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Artful Camera

241 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 85 ratings

The Artful Camera is a show about the art, craft, and business of analog and digital photography, video production and editing, and filmmaking.

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DCP 141: After the Contract is Signed

January 27, 2015 13:09 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

In this episode I talk about new products from RØDE Microphone, the amazing new free public domain archive by Pond5, and a brief history of the Moog Modular Synthesizer in movie sound design and film scores. In the video business success segment, Kris Simmons discusses what to do after the contract is signed for your next video gig. After the initial elation of getting the deal wears off, the reality of actually doing the work sets in. Kris tells us how to make sure we get our video assignm...

DCP 140: Going Local - Film and Television Production In Georgia

January 15, 2015 04:09 - 1 hour - 66.7 MB

In Episode 140 I talk about film and television production in Georgia. My home county - Douglas County - has been the destination for a number of feature films. The metro Atlanta area has seen several productions including most recently The Nice Guys starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. I talk about why Georgia is quickly becoming the second Hollywood and what it means for video production pros today. This episode features the first segment on taking your video production business to th...

DCP 139: Jules Watkins on Creating Video Information Products

January 12, 2015 18:37 - 1 hour - 65.7 MB

This episode features Video Hero series Jules Watkins on creating video information products. Jules - whose background includes producing reality TV shows and videos - is the author of a number of information video products including Screenflow Hero and iPhone Hero. Jules uses his experience as a TV producer to create entertaining and educational video tutorials. Jules feels that video producers have the upper hand in creating information products because of their experience in shooting vide...

DCP 138: Skin Smoothing, Dead Pixel Repair, and Red Giant Universe

December 11, 2014 02:59 - 44 minutes - 41.9 MB

In this episode I explore plugins that smooth skin tone and blemishes, remove dead / stuck pixels and sensor dust spots, and Red Giant Universe.

DCP 137: Patrick Inhofer On Color Correction and Color Grading

December 04, 2014 03:51 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

Patrick Inhofer of Tao of Color and Mixing Light joins Dave Dugdale and Carl Olson to talk about color correction and color grading.

DCP 136: Kris Simmons On Being A Six Figure Video Producer

November 27, 2014 18:23 - 1 hour - 73 MB

Kris Simmons talks about how to transform your video production business into a six-figure business.

DCP 135: Filmmaker Ron Dawson on Finding Inspiration in Unusual Places

October 28, 2014 21:16 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

Ron Dawson talks about working for yourself versus being an employee as a filmmaker and finding the time to create the art you are passionate about. He also talks about his new film short called Unusual Places.

DCP 134: Gabe Cheifetz of Koji Color - Motion Picture Film Color LUTs

October 22, 2014 21:19 - 43 minutes - 41.1 MB

Gabe Cheifetz talks about Koji Color's motion picture film color LUTs that work with Davinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, After Effects, and Autodesk Smoke

DCP 133: Den Lennie - No Nonsense Business For Filmmakers

October 16, 2014 15:52 - 59 minutes - 55.5 MB

Den Lennie - No Nonsense Business For Filmmakers

DCP 132: Jeff Long - Video Producer and eLearning Expert

October 02, 2014 13:51 - 58 minutes - 54.7 MB

Jeff Long, founder of True Focus Media, talks about creating eLearning courses using his digital media production skills.

DCP 131: The 4K Camera Roundup (With Dave Dugdale)

September 18, 2014 03:56 - 59 minutes - 55.7 MB

Dave Dugdale and Carl Olson talk about the Lumix GH4, Sony A7s, The Samsung NX1, Panasonic LX100 - all with 4K video capability, and they lament Canon's failure to innovate with their newly announced EOS 7D Mark II which does not do 4K video.

DCP 130: Shane Hurlbut and the Illumination Experience

September 11, 2014 19:39 - 38 minutes - 36.3 MB

Shane Hurlbut returns to the Digital Convergence Podcast and talks about his new Illumination Experience Cinematography Workshop.

DCP 129: Josh Izenberg, Director of SLOMO

April 30, 2014 17:02 - 30 minutes - 29 MB

Josh Izenberg of Big Young Films, talks about his award winning documentary SLOMO. The film is about Dr. John Kitchin, who, depressed and frustrated with his life, abandons his career as a neurologist and moves to Pacific Beach. There, he undergoes a radical transformation into SLOMO, trading his lab coat for a pair of rollerblades.

