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June 21, 2011

Final Cut for the Masses?

There has been a lot of debate on the net since Apple did a sneak peek of the next generation of their pro-level non-linear editing software, Final Cut Pro X. Now, it’s in the wild and, while the debate is still ongoing, there’s one thing that’s a winner – the price. Final Cut Pro X is $300. You can add...

Multimedia/Tech Talk/Video

May 19, 2011

Battle at F-stop Ridge

This has been sent to me by about 15 people now, well worth sharing on a Thursday morning.

Good Work/Photojournalism/Video

May 11, 2011

Questions After a Deadly Fire

WKTV photojournalism Tim Fisher talks about covering a deadly fire in Utica, N.Y., where friends and family members have hinted the fire department didn’t do enough to save lives. (Thanks to the NPPA’s Twitter feed for the link.)

Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Photojournalism/Video

May 8, 2011

Jon Stewart on Releasing the bin Laden Photos

To excerpt: Maybe we should always show pictures – Bin Laden, pictures of our wounded service people, pictures of maimed innocent civilians. We can only make decisions about war if we see what war actually is and not as a video game where bodies quickly disappear leaving behind a shiny gold coin. Worth watching this to the end.

Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Video

April 28, 2011

Storms Ravage the South

It has been a devastating two days here in the south as tornados have ravaged several states. The latest count has more than 200 deaths attributed to the weather. At The Atlantic, they’ve put together a comprehensive set of images of the storms and resultant destruction. The staffs at the Birmingham News have done a great job of showing what’s...

Good Work/Journalism/Video

April 27, 2011

Total Geek Out – How the Voigtlander Nokton 25 mm f/0.95 is Made

Hand assembled, hand cleaned, hand tested … understand why it costs a grand?

Good Work/Tech Talk/Video

April 13, 2011

Next Version of Final Cut Pro Demo’d

This exploded in my Twitter stream last night … Apple did a demonstration session for the next version of Final Cut Pro at the NAB SuperMeet in Las Vegas, Nev. Lots of interesting stuff and Larry Jordan has a good summation of them on his blog today. Highlights: – Available in June in the App store for $299 – Full...

Tech Talk/Video

April 6, 2011

Watch This Video, Get the Picture

NPPA President Sean Elliot posted a link to this video looking at the life of John Morris, easily the most influential photo editor ever. Anyone who was anyone in the 20th century worked with or for him. If you haven’t read his book, Get the Picture, you must.

Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism/Video

April 6, 2011

Bill Cunningham, Fashion Photographer

I am not a fashion guy (or even fashionable, really), but this trailer for Richard Press’ film Bill Cunningham: New York is intriguing.

Good Work/Video

March 28, 2011

It’s Time to Modernize Video Storytelling

Mike Borland linked to this great Adam Westbrook piece on the five television video conventions that need to be abandoned. Well worth a few minutes of your time, and watch the first video … that is, perhaps, the worst bit of b-roll I’ve ever seen – a jump cut, off the tripod and obviously faked. A trifecta of disaster.

Good Work/Journalism/Tech Talk/Video

Category: Video