Skillset 

In this six-day workshop, which meets Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., students will learn how to produce, direct, and edit a documentary...

Dream Job: Distance Medicine 

By Kristinha M. Anding

John Riehl found the perfect way to marry his interests in global health care and technology. As the president and chief operations officer of Paterson, N.J.-based Medical Missions for Children (MMC)...

Shotgun Microphones  

By George Petersen

Few audio pros are familiar with the name Harry Olson (1901-1982), but he left an indelible mark on the science of audio. A lifelong researcher at RCA, his many accomplishments include codeveloping RCA’s ribbon microphones (such as the famed 44 and 77 models)...

NAB 2009 Journal 

By D. W. Leitner

Cameras, lenses, and flash recording on the cheap....

Input 

By Cynthia Wisehart

At the JVC booth at NAB Show 2009, talk casually turned (as it often does) to outer space. A couple of guys were eyeballing the prototype of the upcoming 4K camera...

Fade to Black: Sergei Franklin 

Back in New York, fresh from a journey to Kazakhstan, veteran cinematographer/Steadicam operator Sergei Franklin offered his perspective on the changes roiling his profession...

Dream Job: Homegrown Video 

By Kristinha M. Anding

Frank Melli spent most of the last two decades working for New York-based broadcast operations, but he is now focusing his lens on Virginia’s communities and rural scene...

The Future Does Not Look Pretty 

By Michael Goldman

When committing to take over the Terminator universe, director McG says he planned to honor the mythology of the previous Terminator films while radically changing the look of the franchise...

Ron's Empire 

By Michael Goldman

The schedule and the technical complexity of Angels & Demons were among the most challenging of Ron Howard's directorial career. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, Howard calls the time he spent making the movie "a particularly fascinating creative period in my life."...

NAB Show 2009 Through My Ears, Eyes, and Sore Feet, Part 1 

By Jan Ozer

I spent four days at NAB last month, and this month I’ll describe what I learned in the key areas that I follow...