
You can’t teach people to be creative, but you can inspire them to find their creativity. That is what happens at Adobe MAX.
(Originally published on Blogcritics.org) Even in this era of crowdfunding, getting financial backing has never been easy for artists, and that includes the newest generation of video filmmakers. At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas in April, three video professionals with time in the trenches shared what they’ve learned at a…
(Originally published on Blogcritics.org) At this year’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, the annual Las Vegas conclave of television, radio, internet and supporting industries, Amy DeLouise set an aggressive goal for her presentation titled: “A Producer’s Guide to Everything That Matters.” Everything? Maybe not, but DeLouise, an award-winning video- and multi-media producer, came pretty…
(Originally published on Blogcritics.org) It’s not often a technical manual can deliver an epiphany. That is what happened for me as I dove intoThe Filmmaker’s Guide to Digital Imaging by Blain Brown. I go way back with cameras and film. I shot 8mm movies, developed my own 35mm film and watched as images appeared on paper…
Storming the Castle – A film I co-produced with my daughter for the Producers Guild Weekend Challenge. Click on the poster to watch the film.
Effigy– A film I co-wrote and co-produced for the Producers Guild Weekend Challenge. Click on the poster to watch the film.
(First published on blogcritics.org) SXSW – South by South West: It sounds like a direction or maybe a new Johnny Depp pirate movie. But, in Austin, it’s a lot more. SXSW is an amazing combination of music, film, and interactive media (as in computer and games) which takes place in the capital of Texas each spring,…