Where in the world is Crossing the 180 today? Poland. Today we have on the show, timelapse guru and HDR video expert Patryk Kizny of Looky Creative. His collection of work has been viewed millions of times on Vimeo and once you see it, you’ll know why. When I first saw his film “The Chapel,” […]
Vimeo’s Removal of Jeffery Harrell’s FCPX Video and What That Means to You
UPDATE: My original blog post I assumed Apple legal made Vimeo take the video down. According to this tweet, it was a music clearance issue. I originally thought Apple had Vimeo remove the video. Mainly because I’ve never, ever seen Vimeo take down a video due to music clearance. Not saying they haven’t, I just never saw it. […]
Filmmaking and the Power of Composition (the Musical Kind)
Perhaps the most commonly-asked question among new filmmakers and videographers (especially in the event filmmaking world) is, “Can I use popular music in my video if I pay for it? Or if the client gives it to me?” The answer is an unequivocal NO. Technically, if you use popular music in your video without the […]
Looking Outside the Box for Inspiration
Whom do you follow on Twitter? My guess is, if you’re a wedding photographer, you largely follow other wedding photogs? If you’re an event filmmaker, you follow largely other event filmmakers? You a commercial photog? I bet Chase Jarvis, Vincent Laforet, and the like are at the top of your Twitter stream. It makes perfect […]
Haters Are Gonna Hate—A Surefire Strategy For Dealing with Trolls and Other Dregs of the Internet
The title says it all. Five full-proof strategies for dealing with hatahs.
Featured Filmmaker Friday: Kirby Ferguson (c180-29)
In light of the past two days’ topics related to style, it seems only fitting that today’s guest on Crossing the 180 is a filmmaker who has created a film series specifically about how there’s nothing new under the sun. Kirby Ferguson’s “Everything is a Remix” is a 4-part documentary exploring how much of today’s […]
Crossing the 180 #26: Ryan Booth
I continue my series of interviews with Vimeo/Canon “Beyond the Still” filmmakers with today’s interview of Chapter 5 winner Ryan Booth. That’s right, today I have on someone who was actually one of the winners. Ryan is somewhat of a Renaissance man. He started out as a history major, then became an audio engineer, then […]
Crossing the 180 #25 – Kenny Mosher
The Canon/Vimeo Beyond the Still film contest was a groundbreaking experiment in group storytelling. One of the contestants from the first round of finalists was my guest for today, Kenny Mosher of Showdown Visuals. The film he submitted was “Alderwood” and for the longest time it was a favorite to win. Unfortunately, in the 11th […]
Crosing the 180 #24: Scott Brignac
This week on the show I’m starting a mini-series on filmmakers who have had success creating personal film projects. In my post from yesterday, I mentioned how projects like these can be both financially and spiritually/personally profitable. Over the next few weeks I’ll have some of the contestants of Vimeo and Canon’s “Beyond the Still” […]
Personal and Pro Bono Projects Can Prove Profitable
Can you say that title ten times fast?! When you earn a living as a photographer or filmmaker, it’s easy to get into the trap of feeling like unless you’re getting paid for a gig, you won’t do a gig. I speak from experience because I know at times that’s how I feel. But the […]