Video Skypechat between Paul Gillin and University of Washington Master of Communication Digital Media students, in Hanson Hosein's "Social Production" class. Course website: courses.washington.edu/mcdmugc/index.html
Skype session with graduate students in the M.C. digital Media at the University of Washington. Moderated by MCDM director, Hanson Hosein.
The film premiere of Independent America: Rising from Ruins, is up for grabs right now with Gustav gathering strength and heading to the Gulf of Mexico Once local officials get a handle on the hurricane's path, they may issue a 48-hour evacuation notice.It works either way for me. I brought my camera, waterproof gear, and even my Pentax W60 waterproof point & shoot -- which I may call into duty if I need to re-start production of a film that won't end (or as we like to say in the MCDM program,...
For more information, http://risingfromruins.comDirected by Hanson Hosein, HRH Media and the University of Washington. Shot on a Sony EX1, edited in Final Cut Pro in HD 35 mbs/s 24p.
Posted by Hanson HoseinThree weeks away from the world premiere of my film, "Independent America: Rising from Ruins" on the 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. This is the second trailer of the film, a necessary effort even with so little time left, as all of our promoters (grassroots, online, and big broadcast sales) need more ammunition for their marketing salvo.The film will be featured at the Katrina-related event, "We Are The Ones We've Been Waiting For," organized by The...
Shot by Hanson Hosein with the new waterproof Pentax W60 point and shoot, at 320 x 240 30fps, sped up 1500% with Final Cut Pro. For more about the video: http://mcdm.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/my-elusive-quest-for-the-perfect-pocket-media-device/
Excerpt from Hanson Hosein's USAID film on AIDS in Southern Africa
We're nearly done shooting the documentary, "Independent America: Rising from Ruins" (with a scheduled premiere of August 30 2008 in New Orleans, on the 3rd anniversary of Katrina). In today's world of social media and the neverending conversation, it's best to start "selling the message" even when you're still a work-in-progress. And the people of New Orleans have a powerful message to tell.
Here's a 3-minute, in-production preview of Independent America: Rising from Ruins. Two more shooting days left! Music is by the most excellent New Orleans funk group, Groovesect. The song is "Danza" from "On the Brim."
At the other end of the camera spectrum, is the new Sony PMW-EX1 that I acquired to shoot my Independent America documentary sequel. Like the Flip, it shoots to solid state memory. As Kirk Mastin likes to say however, it costs around 400 Flips (the memory cards themselves cost 3 to 6 Flips). And it's full HD resolution. But does any of that really matter for online when you need to compress the video anyway? Here's a quick snippet from an interview I did yesterday with the owner of a renowned ...