Q&A with Cinematographer Dan Parsons 

By Craig Erpelding

Cinematographer Dan Parsons recently shot five shorts for the Global Short Film Network (GSFN): If God Had Wanted Us to Fly He Would Have Given Us Wings,...

Better Production Ideas 

By Dan Ochiva

It's that time of the year again when companies begin flooding the airwaves with items designed to draw out your credit card for holiday spending. While...

Business Intelligence: The Real Cost of Physical Media Distribution 

By Tony LaPolito, Vice President of Marketing, Signiant

At media and entertainment businesses, I often find myself walking through hallways and squeezing past boxes of blank video tapes. And when I do this,...

Skillset 

Avid Advanced Editing Tips & Techniques Nov. 10-12 and Nov. 17-19 Hollywood, $1,195 edu.moviola.com Designed for experienced Avid Media Composer, Xpress...

The Distribution Beat 

By Eric Melin

The Internet Movie Database (imdb.com) has a goal: to one day offer its users every movie and TV show in the database in its entirety. In addition to...

Beta sight: AMCC 3ware Sidecar  

By Michael Lewis
Photo News Media

It was just another typical day for our news-content company. Hurricane Dean had made landfall as a Category 5 storm in Mexico's Costa Maya region. Dean...

P2 Safari 

By Cynthia Wisehart

National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dereck Joubert shoots his latest film in Botswana with the Panasonic AJ-HPX3000 and Fujinon lenses. Because the project is slated for feature release, Joubert shot with Panasonic’s 10-bit, 4:2:2 AVC-Intra codec at 1080p....

Shoot Expertise: Backing Up 

By Barry Braverman

For wayward shooters operating primarily in the field, the occasional rushed offloading of a camera’s memory cards is inevitable. Having sufficient card capacity on hand can reduce the need for high-stress impromptu transfers....

Beta Sight: AJA Kona 3  

By Clayton Condit Owner/Editor, Splice Here

Based in Minneapolis, Splice Here covers the postproduction Spectrum -- from advertising, broadcast networks, and corporate clientele...

Mark In  

In the world of content creation, the ability to churn and push out graphics on the go is coming to see the light of day. Dan Ochiva takes a look at the latest, including Fujitsu-Siemens Amilio GraphicBooster that leverages AMD’s recently announced ATI XGP technology. Also, an inside look at what it requires to build out an efficient AV system in the classroom....