So Hollywood wants another staged release in the life of a movie: Theatrical showing, release on DVD and Blu-ray 4 to 6 months later, and (here’s the new thing:) now only after another 30 days …
Archive for November, 2009
How long to wait for a rental?
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Nov. 9, 1989
Monday, November 9th, 2009When I first stood at the Berlin Wall in 1971, 10 years after it was built, I seriously did not think I would live to see the day it came down. Communism was advancing around …
Nov. 6, 1632
Friday, November 6th, 2009Time: Nov. 6, 1632. Location: Lützen, Germany. On a foggy battlefield, the Protestant armies under Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus again clash with the Imperial armies under General Wallenstein. The battle raged back and forth. In …
Design
Thursday, November 5th, 2009What goes on inside a designer’s head? Do creative people walk around and see the world through another dimension? Some creative types would have you believe that it’s a special gifting. In this video, 5 …
Ideas and more ideas
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Ideas change the world. Ideas are dangerous. Ideas have power. Well, actually, none of the above. An idea is just that: an idea. That is until someone acts on it. Then it can be dangerous, …
Time-lapse video
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Capturing the passing of time at speeds other than real life is one of the fun and useful things in video and film. For a recent project, I needed to have the sun set over …
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