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English to Chinese to German to Spanish to Whatever; Translating a Global Message.

by J.S. Gilbert
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Sadly it would seem that not enough people know or recall John F. Kennedy’s monstrous blunder when he uttered the words “Ich bin ein Berliner”. In June of 1963, President Kennedy gave what was considered by many to be one of the most powerful and dramatic speeches of all time. It was the U.S.’s way [...]

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Sennheisers Online Tutorials for Filmmakers (Videographers) or anybody looking to create good sound

by J.S. Gilbert
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For the past 21 years, Sennheiser has owned Neumann and have been cranking out some incredible microphones (and other audio products) under both names. While I own a coouple dozen microphones, the two I turn to most often are the Sennheiser 416 shotgun and the veteran Neumann U87. Not only do I trust these guys [...]

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Venables Bell Rocks the 2012 Superbowl with AUDI spot

by J.S. Gilbert
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I’m writing this before the Giants and Patriots meet in the 2012 Superbowl championship game. I’ve noticed that while in years past, very few of the scheduled Superbowl ads were leaked prior to the big game, this year, it appears that all, or almost all of them are on YouTube, Hulu or otherwise available for [...]

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A New Facelift for BAARC

by J.S. Gilbert
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A plug for BAARC. I belong to a wonderful organization here in Northern California called BAARC, which stands for the Bay Area Advertising Relief Committee. I’ve been involved with the group for about 12 years and have been a board member for 7 or 8 years now.  We’ve just had our website updated and it’s [...]

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A Nice Set of Headphones

by J.S. Gilbert
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Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything new to this here blog and my faithful 3 followers are no doubt sorely upset. Add to that the fact that I promised I would speak a little about my experiences at AES, which was almost 2 months ago, and I’m seeming downright lazy. So, to get [...]

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Canon EOS Rebel T2i vs. Canon EOS 7D

by J.S. Gilbert
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DSLR’s are all the rage these days, in particular for videographers looking to get high quality results with a minimal outlay of dollars. There are lots of pluses and minuses and I would recommend anyone looking at making an investment of what is easily several thousand dollars, (no matter how you slice it) borrow, rent [...]

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Levi’s Guy Walks Across America – More than Just Viral

by J.S. Gilbert
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Blake Heal and Peter Cote, used a Canon Eos 5D camera to make a rich and interesting video for client Levi’s. One thing that makes this video different is that they didn’t use the Canon 5D camera for its video capabilities, but to produce stills. 2,770 still frames were created, which spanned hundreds of miles [...]

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Gadgets and Stuff

by J.S. Gilbert
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The Making of Play: Music Video shot entirely with an iPhone Play: Music Video shot entirely with an iPhone Accousticalsurfaces.com For those of you looking to upgrade project studios or home studios or are looking to build or retrofit studio space, www.acousticsurfaces.com is a treasure trove of information and products for almost any situation. From [...]

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Plural Eyes and Dual Eyes = Great Audio for Your Video

by J.S. Gilbert
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By now, many of us have either seen or heard about the incredible footage that was shot for the 2010 season finale of House. It was completely done using Canon 5D Mach II DSLR’s, which took advantage of the cameras small size and ability to film in low light to provide some dramatic and uncharacteristicly [...]

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Jake Ludington to the A/V Rescue

by J.S. Gilbert
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I was browsing the Web recently and came across a video in YouTube by a Mr. Jake Ludington, demonstrating how to make portable recording environment. It was simplicity at its best and would be quite helpful to many pod casters, broadcasters and v.o. folks. One big takeaway from this was that he used a serrated [...]

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Part of Riney’s Legacy you don’t hear about

by J.S. Gilbert
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March 24th just swung by and while it may not seem like a significant date, it marks the second anniversary of the death of one of America’s greatest Ad men, Hal Riney. While I didn’t know Mr. Riney very well, having met him a few times and never exchanging more than a dozen words or [...]

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So who do we steal from then?

by J.S. Gilbert
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Many of us in advertising know that ideas are brought up and shot down all the time. Most creative and writers keep files full of ideas that they hope they will one day have a chance of presenting again and will see the light. Say, maybe this tv spot idea for underarm deodorant in 1999 [...]

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I love this online video, but I’m not paying for it!

by J.S. Gilbert
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According to a Pew survey, 62% of Americans who use the Internet, watch online video, while only a little over 45% surveyed said they were active in social networking. Compare this to a survey taken in December of 2006, where the percentage of respondents who routinely watched online video was only 33%. That’s tremendous growth in less than 2 [...]

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