As I was listening to tonights fireworks, I thought that for my generation (i.e. born after the 1940s), the sounds of firecrackers have a totally different meaning. For us these sounds are solely connected to joy. To my parent's generation, they could mean destruction and death.
Wouldn't it be great if ...
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Music videos - A look behind the scenes
Posted in Camera & Eye, Film tagged behind_the_scenes, camera, camera-work, crew_member, Film, film_business, information, kodak, music, music_videos, pop_promo, production, shooting, studio, thoughts
This weekend I got to see a fun film about the film business, The Last Shot (and don't let the first 5 minutes of the film misguide you). Joe Devine pretends to be a movie director, and gets Steven Schats to believe that his film will be produced. At one ...
11 million pixels for 0.035 million bucks
Posted in Camera & Eye, Film, Technology tagged 1080p, camera, camera_body, Film, gear, information, links, photography, pro, production, red-camera, shooting, technology, thoughts, video
[photopress:redone_8.jpg,thumb,alignright]A while ago, I wrote about the Red camera project. Now they have not only released some test films, but also a price list. But first a little note on the test films. Our editing station has two 24-inch monitors. Viewing the 1080p (not i!) resolution film fills out the ...
Hail to all creative types
Posted in Life tagged advice, inspiration, living_in_oblivion, production, thoughts
— Sometimes we have failed, but at least we have learned from it.
— We haven't failed, we just haven't succeeded.
[photopress:792px_David___Oath_of_the_Horatii.JPG,thumb,alignright]Such went a conversation I had with my wife today. And with this I want to salute all people who stick to their ideals, and don't get discouraged by life, trouble, ...
Photographer’s right
Posted in Camera & Eye, Cool Sites tagged advice, camera-work, cool-site, freedom_of_speech, information, inspiration, law, list, photographers_right, photography, rights, thoughts
[photopress:spy1.gif,thumb,alignright]Since some security guards do not value freedom of speech and love to stop photographers from doing their job, here is a downloadable "Your Rights and Remedies When Stopped or Confronted for Photography" - which fits right into your wallet.
Very handy!
And a nice list on how to be creative:
Everyone is ...
Criticism and Success
Posted in Camera & Eye, Life tagged advice, inspiration, meta-blog, success, thoughts, visual
[photopress:vermeer.jpg,thumb,alignright]When you work in a creative field - or maybe in any field - how do you measure your success? And what is success? Those artists who are successful in their lifetimes are often forgotten in later centuries; and vice versa. Just think Kafka, who wanted his work do be ...