64 Second Film Contest
Dreamworks is sponsoring a contest. The rules, submit a 64 second movie in Windows Media, Nero Digital or QuickTime format no bigger than 320x240 and 4MB. The subject is the concept of Waitlessness. I didn't no it was a word either, but I recently discovered the joy of waitlessness when arriving at the coffee shop and finding no one in line. No line, I'm waitless, what'd'ya know. All the details are available from The 64...
Interview with Robert Rodriguez
Robert Rodriguez recently talked to Digital Producer about his philosophy on shooting movies with a small crew, shooting digital and how he got his start as a one man production house. There's not a ton of ground breaking stuff here, but it's inspirational for the DIY ethic of independent production. Read the interview...
MacJams.com Free Loops
Each week this month, MacJams is offering free loops for GarageBand users. The final collection to round out the freebies is due next week. Collections consist of 20MB of AIFF sounds, for a total of more than 100MB when the giveaway completes. Since the files are simply uncompressed AIFF audio, they should also work in ACID, Audition or any other looping application....
Remix Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys are now offering free downloads of a cappella voice tracks. Remix the Beasties Brr Stick 'Em, Ch-Check It Out and a bunch of others. New releases hit every Friday, so be sure to check back. Be sure to share your remixes with the world so you can show off your mad mixing skillz....
Free Training From Lynda.com
Take some No Doze and stay up all night with a 24-hour free pass to all the training you can handle from Lynda.com. The site consistently offers some of the best video training online for stuff like Macromedia and Adobe products. Among the titles available, QuickTime Compression, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and Final Cut Pro. This expires on August 31, so plan for an educational weekend. Thanks to DVBlog for the tip....
Contribute Your Video To Current TV
If the idea of piping your video into 20 million households is appealing, Current TV may be your new favorite channel. Current TV accepts submissions for their site with no guarantees of appearing on the network. Site visitors vote on individual segments to determine network-worthiness. Even if your clip is deemed network worthy, there's no guarantee it will air, but chances improve. The network pays for segments appearing on TV starting at $250. Make sure...
Serious Magic Ultra 2 Review
A dedicated home theater is top on my list of home upgrades, but if I could have two new rooms, the second would be a dedicated chromakey stage. Getting the lighting correct so that your green or blue background falls away easily in software isn't something that lends itself to DIY, at least not without a permanent location. Of course, if you already have a space for recording green screen footage, you might want to...
Digital Musician Net
Working with other musicians at remote locations seems like something out of a sci-fi flick. Digital Musician Net came up with a VST plugin that connects to parties in remote locations allowing for collaboration across broadband Internet access. Instead of needing to layer tracks by using two different engineers or flying musicians in at hefty expense, this VST setup passes all of the audio data between two machines across the Web allowing for real time collaborative efforts that sound like they were produced in the same studio. Currently offered only as a public beta, this may be an attractive option for finding the right instrumentalist for a particular part without breaking the bank trying to figure out how you can get the perfect sound.
