EventDV articles from May 2009

EventDV archives from May 2009

The new gold standard.(the nonlinear editor)
May 1, 2009... Glen David Gold's Sunnyside is one of the most hotly anticipated new literary novels of this year, and with good reason: Gold's one previous novel, Carter Beats the Devil, was the most riveting, sumptuously imagined romp through an American...

NEW releases from major manufacturers support event video.(gear & now)
May 1, 2009... Although it may not be "officially" recognized as an industry classification, event videography is gaining support and recognition from major manufacturers who are releasing products specifically aimed at this market. Partly as a way to support...

Wedding video's hottest Garage Band.(studio time)
May 1, 2009... Some artists seek inspiration in long walks, majestic sunsets, or awe-inspiring works of art. Others, like the crew at wedding and event cinematography studio Starcross'd Creative (formerly Starcross'd Films), "get together over some beer and...

Stressed? take a chill pill.(strictly business)
May 1, 2009... As the saying goes, when you're keister-deep in alligators, it's sometimes difficult to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp. Creating and promoting a new website, updating my existing site, producing new videos and...

Recession-era revenue ideas.(the gadget bag)
May 1, 2009... I keep hearing about fellow video professionals--especially those who specialize in weddings--lamenting the decreases in their business. Economic downturns do affect everyone, but all that is required to survive and even prosper is a...

ProDAD Adorage.(in the studio)
May 1, 2009... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Though simple cuts, dissolves, and fades to and from black comprise probably 99% of the transitions I use in a typical project, I have a soft spot in my heart for theme-specific transitions. You know, those cute wedding...

Graphic thoughts: creating cool collages with Google's Picasa.(tutorial)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While almost all of my articles over the past year have been about Adobe Photoshop, I'm well aware that not every reader owns that marvelous application. Recently, I was "re-acquainted" with one of the best free...

Cut lines: using track controls in final cut pro.(final cut pro tutorial)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Building on my last Cut Lines article (March, pp. 34-37) on handling audio content, I will use this month to cover the tools in Final Cut Pro (FCP) that help you control targeting specific tracks for video and audio...

Success principles for videographers.(the reel deal)
May 1, 2009... Are you where you want to be in life? If not, who or what is holding you back? Think about that seriously for a minute. "Stop with the excuses!" says Jack Canfield (www.jackcanfield.com), motivational life coach and best-selling author of the...

Streaming live events.(event dv FEATURE)(Conference news)
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the March 2008 issue of EventDV, Bay Area videographers Chuck and Jewel Savadelis wrote an article about a wedding they'd done in which they not only shot the wedding and produced a DVD, but they also streamed it...

Diary of a small-time reality TV producer, Part I.
May 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The diary entries you are about to read are fictional, but the events described in them are real. I'd like to share the knowledge I gained from my experience producing The Longest Day (http://thelongestday.tv), the...

Meet the new beast.(the moving picture)
May 1, 2009... In case you're not aware, Intel recently launched a new processor line, code-named Nehalem. I had a chance to play with one of the first workstations available with the new processor, a 3.2gHz dual-processor, quad-core Z800 workstation that...