Week 16 Post

This is the last post for the class. This video is dedicated to our COM 104 teacher. It shows the glory and beauty of the Dominican Republic, the place from which the professor hails. This may not be a scholastic post, however I figure it would be a fitting tribute to a professor who inspired us all to excel in the ever-growing world of video production. Bravo professor. Bravo.

Week 15 Post

Tis video showcases the ESPN Monday Night Football HD Production Truck. Chapter Fifteen mentioned the Remote Truck and this is just that. It contains a 5.1 Surround Mixer, a bunch of small monitors, ample space behind the editing stations, audio mixers and more. In this particular video, the team is prepping for the X Games. The beauty of this remote truck, or any remote truck, is that it brings the studio into the field for a faster and better production.

Week 14 Post

Chapter 14 is about the studio environment and how it's setup and put to use. The video is posted is created by a man named Dave Dugdale. Albeit an amateur studio setup, it is a basic understanding of studio creation and use by an average joe in his basement, rec-room, garage or wherever Dave decided to create this do-it-yourself studio. He explains the sound setup, lighting setup and everything else associated with creation of a studio for film use. So press play and listen to ol Dave Dugdale tell his tale.

Week 13 Post

Chapter 13 asks us why we edit, and how the basic principles of editing are accomplished. This video shows the basic use of an editing program called, Final Cut Pro. It is a fantastic program that can allow the editor to accomplish dreams, if he or she knows how. With a program as versatile, easy to use and accessible as this, it's no wonder Final Cut Pro is the most popular editing program on the market. This simple video-tutorial will inspire the would-be-editor in their daunting task of post-film manipulation.

Week 12 Post

Okay, this video is pretty long (and it's only Part One) but it is very interesting and cool to watch. Why? Because the host of this video is describing and illustrating the history of linear editing and its transformation into nonlinear editing. Watching the history of it all is, videos included, is very cool and intriguing. The text doesn't contain all of this information and history. It's a fun video to watch which makes it that much more attractive to someone like myself. Enjoy.

Week 11 Post

Okay, so this guy walks around this studio and seems to be going nuts because these camcorders record without using tape. So he's walking around like a bumbling tape-searching buffoon and asking people about these tapeless recording systems. The guy who is describing things is the part of the video that I wanted to showcase. He is talking about the technicalities, specs and pros of tapeless recording.

Week 10 Post

In lieu of Chapter 10, I decided to look up a video tutorial about basic operation of a switcher. Reading about the essential switcher alone may seem complicated and overwhelming. However, watching a video of some dude pressing, flipping and sliding things on the switcher can help make one understand its operation and use.

This particular switcher looks like it was used in the production of I Dream of Jeannie back in the 60's. But what do I know. It could be a state-of-the-art switcher that is meant to look like it was recently bought from Johnny McGillicutty's garage sale and dusted off for the making of this video.

Either way, I hope whoever actually watches this video learns a thing or two.