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Smile Boston Project joins slate of documentaries at Newburyport Documentary Festival
Written by David Tames on September 27, 2007
Filed Under Art, Events & Screenings, Film Festivals, Films
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The hidden truth of photographs (or all images, for that matter)
Written by David Tames on September 26, 2007
Filed Under Documentary, Filmmaking, General, Photography
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Errol Morris gets philosophical in his post titled “Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?” on the New York Times web site. He begins the post with a T.S. Eliot quote from “The Hidden Men,” Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the...  Continue Reading...

An interview with Christen McArdle on preserving the Ann Arbor Film Festival
Written by David Tames on September 25, 2007
Filed Under Film Festivals, General, Interviews
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This week’s Art Film Talk interview is with Christen McArdle, the Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the oldest festival of its kind in North America showcasing avant-garde, documentary and independent films from around the world. We talk about the festival's...  Continue Reading...

If it’s not on Flickr, did it happen?
Written by David Tames on September 20, 2007
Filed Under Media Literacy, Photography, Web
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I’ve been saying for a while now, I don’t like it when I go to an event and I don’t shoot photos and then experiencing the feeling that, if it’s not on Flickr, it did not happen, this has been troubling me, and now I read “Will You Marry Me? Say Cheese!,”...  Continue Reading...

Jottit is to web tools what haiku is to poetry
Written by David Tames on September 18, 2007
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I recently discovered Jottit, a minimalist web site creation tool that makes adding content as simple as writing an email. My immediate reaction was that Jottit is to web tools what haiku is to poetry, try it out, it’s the zen alternative to wiki tools, and the instant feedback is sublime...  Continue Reading...

Interview Lighting (handout)
Written by David Tames on September 9, 2007
Filed Under Camera, Filmmaking, Lighting, Video on the Web
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Here’s a handout I cobbled together from various sources while on the train ride back to Boston after attending and presenting at Podcamp Philly. It reviews the examples I discussed in the session and goes into more detail on some of the specific issues. Continue Reading…  Read More →

Comparison of Camera vs. Boom Microphone
Written by David Tames on September 8, 2007
Filed Under Camera, Demo, Documentary, Video, Video Production
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Here’s a quick comparison I did of recording dialog with an MKH60 Shotgun Microphone mounted on a camera vs. mounted on a boom. Click To Play  Read More →

Kino Flo DIVA and Kobold 400W HMI PAR
Written by David Tames on September 8, 2007
Filed Under Camera, Lighting, Video, Video on the Web
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Here’s a little video I made with Steve Garfield to demonstrate the use of daylight balanced lighting in an outdoor interview situation, using the lighting to help create a better balance between subject and background. The instruments used in the video are the Kobold 400W HMI PAR and...  Continue Reading...