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If “unconventional” has become a genre…
…doesn’t that mean it’s conventional now?
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Creating a Great Demo Reel
Most of my DayJobVu business comes from word of mouth, but as things get tighter in the economy, we all have to reach out farther for new clients. In order to be successful, you need a good demo reel.
I haven’t cut many demo reels before, but I’ve been an editor ten years, so it didn’t seem impossible to learn. So I spent a few days researching great demo reels, reading up on tips, and somewhere in there, it clicked. 48 hours later, I had this.
I sent that out to ten potential clients this morning at 5am. Today, at 2PM, I already have one contract offer and one request for more information.
So what is a good demo reel?
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago at 1:58 pm. Add a comment
Ira Glass on Creativity
Ira Glass is the host of arguably one of the most popular programs in radio, This American Life.
Over four segments of an interview (presumably for Current.TV), Ira basically lays bare the nature of storytelling, the difficulty of it, and what it takes to make it.
It took me years to figure out what he explains in a few minutes. It’s something every creative person should hear. Here are the rest of the segments:
Ira Glass Part Two (Finding a Decent Story: Be Brutal)
Ira Glass Part Three (On Good Taste, And Sucking Major)
Ira Glass Part Four (Two Common Errors of the Beginner)
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago at 3:20 am. 1 comment
Stranger Things: Ep05
When their prize reality star goes missing, a monolithic network enlists the aid of the entire world to find him.
Disconnect (Stranger Things episode 5) just went live on the site yesterday. Feedback is good so far. Leave your comments below or on the site itself.
Written and Directed by Earl Newton
Story by J.C. Hutchins and Earl Newton
Produced by Earl Newton and Juan A. Baez III
Starring Jonathan MacQueen, James Donadio, and Rachel White
Posted 1 year, 2 months ago at 8:07 pm. Add a comment
Another Sigler/Newton Grungefest
In what marks our third (fourth?) collaboration, Scott Sigler — excuse me, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Scott Sigler and I team up, this time with the good folks at Mevio.com, to bring you Jigsaw’s Top 5 Cuts, a series of creepy/awesome videos promoting the upcoming Saw V DVD release on January 20.
Scott hosted the video, shot by Mevio, and post-production done by me. Special props to Kevin Capizzi for the wicked Horror House door animations, and of course, our own David W. Kanter for his excellent music supervision.
Watch the first video here. The next four will be emerging from now till Tuesday. Then go pick up a copy of Saw V, and tell ‘em Newton and Sigler sent you.
For those of you keeping score, this was identified as Secret Project #2.
Posted 1 year, 6 months ago at 6:50 am. 1 comment
Stranger Things wins 2008 Parsec Award
On August 31, at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA, Stranger Things won the 2008 Parsec award for Best Video Podcast.
Thanks go to the Parsec committee, honor to our fellow nominees, and above all, enormous gratitude to our fanbase. You make us what we are.
The acceptance video:
Posted 1 year, 11 months ago at 7:48 pm. Add a comment
VID: Heritage Plantation
And you thought I was only good for science fiction? Check out the video after the cut.
Posted 1 year, 11 months ago at 5:48 am. Add a comment
VID: The Singularity Began at Balticon
Footage from the Singularity, Balticon 42 (May 25, 2008).
