I was looking at TVs online for no particular reason. After a brief moment on top, it looks like 1080p HD television monitors have been exiled to the bargain basement, with prices falling so low most people will probably assume there’s something wrong with them. You can buy a nice TV for about $70. Everything Read more about Dave’s blog: The pixel race[…]
This is my new television commercial, which starts running next week on WVNY and WFFF, 22 & 44. I ran a very similar ad a few years ago for a month, and never got much of a response. I wouldn’t have bothered, but was given some free advertising spots. I rejiggered my commercial to emphasize Read more about Dave’s blog: Capture’s on the TV set[…]
I’m dipping into my vaults today. Here’s a video I made in November 2017, for the Times Argus and Rutland Herald newspapers. It details a visit by a group of cartoonists from North Africa and the Near East to the Montpelier studio of cartoonist Tim Newcomb. I can’t believe this was just a year and Read more about Dave’s blog: Rage, humor are universal[…]
I made this video for a company advertising a job I’m interested in. They requested applicants make a video for them, and to be creative. I wasn’t sure I was going to bother, then this popped into my head. A nice way to spend a frigid morning. Enjoy!
I’ve been strategizing with a group of musicians to create some videos to accompany their compositions. It’s a super-fun opportunity to get really creative and stretch my boundaries a bit. The video above, “Gene Bleu” is more of an experiment than something any of us would call representative of our work, but I like both Read more about Dave’s blog: Playing with toys[…]
For any photographer or videographer, the anticipation of a new camera is like thinking about presents under the tree. The new tech’s going to be amazing. It will solve all the problems you have and open up a whole new world of creative possibilities. The camera will perform flawlessly, responding to your every whim, and Read more about Dave’s blog: That’s why you’re called Mad Camera[…]
One market segment I’ll be working to attract for Capture is hospitality and rentals. I think video is a tremendous tool for helping renters and inn guests get a sense of what an inn or AirBnB space is like. Unfortunately, it looks like AirBnB doesn’t allow video, but there have got to to be other Read more about Dave’s blog: The soul of a building[…]
I just read a short article on why vertical video is on the upswing. This means, simply, video shot with a vertical cellphone or device is being taken more seriously by marketers, despite catty remarks from “serious” filmmakers. The article wasn’t exactly Sunday New York Times material, but it did make some very practical points. Read more about Dave’s blog: Upright or sideways[…]
A whole lot of people have asked me about the difference between YouTube and Vimeo. OK. There were two, but both were business starters trying to get a sense of what these platforms offer, beyond the obvious impression of places you go to watch videos. I’m not an expert and haven’t performed a side-by-side comparison, Read more about Dave’s blog: Vimeo versus YouTube[…]
Possibly the first time I made a video was shortly after I began working at Norwich University. There were a couple of Sony Handicams and an iMac with a screen the size of a drive-in movie in the office, dusty and unloved. This was in 2008, and the employees in our office spoke of the Read more about Dave’s blog: Video backstory[…]