Digital Production BuZZ (AAC) show

Digital Production BuZZ (AAC)

Summary: Welcome to Digital Production BuZZ! We cover video production, post-production, and distribution world-wide. From the people creating the gear, to the people using it to create cutting-edge film and video projects, these are the interviews you can't find anywhere else. Authoritative, informed, and fun to listen to. And the longest running podcast on the planet covering our industry. We inform, educate and entertain by bringing you the people creating the cool tools and those who're using them in creative or innovative projects. We'll bring you what's happening now, the tools and techniques to make your business grow now, and where we think the industry will evolve in the future so you can take advantage of emerging opportunities. Each show provides interesting guests and the BuZZ - what's hot and happening now without pulling punches. You can rely on Creative Planet's Digital Production BuZZ for honest and informed opinion. Hosted by Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton.

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 D P BuZZ - December 12, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:59:59

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Thom Calabro, Director, Marketing & Product Development, Fujifilm Optical Division Lenses, lenses, lenses – which to choose and why. Thom Calabro, Director of Marketing & Product Development at Fujinon has an opinion on this issue. Join us and discover how to pick the best lens for your next project. Lan Bui, Cinematographer, The Bui Brothers Looking for cast and crew? Lan Bui, and his business partner Aaron Dieppa, have invented a new, web-based solution to finding the right cast and crew for independent projects. This week, we learn more about castandcrewcall.com. Brian Drewes, Co-Founder, ZEROvfx Move over LA, Boston has a hot VFX house that is working on major films and commercials. Brian Drewes, Co-Founder of ZEROvfx stops by to explain what they are doing and how they are keeping the doors open. Beverley Horne, Head of TV Post, LipSync Post LipSync Post is a complete facility providing every aspect of post-production for film and television. Based on London’s Wardour Street, Beverly Horne is the head of TV Post and joins us this week to share her thoughts on the current state of television post-production.

 D P BuZZ - December 05, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:59:59

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Guisela Moro, Director/Actor, Newfoundland Films Guisela Moro writes, directs and acts, and “Hollow Creek” was her first directorial effort. This week, we hear what she learned in shooting her first feature and how she was able to wrangle Burt Reynolds as a guest star. Jessica Sitomer , President, The Greenlight Coach Jessica Sitomer, president of The Greenlight Coach and founder of GreatOnlineCoverLetters.com, helps us remember that the holidays are a time for looking back and feeling grateful (or relieved) for the past year. This week, she shares her secrets of coping with both with us. Rodney Mitchell Rodney Mitchell joins us to discuss GV Expo and his user Group

 D P BuZZ - November 28, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:00:50

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Michael Coleman, Sr. Product Mgr, Collaborative Workflows, Professional Video, Adobe Recently, Adobe released “Adobe Anywhere,” their new collaborative software for sharing media between geographically dispersed teams. This week, Adobe’s Senior Product Manager, Michael Coleman, stops by to explain what Adobe Anywhere is, who it’s for, and how it works. Jonathan Handel, Entertainment Attorney, Troy Gould The DGA and AMPTP recently announced a new, groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement under the guidance of DGA President Paris Barclay. Jonathan Handel, entertainment and technology attorney Of Counsel with Troy/Gould and a Buzz regular, joins us this week to explain the significance. Marrsha Sill, Executive Vice President, Chicago Music Library Music drives the emotions. But finding the right music can be tricky. Marrsha Sill, Executive Vice-President of Chicago Music has been placing music in film and television for 20 years. She joins us this week to explain how to find the most elusive creative elements for your productions. Marty Lafferty, CEO, DCIA (Distributed Computing Industry Association) Marty Lafferty, the CEO of DCIA (Distributed Computing Industry Association) has organized two days of educational sessions at this year’s Pro Media Conference, which is part of GV Expo. This week, he explains his organization’s interest in The Cloud, what it means to government services, and what they are offering at the conference.

