You are doing what?

Okay I have to admit it I took a job for a local TV station producing a commercial because their production schedule is something like 4 weeks out. I know that I will enjoy doing it because it is using my skills, but at the same time I really don't want to get back into the spot production business at least on a small budget scale. It is rewarding helping a fellow small business owner get their message out in hopes to drive customers to their door. Just not very profitable, but something to add to my reel of things I can do.

Creative spam for the day!

Okay so I don't normally read spam, but this one caught my attention because of the phrases around the outside... Click on it and view it full size and see what you think. Someone went to a lot of effort to bypass a spam filter.

HDV Update

So I said I would post a little on HDV and it's inroads. I came across this interesting post on HDV and HD. It is a bit on the lengthy side, but it does show that there is a strong belief from a consumer standpoint HDV will equate to the image quality of HD. I will say that there will always be advantages with using HDCam or Panasonic's Varicam, but for smaller corporate clients they will be getting maximum bang for their buck. One other thing of interest that I recently overheard from fairly reliable sources (Panasonic and Sony reps) Sony will be unveiling an HD camcorder based on their current XDCam technology which will be very intriguing from a standpoint that it records to optical disc which means that you will be able to bypass the whole encoding step and load right into your editor. Panasonic will also have something like this for their P2 system which records to flash memory cards. It is exciting to see how technology within the HD market is beginning to really make inroads into a lower pricepoint making it possible for all producers to produce in HD. Food for thought.......

An incredible weekend

Some images from Sunday nights performance. It was an amazing time and thouroughly enjoyable. It really has given me an idea of the direction that I need to head in. I need some gear and some other things, but this will really work. Conor from LJ3 and I together put up 2 screens for a total of 3 including the tower's one in the center and all of the stage mics and gear for sound reinforcement. I did IMAG and VJ on the center and left and Westside put up words for the songs on the left. This was just the culmination of an incredibly busy weekend. More to come on that including some more images.

Working for yourself gratification!

I came to a realization this morning that I must stay the course for one reason alone, I deeply am moved by doing pieces that effect and change lives for the positive. I am putting the final touches on a fund raising piece for my kids school and I was moved by the way it spoke to the small parent "focus" group that saw it. I would have not been able to do that before. Certainly with my previous job we did things that were great for the community, but seldom was there the opportunity to do smaller pieces for groups that I was effected by. I need this flexibility in my life as I know that in the long run I need this as a cornerstone of my own personal life. Yes I am getting a bit personal here, but I need to realize that my business is founded on my core beliefs and will follow those.

The dream that I will follow will be to direct not necessarily produce for a non-profit production company. A company to do pieces for non-profits that need a bigger bang, but don't have the bigger bucks. The idea is to work with those that have the bucks to help offset the ones that do not. Keep costs down and make it a training ground for younger visionaries and people that are just getting into the business. A dream, but one to follow.

Okay now out of the ethereal and down to reality:
Friday-Media Mania For Winterfest (The promo piece premiers during this event at a separate location)
Saturday- Cascade Festival of Music
Sunday- Westside Church "Above the Noise"

Next week a quick update on HDV and HD in general.