Saturday, April 23, 2005

Ourmedia

Need a place for your stuff online? Ourmedia will host your stuff for free and let others find and enjoy it as well. You can upload video, audio, text and images and be part of a community. I've joined, but I haven't uploaded anything yet... but when I finish marking stuff I should have some time.

Sunday, April 17, 2005

Final Cut Studio

Apple announced Final Cut Studio today. It's the latest version of their pro editing application. Final Cut Pro is now at version 5 (Final Cut Pro HD was version 4.5). Soundtrack is at version 5, Motion goes to version 2 and DVD Studio Pro goes to version 4. It looks pretty cool... now something new to learn!

Saturday, April 16, 2005

24LiesASecond.com

The online journal 24LiesASecond has some great essays about films and filmmakers. Including ones about guilty pleasures (those films that you love, but don't tell people that you love them), and looking at films that may have been overlooked. Some great, thought-provoking essays.

Saturday, April 09, 2005

Getting Real: Pick Two - Scope, Timeframe, or Budget

In any project you have to pick two - scope, timeframe, or budget and Jason Fried explains how to balance out the triangle that is time, money, talent or good, fast, or cheap or any of the other descriptions of the limitations that you face when doing any creative work. Some solid advice for any creative process that deals with people.
(Via Signal vs. Noise.)

Sunday, April 03, 2005

Why Charlie Kaufman Doesn't Watch Movies Anymore

I want to watch a film in which it feels like there’s something at risk

Charlie Kaufman is interviewed in the Spring issue of Reverse Shot online where he reveals why he doesn't watch movies anymore to Michael Koresky and Matthew Plouffe. Some great thoughts and insight into one of the top screenwriters today.