People have been asking me if Final Cut Pro 7 works on Lion (Mac OS X 10.7) and/or Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) and the answer is YES. YES. Ignore what the employees at the Apple Store are saying. Either they don’t know, or they’re trying to sell you newer computers and software. The more […]
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Pirelli “Make Winter The Best Season For Driving”
Back in May 2012, I headed north of the Arctic Circle to Clyde River on Baffin Island to assist in a SkiBASE commercial for Pirelli Tires. It was a co-production of RSA Films and Camp 4 Collective. I was brought on as a DIT and Cineflex Tech. I could write quite a few blog posts […]
Read MoreAmazon Glacier – The New Vault for Film Producers?
Amazon today announced Glacier, “an extremely low-cost storage service that provides secure and durable storage for data archiving and backup”. The most attractive aspect is their low fee of $.01 per GB per month. If you don’t need instant access to your archive, this could be a great alternative to maintaining archives yourself. This led […]
Read MoreConsultations
Apple’s non-update of the Mac Pro has really thrown a lot of people for a loop, and the emails and phone calls have started pouring in. Should I upgrade? Should I buy used? If I do, what should I buy? Should I switch to Windows? What about a Hackintosh? How about Consulting from EricHansen.tv? I […]
Read MoreQuick Production Tip – Save Your Ticket Numbers for Airline Miles
When you get airline tickets for a trip, jot down the ticket number. You can then use this to get miles for the trip if it wasn’t booked with your Frequent Flier number. On most production trips, I don’t book my travel. The producer or their assistant does. Usually I’ll give them my frequent flier […]
Read MoreDo NOT Buy a New Mac Pro
As of today, it’s been 645 days since Apple last updated the Mac Pro. This means if you buy a NEW Mac Pro right now, you’ll be buying hardware that’s almost 2 years old. I just bought a Mac Pro. It arrives on Friday. It’s roughly 750 days old. That’s right, I bought a used […]
Read MoreThe End of “I’m a Final Cut Editor” or “I Work On an Avid”
One thing became very clear to me at NAB this year, we no longer can or should base our entire careers around a single app or platform. “I’m a Final Cut Editor” Not anymore. I’ve been editing on non-linear systems for about 15 years. I started on Avid in 1998 and switched to Final Cut […]
Read MoreDolby Has Reinvented Surround Sound with Atmos
With Atmos, Dolby has reinvented surround sound production, exhibition and distribution. But it’s taken me 6 months to finally “get it”. Back in November, Dolby flew me and members of the Brain Farm team out to San Francisco for a special screening of the Art of Flight in Dolby’s reference theater. This theater is basically Dolby’s cinema laboratory. […]
Read MoreWhat’s New at NAB 2012
Here’s a list of what’s new at NAB 2012 and links to articles, product pages, press releases, etc. I will be updating this as often as I can. The 3G here in Vegas is awful. 1 Beyond Wrangler LTO-5 NetDrive This is an interesting little contraption. 1 Beyond has combined an LTO-5 deck with ethernet […]
Read MoreIs 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 […]
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