DCP 128: Delivering On Promises (With Chris Fenwick)

April 30, 2014 13:49 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MB

Chris Fenwick chats with Carl Olson about attending NAB 2014.

DCP 127: The Story Will Reveal Itself

January 22, 2014 23:27 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MB

Carl Olson and Chris Fenwick talk about the editing process and how the story reveals itself. Also discussed - money, deadlines, and managing customer expectations.

DCP 126: The Amazon Drones vs The GoogleBots (With Chris Fenwick)

December 31, 2013 15:47 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

In this episode Chris Fenwick - the host of the digitaCINEMAcafe and the FCPX Grill podcasts - returns to the DCP. We talk about YouTube, restoring vinyl audio with Adobe Audition, are synthesizers destroying film and TV soundtracks, and we geek out on Mean Time Between Failure stats on hard drives.

DCP 125: Slip Slidin Away (With Gabe Cheifetz of CrumplePop and TrostMotion)

December 30, 2013 20:13 - 40 minutes - 38 MB

Gabe Cheiftetz returns to the Digital Convergence Podcast to talk about a new venture that the CrumplePop gang have been working on - the creation of the premium slider Trost - perhaps one of the strong, smoothest, and most versatile camera motion sliders on the market today.

DCP 124: The Curious Eye

November 27, 2013 20:45 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MB

This episode features Brian Mulligan - senior editor of WTHR-TV located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brian is known as the go-to expert of Autodesk's Smoke. We talk about getting into broadcasting, education, his workflow for editing under tight deadlines, and why Smoke is the right post-production platform for his broadcast work.

DCP 123: Avoiding the Cliche

November 21, 2013 23:31 - 54 minutes - 51 MB

In this episode:  Avoiding the cliche in your creative work Chris Fenwick has something new cooking on The Grill How do you balance an audio/video business and family life? Alan Bell - feature film editor of the Hunger Games - Catching Fire

DCP 122: Start Your Own Platform

November 14, 2013 05:05 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

In this episode: How to create your own podcast. Is it possible to learn any new skill in 20 hours or less? What does it mean to be a naked filmmaker? (Interview with Mike Carroll) 

DCP 121: The DCP It's Alive!

November 06, 2013 22:56 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MB

Is this the return of the Digital Convergence Podcast - the show about creating art with technology? Do you feel like a fraud and doubt yourself as a pro? Can a fifty dollar plugin replace a reverb costing thousands of dollars?

DCP 120: The End of the Pro?

May 22, 2013 17:28 - 1 hour - 45.7 MB

The Digital Convergence Podcast comes to a close in this series finale - episode 120.

DCP 119: The 5D Mark III Comes Clean

May 01, 2013 19:08 - 55 minutes - 26.5 MB

Chris Fenwick, planetMitch and Carl Olson discuss the new firmware update (1.2.1) for the Canon 5D Mark III that provides clean HDMI out.

DCP 118: That's A Good Question

April 25, 2013 16:23 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Chris Fenwick, planetMitch and Carl Olson address listener questions and comments.

DCP 117: The NAB 2013 Detox Show

April 17, 2013 19:10 - 1 hour - 41 MB

Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, and Carl Olson talk about the sites, sounds, people, and products of NAB 2013.

DCP 116: Packing For NAB

April 04, 2013 18:07 - 1 hour - 41 MB

The DCP gang (Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, and Carl Olson) catch up on the latest video, photography and post production news before packing and departing for NAB 2013.

DCP 115: The Age of the Indie

March 25, 2013 21:57 - 1 hour - 40.7 MB

Author and indie filmmaker Mike Carroll returns to the DCP and talks about the second edition of his book Naked Filmmaking: How To Make A Feature-Length Film – Without A Crew – For $10,000-$6,000 Or Less Revised & Expanded For DSLR Filmmakers (Volume 1).

DCP 114: Video On Demand

March 13, 2013 21:29 - 1 hour - 30 MB

The one about Vimeo On Demand and Amazon CreateSpace.

