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Left/Right isn’t just for Politics
Being a Digital Engineer, primarily hardware engineering, and being a “Creative”, primarily Video, Music and Writing, I’ve been told I use both sides of my brain. Apparently, neuroscience had said that is unusual. Well now some of them say that Right Brain / Left Brain dominance is a myth. It is more complex than Right…
Read MoreSpeaking First Doesn’t Make you the Leader
Waiting your turn and laying back in a creative collaboration environment is more beneficial then leading the conversation. The creation of an episodic show, a movie, a play, a song, etc. all need to blend the talents of a diverse group of creatives. It also takes everyone knowing when to execute their particular talents /…
Read MoreWill the Real Storyteller Please Stand Up
Lights, Camera, Action… Is that all it takes to bring a story to life? Some lights, a camera and go for it? As all of you in the biz know, that’s not even close to what it takes. For those in the biz, this article or post or whatever I’m supposed to call these writings,…
Read MoreIs a Degree the Only Way In?
Let’s start with one the questions I’ve been asked for the last thirty years by hundreds of different people, “do you need to go to school to be in the entertainment production industry?” Do you need to? No. Should you probably Yes. Confused? Get used to it, these industries are confusing. But I have developed an arsenal of insights and…
Read MoreNerves Lead to Success
Them: “When will I stop being nervous at the start of a gig?” Me: “NEVER!! And that’s a good thing.” Anatomy of pre show nerves When I started writing this post I was also in the middle of preparing for a gig at Carnegie Hall, NYC. My production company, Ferro Productions, was hired to capture a new…
Read MoreCreatives…You Need to Relax
Calling ALL creatives… “You need to relax…” How many times have you heard someone tell you that! Easy to say … but hard for most of us to do. If your career depends on you being at your creative best, as mine does, you better learn to shut down. I mean really shut down, turn off…
Read MoreCapturing 9/11 Historically
TOO LONG FOR A POST …BUT WORTH YOUR TIME With the passing of yet another 911 anniversary I am always drawn to the day and the flood of emotions it created. For all of us there is “a” moment. The moment we heard, saw or felt the horror. The moment we realized how fragile our…
Read MoreScrew Up and Learn…Bravo!
“That’s it for me! I screwed that up BIG TIME!!” When you’re in the midst of a crisis, whether it’s a job that didn’t work out, a gig you screwed up, or even something you got blamed for that wasn’t your fault. Don’t dwell on the mess. Make a list of what you learned. The…
Read MorePushing a Broom can Jump Start Your Career
That may sound like a weird title for career in the entertainment production industry so let me unpack it a little more. A few weeks ago, my team and three other vendors were renovating a broadcast studio. Most of the folks working this gig had dozens of years of experience in the biz. Some of us…
Read MoreI Want that Job Now…
I want that job NOW… Don’t sweat the WAIT… remember when you were little, driving with the family and asking a hundred times, “ARE WE THERE YET”. NO? How about waiting for your birthday or holiday and asking every day, “IS IT TODAY?”. Still not ringing a bell. I know you know this one, “when…
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