Why Do Aftermarket Car Stereos Have To Suck?
I recently bought a new (to me) Subaru. It still had the factory stereo and 6 disc in-dash changer. The previous owner was using a tape adapter to hook up his iPod. I don’t really listen to CDs much anymore. I’m about 98% iPhone, so this wasn’t going to work. It actually didn’t sound bad. … Read more
Is Physical Media Dead? Part 2
Back in May I wrote a post questioning the value of physical media when digital media is so accessible. In the last few months, I’ve experienced a few things that might answer the question. Movies. I’ve spent the last 2 years working on a film called The Art of Flight. I’ve mentioned it a few … Read more
The Art of FLIGHT – The Metal Teaser
In case you’re wondering where I’ve been all summer, check out this teaser. At Brain Farm, we’re all buried in post getting this movie done. I did the color correction on this teaser. Look for The Art of FLIGHT on DVD, Blu-Ray and iTunes Extras download on Sept 8th. For you post production geeks, the … Read more
What To Do When Your Hobby Becomes Too Expensive
As you probably know, I live in a very small town, with limited resources, in the middle of nowhere. When I first moved here, I could get my film processed at quite a few locations, many offering B&W and slide processing in addition to negative and all the regular services. Their prices were the same … Read more
Is Physical Media Dead?
It’s been a year and I’m about to move again. I’m looking through boxes of junk trying to decide what to sell, give away or trash. I inevitably get to my boxes of DVDs and CDs, which I’ve barely opened in the last year. It’s sad how many things are still in their moving boxes … Read more
What’s On-Screen Is The Only Thing That Matters
I’d like to address a few things that I think get forgotten, especially as the fog clears after NAB. Sony announced the F65, an 8k camera with a Super 35mm-sized sensor. For those keeping score, Sony has confused us even more by naming their new camera F65 because it has 65mm film equivalent resolution (but … Read more
Final Cut Pro X
So the rumored Final Cut Pro X has been announced. Like everyone else, I have more questions than Apple gave answers. The additions are pretty slick. I personally am a huge fan of long awaited additions like a true open timeline (but this has been a “feature” since FCP4, so is it really open?) and … Read more
New Series: Movies Every Filmmaker Should Own
Every filmmaker has a list of their favorite movies. For many, these are not the same movies that a critic would have in their list. For filmmakers, it’s usually something different. It’s something specific. Maybe this particular film has great writing, or this film has one great dolly move and rest of the film is … Read more
How Do I Get Started in The Production Industry?
This is a question I get asked a lot. Over the past few years I’ve taught classes on filmmaking to high school and college students, and I was also in charge of hiring interns for different action sports production companies. Many want to know what I did to get into filmmaking, and what they can … Read more
The Start of the Music Blog
Over the next few months, you’ll see EricHansen.tv going through some (hopefully) exciting design changes. Expect to see an increase in content covering a much broader range than before. The main goal of the site is Production Education, but it will also follow more closely what I’m doing right now with more regular (and shorter) … Read more
