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Video Production

What’s the deal with rechargeable batteries?

October 23, 2009

I’m in the process of replacing my Sennheiser Evolution 100 lav mic systems with the new Sennheiser Evolution 100  G3 ones (because they have diversity) and decided to revisit my battery choices. In the past I was simply using Alkaline AA’s from Costco (Kirkland) but didn’t like the fact that I was constantly throwing them [...]

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What WEVA needs to fix for Expo 2010! Part 1

September 22, 2009

With a flood of photos, forum discussions, and Facebook friend requests floating around since the close of the 2009 WEVA Expo, I felt the timing was right to release my list of things WEVA needs to fix before the 2010 Expo.  Now let me preface this all by saying that the purpose of this list [...]

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Shawn Lam featured in REFOCUS book

August 21, 2009

A few months ago I was approached by video production colleagues and friends, Ron and Tasra Dawson of Dare Dreamer Media, to contribute to a book they were writing for Peachpit Press. The book is titled REFOCUS: Cutting-Edge Strategies to Evolve Your Video Business. I was pretty busy at the time as I was just [...]

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The economy, news media, and video production

May 6, 2009

As a member of the press and contributing editor for EventDV Magazine, I have been following the effects of the US recession and the subsequent fall-out on print media. Newspapers appear to be taking the largest hit, with many outlets closing or switching to online only. Magazines have not escaped unscathed and Time Magazine Canada [...]

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Matrox RT.X2 LE review in March EventDV magazine

March 5, 2009

Update – April 9, 2009: Vancouver Video Production Blog workflow featured on Matrox RTX2 User Forum. After six months of workflow testing I completed my Matrox RT.X2 LE review for EventDV Magazine in December. The article appears in the March 2009 edition. The RT.X2 is a hardware card that provides real-time previews and accelerated exports [...]

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