Here’s another excellent article from my friend Director/Producer/Coach Eric Sherman. If you haven’t checked out his website (www.EricSherman.com) I highly recommend it – there’s a link to his blog from there, or click the title below SELLING TIPS – PART ONE The complexion of the film industry has changed immensely in the past two decades. [...]
Looks like the folks at IK Multimedia are at it again, except this time it’s much bigger! Last time it was sample packs, this time it’s full instruments… you just can’t beat this deal!! Dear Musician, You can now get 4 IK Virtual Instruments for the price of 1! Thanks to the 1,000 registrations received [...]
If you’re like me and shoot dual video on an HVX200 and a 7D, this program is a lifesaver! They have versions for Final Cut and Vegas too! PluralEyes for Premiere Pro (Beta 4) Automatic synchronization that saves you hours in the edit bay A new beta release of PluralEyes for Premiere Pro is now [...]
For those of you here in Austin, this may be of interest. Tom Booker is a friend of mine, and a great mentor (and another California transplant like me) http://www.theinstitutiontheater.com/freeworkshops/ ——————————————————– The Institution Theater is offering anyone and everyone a chance for you to learn something about the Art Of Improvisation by offering THREE FREE [...]
This is a great victory for us… imagine that, having to force a Sheriff to uphold the Constitution… no wonder a lot of people don’t like the police… This is a re-post from the Des Moines Register: A federal judge has lambasted an Iowa sheriff for denying a gun permit to an outspoken government watchdog [...]
If you don’t know what those are, then you’re probably not interested in them. They are plugins designed to extend your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) by adding effects (VST) and instruments (VSTi). http://www.kvraudio.com/get.php?mode=results&st=adv&soft=i&type[]=0&type[]=54&type[]=27&type[]=50&type[]=52&type[]=53&f=vst&fe=vst&win=1&free=1&sf=0&receptor=&de=0&sort=3&rpp=60 The convoluted link above takes you to a search of free plugins, and they have TONS of ‘em. Really good ones too. [...]
If you’re a 3D artist, whether you’re doing animation, pre-visualization, or simply graphic design, this site is for you: http://archive3d.net/?category=0 You can download files in .gsm and .3ds formats; they’re ALL free, and they have a very extensive library, with categories ranging Furnishings, Doors and Windows, Structure, 2D Symbols, Site Improvements, People and More, etc. [...]
If you’re like me, and you deal with installing or setting up wordpress sites, you’ve probably encountered this annoying error… Here’s how I fixed it: 1. Log on to FTP site with FileZilla 2. Navigate to the root wordpress folder 3. Right-click the wp-content/plugins folder and make sure it has 755 permissions 4. Then, highlight [...]
Hey everybody, I just came across a cool little compressor, which is good if you compose Rock/Metal music like me… and it’s free! Can’t argue with that now, can you? So, if you’re looking for a new compressor, give this one a go. In the article I’m re-posting, it even has a little demo: Sir [...]
Here’s another cool link for my budget conscious musician/composer friends: It’s called Freeverb3 by Teru Kamogashira, and you can find it here: http://freeverb3.sourceforge.net/ And what is Reverb, you ask? Here’s a short explanation from MediaCollege.com: “Reverberation, or reverb for short, refers to the way sound waves reflect off various surfaces before reaching the listener’s ear. [...]
