EventDV articles from November 2007

EventDV archives from November 2007

Across the great divide.(the nonlinear editor)
November 1, 2007... In early May 1992, I made my last visit to Durham, North Carolina's Judea Reform synagogue, where a good friend of mine had recently completed an internship before heading to rabbinical school in New York City (I was about to leave town for...

In praise of Sennheiser.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... Many thanks to Anthony Burokas for his informative August 2007 EventDV article on wireless mic systems (pp. 22-29). Like Burokas, we have also been very pleased with the rock-solid performance and audio quality of Sennheiser's compact G2 EW100...

High times.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... I agree with Anthony Burokas' assertion in his July HD TODAY column, "High Time to Go HD?" (p. 52), that producers who already have DV equipment are maximizing the profit from their investments, and see no urgency to upgrade because there is...

Tap lessons.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... In Shawn Lam's July STAGE TO SCREEN column, "Sounds Like Good Video to Me" (p. 8), he mentioned running your own tap mic. Is this a mic on a stand with a wireless feed? For my first tap recital, I had planned on using a wireless XLR Sennheiser...

Ultra high, ultra wide, ultra now.(gear & now)
November 1, 2007... as we're looking at all the new HD and HDV cameras, new portable HD recording devices, new camera supports, and related gear released over the summer, culminating in Amsterdam at IBC, word comes that a local rental house has ordered 50--yes,...

Minding your business.(studio time)
November 1, 2007... kris Simmons has no formal training in business, but he has plenty to say on the subject (and an impressive track record to back it up). A videographer by trade, Simmons began thinking of himself as an entrepreneur (and acting accordingly)...

Family business.(studio time)
November 1, 2007... raised in a 100% Sicilian family, Jeff Natalie learned from a young age the importance of having strong family relationships and the effect those relationships have not only on the family itself, but the surrounding community as well. Natalie...

Taking your website to the top.(the reel deal)(Website overview)
November 1, 2007... While reading the business section of my local newspaper, I was shocked to read that 43% of small businesses don't have a website! This is according to a survey of 550 small businesses across the country (conducted by the Northfield,...

Cut lines: creating dynaamic video titles, Part 1.(final cut pro tutorial)
November 1, 2007... This month I'll present part 1 of a 3-part tutorial showing you how to create very dynamic titles with Final Cut Studio 2. In part 1, we'll start by using LiveType, along with photos from your wedding or event video, to create dynamic...

Wedding films.(a day on the job with ... Joel Peregrine)
November 1, 2007... i've always been a big Prince fan, and one of the things that amazed and mystified me most about His Royal Badness when I first heard his music in the early '80s was the rumor that when he recorded his albums, he played all the instruments...

Time to market.(strictly business)
November 1, 2007... here's the dilemma: You're not making as much money as you'd like to be making, and you're spending an inordinate amount of time "working" and far less time "marketing." You know how important it is to make those client connections, but you...

Trashing the dress ... On film and video.(Cover story)
November 1, 2007... every good movie has at least a few moments that make it feel more real than a series of two-dimensional moving images on a screen, telling the fictional story of a group of people who don't exist. Often it's dialogue that just rings true;...

The V-Myth system.(stage to screen)
November 1, 2007... like most of you, I don't like to work any harder than I need to, and this applies doubly when it comes to attracting and retaining customers. I'd rather leave the hustling to the other guys and spend time making money and working on my...

Posting HDV: how much power do you need for speed?
November 1, 2007... in the last year or so, I've shot about 25% of my projects in HD--mostly 1080i, but a couple of 720p jobs as well. While my final delivery format so far has been standard-definition DVD, I have experimented with a few things in post that have...

Acres of diamonds.(cradle to grave)
November 1, 2007... Several years ago I read a small book entitled Acres of Diamonds. It told the story of a poor farmer who had great difficulty producing a good crop because of all the rocks and stones in his field. One day, a priest visited the farmer and told...

Primera Bravo XR Disc Publisher.
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] the emergence of waterproof printable DVD and CD media in mid-2006 did much to bring the inkjet disc-printing world into focus. Much of this is a matter of perception overwhelming reality; inkjet-printed media was...

VASST TrakPaks, Vol. 1-4.
November 1, 2007... as we all know, there is a wide variety of royalty-free music available, much of it tailor-made for use in video projects. Unfortunately, a lot of it sounds like "canned music," is very expensive to license, is not flexible or customizable...

ShowstoppersFX Animation Construction Kit Series.
November 1, 2007... a few years ago I attended a videography seminar during which the presenter demonstrated how to create a title with letters that looked like they were being written on to the screen as the title appeared. The animation was done in After...

Adding humor to your video productions.(making history)
November 1, 2007... as video historians, we are in the entertainment business. We showcase our work in front of hundreds of guests at an event and hope that the crowd will enjoy our production of someone's life story. How could they not love what they see on the...

The silent majority.(vantage point)
November 1, 2007... I've been hearing a lot of talk about high-end brides and the high-end market lately and I'd like to argue in favor of the great, overlooked, silent majority: the middle-class bride. Tiffany & Co. is often used as an example of a high-end...

Players combine formats; you win.(the amen corner)
November 1, 2007... those of you who stream your worship services or put pre-recorded content up on the web for parishioners and visitors to view at a later date know the hassle of choosing a streaming video format. There are lots of choices out there, but some...

The four products you'll meet in heaven.(the moving picture)
November 1, 2007... We all have high-profile products we use every day that help us keep the revenues flowing. Maybe it's Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro, Photoshop or Ulead PhotoImpact, or Microsoft Word, or... well, Microsoft Word. Beyond these, however, are...