Sometimes you need lights. Sometimes you need a camera. And sometimes, you need action. That's why, in addition to forums for every aspect of production and post production, we offer one forum that puts it all together in ways that make you money: Creative COW's Business & Marketing forum.
When you take a look, you'll see why it's one of our very, very most popular communities. Here are some recent threads:
Political Spots I know political spots can generate a lot of revenue during the political season...but do any have reservations producing spots for candidates or issues that you are personally opposed to?
Errors & Omissions Insurance Coverage I'm developing a project and it appears I will need to buy errors and omissions (malpractice) insurance coverage if I want the local PBS station to carry it, a half-hour educational/historical documentary. I'd like to hear from all producers, writers, editors, or whomever about their experience with errors and omissions insurance. I'd also like to know where you got it.
Listen...can you hear me? There's sometimes a wide difference between what a client says they want and what they really need. If you only ever deliver exactly what they ask for, but never more, or better, you won't do well long-term.
Somewhat OT: Health Issues When I was in my 20s and a full-time EFP/ENG camera op, I was in fairly good shape, quite active in the daily activities that go along with being in the field, running around carrying gear. Since I became primarily a full-time editor/producer in 2000, I have put on about 20 pounds and have developed some health problems. My question is if anyone else has seen this in their lives, what did they do about?
The 10-sec. Email & The Principle of Counterproductivity Email is this age's great technological breakthrough for widespread, instantaneous passive aggression.
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There are some great blogs this week in our blogs section, and so we have grabbed just a few of them and offer them here for your consideration...
Mind Meld: Mike Cohen
Back in the late 90's I was always the guy to take a stills camera on a shoot, or to various travel destinations. The result was usually a few snapshots, such as of our exhibit booth setup or a group shot after we wrapped. As the 21st century took hold I continued the tradition with a range of semi-pocket sized digital still cameras. Our first one was a Kodak 1 megapixel unit - for video resolution it was actually pretty good. I got the camera suggested by a colleague who did a doc about the Shroud of Turin. While the... more
They're baaaaack: Super Bowl Commercials selling out: Tim Wilson
The Hollywood Reporter reports that 65% of the 2010 Super Bowl is already sold out, including all of the first-half "A" spots. The prices are running in the $2.7-2.8 million range - just off the 2009 rate (as high as $3 mil, but largely in the $2.8-2.9 mil range), but still ahead of 2008. It's not that CBS doesn't have its hands full, and its work cut out for it. Last year at this time, NBC had already sold 85% of its spots - but they're feeling good about getting there in fine shape. It's certainly far from the cratered... more
We will, we will ROKU: Ron Lindeboom
I don't know if this latest gadget we bought to bring Netflix streaming to our home is pronounced Roe-Koo or Rock-You but I will tell you this, we have been quite impressed by it and it does rock. ;o) In fact, we have been talking about dropping our cable television altogether and just using the ROKU. Why? For $99 we bought a device that allows us to use our $14.99 a month Netflix account to watch what we want, when we want. Is everything available? Not by a long shot. But there's more than I have time to watch. Cable... more
Breakthrough Technology from...the Muppets?: Tim Wilson
To be precise, we're talking about breakthrough technology from the Henson Digital Puppetry Studio, which is part of the Jim Henson Company's Creature Shop. Some of the company's early technology received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement, but the work that led to their recent Engineering Emmy is even more impressive: motion capture with real-time rendering and 3D compositing, in full quality, full resolution. Read that last sentence slowly. Real time. 3D Models. 3D compositing. Ready for broadcast and streaming output. No rendering. The technologies are simple enough by themselves: "mechanical hand controls, a control computer, and a digital puppet... more
Awesome short film!: Walter Biscardi
One of the best short films I've ever seen. Thanks to my buddy Kathy for passing it along. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao... more
Get Healthy - Stay Healthy: Mike Cohen
This was a post on the Business and Marketing Forum, and I thought it would make a good blog post too: Is Health a relevant topic for a creative website? I would say Health Issues are very much ON TOPIC. Since we are all either independent operators, small business owners or employees of others - health care and its costs are definitely a business issue. The costs are not only insurance and its associated controversies - but perhaps more importantly - the costs of not being healthy. True, in our line of work, back injuries are common. I used to... more
Pro versus pro-lite, or how I learned to relax and love the Elements: Dan Dennis
I've talked to many in the business who are up on the latest tricks and trends, and when it comes to NLE software most (if not all) tout the benefits and advantages of the biggest and best - meaning Avid, Final Cut, and to a lesser extent Media 100, Vegas, Edius, etc. But mention to them the names, "Windows Movie Maker," "Premiere Elements," etc., and they roll their eyes like you're asking them to trade their SUV in for a Radio Flyer wagon. Nothing could be further from the truth - well, okay, the analogy is sound for WMM at... more
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Moody Glasgow
Moody Glasgow is a Los Angeles native, and has worked in Post for over 10 years. Originally an Avid editor, Moody started working on the Smoke just over 3 years ago.
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