Why Not FCPX

Why Not FCPX

You’d think that Final Cut Pro X (FCPX) was a pox-ridden kitten-killing monster, the way some editors and filmmakers go to great and painful lengths to avoid it. It isn’t, but the fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) associated with Apple’s non-linear...

Continue The Snowbate Program

Dear Honorable Conference Committee Members, I am writing today to express my support of the MN Film and TV Board’s Snowbate program and urge you to continue this vital program. My name is Jeremy Wilker and I am a filmmaker, small business owner, and board member at...
Sundance 2014

Sundance 2014

My third year at Sundance definitely meant seeing more familiar faces, more invitations to parties, and the weather was just phenomenal for this Minnesota boy with polar vortex overload. Not even the buggy eWaitlist could get me down for long. Thankfully, the app was...

Shazam Bugs Your Life

I recently saw the new Star Trek movie with my wife (we enjoyed it quite a bit) and in the pre-movie advertising there was an advert with a Shazam logo on it and if you tagged the ad audio using your Shazam app it would hook you up to a store site so you could...
Sony FS100 Review

Sony FS100 Review

The Super-35mm sensor Sony FS100 video camera has been out on the market for several weeks now and yet there still seems to be confusion and a lack of good hands-on material. Probably because those that have the camera are having so much fun shooting with it that they...