Joyfull Creations

After over a year of waiting, I finally have an iPhone!

I enjoy reading Cameron Moll’s blog, Authentic Boredom. Today he posted a great checklist that’s helpful to remember when starting a new project. 1. Precedent 2. External data 3. Internal data & knowledge 4. Educated guesses A good reminder of the basics. Thanks.

Recently, I’ve been working with a couple of churches to help them get their church services online. They wanted suggestions on what kind of equipment they should get to help them record their services. I googled around to find an video podcasting equipment list that I could send them. Surprisingly, I didn’t find much with [...]

In the interest of client budgets, I sometimes work as a one-man band running camera, sound and directing. In addition to the technical challenges of shooting in remote areas without electricity, I also have practical hurtles to face like eating. On this trip to Burkina Faso I have faced some real mental challenges when it [...]

I’m on a documentary shoot in Burkina Faso, West Africa right now. In between video shoots I’ve been listening to Walter Isaacson’s new book on Einstein. I just finished  it today. There is such a contrast to be sitting so far removed from modern civilization and at the same time attempting to comprehend the mind [...]