NAB 2008 Update By Jan Ozer
Welcome to the pre-NAB roundup, where I'll relay what I know about the products that video-editing and related companies will demonstrate at the 2008...
Dream Job: Get Connected By Kristinha M. Anding
When Katy Chevigny co-founded Big Mouth Productions in 1997, she knew that what kind of documentaries she wanted to produce: provocative works of art that transcend politics....
By Cynthia Wisehart
Many of you already know about our ongoing virtual press conference called The Briefing Room. It's a daily compilation of industry press releases and...
Mark In
The world of online video distribution is heating up. Last month, after a long beta period, hulu.com the joint venture between NBC Universal and Fox debuted....
New Stock By Darroch Greer
Stock houses are not what they used to be in your father's day. They're not even what they were on your last birthday. If your production hasn't considered...
Shoot Expertise: Camera Mics By Barry Braverman
I admit I'm a shooter, born and raised. It's what I do like breathing. So after almost three decades of crashing a viewfinder to my face, I think I've...
Step by Step: The Fuel In BMW’s Hydrogen By Ellen Wolff
When the Visual Effects Society recently chose the year’s outstanding visual effects commercials, the work of Sydney, Australia-based Fuel VFX was among them. The 30 second spot that Fuel created for the BMW Hydrogen 7 automobile features 25 seconds of CG animation...
Dream Job: Exchange Program By Kristinha M. Anding
Jenny Richards found herself at a crossroads in the mid-1990s. The now-deputy director of the London-based Television Trust for the Environment (TVE)...
Mark In
Adding new capabilities to camcorders via innovative software and leveraging the Internet looks to be a growing trend that will affect producers over...
By Cynthia Wisehart
This month, we've rolled out a much-requested feature for Reel-Exchange (reel-exchange.com), our demo-reel community site. You can now search geographically...