DCP 113: Warning! Speed Change Ahead

March 06, 2013 20:33 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB

In episode number 113 of the Digital Convergence Podcast, we talk about the following: March 27, 2013, Atlanta Cutters to feature Marc Solorio (BMCC camera) and Rob Ashe (Conan Show editor) A fix for the Black Magic Cinema Camera Nikon announces the D7100 – with no low-pass optical filter on the sensor Canon is developing an amazing new high sensitivity sensor Are we keeping with change in our art and craft? Getting constructive feedback from our customers Script writing for promo vid...

DCP 112: The Road Less Traveled

February 28, 2013 16:52 - 1 hour - 32.8 MB

In this episode of the Digital Convergence Podcast (#112): planet5d.com acquires Cinema5d forums Is there a problem with long record times on the Canon 5D Mark III Do you have what it takes to put yourself out there as a visual artist? Design by committee = beige? Do you have conviction in your artistic decisions? The perils of people watching over your shoulder as you edit Chris Fenwick does a FCP X demo at SFCutters Listener feedback

DCP 111: Where's My Jetpack?

February 20, 2013 19:02 - 1 hour - 40.2 MB

Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, and Carl Olson talk about the latest news in video and photography. In today's news RED sues Sony, Canon releases firmware updated for the C300, Apple reduces prices on some Retina display Macbook Pros. Cool infographic on Film Industry By The Numbers. Filmmaker Devin Graham documents cool water-based jet pack.

DCP 110: The Answer Is 42 (Listener Questions)

February 13, 2013 19:46 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

Ron Dawson, Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, and Carl Olson answer listener questions about recording interview audio, editing with music, getting a filmic look on 29.97 video, and more in this special edition of the Digital Convergence Podcast.

DCP 109: Color My World With Dale Grahn

February 07, 2013 00:03 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Dale Grahn's resume as a color timer is impressive. He's worked extensively with Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola. He must have one of the longest list of films under one name in the IMDB database! Dale talks about the craft of color timing feature films. We get the inside scoop on how he helped develop the bleach bypass look of Saving Private Ryan. Dale is the grand master of color for feature films and broadcast television series. He's the guy, as Chris Fenwick says, you want to w...

DCP 108: The One About Music Videos With Dean Sherwood

January 30, 2013 18:27 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB

The DCP team (Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, Carl Olson) talk with music pro photographer and filmmaker Dean Sherwood. His work is in demand by some of today's leading musicians and music groups. He has worked for Rihanna, Madonna, Plan B, N-Dubz, McFly, One Direction, Kasabian, Beverley Knight, You Me At Six, Conor Maynard, and the Vamps – to name just a few. Get the insider scoop on shooting music videos professionally. Dean tells us what it takes to get started in the business.

DCP 107: Lydia Hurlbut on Smart Business For Cinema

January 23, 2013 19:32 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

Lydia Hurlbut - CEO and Co-Founder of Hurlbut Visuals - shares her deep insights and experience on business, marketing, branding, education, and building a team in the competive world of filmmaking.

DCP 106: No Performance Enhancing Drugs Were Used

January 16, 2013 20:48 - 1 hour - 96.2 MB

Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, Ron Dawson, and Carl Olson talk about the latest news in video and answer listener questions.

DCP 105: Wow! It's Finally Working

January 10, 2013 02:08 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

Guest Joseph Linaschke of ApertureExpert.com joins Chris Fenwick and planetMitch in today's show. CES 2013 is on everyone's mind.

DCP 104: Change Is Good... Or So I've Been Told

January 02, 2013 19:33 - 1 hour - 37 MB

In this episode: 1) RED Camera Dragon sensor unprecedented dynamic range test 2) More on editing with music and SonicFire Pro 3) Goals for improving business this year 4) Cool tip for AE lock on the iPhone camera 5) How to hire an editor that matches your style and brand And much more...

DCP 103: The Last Show of the Year

December 19, 2012 18:54 - 1 hour - 75.3 MB

In this episode - the last one for 2012 - we take on Instagram, talk about the new YouTube Connect Camera App, and a number of listeners' video questions and share some cool product picks and videos.

