While I was preparing my presentation, "Seven Macro Trends," I reached out to people I thought might have some ideas and/or examples I should weave into my presentation. This posts brings together the highlights of their responses to my query, "what do you think is the most significant macro trend in media and entertainment today?"[Read more...] about Researching Macro Trends
Seven Macro Trends (RioSeminars 2011 Presentation)
I promised during my keynote presentation on Monday, October 10, 2011 at RioSeminars 2011 that I would post my slides and some notes before Sunday at midnight, so here there are along with some notes that go with the slides.[Read more...] about Seven Macro Trends (RioSeminars 2011 Presentation)
Ten glimpses into the crystal ball: the future of documentary
I've been contemplating the evolution of the documentary this summer and I was delighted to see that The MediaGuardian's …
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Four under $300 audio recorders for double-system sound
With the rising tide of small cameras shooting spectacular HD video suitable for documentary work, along with D-SLRs …
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Thoughts on video on the web and HTML5
If your web site has video on it, I believe the time has come to take into consideration viewers using mobile devices if …
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Maria’s Story and its role in the technological history of documentary filmmaking
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