using Prelude CC 2014 To Rename Those Pesky AVCHD Clips

Using Prelude CC 2014 To Rename Those Pesky AVCHD Clips

June 29, 20147 Comments

How many times have you got screwed by the AVCHD naming convention. It’s one of the biggest complaints I have with the C100 and any other camera that uses AVCHD. The format isn’t for pros, but that didn’t stop camera manufacturers from putting it in high end cameras. Renaming all the the clips Using Adobe […]

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Pond5 Premiere Pro Plugin Makes Finding Stock Footage Fast & Easy

Pond5 Premiere Pro Plugin Makes Finding Stock Footage Fast & Easy

June 9, 20140 Comments

I like Pond5. Great stock media at a great price. Now it’s even easier than ever to browse and download low resolution samples directly into you Premiere Pro project seamlessly with this new and improved plugin. The plug in is FREE and you can download it HERE. As you see in the image above by […]

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Godzilla director Gareth Edwards Guerrilla Filmmakers Guide to After Effects

May 31, 20140 Comments

Garth Edwards is a super talent. He not only directs but is a very accomplished VFX artist. A few years ago Garth did a series of After Effects Tutorials called “A Guerrilla Filmmakers Guide to After Effects” Now it’s available for only $99. If you’re into After Effects this is a pretty impressive course at […]

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Recording Internal Audio With The RODE Lavalier & Panasonic GH4. Hands On Review

Recording Internal Audio With The RODE Lavalier & Panasonic GH4. Hands On Review

May 12, 201410 Comments

After using the GH4 for a broadcast news promo and recording the audio internally with the Sennheiser EK 2000 wireless I wanted to see how good these new preamps are in the Panasonic GH4. I was happy with the sound I had from the wireless setup but how would it compare to say the Canon Cinema […]

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Panasonic GH4 News Promo in 4K and 96fps. Is It The First?

Panasonic GH4 News Promo in 4K and 96fps. Is It The First?

May 7, 20142 Comments

I dont know if it’s the first but is sure was for me! It’s May sweeps time! Today I had a quick turn news sweeps promo to shoot and edit by COB for air first thing in the morning. I had shoulder surgery three months ago and it’s been a very slow recovery. I’m not […]

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