One of the gifts in my stocking last week was a little book called “Purpose for Every Day Living for Fathers.” I’ve made it part of my morning devotional reading and it’s been very inspirational. It’s filled with very short chapters that start with an inspiring intro, then are filled with quotes from great thought [...]
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Archive | December, 2009
Crossing the 180 (coming soon)
December 30, 2009
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The newest creation from FSB host/creator Ron Dawson, this is to filmmakers what F-Stop Beyond is to photographers. Since Ron is a filmmaker himself, he could no longer fight the urge to have the same kind of in-depth, poignant and personal conversations with professionals in his industry. And like FSB, guests run the gamut from [...]
Read morePolicies and Procedures: Naming Conventions
December 30, 2009
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In my last post, I talked about the importance of writing down your policies and procedures. Today I want to share with you an aspect of ours as it relates to the naming conventions we use for project files. Below is an excerpt from the 8-page wedding editing guide we give to anyone who edits [...]
Read moreWrite Down Your Policies and Procedures
December 28, 2009
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Whether you’re a one person operation or a multi-national conglomerate, if you want to effectively run and grow your business, you need to have systems set in place for every aspect of your company: from the shooting and editing, to bookkeeping, to the sales and marketing. WHAT’S YOUR POLICY? As a visual arts related business, [...]
Read moreReFocus at InFocus
December 22, 2009
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I shot my first film when I was about 7 or 8 years old. It was a time-traveling crime caper shot on 8mm film. My little brother played a sort of “time bandit,” traveling back and forth in time stealing valuable treasures. We shot on location at Disneyland and Universal Studios (not the actual lot, [...]
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