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At Creative COW, many of our audience work in the field of film, from those working with small budget indie films that have been entered (and won) festivals like Sundance, all the way up to major films like Hollywood blockbusters that have graced both the library and magazine here at Creative COW.
Correcting dialogue is one of the most important parts of the old saying, "fix it in post." They're part of a process called ADR -- Additional Dialogue Recording, or Automated Dialogue Replacement -- that has been going on since movies had audio, and is still being done today, from the smallest indie films to the biggest blockbusters. Here's an overview of the world of ADR, some of the Cows who are working in this field, and where to go when you are ready to ADR to your own productions.
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All of us here at the COW are delighted to see the popularity of our new Adobe Flash podcast, which today is sitting at #8 in the iTunes Store's Hot 100 in the Technology/Software How-To category. Yesterday, it was at #7. It has been in the Top 10 for over a week, and we haven't even pushed the show until today's newsletter. Why has the show taken off so quickly? Host, Tony Ross, is one of the most articulate Flash educators on the planet and his clear and practical lessons on Flash will help demystify what many believe is Adobe's deepest and most powerful tool. If you have missed this newest COW podcast, check it out at http://podcasts.creativecow.net
We have also been excited to see that depending on the day, there have been as many as 11 of our podcast channels in the Software How-To category's Hot 100 simultaneously. Today, there are currently 8 channels in the Hot 100.
Our podcasts are becoming some of the most popular programs available here at the COW. If you have missed them, take a little time and get to know the Creative COW Podcasts.
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Sound business advice is more precious than ever, and you can find TONS of it from the businesspeople at Creative Cow. Our very own Cowdog has gathered some of the best tips for building your business from around the Cow, including getting deadbeat clients to pay you, creating strong contracts, protecting your onscreen talent from accidental explosions...and a reminder that, as far as the client is concerned, everything is YOUR fault.
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Cinematographer and Creative Cow leader Todd Terry has shot countless television commercials and industrials using both 35mm film and depth-of-field converted video. In this Creative Cow Magazine Extra, from The Visual Effects Issue, learn how depth of field converters allow you to attach 35mm lenses even to video cameras with fixed lenses, how they work, and which one might be right for you.
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John Galt, Panavision Senior Vice President of Advanced Digital Imaging, led the team that created the Genesis camera, was responsible for the F900 "Star Wars" camera, and continues to play a leading role in guiding future digital cinema technologies. In this Creative Cow Magazine Extra, join us for a wide-ranging conversation, as John cuts through the intentional obfuscation of marketing pixels, and considers the range of options that are becoming available to digital filmmakers.
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You may have heard that digital cinema is coming, and that it will be big. Both are true, and Creative Cow leader Russell Lasson is one of the people making it happen. Here is a look at how digital cinema works, and how one indie company is building their business around it. Also, a closer look at professional-strength Windows on Mac workflows. Read more...
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Nuke, the new compositing tool from The Foundry, is rapidly becoming a favorite in high-end film production. Its price also offers an easy entry for indie producers who want to create better work, faster and more powerfully. Film compositor Pete O'Connell offers this guided tour of Nuke for AE users, along with tips for leveraging your AE experience in the brave "Nuke" world of VFX creation. Read more...
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NEW FINAL CUT PRO TUTORIALS: Multicam & 3-way Color Correction
The arrival of 3-way color correction and multicam editing in Apple Final Cut Pro caused every bit of the commotion that you'd have expected from two such eagerly-anticipated features. These are also two of the most powerful features that put the "Pro" in "Final Cut Pro." But are you taking full advantage of them? You'll find that the best journeys begin with the best first steps, and here are some great ones. Creative Cow leader and author Rich Harrington shows you exactly what you need to get moving in the right direction, including syncing your Multicam clips, and using the 3-way Color Corrector for skin tones and scene matching.
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I Second that in Motion: 2 Tutorials for Apple Motion 3
Great ideas, templates. Hundreds, no, thousands of Master Templates and Apple-designed graphic elements to be used in one of the smoooo-thest motion graphic apps ever designed. The only problem is that it can be a challenge to customize the templates in Motion, especially as you continue finding your way through the new features of Motion 3. Speaking of which, Motion 3 allows you to create your own templates from scratch, to re-use later. These 2 tutorials from Creative Cow contributing editor Stephen Smith show you how to get started with Apple's templates, as well as your own.
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Creative Cow Contributing leader Mike Cohen has been working on the cutting edge of surgical video for years. In this expanded version of his article in the Cow Magazine's "Non-Broadcast Production Issue," Mike answers some of the most frequently asked questions about these techniques from the Cow forums. He also describes the process of helping doctors to become better surgeons, and observes that he's somehow become much more adept at sewing buttons back onto his shirts.
It's fascinating stuff, but seriously, you might want to make sure you've had breakfast before reading this, and taking a look at Mike's amazing pictures. Read more...
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