It has gotten rather quiet on the blog here lately. For those of you that haven't heard yet, Cristina and I are expecting our first child in July. We are extremely excited but between that and everything else we have going on, it has become increasingly difficult to stay up to date on here.
First we'd like to share our latest project with you.
El Diablo from Kessler Crane on Vimeo.
We will be at the Kessler Crane booth #C8808 all week so definitely swing by and say hello.
Also, if you were at the most recent Masters in Motion in Austin in December, one of the perks of attending the event...
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1) Because, seriously, is it that bad?
Stop it with the moping already. We get it. You're starting to sound stupid. 80% of humanity lives on $10 a day or less. If you're in the 20% but your sense of self-entitlement is so large that you're miserable, even after reading that stat; reevaluate your life.
2) Negativity is for groups of 2 or less.
In person, being negative is only okay, if it's you and one other person. You also must be negative towards a common: person, place or thing. Think Waldorf and Statler from the Muppets. You start getting too many people involved and the whole thing...
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1) No one should be happy all of the time.
It doesn't seem right. When people are too happy, all of the time, I don't trust them. In my head, I think, "No one should be that happy. There's something fishy going on here."
2) Everyone deserves to be miserable.
Go ahead. Be miserable. You earned it. Being miserable can be healthy or if it's not healthy, at least it's a sign you're still alive and give a shit.
3) Ask yourself this. Do I want to be around someone that is happy 100% of the time?
Personally, I don't. If other people share this sentiment, they are not going to hire you.
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At the core of nearly every video are the words to express a message. You have a limited time to make an impact —often less than 60 seconds —
so the script must be crafted with precision and power. Regardless of the duration of your video, these recommendations will keep your message clear and focused.
1.) Define your run time, and work backwards.
As a starting point, we consider spoken narration or readable text to land at the rate of about 150 words per minute.This is a very general guideline, but it provides a reality check when your client wants you to fit an entire business plan...
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As I stood outside of The Trophy Room on Monday night at Masters in Motion during Operation Bullride 2, a funny thing happened. Lots of people were gawking and wondering why there were bright lights shining and so much commotion inside of the venue on a Monday night. A guy stopped and asked me what was going on. I introduced myself and explained the event. He seemed very interested so I asked him if he was a filmmaker. He explained that he worked for Jameson and they loved supporting filmmakers as a company. We exchanged contact information and he said he would email me about a competition involving...
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