I came across this short film the other day, and – apart from being very impressed overall by its quality – I particularly noticed its great work with color and sound. (Warning… it’s nearly eight minutes long). First, the color. Even from the preview still, you can immediately see that the filmmaker committed to a […]

Cooking shows – and I mean Julia Child-style, not Top Chef style (though I do love me some Top Chef) – have the highest rate of retention of any type of television program. That is, once someone starts watching a cooking show, they are very likely to continue watching it until the end. Why? Because […]

The second I came across this great video about props on the Vimeo staff picks, I knew it would be my subject for this week’s blog post. It’s a bit long, but it’s well worth the 10 minutes… it’s a fun exploration of cinema history, and you will come away convinced – at least for […]

As much as I like to pretend that I do a good job of planning ahead when I am working on a video shoot, I know that my definition of planning ahead means a general idea of what shots I want (if I’m really on top of it, a written list of them), making sure […]

Public art projects make me happy. Portland is all the better for the Forest for the Trees mural project – I love discovering new ones as I go about the city. (My personal favorite is this brilliant piece by Faith 47.) I am hoping to make my “Story Without Words” project center on a participatory […]