Recently Zacuto, a cinema gear company finished it’s Great Camera Shootout 2. They tested many of the most popular cameras now used in commercial production as well as 35 negative film. The results were surprising to some and proof for the initiated. But what does it really mean to those in the creative industry facing […]

For the last 50 years, advertising broadcast and video production has been an outsourced process that utilizes a vast amount of agency billable hours, vendors and freelancers while providing little direct control over the process for the client. It’s not uncommon for a commercial shoot to rival a movie production with the number of crew […]

A study by Cisco VNI states that by 2014 90% of web traffic will be video. You might want to read that again. And no, it’s not a typo. This is probably one of the more shocking numbers on the rise of video on the Web but maybe not the only one that will amaze […]

A year ago I began a journey that started at my former employer. My job transitioned from being simply a writer to a video content creator. Not only did I love this new role, I discovered I had a real passion for it. I also believed in what I was doing. It was the right […]

I don’t usually blog about personal things. I usually post about personal stuff on Facebook. But this is one of those few times that the personal and professional are one. Over the last couple years my professional direction has changed slightly. No longer just writing copy for ads and social media, I began editing and […]

This article is reposted from KilgannonSays, my former employers blog. Last week the Twittersphere was all abuzz about Google+. A simple search shows the network already has 9 million users. Probably even more by the time you read this.  My first impression is that it is no Google Wave, Apple Ping, or even Google Buzz. […]

It seems when Google or Apple unveils some product the Twittersphere goes nuts for a few days or maybe a week. People have being flaming the comment streams and message boards over FCP X for the last week, Google Buzz was a huge topic of conversation for about three days. Wave, a little longer but […]

A recent article I wrote for my former employer’s blog: Studios are reporting the biggest Memorial Day weekend ever.  Why is this important? The advertising industry is consumed these days with articles about the “changing” media landscape, detailing why it will never be the same. While it’s important that we keep up with the advancement […]

Online video has been exploding over the last several years. And there’s an army of wanna be auteurs posting to YouTube and Facebook with garage quality video aiming to meet the demand. This is great for personal projects and just having fun. But it’s not the way to proceed if you’re representing a quality brand. […]

It’s been about a week now since I cut the cable off. Why? Several reasons actually. Lousy service and rising prices mainly. Not just from one company but from both of the providers that are available to me. And no, I’m not going to get a satellite dish – BTDT. Cutting the cable also provides […]