As a small business owner for 20 years now (wow, has it been that long?) I’ve seen a trend of unprofessionalism develop over the past 5 years or so that’s really accelerated in 2016. It’s the business of hiding (behind emails and phone screening.) Here’s the scenario, I’m sure all of you business owners have been through this. New client calls asking to meet and discuss a potential project using my services, which happens to be media creation and creative design. Meeting goes great, runs well past the original scheduled time, good discussion all around. I promise a proposal for the project. Proposal is sent, client responds with thanks and……………. radio silence. Instead of telling me “no we’re not going to use your proposal” the company simply goes radio silent. Not only is this behavior unprofessional, it’s just plain rude. You called ME. YOU asked me to come in and give you a proposal. Now that you have the proposal, the very least you can do is respond with a simple yes or no. Many of my colleagues say it’s a result of the younger generation now moving into positions of responsibility that’s degrading the professionalism from companies. In my experience, I don’t see that. This […]
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[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Well, ok, it’s now tape replay, but I spent a wonderful almost 2 hours chatting with Sean and Stefani Mullen of Rampant Design Tools talking video production, entrepreneurship, 4k, 3D, the new Contemporary Living Network, Cruising, Cocktails and much more. It was a lot of fun and I thank Sean and Stef for the invite! [/av_textblock] [av_video src=’https://youtu.be/4EoD5ASAcqo’ format=’16-9′ width=’16’ height=’9′]
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[av_image src=’http://walterbiscardi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-05-03-at-1.22.06-PM-1.jpg’ attachment=’4513′ attachment_size=’full’ align=’center’ styling=” hover=” link=” target=” caption=” font_size=” appearance=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’][/av_image] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] It was another fun NAB Show for #WallyCam though this year was decidedly more low key. Fewer videos and most all of them from the Media Motion Ball. It was a much more casual and relaxed time for me this year spending more time actually chatting with folks and less time getting the camera out at every opportunity. So this year you’re getting more of the family reunion, social networking vibe of what it’s like at NAB Show. If you’ve never been, do try to get out at least once in a while to actually be able to put faces and voices with those you interact with on social media. #WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. This year with a fedora. [/av_textblock] [av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ padding=’0px’ border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ background_color=” src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ animation=”] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] First off it’s Sean and Stefani Mullen from Rampant Design Tools. This husband / wife duo are the team behind what I feel are THE best style effects on the planet. For NAB 2016 they […]
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#WallyCam returns to NAB Show for its fourth year and we kick off 2016 with the awesome Sean and Stephanie Mullen from Rampant Design Tools. This husband / wife duo are the brains and artists behind what I feel are THE best style effects and now plug-ins on the planet. Sean creates many of the effects in camera shooting up to 6k resolution and the results are looks and overlays that are simply unmatched by a simple plug-in or something created via software. For NAB 2016 they released 14 NEW PRODUCTS! There’s really nothing else on the market that comes close to the variety and quality of Rampant Design offers. You’d also be hard pressed to find two better or more hard working people than Sean and Stef. Check out our chat on their new products, what we’re looking forward to at NAB 2016 and then click on the links above to get some amazing tools to up your production game. WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s […]
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The view entering South Hall Lower NAB Show 2016 is upon us and my schedule is coming together. I’ll be primarily appearing in the Studio Network Solutions booth SL11113 giving the presentation Adobe Premiere Pro Project Management and Project Sharing Best Practices. (full details below) I’ll also be at some of the evening events and just hanging out. So if you have the chance, come say hello and let’s chat! Heck, if you want to meet up for a coffee and talk shop, ping me on Twitter, @walterbiscardi or drop me an email walter (at) biscardicreative.com. Look forward to seeing you all! LOVE Stef and Sean from Rampant Design Tools Saturday: Arriving in the afternoon and honestly, this is my quietest day. If you’re in town and want to meet up to chat, ping me! I’m staying over in the MGM Grand / NY NY area of the Strip. Sunday: If anyone wants to meet up for breakfast, ping me. I’m also around in the early afternoon. 9pm I’ll be at the #PostChat meet-up outside the O’Shea’s Bar in The Linq restaurant district. Outside between The Linq hotel and Flamingo. I might even go up in the High Roller observation wheel Sunday night. Meeting Vashi! at the #PostChat […]
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Amongst the many Post Production colleagues I spoke with during the show, collaboration and the ability to easily switch between NLE tools was the hottest topic of discussion. Most of us are done talking about “which NLE is best” because quite honestly, they’re all good. Those who still want to argue “such and such is the best” or simply turn up their noses at other NLEs, I wish you well. I ran into a few of those at the show as well, but they are definitely in the growing minority amongst professional editors. Who would have ever imagined Avid advertising hardware that openly supports FCPX, Adobe Premiere Pro and Resolve? Or even a FREE Avid and ProTools? But there it was at NAB Show. The manufacturers are finally accepting of the fact that as editors, we are going to use A) whatever tool best suits our current job or B) whatever tool the job provides. So with Avid now openly allowing their hardware to use other NLEs and so many third party storage and hardware solutions now supporting Avid, it’s now possible to have a single rig that supports 2, 3 and even 4 or more NLEs on a single system. […]
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I was honored to be asked to present at NAB Show 2015 for Rampant Design Tools. I decided to show how easy it is to have a Macro Impact on Micro Budget projects just by having the Rampant Design Tools in your toolbox. In fact just having them can drive entire projects like it did for the PSA described in this video. Recorded from the NAB Show Floor here’s some good tips on making a good impact using just the tools in both Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects along with some Rampant Design Style Effects. Learn more about the Style Effects at http://RampantDesignTools.com
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Flanders Scientific Monitors have been impressing production and post creatives for years and they just keep getting better. This year they introduced a lower cost lineup of reference monitors and were awarded Best In Show for their top of the line OLED monitor. Bram Desmet and his family are also huge supporters of the creative industry. He also tells us where to get some of the world’s best donuts right in Las Vegas. WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.
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Wally gets the overview of Studio Network Solutions EVO Shared Storage and Share Browser media asset management system. It’s an “editor friendly” asset management system that’s super easy to use and integrates nicely with CatDV, Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X. Best of all, it’s included with the EVO storage AND it will manage all the connected assets to your system, no matter what type of drive. WallyCam is decidedly low tech and casual. I’m covering both the tech and creative of NAB Show along with some of the fun and experience of Las Vegas and the awesome people who come here every year. It’s a reunion and networking event all rolled into one.
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