[John Davidson]

Thanks David – we figured it out. I was looking at a reference video and not the real thing. Doh!

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[John Davidson]

Save your emails. He’ll probably threaten to sue. Record all phone calls, too….CYA.

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[John Davidson]

For the record Bruce, there are no spec spots on my reel. When I was in college though, I made lots of “fake” spots for companies that didn’t exist (e.g. “Uncle Chucky’s Bar, Grill, and Petting Zoo” for example).

I agree, making spots for companies that you didn’t actually get hired by is not the best way to sell yourself, but if you’re 19 and just starting out at the very least it will teach you a little bit about how to get the job done. Perhaps we should make an addendum – go out and make commercials for FAKE companies from scratch – and have FUN doing it.

None of this is worth it if ya don’t have a good time.

ps. Bruce, I live by those same three rules :-).
j

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[John Davidson]

I suggest you make fake/spec car commercials yourself and develop a reel that you can send out. You may also want to look into a college or some sort of training program that can provide you with an educational base that you can refer to, both for your clients and yourself.

We don’t know where you are located so specific advice differs as the market in Los Angeles is drastically different from say, Minnesota or south Georgia. My advice to folks your age, go to school. Getting a pro-level job at 19 is really hard, regardless of your capabilities. You might as well spend that time getting a degree, chasing girls, and using school equipment to learn everything you can (I was a lab assistant at my school’s studio-very educational). While there, try to do internships with big companies set up through your school (mine was at CNN which turned into my first post-college job). Get a job at a local radio or tv station, even if it’s just helping out for free. Eventually, you’ll impress someone enough to get that big break and let you work your way up the ranks.

Or, you could write/produce/direct and incredible youtube film/series that gets you national acclaim and fat Hollywood development contract. Keep in mind, that course of action is kinda like playing the lottery professionally, which is why I say go to school and party, study, and chase chicks for a few years.

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[John Davidson]

Thanks guys – seems like a weird thing, doesn’t it? There wasn’t any documentation on it that levels would go hot, plus there’s so much documentation on the site regarding accurate levels that it’s still hard for me to believe that this transition blows out video levels without warning.

Maybe there’s a setting or something that makes it work right. I’ll keep researching.

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[John Davidson]

Well now we have to invite everybody. 🙂

Sweet. I’d much rather just backup a 500 gig drive than 3Tbs!

Thanks!

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[John Davidson]

Well now we have to invite everybody. 🙂

Sweet. I’d much rather just backup a 500 gig drive than 3Tbs!

Thanks!

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[John Davidson]

https://createdigitalmotion.com/2008/01/19/quicktime-74-legacy-codecs/

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[John Davidson]

With the coming recession, I intend to pack up the family and sell everything we have at a steep loss. First stop, Petra. There, we shall grow Quinoa and use our wits to survive whilst you are all shot in the streets like dogs!

Or, barring that, I might just take a permalance gig inhouse at a network and float things out if they really bad. Even Armageddon will need programming, according to Uncle Ted Turner…

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv

[John Davidson]

You can run FCP remotely through the iphone….as long as you don’t want to cut or paste.
(just kidding).

It’s probably something lame, if anything.

John Davidson____ writer | producer | director____https://www.magicfeather.tv