I enjoy movies. Love to make them, love to watch them. They come in an almost infinite variety of flavors, lengths and purposes. Movies can entertain, which is fantastic, who doesn't enjoy entertainment? They can also inform and teach, be it a do... [ more] I enjoy movies. Love to make them, love to watch them. They come in an almost infinite variety of flavors, lengths and purposes. Movies can entertain, which is fantastic, who doesn't enjoy entertainment? They can also inform and teach, be it a documentary or commercial. At just about any spot on the movie train, I enjoy hopping on as long as it is a project I believe in. | | | | Member Since: February 26th 2009 Location: Phoenix, Arizona | | | | |
| | | | |  | Kickstarter to Fund Films with Celebsby Kylee Wall 2 weeks agoZach Braff's film hit its funding goal quickly a while ago (which is like a hundred years in Internet time) but I still wanted to ask the forum dwellers what they think about this. There has always be | Re: Kickstarter to Fund Films with Celebs
by Jeff Breuer 2 weeks ago
Mark Suszko "He was doing all those commercials and appearances in other peoples' movies, to raise money to make or finish his own films." Clooney does the same thing. He was on Inside the Actors Stu
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| | | |  | The Place Beyond the Pinesby Scott Roberts 1 month agohttp: www.youtube.com watch v=G07pSbHLXgg Premise: If it's not obvious by his awful tattoo selection, stunt motorcyclist Luke (Ryan Gosling) makes terrible life choices. Most recently, he has knocked | Re: The Place Beyond the Pines
by Jeff Breuer 3 weeks ago
I got around to watching this flick recently and I have to agree with a lot of what you said. Good movie, great with the camera, edit and music. But it fell apart at the end. Like you Scott I loved th
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| | | | | Spielberg's "Obama" with Daniel Day Lewisby Jeff Breuer 3 weeks agoIf you haven't seen this yet, I won't ruin it for you. But it is from the Presidential Correspondence Dinner. I always enjoy the recaps of the comedian's roast of the President and whatever the Presid | | | | |
| | | | | Anachronistic Music in Film, TV & Trailersby Kylee Wall 1 month agoI was watching the trailer for Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby (specifically the second trailer, not the one that was just released, because I think the second one is stronger) and pondering the use of mu | | | | |
| | | |  | Friday night, ABC, 1971-72by Tim Wilson 1 month agoFollowing up on an earlier thread, you want to talk about great opening sequences There are two nights in the history of television that I felt at the time were absolutely flawless, and they still hol+1 | Re: Friday night, ABC, 1971-72
by Jeff Breuer 1 month ago
Growing up in the late 80s-early 90's, I was really into the big family shows like Family Matters and Full House and then shows like Step By Step, Hanging with Mr. Cooper and Boy Meets World came in.
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| | | |  | MPAA more specific movie rating systemby Stephen Smith 1 month agoI guess the MPAA announced that they will include a brief explanation of why the movie received its rating. Haven't they already been doing this I guess now it will be more public In some cases the br | Re: MPAA more specific movie rating system
by Jeff Breuer 1 month ago
You're right, they have been doing it. Maybe they are just promoting it. When I worked at a theater it was very rare for someone to ask for a rating's reason. I probably had just as many parents upset
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| | | | | Thumbs & Ammoby Jeff Breuer 1 month agoHas anyone else seen this blog where they replace guns with thumbs up Great fun no matter what your stance on gun control is. http: www.thumbsandammo.blogspot.co.uk Here are some of my favorites: +1 | Re: Thumbs & Ammo
by Stephen Smith 1 month ago
When I first read your description I was thinking what in the world is this. Then when I looked at your favorite pictures I started laughing so hard. Stephen Smith - Follow me on Behance Utah Video Pr
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| | | | | Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experienceby Scott Roberts 2 months agoI worked long and hard this week, including a few night shifts, and by today I was exhausted. I made some big bucks, and didn't have anything booked today, so I thought I'd treat myself by spending $1 | Re: Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience
