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Do It Yourself LCD Production Monitor: Part 4

Thursday, January 22, 2009

I’m back to share with you all that has happened since Part 3 of this project. *Smile* Several things… First, I received the 26″ HDTV and realized it was enormous. Then I opened it up and realized it was scary. Then I fixed it for $21.99. *Insert Diabolical Laugh Here* The 26″ HDTV did indeed [...]

Do It Yourself LCD Production Monitor: Part 3

Friday, January 9, 2009

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There have been a few new and exciting developments in my quest to create my own production monitor. First, I have to say up front that it is cheaper to buy a broken LCD TV (with a good LCD panel and controller board) and fix it, than it is to try to use a laptop [...]

The Making of Two Docs

Saturday, August 2, 2008

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I’d like to take a moment to talk about how I made these two documentaries; “Our Side of Joy” and “Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism”. I’ve gotten some e-mails asking about equipment and process, etc. Equipment for these two films: This was obviously something I spent days and days planning because I was [...]

Working on Trailer for “Charise: A Portrait…”

Saturday, August 2, 2008

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Well I’ve started work on the first trailer for “Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism” and all I can say is “WOW”. There is just so much to cover. It will be interesting to see the final product of both films for general audiences. I imagine I will have to cut a [...]

First Trailer Finished!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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Finally finished the first trailer for “Our Side of Joy”! I really enjoy editing because it is amazing to see how you can create art with the original footage that I shot. One of the main challenges I had with editing of course was knowing when to stop editing. When is your art ever “good enough”? [...]

Still Learning…

Sunday, June 15, 2008

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I’ve worked out three different trailers for “Our Side of Joy”. It’s great but I’ve run into the same problem I had with my last film. I thought I made an extra effort to avoid it but… not enough B-roll footage. I have tons of photos, two photoshoots, a tattoo session, two childbirths, and 1986 [...]

Trailer Process

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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I decided that it was time to create trailers for both films and also put out a few clips that would draw viewers in and get them to ask questions. I’d put a clip of Charise on YouTube just to let people know this film existed and I’m finding that people are starting to ask [...]

Production Thoughts

Friday, June 6, 2008

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I’m still working on editing my two new documentaries. There was an issue with the Adobe Premier CS3 file for Our Side of Joy. For some reason, even when I used an earlier version of Adobe Premier, sometimes the files get corrupt for no reason and you could loose the whole thing or part of [...]

Aries Moment…

Thursday, May 22, 2008

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Greetings, Well I’m having an emotional Aries moment right now. HA! :) I’m kinda living in the moment these days and I’m back to the good side of my life path. I’m still editing these docs I just filmed. But the more I edit them, the more I learn and the more I realize the value [...]

Back From Florida And Getting In Gear…

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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Well I’m back from my three week trip to Florida. I’m rejuvenated and feeling pretty good. I was able to make both of my films and I’m beyond happy with the footage I was able to get. I returned with over 20 hours of footage for both films. I’ve already imported it all onto my [...]