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Michael Brown

1st AD (TV, Cinema, fiction), indie director & editor focused on anything that combines image and music, specifically performing arts mutli-cam recording, music videos, docs, but also editing showreels, demos etc.
Member Since:
December 1st 2008
79 Posts
Location:
Hamburg, Germany
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Taketoshi Kumada
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Flickering horizontal line in FCP playback
by Jeffrey McHale 8 months ago
I just upgraded my old 15" MacbookPro to a new 15" MacbookPro (Non-Retina Display). Just like my last one, It's primary use will be FCP editing. Like most editors I am still running FCP7 and have not
Re: Flickering horizontal line in FCP playback
by Michael Brown 7 months ago
Just FYI: I solved the problem by doing 2 things: 1) I extended my RAM to the max 8 GB possible on this MBP. 2) I realized that you absolutely MUST work in ProRes sequences with adequate ProRes files,
MTS to ProRes Conversion for FCP7???
by Michael Brown 8 months ago
Boys & Girls, I know you're the best, so in spite of the fact that I've read myself blue in the face here, someone is gonna tell me what a dunce I am: I take an .MTS file and I want to pop it into an
Re: MTS to ProRes Conversion for FCP7???
by Bret Williams 8 months ago
The $50 rate requires a 1 year commitment. Month to month is $75 mo. Still, can't beat that.
HD Footage to SD DVD ???
by Michael Brown 11 months ago
Hi folks, This has been answered in the past but lots has changed since then, so here I go again: I have an 18 min. short with only one cut in it, very little movement and only a few simple titles tha
Re: HD Footage to SD DVD ???
by Michael Brown 11 months ago
Hi Eric Maybybe I wasn't clear enough. I shot in Pal! 1080p Pal, in Europe with a European HDV-Handicam. I need to produce an NTSC DVD for festival purposes. My asset is Pal, and FCP is not a tool for
CONVERTING PAL FCP Project to NTSC DVD?
by Michael Brown 11 months ago
Hi folks, This has been answered in the past but lots has changed since then, so here I go again: I have an 18 min. short with only one cut in it, very little movement and only a few simple titles tha
Re: CONVERTING PAL FCP Project to NTSC DVD?
by Michael Brown 11 months ago
What do you know, so I have. Thanks, Roland. Michael Brown
Serious Build & Format issues in DVDSP4
by Michael Brown 2 years ago
Dear Pros, I'm trying to build and format an .img on the hard disk, and the process just stops in the middle of Muxing Menu 2: Language 1. It hangs there forever at 0% and canceling will not work! I h
Re: Serious Build & Format issues in DVDSP4
by Michael Brown 2 years ago
Yup, that did it. The project was foul. Pain in the a... but it works. Thanks for your fast help ;-) Michael Brown
Crash when using mouse in simulate
by paul soender 3 years ago
Hello. I've created a dvd, which works perfectly. Now I've rearranged the structure, because I have multiple languages. The layout, buttons etc. is still the same, but now DVDSP shuts down, when I sim
Re: Crash when using mouse in simulate
by Michael Brown 2 years ago
David, you're a genius. I had the same problems on my brand new MB Pro with DVDSP 4 and your trick worked perfectly! Thanks a million ;-) Michael Brown
Codec and Viewer issues on FCP7 with MB Pro
by Michael Brown 2 years ago
Dear great Helpers out there! I've done my best to recognize my case on the threads; now I just gotta ask. I have 2 problems to deal with: problem a) I am working on a project which required me to imp
Re: Codec and Viewer issues on FCP7 with MB Pro
by Michael Brown 2 years ago
Hi Andy, The heat is back on and I'm back at the drawing board. Thanks for your reply, here goes mine: 1st : correct. 2nd correct: playback in the canvas and viewer is smooth. Timeline appears to matc
Michael Brown 3 years ago
Will be in Northern California from Nov 25 to Dec 8 and am really looking forward to it! Including vacation and 2 workshops I'll be giving to Community Media Center of Santa Rosa members regarding European production and direction (1st round open Q&A) ) as well as working with music and video (editing, rights, choices, sync etc.) (2nd round). California or bust!
Service: Forsight Studio
by Yury Nemerov 3 years ago
Irkutsk Region Russia Animation   3D Forsight Studio 2D Animation     3D Animation The Forsight Studio has been in the market about 10 years. During this time 433 advertizing movies had
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Michael Brown liked this 3 years ago
Re: Forsight Studio
by Michael Brown 3 years ago
At last a really entertaining showreel that doesn't take itself too seriously ;-) Michael Brown
Video: HER MORNING ELEGANCE - Oren Lavie
by Creative COW 4 years ago
HER MORNING ELEGANCE - Oren Lavie A formidable creative collective came together in Israel recently to craft the music video for "Her Morning Elegance," a single from songwriter Oren Lavie, who co-dir
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Billy Payn liked this 5 months ago
John Mayer?
by Michael Brown 3 years ago
Bob, you mean John Mayall don't you
Video: DazPix Visual Effects Reel 2009
by Darren Marshall 3 years ago
DazPix Visual Effects Reel 2009 A collection of visual effects and compositing work, including live action, animation and cgi. Music by Gadjo. www.dazpix.co.uk watch demo reel
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Michael Brown liked this 3 years ago
Just as good!
