Archive | November, 2009

With Art, the End Absolutely Justifies the Means

November 24, 2009 by Ron Dawson 8 Comments

Let me say right off the bat that this article may piss some of you off. I don’t mean to do that, but knowing the make up of my audience, I’m sure that will be one of the outcomes. However, my hope is that MOST of you will be inspired and encouraged. Machiavelli‘s famous quote [...]

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Film & Video, Inspiration, Photography
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Inspiration thru Collaboration: Photography

November 23, 2009 by Ron Dawson 0 Comments

My last two posts explored how collaborative efforts in music, then dance, can inspire us to be better artists, better business people, and better citizens of the world. Today the theme continues with the collaboration of another art form: photography. Famed commercial photographer Jeremy Cowart has started an organization to help provide self-esteem and hope [...]

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Inspiration, Photography

Inspiration thru Collaboration: Dancing

November 20, 2009 by Ron Dawson 0 Comments

Yesterday I posted a video by Playing for Change, where the filmmakers collaborated with musicians all around the world to each sing the same song, the mix it together in post to create a terrific and inspiring video. Today we have a video with dancing. Matt Harding spent 14 months circumventing the world and dancing [...]

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Inspiration

Inspiration Thru Collaboration: Music

November 19, 2009 by Ron Dawson 4 Comments

As a filmmaker, I’m always looking for inspiration. Either story ideas for narrative fiction, or inspirational stories for documentaries. Lately, I’ve come across a few films that have really inspired, not even so much as an artist, but as a human being. I want to share them with you. PLAYING FOR CHANGE This first is [...]

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Inspiration

Tips and Tricks: Audio Mixing Music and Speaking

November 18, 2009 by Ron Dawson 9 Comments

Music plays such a key role in any movie or video. Whether you shoot weddings and events, documentaries, or corporate videos, chances are at some point you will have two (or more) layers of audio to deal with: one music, the other somebody talking. A surefire sign of an amateur editor is when the audio [...]

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Film & Video
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