 D P BuZZ - November 21, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:00:49

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Brent Bucci, VP, Developer and Brand Relations, MediaFire Every month, more than 100 million people use MediaFire. MediaFire is a cloud storage service that helps people store, organize, and share data via the Internet. But is it ready for media? Brent Bucci, VP of Developer and Brand Relations, joins us to explain how a cloud service can enable better collaboration. Evan Daugherty, Principal, Feudal Systems Evan Daugherty wrote his first screenplay while in college; and it turned into the $400 million dollar “Snow White and the Huntsman.” Now, he and Maker Studios’ recently released “The Four Players,” four new short films, each one reimagining a different character from Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Evan shares his secrets to successful screen-writing with us this week. Kathleen Randazzo, Acting Coach, Playhouse West An acting coach enables an actor to develop their craft. Kathleen Randazzo is an actress who spends most of her time coaching others at the prestigious Playhouse West in Hollywood. She shares her secrets of acting and coaching on this week’s show.

 D P BuZZ - November 14, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:01:33

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Bryan Carroll, Producer/Director, “Why We Ride,” Walking West Entertainment & Gnarlynow Entertainment Bryan Carroll, producer/director, is no stranger to films and television, having worked on technically complex productions such as “Collateral,” “Titanic,” “Public Enemies,” and “Miami Vice.” “Why We Ride,” is his feature documentary directorial debut and just opened in Los Angeles and New York. We talk with him about the challenges of launching a national roll-out of an independent film. Philip Hodgetts, President, Intelligent Assistance Final Cut Pro X continues to generate controversy. Some of it earned, much of it false or misleading. Philip Hodgetts, President of Intelligent Assistance, joins us this week to separate fact from fiction and help us understand whether Final Cut Pro X is right for our projects. John Tkaczewski, Co-Founder & President, FileCatalyst Moving media in and out of The Cloud is an important consideration for almost every creative business. Is it safe? Is it big enough? Is it fast enough? John Tkaczewski, Co-Founder and President of File Catalyst, creates with enterprise-level solutions targeted to media creators. We talk with him this week to learn if now is finally the time to move to The Cloud. David Zimmerman, CEO/Founder/President, LC Technology International Who hasn’t lost data on SD cards and external drives? It can be frightening, frustrating and infuriating! Don’t panic, all may not be lost. David Zimmerman, the founder and president of LC Technology International, is here to tell us how to save those valuable assets when those dreaded error messages appear!

 D P BuZZ - November 07, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:01:10

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Jon Tatooles, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Sound Devices LLC Sound Devices makes high-quality audio and video digital recorders for production. Their products include audio recorders, video recorders, and portable audio mixer. Jon Tatooles, Co-Founder and Managing Director for Sound Devices joins us this week to tall us about their latest products and what makes them such a desirable addition to the audio production team. Philip Hodgetts, President, Intelligent Assistance Double-system audio is a process for recording audio on one device, while video is recorded on a second device. Then, you need to sync them together. Philip Hodgetts, President of Intelligent Assistance, describes the challenges of working with double–system audio and new software that makes syncing faster and easier. Howard Bowler, President/Founder, HOBO Audio Chris Stangroom, VP & Senior Audio Engineer, HOBO Audio HOBO is an audio post-production house located in New York City. Founder Howard Bowler and Senior Audio Engineer, Chris Stangroom, join us this week to share their techniques on what it takes to make production audio sound great! Lucas Gilman, Photographer & G-Team Ambassador Lucas Gilman is one of the leading sports and adventure photographers in the industry. He stops by this week to share his techniques on how to shoot successful sports and adventure videos.

