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Bruce A. Johnson
A 1981 graduate of the Boston University College of Communication, Bruce A. Johnson got his first job in broadcast television at WFTV, an ABC affiliate in Orlando, FL. While there, he rose through the ranks from teleprompter operator to videographer, editor, producer and director of many different types of programming. It was in the early 1980's that he bought his first computer - a Timex/Sinclair 1000 - a device he hated so much, he promptly exchanged it for an Atari 400. But the bug had bitten hard. In 1987, Johnson joined Wisconsin Public Television in Madison as a videographer/editor, and still works there to the present day. His responsibilities have grown, however, and now include research and presentations on the issues surrounding the digital television transition, new consumer technology and the use of public television spectrum in homeland security. He freelances through his company Painted Post MultiMedia, and has written extensively for magazines including DV and Studio Monthly. 
January 2009December 2008November 2008October 2008September 2008August 2008July 2008June 2008May 2008April 2008March 2008February 2008Complete Archives
Sony EX1 Alternative Recording Media UPDATE!Who Wants To Own A TV Station?I Interviewed Santa Today!Cognitive Dissonance and the One-Man BandAn EX-3 Review In Process, Part 2Did Jay Leno Just Take Your Job?An EX-3 Review In ProcessThe Golden Triangle Of video ProductionThe Greatest Business Advice I Ever IgnoredConfession: I Don’t Get The RED.The 5 S’s Of ScinematographyAny News on November 4th?REVIEW: Adventures In AnycastingEverybody Got Your HDTVs? Good. Now Throw Them Out.This Makes the Sony EX1 and EX3 No-BrainersREVIEW: Vantec NST-D100SU NexStar Hard Drive DockLIVE from Iowa!!Have You Got Your Analog Nightlight Yet?The (Considerable) Downside To “Citizen Journalism”4-Pin Firewire: What Were They Thinking?It Had To HappenAny White Wall - A Movie Palace!REVIEW: Roku Netflix PlayerA Salute To America’s History TeacherIsn’t Photography A First Amendment Right? |
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NAB: Other StuffI’ve spent the last week digesting everything I saw at this year’s NAB show, from products great, like full-tilt video production trailers, to small, like AVCHD camcorders that record to SD flash memory. But one of the truly remarkable products I saw isn’t even specifically a video product – it’s a utility lifesaver. more »NAB: The Most Amazing Demo...at least to me. If you have HBO, you should be watching the amazing miniseries “John Adams.” It’s wonderful to see important American history re-created in such a dynamic manner. And, as with so much in life, what you see is only about 10% of the story. NAB: Some Things You Just Have To Wait ForLast year at NAB there were two products that I felt could really change the biz - but sadly, neither actually came out last year. Apparently, that’s changed. more »Things to know about NABThere’s more than gear to consider. First thing to know about NAB: Las Vegas is probably one of the last cities in the world where you can routinely expect to pay exorbitant money for Internet service in your hotel room. However, at McCarran Airport, wifi is free. That probably explains why I’m posting this now, as I wait to board my flight home. more »Holy $***!Andy Rooney on Broadcast Obscenity Swearing: It’s something we all do. OK, not all of us, but a hell of a lot of us (oops, I apologize if the “hell” in the last sentence offends. I’ll try to do better, dammit.) more »Uh-Oh.As if the DTV transition wasn’t already screwed up enough… Word today from Broadcasting & Cable magazine that Microtune, a manufacturer of digital TV tuner components, has been sampling the competitor’s wares and finding them lacking. more »Science is EVIL!The Lighting Told Me So! It was only about ten years ago when a stunning announcement came from the west end of the campus of the University of Wisconsin: In the wake of the cloning of Dolly the Sheep, UW scientists had successfully created a cloned cow egg. Well, it was a no-brainer that we at Wisconsin Public Television would go all the way across campus to cover this momentous event. And we weren’t alone. more »In Michiana, The Future Arrived Today.And It Was Only 11 Months Early. It’s funny how after a vacation, all kinds of things seem to happen at once. I was taking a short week of skiing with my family in the north end of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan (where they still have great snow, BTW) and was trapped in a condo at night...with only dialup Net access. What is this, Siberia? In any event, I let a lot of email pile up. This morning, as we were driving home, I read a message from Jim Feeley asking, more » |
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Universal HDV deck (almost)To avoid having to buy two HDV decks, many people desperately seek a universal model That Wasn’t In the Script…Beware: Scripts with UIs can crash AE CS4. NAB 2009: no RED tentFirst Apple and Avid, now RED 10 Most Innovative Concert Visuals ‘08Forget the big screen; I wanna create for the big stage… Apple Intros the New 17” MacBook ProUnibody constructions comes to the 17” 
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