by Jeff Breuer 1 month ago
Watched this at the IMAX, highly recommend catching a print there. It's not just the 3D that is terrific, the sound is amazing! The first time I heard the T-Rex roar with that IMAX sound I about wet m
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| | | | | AVCHD to WMV with Timecodeby Jeff Breuer 8 months agoHey folks, I'm trying to take an AVCHD clip (.MTS file from an NX5U) and convert it to a .wmv file with time code burned in. This is my first time converting an AVCHD file with Episode (v6.3). It appe | Re: AVCHD to WMV with Timecode
by Jeff Breuer 8 months ago
AVCHD clip (.MTS file from an NX5U) converting to a .wmv file with time code burned in. Episode 6.3 MAC OSX 10.6. I can pull the clip into Premiere and it reads the TC from the camera just fine. When
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| | | | | Capturing 8MM Tapeby Jeff Breuer 8 months agoI'm trying to capture a series of 8MM Tapes through an old Video8 Sony Handycam. The problem is that there is no capture card on the computer I'm using, so I'm doing composite out to an old DVCPRO dec | Re: Capturing 8MM Tape
by Jeff Breuer 8 months ago
OK, at least I'm not crazy. I'll probably just dub to DVCPRO and then bring it into the system. Thanks for you help everybody! I really appreciate it. Jeff
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| | | |  | Blog: Production Related Travel Tipsby Mike Cohen 11 months agoOk, so your client wants you to shoot some interviews and b-roll at their factory in another part of the country. In my case it is likely a medical procedure, but not always. It doesn't matter - getti | | | | |
| | | |  | Budgeting for Corporate Videoby Mike Alexander 10 months agoDoes anyone have an Excel template for a Video Production Budget with line items If there is a site with downloads, that would be great. Also, typical rates updated to 2012. Any help would be apprecia | Re: Budgeting for Corporate Video
by Jeff Breuer 10 months ago
Frequent COW contributor Richard Harrington did a video for lynda.com all about video budgeting. You could probably get a 30 Free Trial, although they are well worth the subscription cost. Here is a l
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| | | |  | freelance videographer resourcesby bryan parris 11 months agoHi there, Does anyone have a recommendation for a resource for quality freelance videographers across the country Our immediate need is in the Boston area, but as our travel increases exponentially, w | Re: freelance videographer resources
by Jeff Breuer 11 months ago
The Creative Cow is a great place to be. You can even post in the job opening forum when you are ready to hire out. Also stay active on LinkedIn. You can find some talent there by searching and buildi
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| | | | | PreComp Tears Apart in 3D Moveby Jeff Breuer 1 year agoHey folks, I have a PreComp where I have a puppet tool effect and then have it spin in 3D space. I brought that into a 2D comp, same specs. The Puppet effect is fine, but when it spins the graphic tea | Re: PreComp Tears Apart in 3D Move
by Jeff Breuer 1 year ago
Jon, thank you for your excellent explanation of this phenomenon. Your first example is exactly what I was trying to do. I tried Jeremy's suggestion of doing a pre-render, but apparently that is still
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| | | |  | Off Topic... Anyone know this is called?by Greg Ball 1 year agoI know this isn't really a business question, but you guys always have the answer. I'm working on a proposal that involves creating a video tracking a car's movements using google earth. I want to use | Re: Thanks everyone!
by Jeff Breuer 1 year ago
I think it is a fairly recognized term. It all depends on the client though. Everyone communicates differently and you need to put it into words they will understand. If this is too much for them, jus
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| | | |  | Vimeo for sale?by Steve Kownacki 1 year agoThe comments at the end are more entertaining. Posted this not so much as many of us are Vimeo users, but how a little press can sway people to jump ship. You really have to watch what you say, what y | Re: Vimeo for sale?
