NAB Editor talks: Apple and Avid absence, future monitors, workflow, etc

Studio Daily posted an interesting panel session with editors and post supervisors. Watch these current and future issues that you’ll be running into soon if you stay in broadcasting/film such as disappearing CRT monitors, 1.5GB/sec data rates, etc. here.

Which lav mic to use…?

Over at kenstone.net (a prime if not the #1 online resource for Final Cut Editors) there’s a detailed review and comparison (including sound samples of the different mics!) of different professional lav mics. Very thorough and informative review. Link

3-point lighting concepts in 3D creation

Learning about lighting at the triangle lighting concepts will help you conceptualize and visualize media creation even when you’re not turning on and adjusting lights per se. Check out this basic demonstration of the triangle lighting technique (Key – Fill – Back (which calls it “Rim”) which the author wrote with CG (Character Generation – Computer 3D Modeling) in mind. Link: Andrew Whitehurst

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DVCafé – A great videography resource

Here’s a link and a heads-up to DVCafé. Check them out, their straight-forward information-sharing covers shooting, audio, camera, lighting, pre/pro/post-production – in short – everything you need to know about Field Video Production (aka NOT studio production).
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KRON4…News…local shows

HEY!
Monday (3/17) and Wednesday (3/19) we head to visit KRON4 meeting at 1001 Van Ness Ave. at 9:10 AM sharp (!).
You probably all know and have watched KRON’s channel before, but were maybe not really aware of it during a channel-surfing fit. Here’s a number of links to help you find out more about them.

Main KRON site: http://www.kron.com/
KRON4 info:
KRON4 Anchors
KRON4 Crews/Video Journalists
Local Shows
“Body Beautiful” [ we'll see some of this on 3/17]
“Latin Eyes”
“Bay Area Backroads”
KRON4 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
See you there!
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Bay Area Women in Film & Television (BAWIFT)

Here’s an encouraging note to women interested in Film and Video – get involved in the local chapter of BAWIFT – The Bay Area Women in Film and Television organization.

Check them out here. Link: http://www.bawift.org

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“Video Basics 5″ companion web site….

Hey!
Here’s a useful link. It’s the companion website with study help to Herbert Zettl’s “Video Basics 5″, our required book for the course. It includes Chapter keywords (glossary), a crossword puzzle, flash cards and more. *Use the navigation bar on the left to access these study aids.

Zettl’s Video Basics 5 Companion Site

Cheers,
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