videoblogging

Video Snippet: Fluttering Flowers

May 14, 2012

I love how these look like tiny suns, and their petals are so soft and fluttery.

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Canon 7D Test: Traffic at Night Through a Rainy Window

December 28, 2010

(Do you have any idea how freakin’ hard it is to focus on raindrops?!?)

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Videoblogging Tips: Getting Optimum Sound from a Consumer Camcorder

February 3, 2010

Me, demonstrating the audio equipment I used in videoblogging, and how to set it up. Filmed by Yolande Poirier.

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Notes: Videoblogging Session at CLS West

January 22, 2010

Problems video is slow (text can be skimmed/absorbed more quickly) Flash is not portable hosting curation and findability video quality language transcription/search indexing legal releases (someone was going to send us an example to use?) Want More Info About What makes good video? screencasting/capturing softare demos streaming filming presentations video on the web post-production covering [...]

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Teresa Applies Her Training

October 30, 2009

The main reason I did videoblogging training at Sun’s Menlo Park offices a couple of weeks ago (rather than at some other time) was to get my colleague Teresa Giacomini ready to film the OpenSolaris User Group meeting she ran in Dresden this week. Looks as if she handled it just fine! photo by stiefkind

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Videoblogging Tips: Dressing for the Camera

October 23, 2009

Another snippet from the videoblogging training I did at Sun HQ.

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Videoblogging Tips: Filming Engineers

October 19, 2009

Yet another in the videoblogging tips series: how to get good footage of engineers who may not be accustomed to being filmed.

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Videoblogging Tips: Camera Motion

October 18, 2009

I trained four of my Sun colleagues in videoblogging, and, for practice, they filmed me talking. Some of the resulting video seemed useful, so here it is (in bite-sized pieces).

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Videoblogging Tips: Getting Good Sound at a Conference

October 17, 2009

This week I trained four of my Sun colleagues in videoblogging. It was very hands-on training, with the intent that they actually produce a finished video by the end of the two-day course. We started with setting up the cameras and mics right away, and I had them practice following an active speaker (me, imitating [...]

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Videoblogging for Sun: By the Numbers

September 11, 2009

13 months: how long I’ve been shooting video for Sun 150 hours: video in the can (mostly shot by me personally) – and more constantly on the way 50 hours: video edited, compressed, and published online (not quite all by me) ~70 video productions: ranging from 2-minute community introductions to a 2:15 hour deep dive [...]

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President Lula of Brazil Meets OpenSolaris

July 5, 2009

Some of our OpenSolaris user group leaders in Brazil got to meet their president. I was privileged to get up close to film.

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Videoblogging for Sun: Numbers Update

May 30, 2009

Last September I wrote Videoblogging for Sun: By the Numbers. It’s time for an update. So here’s the situation as of today: 21 months: how long I’ve been shooting video for Sun >200 hours (I stopped counting): video in the can (mostly shot by me personally) ~104 hours of video edited (mostly by me) and [...]

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Capturing Good Sound for Video

April 22, 2009

Disclaimers: I am not a video or audio professional, and am entirely self-taught in this field. What I’m about to tell you is based purely on my experience. Comments, critiques, and amplifications from people who know more than I do are very welcome! The advice below is based on the equipment I am currently using. [...]

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My Upgraded Videoblogging Rig

March 9, 2009

Back in May of 2008, I wrote about the equipment I was using in my videoblogging for Sun. I’ve had a few upgrades since then: Camera: Canon Vixia HV30 ($600) – I’ve only had this since early December and haven’t used it much yet. I didn’t feel I needed HD, but it’s hard to avoid [...]

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Videoblogging: A Month in the Life

January 22, 2009

Ah, yes, my “glamorous” job… I admit it’s a lot of fun, but right now I’m mostly tired. This month is the most intense I’ve yet had with Sun. Here’s what it’s looked like so far: Oct 23: Flew to Minneapolis. Oct 24, 27, 28: Filmed interviews with the SAM-QFS team at Sun’s Eagan, MN [...]

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When You’re in Front of the Camera

January 22, 2009

Most of the people I’ve filmed so far for Sun don’t have extensive television or other on-camera experience and, needless to say, are not professional actors. Being comfortable in front of a camera is a good skill to have in our video-driven age, but it doesn’t come naturally to most. The tips below are some [...]

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My Videoblogging Rig

January 22, 2009

One of the things I do for Sun is videoblogging. I use that term in preference to videography, filming, etc., because I don’t claim to be a video professional. Nor do I have professional equipment. I need to be light on my feet (and in my suitcase), and I often have to shoot under less [...]

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Shouting in the Datacenter

January 8, 2009

Brendan Gregg from Sun’s Fishworks team makes an interesting discovery about inducing disk latency. Don’t try this yourself. also see The Making of Shouting in the Datacenter

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Bollywood, Bangalore

June 9, 2008

One of my reasons for coming to Bangalore was to work with the Sun Cluster team here on some short films. They had great ideas (no, I’m not going to tell you what they were – don’t want to spoil the fun before the films are edited and released), loads of enthusiasm, and the talent [...]

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