Coffee & Celluloid
A Blog on Media
Welcome to our blog. Here you’ll find in-depth articles and tutorials on video production and content creation, along with thoughts on media today.
Why Coffee & Celluloid? This blog is a continuation of my original blog, Coffee & Celluloid, which I started back in 2006 in film school. Some of the older posts on getting started in filmmaking continue to find a new audience, so I moved the blog here so it continues to be useful to people. I’ll also still write about coffee from time to time.
3DR Solo Drone Arrives. Glitches Keep It Grounded. 3DR Non-Responsive
After a bit of a backorder wait, I got the new 3DR Solo drone with gimbal system. But a lot of glitches have prevented it from working properly and 3DR hasn’t been very helpful.
The Craft of Creating a GoPro Launch Video
Insight into the making of the emotionally charged GoPro launch videos.
Drones Delaying Fire Fighters is Sign of Poor Guidelines and Communication
Most drone pilots don’t want to impede safety – they just don’t know better due to lack of guidance from the FAA.
Everyone from Bots High that’s in BattleBots
BattleBots is back on TV! Many of the teams from Bots High are competing in the show.
Adobe Morph Cut vs Avid Fluid Morph – Jump Cut Test
Adobe Premiere 2015 just added a new feature to stitch together jump cuts. But is it as good as Avid’s Fluid Morph? I run a side by side comparison to find out.
Best Tools I saw at NAB 2015
Here’s what caught my attention at my second NAB experience.