Well, it’s been quite a long time since we did an edition of Reel Inspiration but we’re bringing it back and who better to start off with then our great friend, Karen Abad. We’ve been friends for about two years now but over these past few months we’ve gotten to spend a lot more time together. Karen  is full of a ton of knowledge and extremely creative, probably one of the most creative people I’ve hung out...

“If you do only what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won’t fail. You’ll just stagnate, and your work will get less and less interesting, and that’s failure by erosion.” -Twyla Tharp Failure by erosion is a very real threat to all creative types. I have been guilty of succumbing to this. You fall into a “comfort zone”. You develop a “style”. Call it whatever you...

I really don’t think I need to spend much time discussing how important sound is but let me say this: For us, sound is just as important as the image, whether it’s for a narrative, documentary, commercial, or even a wedding piece, they all deserve equal quality in both picture and sound. Let’s start off in the beginning, for me the ability to utilize sound was really what got me into video to begin with. With a background...

At the end of yesterday’s live video podcast with Philip Bloom, Karen Abad and I decided to share some of our favorite books with everyone. We got a huge response and decided that it would be helpful for us to share what some of our favorite books have been, what we consider staples, and what we are each currently reading. Personally, I’ve been trying to challenge myself to really dedicate more time to reading because I’m...

As most of you probably already know, April 2009 was a very important time for us. At Re:Frame Austin we met a ton of really talented folks that we still consider dear friends today. Joe Simon is on the top of that list. You probably already know that since we’ve featured him on this site several times but it’s not just because we consider him a great friend but because he’s one of the only guys in the film industry...

So it’s that time again! We had so much fun during our last live video podcast and got so much great feedback that we decided to do it again. Karen Abad and I have invited Philip Bloom to join us this Sunday for a live interview and, of course, some q+a from all the viewers. Both of us have considered Philip a dear friend for years and we’re looking forward to getting technical and hearing all about his latest projects and...