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The Ten Audio Recording Commandments
2009-06-17 23:43:00 [Haven't posted here in AGES but I saw this had to post it.] These come from the June 2009 Larry Jordan newsletter who got them from Ric Viers, author of The Sound Effects Bible. Thou Shalt Have a Pre-Roll and Post-Roll of Two Seconds on Each Recording . Thou Shalt Record More Than You Need. Thou Shalt Slate Every Take with as Much Information as Possible. Thou Shalt Check Thy Levels Often. Thou Shalt Listen to Thy Work by Always Wearing Headphones. Thou Shalt Eliminate All Background Noise. Thou Shalt Not Interrupt a Take. Thou Shalt Point the Microphone at the Sound. Thou Shalt Check Thy Equipment Before Going Into the Field. Thou Shalt Remember the Copyright Laws to Keep Them Unbroken. Many of these are actually good for any kind of production such as 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, and 10. More About: Audio , Commandments
“Video” = Literacy?
2009-03-03 14:20:00 Phillip Hodgetts at The present and future of post production business and technology blog posed the question: What if “video” is just another form of literacy?. Of course!. Think about what a rich communications environment we would have! Phillip is a very well respected and talented video professional and I hope his rhetorical question resonates in that community. It actually gets to the core of what we talk about here at DoingMedia. ALL media production disciplines are necessary to fully communicate your messages. That includes video but also, audio, websites and blogs, even live (eww, PowerPoint) presentations. The semiconductor chip has made all of this possible. The availability of cheap machines that enable sophisticated functionality allow anyone to be a video maven. Of course, that’s the risk. Anyone CAN create video (or other media) because so many people (the Digital natives) have never known a time without that ability. But there’s literacy and then there... More About: Literacy
User-Generated Content Difficult to Monetize
2009-02-13 00:58:00 What part of “Duh!” do advertisers not understand? I’ve ranted about the term “user” before. I am a “person”, don’t know about you. Generated, Schmenerated! I “create” or “write”. And content is, well, content. This quote is what got me: “Marketers want to advertise next to content they can trust, so this frenzy of nonprofessional content generation is not likely to produce adequate monetary rewards. Advertisers continue to shy away from attaching their brands to unpredictable content.” via eMarketer: User -Generated Content Difficult to Monetize . Content that advertisers “can trust.” They’re kidding, right? Ad execs are right up there with lawyers and auto mechanics on the “Don’t Trust ‘em” continuum. So if an advertiser’s customer creates the content it isn’t trustworthy. If I say Brand X is great that’s bad for Brand X? And if I say Brand ...
Accessible DoingMedia (and podcast, oh my!)
2009-01-05 14:51:00 If you’re reading the blog right now you might notice a button below the post title that says “Listen Now”. And in the sidebar, just below the “Subscribe” links, a “Listen” section with a button called “Odiogo.” Well, I’m killing two birds with one stone. I’m making the content of DoingMedia more accessible for the vision impaired. Rather than using a screen reader like JAWS they can click the “Listen Now” button to hear the posts read to them. It’s a computer generated voice but not bad. Anyone can listen so listen away! Accessibility made sense for DoingMedia. Doing media is for everyone. I’ve also been involved with the Accessible Internet Rally in San Antonio for a couple of years. It’s a program run by Knowbility to promote accessible website creation. Accessible websites make it easier for people with visual, auditory and mobility impairments. Because the sites are built using web... More About: Podcast
Where Does Content Fit?
2008-12-29 16:45:00 I have been reading A List Apart since it was an actual listserv. It is a great resource, nay, one of the best resources, for user experience, user centered design, information architecture and web standard coding information. In mid-December 2008 they ran a couple of articles/posts on what they referred to as “content strategy.” I wrote a couple of lengthy comments on both. Step 1, Step 2… The gist of “The Discipline of Content Strategy” was that content always seems to go last in a website project and often the wrong person does it. And that the role of content strategist needs a clearer and more respected definition. I don’t disagree with any of that really. People involved in content “strategy” and creation deserve respect for their skills. But the post seemed to continue the current website creation practice of placing content after IA and design. That I have a problem with. Website creation starts with the audience — who...
