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Divergence Issue : Creative COW Magazine

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Creative COW Magazine : Divergence Issue
Divergence is fun for us as media consumers. But it’s a nightmare for us as media makers. Format creep started accelerating when HD came along, but now, the number of codecs, frame sizes, and frame rates is exploding. Just to make things fun, there are even multiple ways of encoding to stereoscopic 3D. How are all of us supposed to navigate this? The trick is to embrace the delight consumers find in all this divergence, and to let it soothe the stabbing pain between our eyes as producers. No problem, right? Right. We offer some suggestions for that in these pages, and some shiny pictures to distract you in the meantime. "Divergence" is not just an opportunity. It’s an imperative the audience demands: Be where we are.

  • ABC has been the first network on virtually every portable platform and here’s the reason why: A talk with the team bringing you ABC on your portable devices.

  • Shooting True First-Person Interviews: A 20 year cinematographer shares some of his interview secrets.

  • DSLRs for Digital Cinema: Dave Stump ASC explores their potential and their limitations.

  • 5D 3D in Stop-Motion Stereoscopic Production: A South African team pushes the limits of the Canon 5D Mark II in the world of stereoscopic 3D stop-motion imaging.

  • Sound Design for the Web: The trials of capturing the sounds inside a character’s mind.

  • Social Media: Is It Real? Can It Help Build a Business? Advice from someone who has used it to help attract business.

  • ARRI’s Alexa: We Test One of the First Shipped: Gary Adcock gives readers a first-hand look at real-world shooting using ARRI’s revolutionary new digital camera.

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    Articles in this Issue

    Telestream Episode
    The ABC Player App for iPad: Start HereThe ABC Player App for iPad: Start Here

    ABC has been the first network on virtually every new platform. Here is how their workflow has evolved to reach viewers, wherever and however they’re watching.

    Feature, People / Interview   09/21/2010
    Author: Robert Longwell
    COWmunications feedback
    DivergenceDivergence

    Every now and then, a hype word comes along that actually means something... Divergence is fun for us as media consumers. It’s a nightmare for us as media makers, though. The trick is to embrace the delight consumers find in all this divergence, and to let it soothe the stabbing pain between our eyes as producers. No problem, right? Right.

    Editorial   09/21/2010
    Author: Tim Wilson
    Field Production - NEW !
    Shooting True First-Person InterviewsShooting True First-Person Interviews

    Tom Miller, a 20 year cinematographer, shares some of his interview secrets with Creative COW members. In the Academy Award®-winning documentary film "Fog of War", Robert McNamara looks directly into the lens as he talks about the trials and tribulations of the Vietnam War. The effect is unnerving and powerful. Draw from Tom's vast expertise to communicate with your audience in a memorable experience.

    Feature, People / Interview   09/21/2010
    Author: Thomas Miller
    DSLR Video
    DSLRs for Digital Cinema: Their Potential, Your ResponsibilityDSLRs for Digital Cinema: Their Potential, Your Responsibility

    Dave Stump ASC explores the innovations and limitations of DSLR cameras and offers his insights into how and when to work with them successfully.

    Feature, People / Interview   09/21/2010
    Author: Dave Stump
    Stereoscopic 3D
    5D 3D5D 3D

    A South African team applies the robotic motion-control expertise it has gained in live-action production to stop-motion shooting of stereographic motion plates on a 14:1 miniature set.

    Feature, People / Interview   09/21/2010
    Author: Peter Constan-tatos
    Audio Professionals
    Sound Design for the WebSound Design for the Web

    The creative minds behind the web's existential comedy series "Coma, Period." talk about their craft and the challenges of designing the sounds heard inside a character's subconscious.

    Editorial, Feature, People / Interview   09/21/2010
    Author: Rick Castaneda
    Social Media
    Social Media - Is it real?Social Media - Is it real?

    A onetime skeptic, and in some ways still one, Richard Harrington has found intriguing ways to build his business -- and yours -- using social media.

    Feature, People / Interview, Business   09/21/2010
    Author: Richard Harrington
    ARRI
    Digital Cinema Comes of AgeDigital Cinema Comes of Age

    A long list of native features & supported formats are just a couple of the reasons Gary Adcock gives for believing that Digital Cinema Comes of Age.

    Review, Feature, People / Interview   09/21/2010
    Author: Gary Adcock
    Letters to the COW Team
    Divergence in Broadcast DistributionDivergence in Broadcast Distribution

    Read Ron Lindeboom's Back 40 Column from our Divergence Issue, in which he explores the rapidly changing face and pace of broadcast television programming distribution.

    Editorial   09/21/2010
    Author: Ron Lindeboom


    Writers in this Issue


    Dave StumpGary AdcockPeter Constan-TatosRichard HarringtonRick CastañedaRobert LongwellRonald LindeboomThomas MillerTim Wilson


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