New technology helps robotic cameras act like real camera operators and follow action with a human feel...Some day, we will be able to have computerized cameras and editing software completely produce a quality program...especially in this "good enough" era of professional TV production. From Science 2.0: http://www.science20.com/news_articles/this_robot_learns_your_every_basketball_move-152044 [...]
The NAB show floor opened today and approximately 90,000 attendees clammored to discover the new toys, technologies and services offered by the world's best television related companies. I scouted for editing and live streaming goodies and scheduled some key interviews for Wednesday to stream live. [...]
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Today's live show at 3:30PM PST (6:30 PM EST) is our last program from NAB. Thanks to everyone who helped make this an incredible experience!... Today's guests include: Creative Cow Tech Guru Bob Zelin, Bryce Button-AJA, Colorist Alexis Van Hurkman, AutoDesk's Smoke on Mac, Avid, NVIDIA, [...]
Today's live show at 3:30PM PST (6:30 PM EST) guests include: Al Caudullo- 3D editing with Edius, Walter Biscardi-editor of Good Eats, Bruce Sharpe-Singulars Software/PluralEyes, Phillip Nelson- NewTek Tricaster, Jose Burgos- All Mobile Video and Virtual Sets, Jenna Rappolt-Noyes- Tiffen. Join the conversation: #ASKNAB watch here: [...]
Hello from Vegas, everyone! I am happy to announce that I will be hosting my blog live from NAB again this year with my special live streaming series “Cutting it Close- Live from NAB! with Mitch Jacobson” starting tomorrow. This three-day livestream series will include [...]
This review by Ray Zone appears in the current issue of CineMontage, The Editor's Guild Magazine: (March 2012- by Ray Zone) This is a monster of a book, certainly the last word on this large and very complex subject that is of supreme interest, above all, [...]
Kid Rock, Getty Images Kid Rock: Live at Graceland premiered Friday on PBS and Hulu Plus nationwide. It's the third episode I edited for Live from the Artist Den. This was a 15-song set, eight camera show directed by JoJo Pennebaker cut on FCP 7 in [...]
I love the GoPro multicamera arrays that people are using. I just shot a music video with a 10 camera array. Now that GoPro has a wifi connection it should be easier to start and stop all the cameras in sync. Here is one cool [...]
Here is a short list of things to consider when shooting with multiple cameras. There are many more things to know, in fact there is a whole book about it :) Check out the list then, check out my book Mastering Multicamera Techniques: Work backwards [...]