When Words Are Not Enough: Rich Media for Training and Documentation (Part
2008-06-02 20:55:00 (This three part post is the content of my presentation at DocTrain West on May 5, 2008 in Vancouver, BC. You can view the presentation here.) It?s not enough to create a manual or job aid in today?s ?instant media? environment. Today?s employees have grown up with and expect a rich media experience wherever they are. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "When Words Are Not Enough: Rich Media for Training and Documentation (Part 1)", url: "http://www.doingmedia.net/2008/06/when-w ords-are-not-enough-rich-media-for-traini ng-and-documentation-part-1/" }); More About: Multimedia , Audio , Communication , Podcasting
Interviewed on Podcast: Using Video in Training and Documentation
2008-06-02 18:32:00 Tom Johnson at the I’d Rather Be Writing blog interviewed me about my session at DocTrain West in May. Here are the presentation slides. The presentation content is a three parter starting this week! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Interviewed on Podcast : Using Video in Training and Documentation", url: "http://www.doingmedia.net/2008/06/interv iewed-on-podcast-using-video-in-training- and-documentation/" }); More About: Multimedia , Podcasting
Busy Spring on the Conference Trail
2008-03-05 18:16:00 I’m getting ready to attend SXSW Interactive this week in Austin. I’m a SXSW virgin so I’m going to sessions, parties, mixers, whatever. Looking to meet some cool people and learn a bunch. I speak at the Content Convergence and Integration conference in Vancouver, BC on Wednesday, March 12. My session is “User Generated Rich Media: ... More About: Spring , Audience , Conference , Busy , Trail
Preserving Media
2008-02-25 23:59:00 As we (OK, me) get older we start to think about the stuff we accumulate. Personally, I have 4 large totes (those plastic boxes with the two-part lid) filled with my life’s work. It goes back more than 20 years to television programs I shot in grad school. I’ve always kept them in the house, ... More About: Video , Media , Multimedia , Audio
DoingMedia is More Than Media
2008-02-21 17:17:00 The focus here at DoingMedia is media communications and production. But to “do” media you need to “do” the business stuff too. One of the things I do a lot of is network with other people. Actually, I’m a serial networker. And one of the ways I network is coworking. What’s coworking? My elevator speech for it is: Coworking is executive suites for the new millennium. But it’s more and different than just office space. It’s a way to work with people like you would in a cube farm without all the managerial hierarchy or nasty office politics. Working at home by yourself sucks. Coworking is an open environment where you can collaborate, or commisserte, with other people. Coworking can take place at someone’s home, at free locations like a library or coffee shop or at commercial spaces where you rent by the day, week or month. I organized a weekly coworking session every Tuesday from 9 to 5 at a local coffee shop (La Taza Coffee Hous...
A Man After My Own Heart: What is a YouTube video?
2008-02-15 22:30:00 Tom Clifford and I are members of a group on Facebook. A group affiliated with a professional association, MCA-I. So, it is with wonder, but not necessarily surprise, that one of his blog posts popped up in my Google Alerts. In “Huh? A “YouTube Video ?” What’sThat?” Tom hits the nail on the head. It echos the ... More About: Youtube , Communication , Content , Heart
Figuring Out Social Media: Marketing on Facebook
2008-02-13 22:54:00 I’ve been working with a couple associations on marketing, conference and policy efforts and was looking for some info on using Facebook Pages. I came across this post “The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook“. This si a cery comprehensive but high level look at using ... More About: Social , Media
Hillman Curtis on “Video on the Web: Getting Started”
2008-01-29 16:59:00 Hillman Curtis has been shaking things up in the design community for awhile. Well, he’s written an article over at the Adobe Design Center, Dialog Box section that isn’t earth shaking but lays out the basics of digital video production from equipment selection to editing and distribution. This is an excerpt from his 2006 book “Hillman Curtis on Creating Short Films for the Web”. I couldn’t have written it better so I pass it along. Other books by Hillman Curtis: MTIV: Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designer Flash Web Design Share This Bookmark to:
Is Webpage Navigation Leftist?
2008-01-28 03:41:00 Should navigation for a website be on the left or right side? That was question posed by a friend. One of our directors has a significant other who has been doing web work for us at a very reduced price. He tells us that the new site needs to have the menu selections on the right ... More About: Navigation , Webpage , Leftist
Petition to Save a Video Institution
2007-12-24 22:17:00 A video industry institution is facing a dire end. Dick Reizner’s “Tips to Clip” column is being canceled. Apparently, Video graphy’s management felt it “wasn’t cutting edge enough.” This move seems indicative of an attitude in technology circles that “old” is bad, “new” is good. Dick’s column doesn’t cover technology really. It’s all about the “how” of ... More About: Petition , Save
Essentials: Audio - Room Tone
2007-12-11 20:39:00 This audio production tip will save you in editing maybe not every time but when you need it you’ll have it. While you’re still at your recording location, whether you’re in a studio or under the bleachers or at the local Starbucks, record one minute with no one talking. Keep everyone in the same position, including ... More About: Audio , Podcasting , Room , Essentials , Tone
Making Professional Connections
2007-12-11 20:33:00 As I build my communications design and production practice I find myself reconnecting with colleagues and making connections with new ones. Connecting to other media people may be the most valuable activity you can do or skill you can develop. Media production is a great team sport, even with the advent of cheap cameras, editing and ... More About: Business , Professional , Connections , Fess
The Information Architecture Pyramid