DCP 102: The One About Color Monitors

December 12, 2012 22:02 - 1 hour - 39 MB

Bram Desmett of Flanders Scientific is the Mr. Wizard of color monitors. He joins the Digital Convergence Podcast team to explain what a broadcast color monitor is, and when and why you need one.

DCP 101: Against All Odds

December 05, 2012 22:30 - 1 hour - 50 MB

Listener questions about ingesting video from CF cards, color correction using scopes, color calibration and work flow, FCP X, and more are the focus of the episode of the Digital Convergence Podcast featuring Carl Olson, Chris Fenwick and planetMitch.

DCP 100: The Century Edition

November 29, 2012 19:04 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

This edition of the Digital Convergence Podcast marks the 100th episode - featuring Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, Ron Dawson, and Carl Olson. We talk about creativity and capturing our moments of inspiritation for filmmaking.

Episode 99: The Practical Camera Package

November 21, 2012 19:38 - 1 hour - 38.2 MB

Today we chat with DP Eric Goodfield about how he travels with gear and his thoughts on the HDSLR world.

Episode 98: The Miniature Adventures of the Valiant

November 07, 2012 20:06 - 1 hour - 35.8 MB

In todays episode Mitch and Chris talk with Alex MacLean of Colorflow in Berkeley California about high end color grading and workflow. We also discuss "Valiant", a cyber-punk action adventure short that Alex is producing.

Episode 97: Riders On The Storm

October 31, 2012 18:59 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

In today's episode, the Digital Convergence Podcast team welcomes back Gabe Cheifetz of CrumplePop. We talk about Disney's purchase of Lucasfilm, FCP X media management and plugins, Stillmotion's KNOW event, and more.

Episode 96: The New Stuff Show

October 25, 2012 14:26 - 1 hour - 37.2 MB

inal Cut Pro X 10.0.06, cool new stuff from Apple (iPad mini, 4th gen iPad, razor thin iMacs, retina 13″ MacBook, new Mac Mini’s), Canon 5D Mark III full HDMI output, oh my! Chris Fenwick and planetMitch get excited and excitable about all the new stuff announced this week in episode 96 of the Digital Convergence Podcast – the number talk show about photography, video, and post-production. But wait! There’s more… Chris shares a cool tip about creating sparse disk images for Final Cut Pro X p...

Episode 95: Fearless Felix To The Edge of Space!

October 17, 2012 18:51 - 1 hour - 43.5 MB

Chris Fenwick takes on hosting duties for today’s show since my vocal chords are ripped from being sick this week. Today’s filmmaking panel includes planetMitch of planet5d.com and Ron Dawson of DareDreamMag.com. We start off by taking a leap from the edge of space with “Fearless” Felix Baumgartner and his amazing 128,000 feet supersonic jump – all covered in unprecedented detail. In addition to RED cameras and Canon 5D’s mounted to the cabin, there were 5 GoPro Hero cameras mounted to Felix...

Episode 94: The Producer Show

October 10, 2012 18:30 - 1 hour - 38.5 MB

Today the Digital Convergence Podcast team talks with producer Peter Dippery. Peter is a content producer and master story teller for business. He has produced content for many Fortune 500 companies. We learn the art of how to develop and tell compelling stories for business.

Episode 93: The Tomorrow Show

October 04, 2012 20:19 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Before we hit the record button this morning, Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, and I were discussing a short movie that we were thinking about featuring in our Cinema Room segment of the show. planetMitch had made an inquiry to the artist about the technique he used in the film - a request that was turned down. In a community  where sharing information is the norm, this took us aback a bit. You can listen to our reaction - and Chris' reaction in particular - to this filmmaker's unusual stance to ...

Episode 92: Lost Memories

September 26, 2012 19:54 - 1 hour - 39.2 MB

In episode 92 of the Digital Convergence Podcast, Chris Fenwick, planetMitch, Ron Dawson and I discuss the amazing new sci-fi movie Lost Memories, by filmmaker Francois Ferracci. The movie is about a couple in Paris. The man has the latest digital technology to capture his memories. The woman has nothing more than an old analog Polaroid camera. What happens when we entrust all our memories to the cloud and that technology fails? Francois has made a remarkable movie that is not only a technic...

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