Set narrative and design in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan Labyrinth AudiovisualsDesignFilm

Set narrative and design in Guillermo del Toro’s Pan Labyrinth

Set narrative and design in Guillermo del Toro's films are as fundamental for the production as the story itself. In this instance I wanted to focus on two wonderful movies by director extraordinaire Guillermo del Toro. I personally consider Mr. del Toro as one of the brightest and most profound directors of the last two decades.I had the pleasure of…
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February 19, 2016
WiFi cameras and Copyright Chit-ChatDesignLast hour thoughtsTechnology

WiFi cameras and Copyright

Things to consider regarding WiFi cameras and Copyright. Yesterday I watched a very interesting and educational video posted at BH's Youtube channel by the Copyright Zone guys. In case you haven't heard about them, an intellectual property lawyer, Ed Greenberg,  and a commercial photographer,  Jack Reznicki, joined forces in an effort to illustrate and educate, the many creatives out there, about…
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September 28, 2015
Timing and opportunity – Tyrants of reality AudiovisualsChit-Chat

Timing and opportunity – Tyrants of reality

Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), a documentary directed by Frank Pavich, tells the epic pre-production process of Jodorowsky's failed attempt at adapting Dune, Frank's Herbert famous novel. The documentary is very enjoyable and a fantastic journey. Alejandro Jodorowksy work has always been very interesting to me, either because of his surrealistic background in the theater and as the director of cult films…
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June 19, 2015
Linguistic relativity – and why it matters Last hour thoughts

Linguistic relativity – and why it matters

Regardless of where you are, the boundaries defined by your culture make certain things normal, possible as well as unlikely and impossible. These impossibilities are sometimes achieve by cross-culture intervention, but most often than not, they are the anomaly inside the standard. Language is a slave of culture. A culture by definition needs a language to impose its ideas and…
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May 21, 2015
Is the Camera part of the story ? Sundance Filmmakers AudiovisualsChit-ChatTechnology

Is the Camera part of the story ? Sundance Filmmakers

A lot has changed in the last decades. Image acquisition and film-making have gone through major light-year leaps. I have to confess a little jealousy for the availability and easy access to the stupendous image quality and versatility that nowadays cameras are capable of achieving. Take it from me. As someone that watched 8 mm movies in the living room…
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February 5, 2015
Happy 2015 Chit-Chat

Happy 2015

A quick note to wish everyone a very happy 2015. It's my intention to start to prep concepts and ideas for an upcoming documentary. I've been toying with the idea in the past, and at this early stage, the little time available can be used for research and organization. It most definitively will be related to some aspect of culture/social…
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January 8, 2015
New Google webmaster video series Chit-ChatInteractive

New Google webmaster video series

Last night I saw the new entry: Google webmasters produced a few interesting videos regarding their most asked question: "How do I get my business online ?" It's interesting that Google, a search company, tries to answer this infamous question. Since its inception, Google has grown as a force beyond its original denomination as a search player. Their algorithms and…
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October 7, 2014