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A Little Colour In Your Life

Michael — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 17:43:26 +0000

We are about to head into Easter long weekend and some of you may be colouring eggs for the kids. If by chance you need to colour correct some of your video footage this weekend here’s someone that can help you with that.

I just came across Phil Strahl’s twitter feed. He is the Senior Colourist at Red Bull’s Media House and everyday he tweets helpful hints about common colourist problems. You can follow him on @philstrahl.

‏ @PhilStrahl

Today’s #ColorGrading tip: A quick day-for-night can be done by decreasing gamma, a subtle(!) blue tinge and a dark/black solid for the sky.

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Editing Tips From One of the Best

Michael — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 17:18:28 +0000

I just came across this great article on PremiumBeat.com that not only had me thinking about my own editing skills but also how I teach the craft to my students. A great read with more links if you’d like to go deeper down the rabbit hole.

Video Editing Tips and Tricks from Oscar-Nominated Editor Joe Walker

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A Good Word For Great Work

Michael — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 01:28:04 +0000

I like to make sure if someone has done great work for me, that I let them know. So today I spent some time setting up a testimonial for the crew at Lotta Digital. That’s the team that put this website together. True professionals in every sense of the word. Generous with their time and knowledge, detail oriented and quick to respond whenever I had a question. The whole HLF team couldn’t be any happier.

Testimonials are a great add on to any company website. Video testimonials are even better. Seeing someone who is completely satisfied talking about their experience working with a fantastic company speaks to your audience. It reassures them you’re the right choice. If you’ve done great work and clients would like to recognize you for that, give us a call. We’ll bring the lights, camera, microphones and even a teleprompter if needed.

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Opening the Vault

Michael — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:39:13 +0000

We just wrapped up the Advanced TV Doc workshop at King’s College on Friday. The class had a packed screening along with an in depth Q&A about process, the do’s and don’ts and advice for the next group of hopeful documentarians to pass through the university doors. I am extremely proud of all of them for what they accomplished. I am also sad to see them go.

With a little time off over the weekend I went back to revisit my final documentary project at Vancouver Film School from 2005. It’s a short doc called “Bleeding Blue Walls” that I co-created with Rosan Sashida Duffour. It’s a historical piece about the history of Canada’s oldest blues bar The Yale. My favourite part is still the narration by the late, great Jack Velker. Enjoy the watch!

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