Category: Video Production
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Analyzing Lighting & Set Design of Election Coverage
Hat’s off to Alex McCown (@alexm247) for his latest piece over at AVClub.com, looking at the business of set design and lighting, specifically national election coverage. Expending such effort to make a bar look like a TV studio would seem to defeat the purpose of leaving the studio in the first place, but MSNBC is loath…
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4K Footage of Foxborough Common Flag
Here is some footage I shot recently on the Foxborough, MA Town Common using a Q500 4K Drone. You can see lots of local landmarks in the background including Bethany Church and Gillette Stadium. A community group was recently formed with a goal of replacing the rust-weakened flagpole. This video will be used as part…
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Using Draw.io for Video Production
Over the past few years I’ve really embraced the “cloud” in my professional workflows. Google Drive is my primary cloud service and I use third party applications that extend the basic office tools in Drive. Draw.io is one of those apps that I’ve discovered, a wonderful (and free) tool that offers a web based drawing for floor…
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Video Production Trade News – Week of April 5th
Each week I share select trade news articles with students enrolled in my New England Tech video production classes. It’s critical in any field to remain current, follow emerging trends, best practices, and the various challenges that face the industry. Below are some articles from the past week that were discussed during class: 1. April…
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Video Production Trade News – Week of March 29th
Each week I share select trade news articles with students enrolled in my New England Tech video production classes. It’s critical in any field to remain current, follow emerging trends, best practices, and the various challenges that face the industry. Below are some articles from the past week that were discussed during class: 1. NABShow 2015 - nabshow.com…
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Fun XLIX Super Bowl Stats (2015)
Everything about the NFL Super Bowl is measured on a grand scale. Each year I enjoy looking at some of the numbers. Especially the technical, TV production-related numbers. Here are four “numbers” that stood out this year: $4.5M This number represents the average costs of a 30-second Super Bowl Commercial for the XLIX 205 Super…
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Video Production Trade News – Week of 9/14/14
Each week I like to take a few minutes and share select trade news articles with students in my New England Tech classes. It’s critical in any field to remain current, follow emerging trends, best practices, and the various challenges that face the industry. Below are three articles from the past week that were briefly…
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Video Production Trade News – Week of 9/7/14
Each week I like to take a few minutes and share select trade news articles with students in my New England Tech classes. It’s critical in any field to remain current, follow emerging trends, best practices, and the various challenges that face the industry. Below are three articles from the past week that were briefly…