Moving Image

Heading to NAB April 21-23

chipcurry — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:37:50 +0000

I will be attending NAB April 21-23. Photoflex (lighting equipment and training) http://www.photoflex.com/ has asked me to speak at their booth. These lights have served me very well for about 8 years. They were about half the price of one of the main brands, and do the exact same thing. I like the bulb technology—there is a quartz light inside of a glass bulb, so your fingers can touch the surface with no problem.

My technique for an interview is to get that light box about 3-4 feet from the interviewee, and shine a little 250 w light on their hair. Fool with it a little, and if you have some time, throw some color on the background. Setup in 20 minutes. Piece of cake, looks like a million bucks.

Video posting for professional videographers

chipcurry — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:34:20 +0000

I have searched for an effective way to display video on a website. My previous website used Quicktime .mov files. These were effective, but many prospective clients were unable to view them.

YouTube, and Vimeo were possibilities, but I do not the visual baggage of those sites along with their copyright claims.

Flash is viewable by most all browsers now a days, and so I decided to invest in the Adobe Flash applications. So far, I am thrilled with the quality.

For viewing videos, I have found Slideshow Pro to be the best platform. The flash component they sell for about $40 is a great investment. It can be modified to any whim. The Slideshow Pro website http://slideshowpro.net/ shows some amazing examples of the use of their product.

A Beginning

chipcurry — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:02:00 +0000

With this post, the story begins. The current picture on this page is the Arizona landscape close to the town of Patagonia, a little over an hour south of Tucson. I took this picture with a little Sony W7 camera out of the truck window.

Currently rebuilding Chrysalis Films website to better express my direction as a filmmaker