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UnknownSpring: web documentary review and interview with photojournalist Jake PriceWritten by David Tames on March 6, 2013
Filed Under Documentary, Front Page, New Media, Photography, Reviews, Web, Web Documentary
The tsunami of 2011 devastated the Tohoku region of Japan killing thousands of people, flooding agricultural fields, destroying houses, profoundly transforming the land and survivors. Jake Price lived with the residents of Yuriage... Continue Reading...
Olloclip expands iPhone field of viewWritten by David Tames on March 3, 2013
Filed Under Documentary, Featured, Gadgets and Devices, Mobile devices, Reviews, Tools, Video Production
The iPhone lens does not have a very wide angle of view. There are times I can’t step back to frame the shot I want. There are other times I want to shoot close, but the iPhone does not have a macro capability. What to do? There’s... Continue Reading...
Final Cut Pro X: My first impressionsWritten by David Tames on June 23, 2011
Filed Under Apple, Editing, Final Cut Pro, Reviews, Video Production
There’s been a lot of excitement in the air about Final Cut Pro X since the SuperMeet at NAB in Las Vegas many weeks ago. It’s been like a friend telling you about someone they want to set you up with on a date, and they... Continue Reading...
Pearls of wisdomWritten by David Tames on April 23, 2010
Filed Under Art, Books, Design, Reviews
Back in February I attended a conference “Who’s Afraid of New Media” held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Wendy Richmond, who has recently published a book, Art Without Compromise* (Allworth Press, 2009), was... Continue Reading...
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is PresentWritten by David Tames on April 6, 2010
Filed Under Art, Documentary, Events & Screenings, Reviews
I was in New York on March 27th to participate in The Conversation at Columbia University. In a recent blog post about the event, Rania wrote, “the paradox—though the topic was digital, the excitement came from face-to-face,... Continue Reading...
Sennheiser Evolution G3 100 SeriesWritten by David Tames on February 18, 2010
Filed Under Featured, Gadgets and Devices, Reviews, Sound, Video Production
If you want to go with a wireless microphone system, and you’re trying to balance between performance and price but don’t want to compromise too much on performance, I would suggest taking a close look at the Sennheiser... Continue Reading...
The Cambridge Introduction to NarrativeWritten by David Tames on February 12, 2010
Filed Under Books, Narrative, Reviews
I recently finished reading The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative by H. Porter Abbott (Cambridge University Press, 2nd. edition, 2008). This book is by far the best introduction to narrative currently available, encompassing the... Continue Reading...
Transcriva 2Written by David Tames on January 13, 2010
Filed Under Documentary, Filmmaking, Reviews, Tools
Back in August of 2005 I wrote a post, Transcriva makes transcribing (almost) fun, in which I reviewed the first version of Transcriva from Bartas Technologies, a delightful Macintosh application I’ve been using since then for... Continue Reading...
Comparison of four professional LED lighting instruments under $1KWritten by David Tames on July 19, 2009
Filed Under Camera, Documentary, Filmmaking, Gadgets and Devices, Lighting, Reviews
Over the past couple of years I’ve had a chance to use or take a close look at various LED lighting instruments available in the marketplace. Today you will find lots of inexpensive lights suitable for on-camera use available... Continue Reading...
Metropath(ologies): ecstasy of communication or ambivalence of information?Written by David Tames on May 23, 2009
Filed Under Art, New Media, Reviews
Judith Donath recently spoke at MassArt. In anticipation of her talk I went to see the Connections exhibition of works by Donath and her Sociable Media Group at the MIT Media Lab. I was particularly taken by Metropath(ologies), an... Continue Reading...
