Let’s talk about music. I’ve been thinking about this post for a while now but am finally getting down to writing it. Music is arguably one of the most powerful mediums we have; it can so strongly help to create a mood or emotion and can stay with you for hours or days (even when you don’t want it to). But film or video might even be more powerful a medium because it can benefit from having music AND visuals. I am a big fan of music and it has always played an important part of my life; prior to starting a career in video, I was working and heading in the direction of being a music engineer. (In fact, I met my wife through music production.) Read more…
Archive for August, 2010
The New Addition
As many of you may know, my wife and I just had our first child, Owen, about 3 weeks ago. These early stages of parenthood have been amazing and magical. I looked back today at the video we shot on the day we found out that Owen was on his way, and it is unbelievable that here he finally is. I know that he will be my new focus in life, my new artistic inspiration, and hopefully someone to help carry my gear someday. Read more…
A Nice Set of Legs
I wasn’t planning to do a review of my new purchase, but some Twitter buddies were curious about my new tripod, so I thought I’d post a little overview. It just arrived yesterday and has not gone on a shoot yet, but I played with it a bit today and can go over some of the features. The tripod in question is the Manfrotto (Bogen) 535 Carbon Fiber legs with the new 504HD head. I wanted a second tripod and when I was at NAB, in April, that was one of the things I was looking for. Read more…