The Collaborative Habit by Twyla Tharp
by Eric on December 31, 2009
I just finished Twyla Tharp’s The Collaborative Habit, the follow-up to her successful 2005 book, The Creative Habit. Here are some of my favorite passages: “A great partnership is a lab where change happens every day.” “In any collaboration, no (…)
Thomson MediaStorm, Reuters Foundation, and Red Cross and Produce Surviving the Tsunami: Stories of Hope
by Eric on December 25, 2009
I produced the stories section for Surviving the Tsunami: Stories of Hope. From the MediaStorm blog: MediaStorm along with Thomson Reuters Foundation and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) announce Surviving the Tsunami: Stories of (…)
10 Final Cut Keystrokes I Use Every Day
by Eric on December 20, 2009
Here are some of the bread-and-butter shortcut keys I use most frequently: Command-Shift-A Deselect all. Contorl-B Enables/Disables a clip. This is a great one to use when trying to compare clips. Stack one on top of the other and use (…)
Replacing Footage With Pixel Accuracy in After Effects or FCP
by Eric on December 13, 2009
Say you need to replace low-res footage with a new, high-res version while maintaining pixel accuracy. First, create a new layer. Stack the new footage of top of the old. In Final Cut, right-click on the top layer and choose (…)
MediaStorm and CFR.org Win Emmy for Crisis Guide: The Global Economy
by Eric on December 13, 2009
Crisis Guide: The Global Economy, for which I produced the multimedia overview, was honored with an Emmy Award for New Approaches to Business & Financial Reporting. Pictured from left to right are: Jacky Myint, Michael Moran, Brian Storm, Eric Maierson, (…)
Changes Coming
by Eric on December 12, 2009
I’m about to update my blog with a new, more spacious wordpress template. I’m not sure how long the house cleaning will take so please bear with me. Thanks.
Profile Piece on InnovativeInteractivity.com
by Eric on December 11, 2009
Tracy Boyer at innovativeInteractivity.com was kind enough to interview me as part of her innovative individuals series. From the article: Question: How do you drive innovation in your work? Answer: I want to be a better storyteller. I want to (…)
Navigating the After Effects Timeline
by Eric on December 5, 2009
One of the more fundamental challenges I’ve faced learning After Effects is how to navigate the timeline. While I can fly in Final Cut, I tend to putter about in AE. One of the obvious reasons for this is that (…)