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Great Testimonial

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:April 1, 2015
Post category:Corporate Filmmaking Inspiration
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We often get really nice testimonials from our clients but this one stood out to me. This is in regards to our commercial we made for Hawaii Self Storage. We…

Tips on Writing a Thriller

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:March 24, 2015
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We are working on re-writes for Othello and I came across this interesting article: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/how-to-write-a-great-thriller-6-pieces-of-advice

Hard Drives and LED Lights

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:March 4, 2015
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Sometimes we get asked what hard drives and LED Lights we use. Here they are: The Hard Drives are re-formatted as a Mirrored RAID. This helps with a little bit…

Sony FS7 Review and LUT Utility

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:February 12, 2015
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Here is a great review from The Camera Store on the new Sony FS7 http://youtu.be/6M7upQVWRPM You'll need something to grade the SLOG footage and a good place to start for…

The Easy Way to Create a Render Farm with Compressor

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:February 10, 2015
Post category:Filmmaking Tips
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http://youtu.be/pZe-_i4_FcQ I have tried this before on older version of compressor but it was super complicated and we only got it to work once. I had pretty much given up…

Testing the Limits of Our Microphones

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:January 20, 2015
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http://youtu.be/l0hMyA8ICuE This is an insanely quick and dirty test to find the limits of our gear and compare the Rode NTG-2, VideoMic Pro on 5DM3, and the Azden SGM1-X from…

What is a codec and a container?

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:January 13, 2015
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http://youtu.be/WpBjGUlBTHU I thought this was a good explanation of video codecs and containers. For video professionals, it is good to know the difference and when to use one or…

Pretty Good Basic Microphone Tutorial

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:January 13, 2015
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http://youtu.be/wppG76olNjk?list=PLE06B9B1596F01124 Sennheiser made a pretty good series on audio for video. The video above is a good primer on the different types of microphones and their characteristics. They have a…

Ben Bridge Ring Dash Honolulu 2014

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:December 4, 2014
Post category:Filmmaking Inspiration Marketing
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The Hoverboard: Another Reason Movies Are Important

Post author:Jeff Orig
Post published:November 9, 2014
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http://youtu.be/SZqZSYGLk3Y You may have seen coverage of the this real working prototype of an actual hoverboard. It is pretty amazing technology. Of course it is reminiscent of movies and television…