 D P BuZZ - October 31, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:01:22

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Jeff Gerrard, Owner, Jeff Gerrard Casting Jeff Gerrard is a casting director for feature films and episodic television. Over the last few years, the world of casting has changed as technology makes more and more information about actors available on-line. Jeff joins us this week to talk about the new world of casting and how to find exactly the actors you need for your next project. Steffinnie Phrommany, Actress Steffinnie Phrommany is a working actress. Which means that she has figured out how to successfully negotiate the new world of casting. She joins us this week to give us an actor’s perspective on what it takes to get cast. More importantly, she has tips you can use to harness technology for your next casting session. Jane Jenkins, Casting Director, The Casting Company What do “Princess Bride,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and “When Harry Met Sally,” all have in common? Jane Jenkins, casting director. Jane joins us this week to talk about finding the right people for the right part. Van Maximillian Carlson, Writer/Director, The Troll (movie) You have a story, you have a script. Now, how do you bring it to live? Director Van Maximillian Carlson, talks about how he went about finding a cast for his film, “The Troll.” He joins us this week to show us his process. Jessica Sitomer, President, The Greenlight Coach Jessica Sitomer is a former actress who now specializes in helping behind-the-scenes crew find work. But she still remembers the casting process. This week, she joins us to talk about staying cool when everyone around you is looking for reasons to say “No.”

 D P BuZZ - October 24, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:59:59

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Greg Crosby, Product Line Manager, G-Technology/HGST G-Technology is at PhotoPlus in New York this week. Greg Crosby, product line manager for G-Technology, takes time from the trade show floor to talk about their newest storage products. John Malec, CEO, Visible Spectrum, Inc. Visible Spectrum, Inc., is a new company that has found a way to automate and simplify creating custom video ads. All advertising is becoming increasingly local, so, as CEO John Malec explains, their system is designed to provide a fast easy way to create hyper-local ads – by the hundreds. Bryce Button, Product Marketing Manager, AJA Video Systems Bryce Button is the product marketing manager for AJA Video Systems. He stops by this week to explore the challenges in working with high-resolution video and showcase some of AJA’s latest products that can help in the editorial process. Michael Bird, Owner & Co-Founder, TenEighty Media Michael Bird is the owner and co-founder, along with David Cleaves, of TenEightyMedia. They wanted to create a resource dedicated solely to supporting corporate staging and broadcast specializing in a high-end HD. The latest Sony Cameras are helping them do just that and we want to learn what gear they are using, how they are using it, and why they picked it.

 D P BuZZ - October 17, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:00:00

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Armen Kevorkian, Visual Effects Supervisor, Encore VFX, Hollywood Visual Effects Supervisor, Armen Kevorkian, works at Encore VFX in Hollywood where he supervises VFX on “Homeland” and “Ray Donovan.” The company recently received an Emmy for “Supporting Special Visual Effects” on the Cinemax show, “Banshee.” He joins us this week to tell us about his work. Ryan Neil Postas, Filmmaker, Elevated Minds Entertainment Los Angeles-based filmmaker, Ryan Postas, works as a cinematographer and director — frequently with music videos. He recently shot a project using RED’s Dragon and we’re interested in his reaction to the new camera. Ben Consoli, Director, Editor and Owner, BC Media Productions Ben Consoli, Director/Editor/Owner of BC Media Productions, is a 10-year veteran of the commercial arena, a successful podcast host and a power FCP X user. He stops by to share his thoughts on creating commercials and provide his take on the current upheaval in editing software. Jon Schellenger, President, Cinematic Motion Pictures Jon Schellenger, President of Florida-based Cinematic Motion Pictures, works on local and national TV commercials, corporate videos and now independent features. His current project is “Hollow Creek,” from director Giusela Moro. He joins us this week to tell us more about it.

