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Michael Essany is the author of "Reality Check - The Business and Art of Producing Reality TV", and in our newest episode of the Creative COW Podcast with host Franklin McMahon, Michael joins Franklin to discuss how he went from a local show to a multi-million dollar program on E Entertainment Television. Along the way, Michael offers tips on getting into the reality TV business, just how scripted "reality" shows really are, and the best path to take when planning out production of a reality-based television show.
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As the Cow approaches 1,000,000 visitors every month, it's also expanding beyond the web's best source for peer-to-peer support for storage, cameras, hardware, software, and information, to now also offer the web's most trafficked source for services, gigs and events.
FAME: ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES
Now with over 900 listings, we're adding more of them every day, from all over the world, in fields including subtitling, photography, web development, voiceovers, and every aspect of film & video production from previz to post.
FORTUNE: GIGS (aka, The "J" WORD)
Yes, there are hundreds of listings for high-level positions in animation and film & video production -- HD shooters, particle animators... honestly, all of it -- with dozens more being added every week. Recent listings also include Flash and .NET developers, sales reps, multimedia technicians, and an Assistant Professor in Interactive Digital Media.
There's a section devoted to low-paying gigs and internships for folks who are just getting started and want to fill their resumes with real-world experience. And of course an area for you to tell the world that you're available for work.
(While we're at it, we should probably mention our Classifieds too.)
FUN: FESTIVALS, USER GROUPS AND MORE
No matter what you're interested in, and no matter where you are, you're going to find something truly fun: a cinematography workshop in Fireze (Florence) Italy, the Paso Robles Digital Film Festival ("In the heart of California's Wine Country"), where this year's theme is Music and Film, a 3D modeling workshop, an Avid User Group in Boston on the subject of digital asset management, and "Disaster Recovery Strategies for Broadcasters and Facilities" in Detroit.
Click the appropriate link to add your service listing, post your high-pay opportunities and low-pay/intership gigs and jobs wanted, and announce your events.
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You've seen the effect before -- footage of a human, feet firmly planted on Earth as a camera zooms up into the air, past planes and birds, through the clouds, beyond the satellites and into orbit. It's beautiful. Well, there are a lot of ways to achieve this effect, and this tutorial by Greg Neumayer is a truly compelling example of compositing and animation expertise that you'll love putting your own spin on.
Be sure to check out our other most recent tutorials, spanning the globe of content creation....and beyond!
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Greg Neumayer
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Aharon Rabinowitz
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Abraham Chaffin
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Vincent Rosati
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Adobe CS4 -- The Official Release Introduced Today
Creative Cow's 900,000 monthly visitors do more than one thing, so we offer more than one perspective on everything. That's especially important with a subject as big as Let's start with articles on CS4: Eran Stern on A Compositor's Look at CS4, and David Roth Weiss on An Editor's Look at CS4. Then tune into the Creative Cow Podcast, where Franklin McMahon talks about the features he's working with in After Effects, Premiere Pro, OnLocation, Encore, Soundbooth, and Photoshop Extended, as well as a deeper conversation with Eran Stern.
And of course, join hundreds of thousands of Cows from around the globe in the Creative Cow forums. Whether in peer-to-peer support communities for Adobe software, or cameras, or production, you'll find even more real-world experience from media creation pros in film and televsion.
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Director DP, David Battistella, REDtrepreneur, early adopter and obsessed student of the RED camera system takes a closer look at how to hit the sweet spot on the RED sensor. David shows how understanding RED's inner workings will help you expose your scene just right, every time. Read more...
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Bob Zelin and his clients have learned the hard way what works in this industry and what doesn't. We hope that their experience can spare you some pain, but whether or not these questions or answers have anything to do with you, you're going to have a ball reading this article. Bob's a terrific writer with an unusual sense of humor, and it won't take you long to see why he's one of world's the most respected systems engineers.
Click here to download the PDF (1.2MB)
This is just one of the articles in the latest issue of the Creative Cow Magazine. Here's what else you'll find:
- Non-broadcast video: more freedom, more satisfaction, better client relationships, more money.
- Programming the world's largest HD display for the Atlanta Braves
- Multi-screen installations powered by multi-camera film shoots
- In-house production with Elvis Presley Enterprises
- Live concert video for Journey
- Sony XDCAM HD in action at Wembley Stadium
- An inside look at HBO's "The Wire"
- How-tos for surgical video, corporate-style real estate video, and more!
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If you have not been tuned in to the Creative COW Podcast, you have missed the return of Franklin McMahon to the helm. Franklin has been back for the last couple of weeks and all of us here at the Headquarters Barn are delighted to have him heading up the COW Podcast once again. So please visit the Creative COW Podcasts homepage at cowcast.creativecow.net for all of our great podcasts. You will find Franklin's news and views program along with our After Effects and other great podcasts.
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Want to let everyone in your shop use the same media at the same time? The Cow's Bob Zelin shares the secrets for affordable shared storage that you can build yourself, and that WORKS. Start with big, fast storage from your favorite pro vendor, then follow along. Bob even shows you a few hazards to avoid along the way. Read more...
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Think Non-Broadcast Production means bush league? Think again!
Hollywood, Bollywood and Pinewood will always be glamorous, but for most people, the biggest and best opportunities may be elsewhere. Join us for a close-up look at the people who are actually succeeding in fields including medical, corporate, real estate and live event video, multi-media museum installations, and more, for clients from the Atlanta Braves to You Tube.
Not that we're leaving Hollywood out! Read Creative Cow leader Nick Griffin's exclusive look inside the production of HBO's The Wire, already acknowledged as one of TV's greatest series ever. You'll also find practical advice from one of the industry's most respected systems engineers on the new requirements for digital broadcast, and how that will affect production deliverables.
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When one of the world's biggest rock and roll bands, Oasis, celebrated a career's worth of achievement, the film playing behind "Rock'n'Roll Star" was created by Creative Cow author Nel Johnson and the team at Studio Skylab. Learn the After Effects techniques that helped them complete the project under a ridiculous deadline, while wowing Oasis and a worldwide audience. As Nels puts it, "We locked ourselves away, cranked up the music, and went nuts." In this "Creative Cow Magazine Extra," we take a closer look at the story, starting with the creation of the film's unique look.
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