Video Gear

Hey arts-loving friends! Albuquerque’s Arts Hub is raising funds for artists impacted by the pandemic. Donate at their Facebook page or at their website at http://www.abqartshub.com/relief

Eva Avenue shares more songs from bands who’ve had to COVID-cancel shows or tours. If you like what you hear, go to their page and support an artist today! Titles and links below.

Filmmaker Alejandro Montoya Marin is in the finishing stages of producing his second feature, Millennium Bugs. It was supposed to screen at SXSW, and Antonio was slated to participate on a panel about independent filmmaking — but a nasty pathogen has thwarted his plans.

We’ll see how far I make it into gearheadery, but this I can tell you: An important part of deciding to get more hands-on with media production is simply accepting the inescapable fact that there’s no quick-and-easy way to do this kind of creative work.

VR is now being used for gaming, as a way to tell stories, view movies, train athletes, pilots, doctors, interact with others, design architecture, plan transportation projects, even for therapy.

The Tribeca Film Festival is notorious for exploring world innovations and new ways of storytelling.

I lost track of the hours I spent slowly scrolling through downloaded footage a few frames at a time to find usable scenes for the music videos.

One of the reasons I was always loathe to storyboard (besides the fact that I can’t draw for shit) was simply that I was overwhelmed by the idea of drawing out all those shots.

If you are on a hobo filmmaker budget, here are some tips from someone who over-purchased the first time.

I downsized not because I’m grumpy about hauling gear, but because I learned over time that it doesn’t matter if the photography is perfect.