by Michael Brown 3 years ago
And here is another compliment
Video: My Father, his Flamenco and I (music documentary trailer)
by Michael Brown 3 years ago
My Father, his Flamenco and I (music documentary trailer) An 11-year long and 7,000-mile family separation, a search for an heroic father image and a lesson in unconditional love and understanding: We
Video: Cheers Darling (Damien Rice) performed by Franzi Kusche
by Michael Brown 3 years ago
Cheers Darling (Damien Rice) performed by Franzi Kusche Franziska Kusche's beautiful live performance of Damien Rice's hit for the great show Caf Amazonien in Hamburg's St. Pauli Theater has already m
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Kathlyn Lindeboom liked this 3 years ago
Video: The Common Housefly
by Michael Brown 3 years ago
The Common Housefly A man in his kitchen develops an unusual relationship with a fly that sets his well-measured humdrum completely off beat. When my favorite former intern AD set out to write his own
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Harvey Wiesenberg liked this 2 weeks ago
Re: The Common Housefly
by Harvey Wiesenberg 2 weeks ago
Your the fly scenario is an amusing work in progress.Hopefully it will be expanded.The lighting could be better next time around.Lets see more. hw
Video: Pigeon Pilfer
by Michael Stevenson 4 years ago
Pigeon Pilfer A man is tormented by pigeons as he attempts to enjoy a corndog. watch short film
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Michael Brown liked this 4 years ago
Ahh this was timeless
by Paul James Chatman 4 years ago
It's great to see traditional stop-motion animation still thriving. This was really great! the pigeons looked cute, too.
Blog: By popular demand: Creative COW Magazine print edition available worldwide
by Ronald Lindeboom 4 years ago
Since the introduction of Creative COW Magazine back in early 2006, we have been asked repeatedly to make the print edition available to our friends and members around the world. Unfortunately, we wer
The Great Cow
by Michael Brown 4 years ago
I just wanted to share some Cow Culture with you all, and let you know that the Creative Cow has become the most inspiring Moo since the Swiss "Milka" Cow (the purple chocolate one) and the French La-
Video: The Legend of Chloe
by Ben Ferrer 4 years ago
The Legend of Chloe The Legend of Chloe is the submission by Transvideo Studios to the San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project for 2009. The competition allows only 48 hours for the entire production - fro
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Michael Brown liked this 4 years ago
clever
by Sarah Haas 4 years ago
Good music, but GREAT pay-off! Very well done!
Video: Taketoshi Kumada Demo-2009 Sep
by Taketoshi Kumada 4 years ago
Taketoshi Kumada Demo-2009 Sep I'm college student studying filmmaking in Long Beach, CA. This is my first director editor demo reel. I'd like to have suggestion and critique (and encouragement, too)
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Michael Brown liked this 4 years ago
Katja
by Taketoshi Kumada 4 years ago
Thank you for your comment. I appreciate your advice, and that's true. I'll narrow down the selection I have made and make this demo better. I looked for the music from the movie I like, "All About Li
Video: Marco Aslan - Directing, Cinematography and editing
by Marco Aslan 4 years ago
Marco Aslan - Directing, Cinematography and editing 3 segments - "Voyage", "The Music of Sergio Mendes", and "The Jettison of Jeremiah Johnston" Hope you like it! watch demo reel
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Michael Brown liked this 4 years ago
Yes, I liked it!
by Priscilla David 3 years ago
It was Very aesthetically pleasing, the perspectives realy spoke volumes in capturing me, an audience member, it was so smooth and consistant. I loved the depth of field use as well as the colors and
Working for the great cause...
by Michael Brown 4 years ago
... and then having to fight for it. This is my first time here at the B&M forum, but since I stumbled over (and thoroughly enjoyed) the great thread "Ultimate sample typical contract for newbies", I
Re: Working for the great cause...
by Mark Suszko 4 years ago
Old Polish Proverb: "If you do someone a charity, they will never forgive you for it". Thanks for the cautionary tale, but don't let it scare you off from further Pro Bono work. You made some errors o
Clip on Demo Reel AND Music Video?
by Michael Brown 4 years ago
Is there a way to make a clip visible on the demo reel page AND music video page without uploading it twice Thanks for your great ideas... Michael Michael Brown
Editing Reel / Demo / Video information on the Cow
by Michael Brown 4 years ago
Maybe someone knows how I can change title or summary of previously posted reels. I made a mistake in a title and I'd like to correct it. Thanks for your help. Michael Brown
Re: Editing Reel / Demo / Video information on the Cow
by Abraham Chaffin 4 years ago
Hello, The demo reels is a new section so many features are still being built. The feature to edit the title and description of your video has now been added. You should find the link to edit your tex
FCP 4.5 / MBP / LEOPARD conflict ?
by Michael Brown 4 years ago
Hi Folks, Stuck with Digital Cinema Desktop Main ! (or none...) I'll try here too: I started a long FCP Pro Forum thread Dec. 3 about External Monitor missing on Video Playback drop-down menu in View
Re: FCP 4.5 / MBP / LEOPARD conflict ?
by Michael Brown 4 years ago
Hi Zane, Thanks for your reply. Well guess what It runs like hell, smooth as can be, with only that drawback about not recognizing the external screen on the Playback drop-downs. DVDSP3 does too by th


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