 D P BuZZ - October 10, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:59:59

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Justin Thomson, Founder, Ashridge Films How do you shoot, Bestival, the world’s largest musical event with over 15 event stages and more than 100 acts? How do you crank out a highlight video every evening for 4 days straight? Tonight, Justin Thomson, Founder of Ashridge Films, explains how. Collin Blake, Senior Sales Engineer, Nexidia Nexidia provides speech analysis technologies for the media and entertainment, call center, government, and legal markets. Nexidia Dialogue Search allows users to quickly search large archives of media based solely on the spoken word. Sr. Sales Engineer, Collin Blake explains how Nexidia lets you search audio media without first creating transcripts. Matthew D. Green, Assistant Research Professor, Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute When Adobe announced last week that it was hacked, we decided it was time to learn more about security. Matthew D. Green, PhD, is an Assistant Research Professor at the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute. His research includes techniques for privacy-enhanced information storage, anonymous payment systems and bilinear map-based cryptography. This week, he tells us how to keep our data safe.

 D P BuZZ - October 03, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:03:28

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Russo Anastasio, President, Shapeshifter Russo Anastasio is the President of Shapeshifter, a LA-based post house. Recently, Shapeshifter used Blackmagic Design’s Teranex and DaVinci Resolve to finish the Mel Brooks PBS documentary, “Make a Noise.” Their work included handling all of the color correction and conversions for the documentary, including the conversion of archival footage from five decades of Mel’s work. This week, we find out how well the process worked. Bob Kovacs, Editor, Government Video magazine Government Video Expo 2013 is just around the corner and Bob Kovacs, Editor of Government Video magazine gives us a look at what we can expect. As long as we are chatting, we want to find out the impact of the federal shutdown on government video channels, as well as get his take on why trade shows are relevant in this age of the Internet. Jerome Courshon, Film Distribution Expert, The Secrets to Film Distribution Jerome Courshon is one of today’s leading experts in independent film distribution. He teaches a course, “The Secrets to Distribution: Get Your Movie Distributed Now,” to both neophyte and established Producers & Directors. This week, we learn how to take the guesswork out of distributing a film. Patrick Sculley, CEO, Pixelflow Patrick Sculley is Founder and CEO of PixelFlow, a hosted service that allows content creators to share, review and deliver video online. Their recent announcement of PixelFlow Air caught our eye at the recent DV Expo, so we invited Patrick on the show to tell us more about it.

 D P BuZZ - September 26, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:59:59

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Kevin Louden, Enterprise Sales Engineer, Telestream Codecs and streaming software sound boring. BUT, new software being developed by Telestream can make your live projects looks great, while using a fraction of the bandwidth. Kevin Louden, Enterprise Sales Engineer for Telestream joins us this week to explain what’s going on and how it affects you. Kevin Kent, Writer-Producer, www.inspired.com Kevin Kent is the independent writer/producer who created “Life’s an Itch,” a comedy about a crisis. Recently, Kevin found a distributor for his movie and is about to start a new IndieGoGo campaign. We talk with him this week about how he found distribution and his plans to, finally, make some money from his movie. Sean Mullen, CEO & Lead Creative, Rampant Design Tools Rampant Design Tools creates high-quality, drag-drop-and-go visual effects that editors can integrate into their own projects. Earlier this week, they moved into new studios and released a flock of new products. CEO and Lead Creative Sean Mullen joins us to talk about their new facility and how they go about making money creating visual images for other artists to use. Bruce Nazarian, CEO, Digital Media Consulting Group, Inc. DV Expo 2013 is currently running at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Buzz Regular Contributor Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy, toured the show and talked to the experts to get the inside story on cool new products you’ve never heard about. He shares his discoveries with us this week.

