the branches » Video http://blog.banyancommunications.com a National Emmy Award-Winning media agency Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:28:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 John Ratzenberger Gives Banyan a Shoutout! http://blog.banyancommunications.com/uncategorized/john-ratzenberger-gives-banyan-a-shoutout/ http://blog.banyancommunications.com/uncategorized/john-ratzenberger-gives-banyan-a-shoutout/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:27:35 +0000 Joe Pirrello http://blog.banyancommunications.com/?p=296 You can check out the interview podcast here

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]]> http://blog.banyancommunications.com/uncategorized/john-ratzenberger-gives-banyan-a-shoutout/feed/ 1 I just made my first movie…when do I get an Oscar? http://blog.banyancommunications.com/uncategorized/i-just-made-my-fist-movie%e2%80%a6when-do-i-get-an-oscar/ http://blog.banyancommunications.com/uncategorized/i-just-made-my-fist-movie%e2%80%a6when-do-i-get-an-oscar/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:36:03 +0000 Al Admire http://blog.banyancommunications.com/?p=285 Here’s what it’s really like to be in the movie business…

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]]> http://blog.banyancommunications.com/uncategorized/i-just-made-my-fist-movie%e2%80%a6when-do-i-get-an-oscar/feed/ 1 What’s this Button do? http://blog.banyancommunications.com/video/whats-this-button-do/ http://blog.banyancommunications.com/video/whats-this-button-do/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:42:53 +0000 Al Admire http://banyan.gfxcomplex.com/blog/?p=39 I keep reading about how low cost video cameras and ‘intuitive’ user-friendly editing system are soon going to lead to a ‘revolution’ in filmmaking – how anyone will soon be able to pick up a camera, shoot some footage, fire wire it onto their Mac – and then rent a tux for Oscar night.

But the people who believe this are missing a key part of the equation:  the ability to tell a story.  How many people do you know who can tell a story, can captivate you with small details and engage you in a narrative structure that physically mesmerizes you?

Watch this.

Wait For Me (3 Minute Documentary) from Red Light Films on Vimeo.

It’s one camera, a short interview, and some b-roll from a previous shoot.  (This is the guy who made ‘Born into Brothels.’) But it grabs you and makes you want to know “what happens next.”

And from where I stand, “what happens next” trumps “automatic focus and backlight reduction” any day of the week.

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