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Miro

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:48:24 +0000

I’ve not tried this yet, but Miro looks VERY promising! http://www.getmiro.com/ Continue reading →

Seattle

admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:14:38 +0000

Just got back – what a beautiful city…

Podcast Bootcamp :: PixelCorps Day 1

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:37:40 +0000

…and what a day its been. Long but awesome. Went thru Alex Lindsay covering just about every topic about podcasting possible. We looked at real world samples, what makes podcasts work and what makes them not work… I filled half a Moleskin notebook writing furiously. Tomorrow we get more into production aspects starting with audio.

Alex’s brother Joe stepped in at the end of the day to discuss how he deals with the recording and post production of the PixelCorps podcasts. Awesome guy and he stayed late to answer just about every question we had. What a great bunch of guys…

So what do I take away from all this so far? Well for starters – I need to start using my digital camera again. I put it on the shelf in lieu of film a few years ago and one thing that became obvious in the discussions today is that its too valuable of a tool to not use for production purposes. This includes pre-shoot material, place holder, setup for later reference, and behind the scenes material.

Secondly, keeping a notebook of ideas is going to be another important step. I used to keep sketchbooks years ago when I decided to study graphic design. Over the years, I’ve become lazy and not kept up with these like I used to.

Video production is an interesting task. There is so much to it and it can be extremely time intensive. Alex made such an interesting metaphor today – you can’t change the tires while you’re driving down the road. Things must be decided on and committed to in advance. I think this is most important in staying “creatively organized”. When one is in the mode of being “creative” we allow ourselves to experiment. But this has to come to an end at some point in order to deliver the final product. Organization is key to achieving balance.

So back up in a few hours for day 2. We’ll be producing an episode of TWiM… and I’ll have my camera with me.

Partnerships at the Museum

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:58:08 +0000

A video I did for the Museum – this uses Vimeo’s “HD” capabilites. Not bad for high quality web video, but a bit processor intensive. I’m wondering if Vimeo embeds the h.264 file in the player – I’m thinking its transcoded on the server to an flv. Anyway – looks good on fast computers.

Dallas Museum of Art :: Community Partnerships from Ted Forbes on Vimeo.

Shot on a Panasonic SD-5 and edited in Final Cut Pro Studio

Interactive Media Playground

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:55:20 +0000

Nicole and I went and visited this in Montreal…

So what the heck is this thing? Well – while in Montreal last April, Nicole and I went to visit one of her contacts who is interested in getting this thing displayed in the new Center for Creative Connections at the Museum. Its called the Interactive Media Playground.

The user begins with 3 sets of tags that look like the keychains you used to have at motels for most of the 70′s. Each tag has a hook and a bar code. You scan the bar code to activate the media. So the green tags control the audio, brown video, etc. Once the user finds a combination he/she is happy with, the tags are organized on the hanging chains on the other side of the room.

These chains represent a continuum that can be set in a variety of ways. In the video – the floor was a continuum of playful to sad and the height represented the energy level.

The IMP is highly experimental, it was developed by two music professors (who took us out to dinner for the most incredible Portuguese food I’ve ever had). Its use has been experimented with in the music department as well as the psychology department.

Shot on a Panasonic SD-5 and edited in iMovie 08