So I’ve been cranking away on the Framelines clips. For the fake demonstration scene, I got all the ADR in, some visual effects correction since some shots are daylight and others are nighttime out the big window, and added the ambient sounds and even some foley. Since the purpose is Read more…
I’m so busy I almost forgot my birthday this week. No plans other than working and teaching. The semi-annual Penny Poker Party bash will ensue soon enough, but that’s not really about me. I have a gift-ban every year for the party. Weirdly, the Poker Party isn’t about me. Plus, there Read more…
If I thought I was busy a week ago, that ain’t nuthin’ compared to what I’m about to be. Looks like I’ve got my wish and I will be in production on a short, a podcast series, and a feature film…. all on the heels of finishing the entire 16 Read more…
Things move pretty fast. If you don’t stop, then you’ll get more done. Youtube changed one of their formerly archaic policies, one the did not allow you to upload a custom IMAGE to represent your video. First, there was no choice – simply the 50% mark exactly. Users abused but by Read more…
This fairly new term “social media” was born from the ever changing Internets. The sites du jour, Facebook, Twitter, and to a much lesser extent Google+ (might as well be Myspace there, Google), have replaced the many sites with standard forums and message boards. The timing that makes these current Read more…
Imma truckin’ forward. Studio is substantially more organized and cleaner. Got a greenscreen shoot done last night for Framelines. The Dynamic Intern Duo of Joe and Jacob helped us shoot this after cleaning out the studio area. One on teleprompter, the other watching the HD monitor for continuity, and for Read more…
I don’t live in the past that much, depending on your definition of that. I don’t try to find my answers for tomorrow by examining the past. I am not who I was, and looking back means you aren’t facing today or the morrow. I do on occasion forget an Read more…
Keep on keeping on, brother. Maintaining this glow, the motivation and accomplishing goals takes work. Long days teaching don’t help the workflow, but they help pay the rent. Juggling several balls in the air at once between a short film or two, a feature film, and finalizing Framelines episodes, plus Read more…
With the few clips the students helped edit, I was able to finalize 3 full episodes of FRAMELINES last night. I had just a few minutes of airtime to fill and the last couple videos on MOVIE SET JOB DESCRIPTIONS plugged the holes just fine. There’s only 2 episodes left Read more…
I walked 4 miles today. It was over 65 degrees today in Ohio on January 12th. If that wasn’t a record, then I’d be terrified about the temperature when it was hotter than this. In the meantime an intern worked on FRAMELINES, and now I’m working to put the finishing Read more…
I like to emulate the workflows and pipeline of how larger post production facilities operate. If we ever get the workload increases I am planning on, we’ll need to maintain organization and file structures so that when more than a single person work on a project, everyone will be on Read more…
Got some ADR recorded last night. I remember when I did this 2nd film project, I did not like ADR. I thought I would prefer the bad audio and good performance over the over-clean audio with all it’s lack of noise. God I was stupid. ADR is essential. Good, clean Read more…