Digital Convergence Episode 120: The End of the Pro?
The Digital Convergence Podcast comes to a close in this series finale – episode 120: We talk about: Yahoo declares that pro photographers are extinct (or something like that) Adobe Creative Cloud – is it fluffy and cherry or grey and foreboding – or, “haters” vs “apologists” MagicLantern goes raw (or is that RAW?) Is it OK for camera manufacturers …
Read MoreDigital Convergence Episode 119: The 5D Mark III Comes Clean
In this episode: Firmware update 1.2.1 is out for the Canon 5D Mark III with clean 4.2.2 8-bit HDMI out and more Magic Lantern eek out RAW output (albeit of limited usefulness) once again proving they are uber-coder geniuses (via NoFilmSchool) Alex Lindsey’s The Road To 1080p Lilliput 7-inch LCD monitor with HDMI Show sponsor and friends: CrumplePop (use DCP20 on checkout …
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Cinematographer Charles Elmore On Filming Unknown State
In episode 118 of the Digital Convergence podcast, we talked briefly about an amazing short film titled Unknown State, written and directed by Christopher Long and filmed by cinematographer Charles Elmore. The short is about a computer scientist who tracks down a mysterious figure via teleportation to another world. A number of things impressed me about this “passion project” film. First, …
Read MoreDigital Convergence Episode 118: That’s A Good Question!
In today’s show: Storytelling the @stillmotion way – new free training! (via planet5d.com) Visual Storytelling Tour (via planet5d.com) Panasonic Lumix G6 & New 14-140mm Lens Unveiled BlackRapid Yeti Ryan Holm’s blog post: Adobe and Creative Cloud Charles Elmore cinematography in The Unknown State Red Giant’s Spy vs Guy Devin Grahm: Fighting for Your Passion – Inside Look at What I …
Read MoreDigital Convergence Episode 117: The NAB 2013 Detox Show
In today’s show: The DCP team recaps NAB 2013 We meet Gabe, Jed, Sara, and Patrick of CrumplePop The DCP team hijack’s Michael Artsis’ NAB coverage in the Teradek “fishbowl” The DCP team meets the incomparable father of color timing: Dale Grahn Paul Graff of Crazy Horse Effects Brian “the brain” Mulligan – Autodesk Smoke 2013 Guru Yan Shvalb of http://lertavu.com …
Read MoreDigital Convergence Episode 116: Packing For NAB
The DCP gang (Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, and I – Carl Olson) catch up on the latest video, photography and post production news before packing and departing for NAB. For the first time ever, the DCP hosts will all be together face to face. In fact, we’ll be doing a live show at the Teradek booth, Wednesday morning, April 10, at …
Read MoreDigital Convergence Episode 115: The Age of the Indie
Mitch, Chris and I talk to author and indie filmmaker Mike Carroll. He’s been on the show before (back in episode 75) and he’s back – this time talking about the second edition of his book Naked Filmmaking: How To Make A Feature-Length Film – Without A Crew – For $10,000-$6,000 Or Less Revised & Expanded For DSLR Filmmakers (Volume …
Read MoreDigital Convergence Episode 114: Video On Demand
The one about Vimeo On Demand and Amazon CreateSpace. Get Your Audio Bits Here: Download Audio: Digital Convergence Episode 114 Subscribe in iTunes here: The Digital Convergence Podcast The DCP Team: Carl Olson@TheCarlOlson | DigitalFilm.TV | The Gainfully Unemployed Podcast Chris Fenwick @chrisfenwick | http://chrisfenwick.com/ Mitch Aunger @planetMitch | http://blog.planet5d.com/
Read MoreThe Mailbox Money Chat on Expert Interrogations
Last week I had the privilege of being interrogated by video biz gurus Kris Simmons and Michael Gebben on their excellent new live video screencast Expert Interrogations. Under pressure I caved and revealed all my secrets for making money off content I’ve produced. Seriously folks, I had a great chat with Kris and Michael and the dozens of great participants …
Read MoreHas the Nemesis of Hollywood Moguls and Network CEOs Everywhere Arrived? Vimeo On Demand
Oh, the humanity! Hollywood moguls, network television CEOs, and the cable monopolists are running into the streets howling in despair. Well, perhaps not. In fact, they are probably clueless as they hold on to their old business models. The thing is… opportunities for independent content producers to self-publish and distribute their video content for profit keep growing. Today, Vimeo announced …
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