I'm back after a week on the road and on vacation.
In the musing
department I reflect briefly on the differences between the highways in
the US and Canada and the filmic charms of upstate New York.
It's
the beginning of a new module, this time I'm working with some guys on
a 2 minute film that would be used as a warm up for a live presenter.
The client is a film distribution company called Enterprise Media. You can see more examples of what we're trying to accomplish at John Cleese's video training site. There's 3 weeks to complete this, so there's lots to cover in a short amount of time.
Not
in this episode, but coming soon, I'm going to talk about a site that
has sparked my imagination and prompted me to create a series podcasts
about the future of filmmaking education. Mike J0nes at Digital Basin
created a manifesto for filmmaking educators a few weeks ago. I thought
he was on target regarding the changes that dynamic media schools will
have to make in order to adequately prepare their students for the
rapidly evolving media production marketplace. I've always considered
CDIA to be in the lead of adopting new technology, with a healthy sense
of pragmatism, so I was interested in how my school measured up to
Mike's idea's. Take a look at his manifesto and stay tuned, the series begins in a few weeks.
