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Category Archives: 2010
HAVE CAMERA, WILL LAPTOP – July 14 10
Updating, it’s a drag. The solution is IIWDFI. Who needs that upgrade? Not me… Microsoft Office 2004 suits me fine. I make my Web sites with obsolete Adobe GoLive CS2 and still use Visual Hub even though it’s a dead … Continue reading
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COME ON BABY, LIGHT MY RIG – June 2010
Way back in June 1982, I opened four new edit suites at Molinare. The cost? About a million each with Grass Valley and ADO digital effects. All four suites looked like this but with different paintings. We charged $600 an … Continue reading
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IT’S ONLY ROUND THE WORLD (BUT I LIKE IT) July ’10
Writing last month (read all it here) about an unexpected round-the-world job made me go all misty. An RTW! Yeeooww baby! Those were the days! SAVILLE ROW LONDON 1986 I am in a boardroom with Mr. Big. He wants a shoot in … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Production Diary
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LIFE’S A PITCH Down and Out In Dorking Jun ’10
LONDON, JANUARY 1995. It’s the beginning of the year and I’m in misery. My best client, Entertainment Productions, has gone bust. I’ve got no work for the whole of ’95. I’ll starve. We’ll have to sell the house and live … Continue reading
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THE DICEMAN COMETH May ’10
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 1968. I’m editing The Change at Groote, a documentary about mining manganese on a tiny island off northern Australia. Big business wants the precious mineral on a remote island. The natives are unhappy. “They’re mining in one of … Continue reading
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2-D OR NOT 2-D May ’10
My first NAB piece was a fun review of the LAFCPUG’s SuperMeet, my second is where I found my 2010 OMG spot and here’s my third and final piece. No surprises, it’s about 3-D at this year’s NAB. The great … Continue reading
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MY 2010 OMG SPOT Apr ’10
You all remember my search for the elusive NAB OMG spot at the NAB Show? You can read my April 2010 Production Diary here. You did read it, didn’t you? So there I am wandering around aimlessly, looking for free … Continue reading
NAB SUPERMEET Apr ’10
The Final Cut Pro User’s Group ninth annual Las Vegas summut is tonight at the Rio Hotel and Casio. Great. But where’s the Rio? It’s way off the LV Strip, which is a drag. There are free shuttle buses from … Continue reading
MT FRIEND FLIPA Apr ’10
It’s Christmas. My son-in-law, George, has a local vid-prod-co. He’s feeling magnanimous. “Stefan, we’re getting a Sony PMW-350 – you can use it anytime. No charge.” “Thanks, George, that’s really generous [as the 350 is a whopping $22K] but I … Continue reading
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CONFESSIONS OF AN NAB JUNKIE: In Search of the OMG Spot Apr ’10
SAN FRANCISCO MARCH 2010. I’m good, I’ve written two Production Diaries, “The Diceman Cometh” for April’s DV and “Dead in Dorking” for May’s. Today, an e-mail from the high ‘n mighty DV editor, David Williams: Hey Stefan, I want a … Continue reading
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