What does “cinematic” mean? Does anyone actually know? That word has been thrown around so much lately it’s beginning to lose its’ significance. Cinematic stems from the Greek word kinēma, meaning “movement.” This nod to motion is embedded in cinematic. Even though today we mostly think of it as a stylistic term for film. In […]
Are the things that happen in your life innately good or bad? I recently heard a fable about a farmer, his son, and their horse and it changed everything for me. The fable A farmer and his son had a beloved horse who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away
My hands were sweaty, my heart pounding out of my chest. I knew that my family was depending on me. My reputation was hanging in the balance. My bank account was quickly shrinking. I clicked “Send” and waited with bated breath. It was up to fait now to determine whether I was going to find
It’s not your gear, it’s not your skills, and it’s definitely not your passion that’s holding you back from making real money in video production. The real problem is that the typical advice you get from the “gurus” on buying courses and acquisition tactics — misses the point. In this edition of First Five Seconds
Photons I remember when I was about five or six years old we had an east-facing window in our bedroom. The window, covered with curtains, let a few sun rays escape and pierce through the cracks. I was fascinated by this phenomena. I would put my hand in the way of the light ray and
How Things Work One of my earliest memories is taking things apart like TV remotes and electronic toys. I wanted to know how things worked. The strong desire to understand how things function overtook me. To this day I’m deconstructing things, taking them apart, and putting them back together. Although, my focus certainly shifted from
A comedian once said: “You gotta know where you came from to know where you’re going.” And that hit me in the feels. I started thinking about how far I have come in the last decade. Here are the 30 things I know in my 30’s I wish I knew in my 20’s: 1 –
What does “cinematic” mean anyway? Is it the framing, the lighting, the emulation of film, all of the above? Merriam Webster defines it as “relating to, suggestive of, or suitable for motion pictures or the filming of motion pictures cinematic principles and techniques cinematic special effects”. Blah blah blah. I have distilled the definition to