 D P BuZZ - September 19, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 00:59:48

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with:. Sebastien Francoeur, Senior CG Artist, Rodeo Visual Effects Company. When it comes to creating amazing visual effect, the Rodeo Effects Company, based in Montreal, Canada, ranks among the best. Their films include: Red Tails, The Immortals, Pacific Rim, Pain & Gain, Now You See Me, The Amazing Spiderman and many others. Sebastien Francoeur is a Senior CG Artist with Rodeo Visual Effects. He has recently worked on Now You See Me, and Pacific Rim. We talk with him this week about the process of creating visual effects.. Jessica Sitomer, President, The Greenlight Coach. Jessica Sitomer, president of The Greenlight Coach, returns to The Buzz to talk about how to handle ourselves in a pitch meeting – demeanor, dress, perception of confidence and more. And, if we are lucky, she can explain how to get that pitch meeting in the first place. Jessica is filled with useful tips you can put to work immediately!. Jeremy Pollard, Product Manager, Cospective. Cospective, based in Glenside, Australia, created “Frankie,” an interactive application allowing multiple people to review and discuss a video — think client meetings where the clients are off-site. Jeremy Pollard is the Product Manager at Cospective and stops by this week to tell us about Frankie and their new, version 2, update.. Philip Hodgetts, President, Intelligent Assistance. Philip Hodgetts, president of Intelligent Assistance, just returned from a week in Europe attending the IBC trade show in Amsterdam. He joins us to share his perspectives of the new technology launched, or discussed, at the show.

 D P BuZZ - September 12, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:00:00

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Michael Kammes, Director, Technology & Marketing, Key Code Media What makes a wedding unique? A bride, a groom and a POV camera. Buzz Regular Michael Kammes taped his wedding from the groom’s point of view and the video exploded on the web. Discover what its like to be “The Geek Groom” when we talk to Michael about what he did… and why. Marc Hamaker, Senior Manager Product Marketing, Autodesk, Inc This week, Autodesk announced “Pay as you go” pricing on their popular video products. This closely follows the subscription model first announced by Adobe with their Creative Cloud release. Is software rental the wave of the future? Marc Hamaker, Sr. Mgr. of Product Marketing at Autodesk gives us the details. Michael Jorgenson, Writer, Producer, Director, “Unclaimed,” Myth Merchant Films Moving, emotional and controversial, the documentary “Unclaimed” is set to open Westdocs next week. Written, produced and directed by Emmy-award winner Michael Jorgenson, Michael joins us this week to describe the production. Nick Howell, Producer, “Studio City” Comedy works on the web and Nick Howell has been editing the wacky, irreverent and completely silly series, “Studio City.” He joins us this week to explain how each show is created.

 D P BuZZ - September 05, 2013 | File Type: audio/x-m4a | Duration: 01:03:16

Join Larry Jordan and co-host Michael Horton as they talk with: Peter Hamilton, Founder and Editor, DocumentaryTelevision Peter Hamilton is the founder and editor of the leading industry e-newsletter DocumentaryTelevision.com. His upcoming Master Class in conjunction with producer Ed Hersh, at Westdoc 2013 will reveal what U.S. networks are looking for and how we can get our projects green lit. We’re happy to have him on the BuZZ to give us a preview! Shawn Griffith, Broadcast Studio Producer, CLZ-TV, Channel 39 (The Child Life Zone) Shawn Griffith comes from a feature film background. He has taught Film and Video production at the college level and worked with many big names in the industry. Then, he got hooked by the kids at Cook Children’s Hospital and, with the help of organizations such as Panasonic, is now immersed in the Child Life Zone at CLZ-TV, Channel 39, in Fort Worth, Texas, where the kids are creating original programming! Chuck Braverman, Co-Founder, The WESTDOC Conference Co-Founder of Westdoc and award-winning producer, Chuck Braverman, is back to update us on new speakers for Westdoc 2013. He’ll also discuss the new landscape for documentary content providers and network executives. Think you knew everything about docs? Guess again! Tim Clapham, Director, Luxx Luxx is world-famous for its VFX work using Cinema 4D. Tim Clapham, Director at Luxx, joins us to talk about creating visual effects, surviving in the business and what he looks for in his tools. Philip Hodgetts, President, Intelligent Assistance Philip Hodgetts is on his way to the IBC in Amsterdam, but before he flies out, we wanted to talk to him about his company‘s recent release of Producers Best Friend, an app that will save us many hours when creating reports for the networks.

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