2007-11-07 13:00:00 My friend Susan Reetz asked about her site keywording. She had her site analyzed at the “Extreme Makeover: Website Edition” session at the MCA-I ProTrack conference in September and the presenter (Susan Price from MediaRich) noticed that her site pages had no keyword or other meta tagging. My friend’s web guy said “Oh, don’t bother ... More About: Information , Architecture , Content , Information Architecture , Pyramid
On streaming audio and video
2007-10-31 15:02:00 This is a reply to a message I posted to the Refresh-Austin listserv. The original question wa: “Does anybody have a recommendation for good video resource websites or forums or mailing lists, etc?” And then I got a bit verbose on the topic of streaming media, etc. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Creativecow.com, dv.com, videomaker.com and streamingmedia.com are two pretty ... More About: Video , Audio , Resources , Streaming
Trial by Fire: Putting a Newtek Tricaster to Work
2007-10-09 08:13:00 The Latino Congresso project required a live, switched feed that needed to be webcast. (We also provided a video feed to the room?s video projectors.) I looked at a few options but the simplest way I found to do all that was with the Newtek Tricaster. Now, the only time I had seen a Tricaster was ... More About: Audio , Freelancing , Work , Trial , Fire
Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance
2007-10-08 17:10:00 I?ve started a little lessons learned doc. There were quite a few things we could have done to make this conference project go easier. So here?s the highlights. Create a Tape Naming Scheme: I actually had this on my To Do list but it dropped in priority. We came up with a scheme on site but ... More About: Projects , Performance , Poor , Preparation , Streaming
Project Blogging is Not Easy
2007-10-08 17:04:00 Well, its Sunday, which means the whole ?project blogging? idea hasn?t happened. Not for lack of, well, not trying, but at least thinking about it. I?m leading a team that is covering the 2nd National Latino Congresso in Los Angeles. We?re video recording almost every workshop, general session or dinner at the five-day conference. That?s about ... More About: Blogging , Project , Easy , Streaming
Conference Video Shoot in LA
2007-10-04 17:57:00 I’m headed out in a few minutes to a project in LA. It’s a 5 day conference and we’re shooting 151 hours of sessions (for future streaming) and live webcasting 33 hours of it. Wish me luck. I’ll ad dupdates here as we go along. I have to admit that this is a bit of getting back on the horse for me. This is the first video project I’ve had in about 10 years. But doing more video is why I left my full time corporate gig 4 months ago. So everything is going according to plan. Share This More About: Video , Conference , Shoot
Essentials: Audio - One More Take
2007-08-12 15:05:00 (One of a series about media production essentials.) You’re working to a deadline and you can’t wait to get the perfect clip or sound bite. Well, a little gentle massaging when you’re recording is all it takes to come back with exactly what you need in time for dinner… or bedtime. There are purists in the media ... More About: Audio , Essentials , Essential
Your Lean, Mean Web Content Management Machine
2007-07-24 01:37:00 (The following is derived from conference proposal I submitted.) Implementing a web content management system can be a long and painful process. By the time you send an RFP, review vendors, make a selection, refine requirements and specs, configure the tool, develop custom functionality and, well, everything else, you?re done. You?re really finished! When you hear ... More About: Business , Management , Machine , Lean , Content
Five Essentials: Shooting Video
2007-06-18 14:54:00 (One of a series of tips about the basics, the minimum, you need or should do to produce good media.) Have a checklist There’s nothing worse than reaching into your bag for [insert essential piece of gear here] and realizing that you don’t have it. Been there, done that. The cheapest and most valuable piece of gear ... More About: Video , Shooting , Five , Essentials , Shoot
The Windmill that is UGC
2007-05-09 06:33:00 I got a comment on my latest post about UGC and I thought, well, maybe I was tilting at windmills. So I Googled and found I wasn’t alone. Ethan Kaplan at BlackRimGlasses posted “User Generated Content , or how to enforce media hierarchies while appearing not to?“. Nice to have company. How so many smart people can think ... More About: That
The Windmill that is UGC
2007-05-09 06:33:00 I got a comment on my latest post about UGC and I thought, well, maybe I was tilting at windmills. So I Googled and found I wasn’t alone. Ethan Kaplan at BlackRimGlasses posted “User Generated Content , or how to enforce media hierarchies while appearing not to?“. Nice to have company. How so many smart people can think ...
User Generated Content is a Myth
2007-05-05 22:24:00 Who thinks of these terms? And why do we let them? User Generated Content (UGC) is less the buzzword than it was, oh say, 6 months ago. But I have yet to read anyone setting the record straight. So here goes: User Generated Content is a Myth. Beyond being a myth, User Generated Content is ... More About: Video , Communication , Blogging , Message
User Generated Content is a Myth
More articles from this author:2007-05-05 22:24:00 Who thinks of these terms? And why do we let them? User Gene ra ted Content (UGC) is less the buzzword than it was, oh say, 6 months ago. But I have yet to read anyone setting the record straight. So here goes: User Generated Content is a Myth. Beyond being a myth, User Generated Content is just insulting. We need a new. more accurate, more polite phrase that describes the “what” (content) without making people feel like things that operate. Without depersonalizing activity that is increasingly more personal and intimate. Are you Content? Are you content with “content?” I am. The word “content” its not actually offensive, at least not to me. This is one of those bucket, catchall nouns that acts like a superset for other nouns. “Content” allows me to put all sorts of wonderful things inside: my thoughts, a picture, a song, messages. So the “content” in User Generated Content is not really a bad thing. I’m content with th... More About: Rate 1, 2 |
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