by Jeff Breuer 1 year ago
Vimeo may be having some internal problems, but I'm still rooting for them. We use them to display online, branded videos and they have a fantastic system for client approvals in their pro accounts. T
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| | | | | End of the line for Mac Pros?by Jeff Breuer 2 years agohttp: www.appleinsider.com articles 11 10 31 despite_new_cpu_options_apple_reportedly_questioning_future_of_mac_pro.html Anybody think Apple would really kill off the Mac Pro I know FCPX and the last | | | | |
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| | | | | Using AVCHD with FCP 7by Sam Brightwell 2 years agoI'm really new to Final Cut Pro, trying to set up my first project. I have a Panasonic HDC-SD60 camcorder which works in the AVCHD format. I was told I might have difficulty with this file format (blo | Re: Using AVCHD with FCP 7
by Jeff Breuer 2 years ago
There is also a great program called Clipwrap that will rewrap your files or convert to ProRes. I use it all time. One of the great advantages is you can convert your footage outside of FCP, so you ca
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| | | | | Final Cut Pro V4HDby Sam LaManna 2 years agoWe just ordered a v4hd for my schools tv studio and on the list of features a lot of them mentioned pro res 442. What is it and do we need to use it for FCP. If we do need to use it how do we use it. | Re: Final Cut Pro V4HD
by Jeff Breuer 2 years ago
Pro Res is a compression format made by Apple, specifically with editors in mind. It is a great format to edit in, just do a forum search and you will find a lot of great information about it. Setup y
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| | | | | No Video/Green Preview Screenby Jeff Breuer 2 years agoHey folks, I've been trying to take a 2 hour conference I taped from FCP to .wmv for client approval. I do a simple export in FCP then take the video into Episode and convert to .wmv (using a preset). | | | | |
| | | | | Video Bandingby Jeff Breuer 3 years agoHey guys, I'm working on an animation with moving video. My video is Pro Res (though Quicktime is telling me DVCPro HD) 1080p30 (29.97), 1280 1080. My Timeline in AE is set to the Presest for DVCPRO H | Re: Video Banding
by Jeff Breuer 3 years ago
Dave, thanks for the feedback. I shot on a Panny HVX and used FCP Log and Transfer to bring in the footage and used that. No Timelines. I SHOULD have shot 720p30 but the original expectation was that
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| | | |  | NX5U is sensitive to RF energyby john lenihan 3 years agoI discovered that the NX5U is sensitive to RF Energy and I want to save you the frightening moment I had recently...Twice. 1. I had a wireless video transmitter on my camera to remote monitor what my | | | | |
| | | |  | A firstby Mike Hinkel 3 years agoI am about to buy my first professional camcorder. Why should I consider a NXCAM | Re: A first
by Jeff Breuer 3 years ago
Mike, Here is a decently detailed review of the camera. http: camcorder-test.slashcam.com compare.html I think what John meant is that a "good" camera is not a one size fits all scenario. There is som
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| | | | | Canon XH-A1 vs Sony AX2000by Jeff Breuer 3 years agoHey all, My company is in the market for a new camera and if I can talk them up to $4K, I'll be pretty lucky. I have used the XH-A1 quite a bit and had great success, good camera. I am, however, entic | | | | |
| | | | | Canon XH-A1 vs Sony AX2000by Jeff Breuer 3 years agoHey all, My company is in the market for a new camera and if I can talk them up to $4K, I'll be pretty lucky. I have used the XH-A1 quite a bit and had great success, good camera. I am, however, entic | | | | |
| | | | | AE 7 Audio Syncby Jeff Breuer 4 years agoHello - I am editing a narrated animation in AE v.7 and the audio is out of sync when I do a RAM preview. If I isolate the audio playback by hitting "." it plays fine with the playback head in the app | Re: AE 7 Audio Sync
by Jeff Breuer 4 years ago
I switched my VO over to an aiff file when I ripped out all of the movie files. Darn. Regardless, thanks for your help. I certainly appreciated it. Jeff
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| | | | | Website Video Formatsby Jay Knollmiller 4 years agoWanted to get people's opinion's on the different formats of video for online viewing. I am in the processing of redesigning my site and I'm looking at a couple different options. I was thinking of ei | Re: Website Video Formats
by Jeff Breuer 4 years ago
Another excellent option is the JW Player. It will do a nice job playing your H.264 file, and it will be very easily accessible for your audience.
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| | | | | H.264 compression for Flashby Jeff Breuer 4 years agoI've read through this forum looking for an answer to no luck. Perhaps I am too green in this area to understand something simple though. My task is to make these half hour long lecture videos for a w | Re: H.264 compression for Flash
by Jeff Breuer 4 years ago
Ah-ha! I see. That explains it. I was trying to run it off my desktop, but if I CAN'T do that, well then there you go. I will have to put the mov file online before I can test it's compatibility with
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| | | |  | Closed captioning for online videoby Paul Harper 4 years agoHello, I've noticed there are some companies offering closed captioning of internet video through the internet, and wondering if anyone is using these services and can comment about how it's worked ou | Re: Closed captioning for online video
by Jeff Breuer 4 years ago
Yes, You Tube uses the JW Player, recently bought out by long tail, that can uses this CC function. And if you know ActionScript, it may be worth looking into. We recently had this issue, and the answ
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