July 2010
28 posts
Fleet Foxes Tour Documentary
Filmmaker Sean Pecknold offers us a behind-the-scenes peek at Fleet Foxes’ most recent national tour. This black & white art piece will find itself in my personal music hall of fame.
Are you a content producer?
I was just sent a copy of this solid Producer’s Handbook by veteran indie film producer Randy Becker.
He was nice enough to offer up a free PDF copy of the useful handbook to those lucky enough to stumble on it. While I haven’t gotten a chance to read past page 14, so far I’ve come across a few key takeaways that I’ve highlighted for my own interests.
Namely:
THERE ARE...
brand-e.biz →
Great new blog to add to the roll… Brand-E highlights innovative brand communications — and seems to be heavy into branded entertainment and engagement marketing.
Take a look!
Leaked: Panasonic Prosumer HDC-SDT750 3D Camcorder
Budding 3D home movie aficionados take note: An “affordable” consumer 3D camcorder, the HDC-SDT750, has leaked out ahead of a purported “official” reveal on July 28. The one caveat is this isn’t exactly a “new” camcorder at all:
Nay, it’s actually an older 3MOS model with a “3D coversion lens” attached to the front. Nevertheless, this...
Can’t wait to shoot a film with an iPhone & this piece of gear…
A Girl Story - Interactive Video Microsite →
I’m blown away by this incredible immersive storytelling experience. Certainly inspiring me…
The future of interactive publishing
Movie Futures Trading on Life Support
Just as quickly as it was approved by the House, the movie futures trading industry was killed by the Senate:
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed far-reaching financial reform legislation that included a ban on movie futures trading.
Passing with a 60-39 vote, the bill now goes to President Obama for signing.
The president, who has viewed the reform legislation one of the signature...
50 New State Songs For the 21st Century :: Blogs... →
Yet another great article from Paste Magazine. Take a look — some great picks…
Trailer for Focus Features’ IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY.
This film looks great. A lot of up-and-coming talent… Gonna be a hit.
Tim Gibbons: We Shot Our Network Pilot Like A Web... →
Friend of mine and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM executive producer Tim Gibbons shares a little background on the production of his innovative new pilot.
After dark, the dirty work at Disneyland begins -... →
Content 'Farms': Killing Journalism -- While... →
” If you ask most working journalists what they think about Associated Content, Demand Media or AOL’s Seed, you may hear a scoffing sound.
After all, these sites, while providing some people with…
Foursquare Launches Location Layers - This is Big →
Interesting updates via ReadWriteWeb
Tiny Desk Concerts : NPR →
A nice video collection of performances recorded live in the NPR All Songs Considered offices.
Motionspire - Motion Graphics Inspiration →
Pretty cool site that I use to drive ideas when concepting videos/commercials…