POV (Perspective)
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Friday, Aug. 25, 2000
Advertising That Never Goes Out Of Style
You'd have to live on Pluto to not know about the phenomenal popularity of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Survivor and other reality-based shows now populating the network television landscape—and the Internet, via 24/7 Webcasts. Survivor currently ranks as the most-watched summer primetime series...
Friday, Aug. 18, 2000
When Is Real Too Real?
Do you remember the old TV commercial for Memorex, in which the question was asked: "Is it live or is it Memorex?" I realize that we, as viewers, are consumed with reality TV—we want real-life stories, real-life heroes, real courage—real, real, real! From unscripted talk shows ranging from Donahue...
Friday, Aug. 11, 2000
Convergence And The Composer
Convergence is the buzz word du jour in media circles. But what does convergence mean for those of us who produce music and sound design? What happens when the public is armed with a digital television that allows viewers to delete commercials with a simple command? You could assume many of us are...
Friday, Aug. 4, 2000
Les Folies de Cannes
At approximately 9:47 on June 29, Scott Fessler, Katsin/Loeb's creative assistant, ambled up to me and murmured, "I think we just won a Cannes Gold [for the Cybercash campaign]." "Obscenity, obscenity," I calmly responded. "You gotta be blanking me, and have you told Frank and Annie (art director...
Friday, Apr. 21, 2000
NAB 2000: We're Back
It was very kind of the people of SHOOT to allow me to write two Your Shots in a month. It gives me the ability to tell you firsthand how Disneyesque Las Vegas has become. In my previous article, I talked about all the "cities" you could visit while in Las Vegas. I understated it all. Wow! It is...
Friday, Apr. 14, 2000
Hi-Def Starts With Film
When television was introduced into living rooms in the 1940s, people were saying that radio was on its way out. Now we're hearing that hi-def technology will soon put film out to pasture. High definition provides a higher resolution, and it is cheaper and easier to use. Hard to argue against that...
Friday, Apr. 7, 2000
NAB 2000
My oh my, what do I buy? It's hard to imagine that every single household in America—and around the world, for that matter—will buy a Digital TV set and even an HDTV set in the next two to 10 years. But we also said that about computers 10 years ago. How many do you own? How many have you thrown...
Friday, Mar. 31, 2000
It Takes A Partnership
Having recently been elected president of the Georgia Production Partnership (GPP), I'm excited about the united efforts of our production community and its renewed commitment to keep Georgia at the forefront of feature film and commercial production. Much of my feelings regarding this group and my...
Friday, Mar. 24, 2000
Future Vision
I know the whole concept of commercial production is supposed to change dramatically very soon, but I don't really care. I don't mean to sound ignorant and unprepared (although I probably am). It's just that it doesn't matter. With the inevitable advent of broadband delivery, TiVo-like technology,...
Friday, Mar. 17, 2000
Remembrance
His attitude to life and art never lost intensity—he was never the amateur."—William Butler Yeats On March 1, the production community lost one of its best, John Romeyn, an executive producer at Flying Tiger Films. And of all the things John will be remembered for—his amazing confidence,...