Synaptic Light – a Journey in Filmmaking and Social Media

I started a blog series a few weeks back with the intent of highlighting the Stuff I can only dream about. Sorry for the detail in starting the actual series, but here it is.
First of all: The Camera. It is possible that you could argue a better camera that what I have below; probably based on experience and preference. What I have below it the camera that appeals to all my senses, talents and abilities. (more…)

Hollywood (and Independent filmmakers) would have us believe that violence is entertainment. Some films are so convincing in this regard, that some of their scenes are so graphically convincing that the images are burned in your mind for days. Ok, I am the first to admit that these action scenes are enthralling. I would not say realistic – that is beside the point. The point or the question I want to ask is: Does Violence have a place in Christian Film? (more…)

This one is on my wish list, especially fully speced at 16TB, 2GB cache. Surely a great solution for both the Mac Pro and the Mac Book Pro. I would love to see how well it handles RED 4k 4:4:4 footage with and without a RED Rocket.
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Thought this was interesting. I dunno, what do you think?

How inspiring is this?

I am a volunteer Video guy (for want of a better term) at out church; Southpoint Church in Cape Town South Africa. I do video work; content capture, editing and creation. I’m not the only one. However therein lies the problem – we are all volunteers with our own computers, with our own collection of content. So how do we share that content, work, projects and how can we manage versions, drafts and recommendations.

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