By Paul | Published:
May 26, 2009
Reader (and former student) Jonathan Poritsky writes in:
I’ve replied to enough “your-dad-said-you-work-in-film-what-should-i-do-now?” e-mails that I got tired of it and decided to write the response to end all responses. It seemed relevant to SRF, and also in part inspired by what you do on your site. So here’s the link, do with it what you [...]
By Paul | Published:
April 19, 2009
Here are a couple of useful Macintosh tools to help you stay focused while working at your computer writing, editing, or doing anything else that requires concentration.
Isolator: I’ve been using this application on and off (literally) for a year. As its creator describes it, Isolator
will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, [...]
Also posted in Technology |
By Paul | Published:
April 4, 2009
David Eubank’s pCAM and pCINE were great applications for the Palm OS. They helped you compute depth of field, hyperfocal distance, angle of view…. Together, they were like a computerized version of all those charts in the American Cinematographer’s Manual that you always referred to on set.
Now, Eubank has outdone himself with pCAM for iPhone, [...]
By Paul | Published:
January 7, 2009
Whether you’re a student gearing up for the start of the semester, or someone who’s just looking to develop your talents, a good textbook can come in handy. Amazon.com is running a promotion via their Textbook Store, so I thought I’d link to some of my favorite books. All of the books below are books [...]
By Paul | Published:
June 10, 2008
Celtx, the free screenwriting/pre-production software, just launched its 1.0 version.
According to the press release, new features include:Â
1.  Adapt To – a single click now converts a fully formatted script of one type into a fully formatted script of another – for example a Stageplay to a Screenplay – displaying instantly the multi-media potential [...]
