No, I’m not talking about the 1993 Tony Scott-directed, Quentin Tarantino-penned movie by the same name. I’m talking about a collection of some of the coolest “love” songs in the Triple Scoop Music library. As many of you know, TSM has a library of over 5,000 songs (I originally wrote 1,000 in this blog, but [...]
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Archive | September, 2009
Meeting/Missing Expectations – A Lesson from District 9
September 8, 2009
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A few months ago I saw this wicked trailer. It looked like it was possibly a documentary about a US occupation in a foreign country. The interviewees all had accents. The locale looked economically depressed. The people interviewed talked about all the money being spent to keep “them” here. That “they” were not wanted. There [...]
Read moreWEVA is Getting Exciting Again
September 4, 2009
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When I first started in this biz only seven short years ago, one of the first educational experiences I had was the annual Wedding and Event Videographer Association (WEVA) Expo. It was STUPENDOUS! I was inspired. The networking was fantastic. And I came away with more ideas I could possibly implement. For the first two [...]
Read moreGet In[Focus] – The Power of Giving Part 2
September 3, 2009
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Last week I posted the question, “How Much Sharing of Knowlede” is too much. It was prompted by a discussion I had with colleagues regarding the amount of “secrets” one should share (or not share). In both the videography and photography industries, so much of what we learn comes from those who have blazed trails [...]
Read moreComparison Kills Creativity – What I Learned
September 2, 2009
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Well, my personal month-long challenge to not look at any competitors’ work has officially ended. Yes, I did mess up a couple of times out of sheer habit and looked at videos I wasn’t supposed to look at. But every time I caught myself and stopped. In the end I learned a valuable lesson. I [...]
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