Archive | October, 2009

The Pressure Principle: Why Artists Excel Under Pressure

October 29, 2009 by Ron Dawson 1 Comment

I know. I know. It’s been longer than usual since I last blogged. I’ve been rather engrossed on a time sensitive project. We’re in the process of producing a series of three shorts films and some complementary videos for Pictage, one of our long-standing clients.  A lot of late nights, and due to the schedules [...]

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Inspiration

Fusion: The Facts and the Folly

October 20, 2009 by Ron Dawson 4 Comments

In the summer of 2008, famed commercial/editorial photographer Vincent Laforet heralded the release of Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II with his short film “Reverie”. Both photographers and filmmakers alike were blown away. The release of the 5D has created not only it’s own subculture, but an entire industry was born as companies large and small [...]

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Film & Video, Photography
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Marvelous Revelations-From the Mouths of Babes

October 19, 2009 by Ron Dawson 0 Comments

My daughter never ceases to amaze me. As a 14 year old teen, there are times when she drives me crazy. She can remember a conversation we had seven years ago when she was seven, but can’t remember to turn out the light when she leaves the bathroom (even now, as I write this, the [...]

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Inspiration

Seeing "Red"—The Netflix Story

October 13, 2009 by Ron Dawson 6 Comments

Twelve years ago if you mentioned the phrase “movie rental,” unequivocally the name Blockbuster would have come to mind. However, around that time a little Internet start-up called Netflix came onto the scene, and the face of movie rental was changed forever. For a low monthly price they allowed their subscribers to rent any movie [...]

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Business

PerspectivEye Photography Promo Sneak Peek

October 3, 2009 by Ron Dawson 9 Comments

Gabe McClintock of PerspectivEye Photography in Calgary, Alberta in Canada flew us up to create a promo film that would share his love for photography and “connecting” with his clients. This is a sneak peek preview of the full promo. Running time: 1:21 http://blip.tv/play/g8pVgaTJBgA%2Em4v The Power of the Preview There are three effective business uses [...]

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Client Work, Photography
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