Category: Random Thought
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Looking back on 2017 on the Digital Production BuZZ
I was honored to be invited – as one of many – to provide my thoughts on 2017: what technologies were important, what major changes happened. Here is a link to the full show -Â Â http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2017/12/digital-production-buzz-december-28-2017/ Here is a link to the Transcript -Â Â http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2017/12/transcript-digital-production-buzz-december-28-2017/ Or if you want to go direct to my segment:…
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Google and Apple: Where’s the driving force?
Over recent years, I’ve read a lot on Apple* but only during the flight back did I start reading anything on Google:Â In the Plex by Steven Levy. While I’m not yet finished it struck me the fundamental difference between Google and Apple is “who’s in control”. With Google, engineers rule. Data rules. Everyone else is…
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Here’s to the Next Thirty Years!
It’s hard to imaging what the world will be like in 30 years, but now is the time to prepare for it.
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You need to suck, in order to learn
Or, perhaps, to learn you need to first suck.
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What’s the difference between TV and Film production?
With the technologies used to produce both converging, what differentiates film and television production?
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Democratization in the kitchen and production
It strikes me that democratization of “the kitchen” parallels the democratization of production.
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Final Cut Pro X for (basic) Audio Editing.
I’ve found Final Cut Pro X much faster than Soundtrack Pro for audio editing of episodes of The Terence and Philip Show.
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Why is making software smarter “dumbing it down”?
The inevitable trend for all technology is to make it “smarter” and easier to use by a much larger group of people.
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When Logic doesn’t help
As a highly logical individual I’ve perhaps been a little out of touch with the FCP X sentiment.