Tim, a master of many mediums—audio, film, video, photography—was not interested in being labeled. He was neither a filmmaker nor a photographer. He was, as he often said, working at “transjournalism”—a term he used to describe his multidisciplinary approach. via...
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Flickchart – Finding the Best Movies
Flickchart aims to answer one long plaguing question - if so many movies are rated five stars, which one's the best? Yes, AFI tried to answer that question. But Citizen Kane? Really? It was his stupid sled. Flickchart's method is painfully simple. Two movies shown...
Contests, Permits, Lego Vault, et al [Coffee Break]
Contests Cinema Prosprite - $35,000 in Prizes Awarded to Top Videos Profiling Entrepreneurs Riding on the waves of micro-loans, this short doc contest is for films profiling an entrepreneur (they don't explicitly say, but it seems they want entrepreneurs that live in...
Strobist and World Press Photo – Photography Coffee-Break
Here's a collection of links I've been hording relating to still photography. Some things to gain from photography: mastering composition, lighting, quick shooting, and using what's available. Enjoy! Strobist Preliminaries - Gear and Jargon Basics [Pduncan] This video...
WWII, Blood Production Design, and Star Wars – Mid-Week Coffee Break
Richard Hammond Presents Bloody Omaha [Indy Mogul] - Really awesome video featuring the power of compositing. 3 actors + After Effects = Saving Private Ryan. It features Richard Hammond, one of the hosts of Top Gear, which is a show you should check out if you...
200 Docs to See Before You Die, Become an Expert Interviewer, and More – New Year Coffee Break
It's been a while since the last Coffee Break, so I've got a nice little stash built up for some New Years reading. 200 Documentaries You Must See Before You Die eBook True Films sister site, Cool Tools, has released a free eBook with the the top 200 films True Films...
Producer Training, Darjeeling Limited, and Movie Magic – Mid-Week Coffee Break
Current TV Producer Training - Section of the Current TV site that covers all aspects of ENG. Wes Anderson | The A.V. Club - Interview with Wes Anderson about the writing and filming of The Darjeeling Limited. Some Darjeeling Movie Magic. Vintage Folgers Commercial...
Living with Ed, Survivorman, Local TV Commercials – Mid-Week Coffee Break
Living with Ed Production Notes - Even the production tries to be green. Survivorman's Les Stroud - Nice article about the production of Survivorman. The only production costs seem to be replacing their Sony HVR-Z1Us. 50 Greatest Local TV Commercials - If you only...
Writing and SpeedEDIT – Mid-Week Coffee Break
Five Tips for Finding Writing Time - Some pretty common writing tips, but I agree with Identify Your Productivity Zone. It's the morning for me. SpeedEDIT Parody - A parody commercial for SpeedEDIT, an apparently revolutionary editor that is shipping soon. It claims...