Ansel Adams Mount Williamson Pilgrimage

I attended a recent lecture by Alan Ross at the G2 Gallery in Venice that was presented in conjunction with the Ansel Adams Exhibit: Open to the Public.  The show consists of 22 national parks images which includes the iconic Mount Williamson photo.  I have always been interested in that …

Fabulous Slow-Mo Short by Lewis Rennison

This video I found last week really grabbed me. It’s a fantastic example of the right visuals with the right music at the right length. The caption on the Vimeo page mentioned something about this being a school project, so I reached out to filmmaker Lewis Rennison to get the …

It’s Time to Ban Germany from YouTube

Zack Whittaker reports that a German court ruled that Google is responsible for the content that the users upload.

When Stupidity Kills Exquisite Vision

There was an opportunity to have a life sized starship Enterprise from Star Trek in heart of downtown Las Vegas as a destination attraction. From the mayor of Las Vegas to the head of licensing at Paramount pictures, everyone was in love with idea. Everyone except one Hollywood pantywaist named …

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The Watchmaker

This is a nicely crafted mini-doc about a watchmaker in Brooklyn by Dustin Cohen. I reached out to Dustin to get the inspiration behind the video. … Continue Reading

Nice Point of View About Photography and Art

April 2, 2012 by Art, Photography

Kirk Tuck with an interesting perspective about art and photography.

Maybe what modern photography needs is more, and more educated, critics. I’ve often stated my opinion that if work had to be shown in a physical gallery to be taken seriously people would put a lot more thought and care into what they showed

Tamara Lackey Interviews Brian Smith

March 28, 2012 by Photography

Tamara Lackey at the reDefine show has an interview with our friend, epic editorial shooter Brian Smith.

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Pictures from a Chinese Gangsters Phone

March 22, 2012 by Documentary

I have no idea about what the background is on these, but they are fascinating to look at.

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Facebook is Doomed to Become a Stepford Society

March 22, 2012 by Opinion

The Associate Press ran a piece this week entitled “Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords”. It tells of employers asking employee candidates for access to their Facebook profile either by password or by friending the Human Resources manager. This is not the first time that this has been reported. Their are a myriad of news accounts of employers asking for permission to snoop into potential employees’ Facebook pages as part of the hiring process. With this sort of reprehensible practice expanding it will only be a matter of time before Facebook becomes a garden of fluffy bullshit.

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Arri DSLR Accessories

March 20, 2012 by Gear

Our friend and co-author Snehal Patel, has a new video out for Arri DSLR accessories. I especially like the way he locked the lens down tight with an extra zip gear. Check it out.
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The Screening Room – Submitted Videos We Love

  • The Watchmaker

    This is a nicely crafted mini-doc about a watchmaker in Brooklyn by Dustin Cohen. I reached out to Dustin to get the inspiration behind the video.

  • MyKim

    A nice little piece by Micky Jones shot with a C300. It’s nice when the subject of your video is easy on the eyes, has a talent worth showcasing, and she can also sing the soundtrack.

    There is a shot out the window that I thought was a particularly clever …

  • We Got The Trailer to “Open Our Eyes”

    I wrote about the Gail’s movie yesterday. Today I’ve got the trailer. Classic Mooney, stunning visuals illustrating an extraordinary story.

  • How “Dinner With Fred” Got John Williams’ Players for the Music

    “Dinner with Fred” is one of the best shorts to come through the PCN screening room. It tells the true story of how chickens saved the life of a Canadian Lieutenant during World War II. Written and directed by Ben Proudfoot, who you’ll know from our story about his immensely …

  • See What Happens When You Know How to Dance

    Back in September we featured an interview with dancer Marquese Scott who told us about his all night adventure to shoot a video of himself dancing. His video went viral and turned Mr. Scott into an overnight internet sensation.

  • Boatlift, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience

    An absolutely stunning short about the great boat lift of 9/11.

  • The Brilliant Feature Film That Was Shot for 6K

    One thing struck me as I watched Kent Lamm’s feature film “Bad is Bad.” It was really, really good. Not good like, “nice effort old darling, isn’t it amazing what you can do with DSLR video,” but, rather, it was better than some of the studio features that made to …

  • Watermann Continues to Amaze With One Camera

    My friend Greg Watermann, a rock and roll photographer who took it upon himself to do one camera music videos, just emailed me the details of the behind the scenes the new Pitbull video that he shot that we teased you with a few weeks ago.

  • Slow Motion FPS Comparison Shot on Fantom

    I feel a little behind the times because I haven’t seen these videos from the British team calling themselves the Slo Mo Guys. This film shows the difference in shooting a coffee mug breaking at 500fps, 1000fps, 2500fps, 5000fps and 10,000fps. Of course you can only get these results with …

  • From Pineapples to ink&paper – the Unusual Path of a Fabulous Short Documentary

    “ink&paper” is a captivating documentary. It is the story of the oldest paper seller in Los Angeles that is next to a letterpress printer that uses 600 year old technology. Both businesses support each other. Both businesses are just holding on. Ben Proudfoot beautifully tells the story of these two …

  • Pitbull Video “Latinos In Paris” Teaser

    My friend Greg Watermann sent me this today. Directed by Pitbull and shot by Watermann. I’m looking forward to the video.

  • $150 Sci-fi Movie

    I saw this featured on IO9 and thought it worth featuring here. It’s technically a trailer for a non existent sci-fi movie named Goliath but I think it stands on it’s own as a visual short story. Maybe because I used to play Mechwarrior and because I am a huge …