Thinking About Crew Prep
One of the biggest mistakes I see first-time filmmakers commit is to think solely in terms of production time...
The Demise of NBC Burbank Part 2
Recently, I wrote about the beginnings of NBC’s historic lot in Burbank as the Peacock network completed its move...
How to get trained
Almost everyone now seems interested in video or cameras or movie making. Filmmaking has become a popular hobby and...
Money
Imagine this: It’s the Producer’s Invitational Pancake Breakfast. Large hotel ballroom: happy grips, electricians and DPs are pouring batter...
A Requiem for NBC Burbank
In 1982, I began what was to become one of the most favorite periods of my life. I was...
Cable Television
As cable television’s customer base shrinks due to the rise in Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) delivery and driven by...
Monitors and Filmmaking
The difference between a movie and a video is that a movie is created in the filmmakers’ minds and...
Mechanical Television
Mechanical television. Does that mean motors, pulleys, gears and other moving parts? Why, yes. It does. Long before television...
Live – From Coast to Coast!
Today, we think nothing of clicking our remote and have live images from somewhere else in the world appear...
Television for the Troops
As America’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan winds down, I think back to another long running war –...
