Tag: pixel corps
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At Preston Castle
Reading Time: 1 minuteBack in the spring of 2009, I had the opportunity to work on my first feature film. Then called “Dark Fear”, the film was ultimately released under the title “At Haunting at Preston Castle“. I had two primary roles, BTS (Behind the Scenes) Camera Operator and Streaming Engineer.
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Kicking Off Shark Week
Reading Time: 1 minuteLast week, I was honored to help kick off Discovery Channel‘s Shark Week with the National Aquarium, Dr. Kiki Sanford, iJustine and Matt Meyers in a Google+ HangOut. Representing the diving community, I had a great time talking sharks with Holly Bourbon, Curator of Fishes, and the rest of the crew. From…
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Pixel Corps: MacBreak Studio
Reading Time: 1 minuteWhile based in San Francisco, I produced and directed a season of MacBreak Studio, the long-running production podcast featuring hosts Mark Spencer, Steve Martin and Brian Gary. All totaled, I think we put about thirty-five episodes in the can during that run including Episode 100, a major milestone at the time. Mark,…
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Pixel Corps: Inside The Black Box
Reading Time: 1 minuteA few months ago, I assembled a playlist of my work on Pixel Corps’ “Gear Media Tech” (GMT). Today, I have collected my work on “Inside The Black Box” (ITBB), a podcast which focused on the tools used by visual effects artists. Much like GMT, this show focused on covering breaking news…
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Pixel Corps: Gear Media Tech
Reading Time: 1 minuteI have had the good fortune to freelance for Alex Lindsay in a variety of roles since 2008. The playlist above includes most of my work on “Gear Media Tech” (GMT), a podcast covering the various tools used by production professionals. Working with Alex, Liana Lehua and I generally planned our show…
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First Live Stream from A Working Film Set
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis past weekend, everyone on the set of Martin Rosenberg’s new supernatural thriller found out that we were making movie history. While many other films have had crews on hand for “behind the scenes” footage, no other production maintained live video streams throughout the course of the shoot. As the principal camera…
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NAB in the Rearview Mirror
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe last week has been an exhausting sprint, beginning with the arrival of the LiveU box on my doorstep last Friday and ending with the Pixel Corps Q&A stream this evening. Along the way, both LiveU and uStream have been very supportive partners in the process. The “live” team is off for…
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Behind the scenes at NAB
Reading Time: 1 minuteFolks have been asking about the rig we are shooting with. Here it is, top to bottom. Litepanels LP Micro Compact LED Camera Light Universal Cold Shoe Adapter Sennheiser ew 135-p G3 Handheld Wireless Microphone System Apple Earbuds (Audio Monitor) Canon VIXIA HV30 MiniDV High Definition Camcorder BeachTek DXA-6vu Dual XLR Adapter…