Chris Fenwick and I have a conversation that ranges from the use of the golden mean in art, on being a mobile digital media creative, to the difference between excitement and wonderment in video.

Kris Simmons – your Video Business Success Coach – tells you how to ask your clients better questions so that you better understand their digital media needs.

Mentioned In The Show:Chris Fenwick on Twitter: @chrisfenwick

Podcasting Myths Exposed - Myth #4: Use WordPress For Your Podcast Website

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Casey Neistat

http://satoriteller.com

Story Pop FCPX plugin by Stupid Raisons

MotionVFX.com

Ben Brown | Visual Vibs: Atlantis Dunes

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Saturday Night Live and Documentary Now Director of Photography - Alex Buono - talks about visual subtext in filmmaking. Alex let’s us take a peek inside his surprising small gear toolbox and explains why he owns so little gear. Alex shares his thoughts on avoiding budget greed and why art direction matters.

The Video Business Success Coach Kris Simmons returns to the Digital Convergence Podcast to quell the frayed nerves and diminishing budgets of video producers plagued by endless rounds of revisions. Kris unlocks the keys to avoiding a never ending series of revisions thus saving your sanity, profits, and a good relationship with your customers.

Mentioned In This Episode:

Alex Buono's website:http://www.alex-buono.com

The Art of Visual Storytelling 1:http://www.mzed.com/alex-buono-hd-downloads/411-alex-buono-s-cinematography-hd-download.html

The Art of Visual Storytelling 2:http://vs2.mzed.com/download

Adam Epstein's Cutting Edge "Making the Cut" Workshop:http://www.mzed.com/the-cutting-edge-hd-downloads/358-the-full-cutting-edge-bundle.html

Adam Epstein's Cutting Edge "A Cut Above" Seminar:http://www.mzed.com/the-cutting-edge-hd-downloads/359-the-full-cutting-edge-bundle.html

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Here’s everything you need to know about Craig Cerhit in just 4 words: Father, Producer, Photographer, Adventurer. Craig Cerhit is a true “convergence” digital media creative.

In this episode of the Digital Convergence Podcast, Craig relates how his literally being hit by a truck and severely injured led to working on a passion project, a documentary about experiential education for children called Found In The Forest. He covers the development of the idea, the equipment used, editing and post-production, crowdfunding, and distribution of the film.

Our discussion doesn’t end there… Craig covers a wide range of topics including:

• Challenges of shooting a documentary where it rains - a lot!
• Booking screenings of his documentary film as far away as Australia
• Being asked to do a TED talk
• The ups and downs of crowdfunding
• Key-wording hours and hours of video!
• How Craig got lost in a cave and lived to tell about it
• Renting helicopters for aerial photography and video
• Risk assessment of a photo shoot
• Creating a podcast to create interest in a film
• Using Squarespace to host his website and podcast
• and more!

Like many of us, Craig was a self starter and self-learner at a young age by taking control of and mastering the audio-visual equipment of his school’s media center. Today he is a filmmaker and producer. Over the past two decades Craig was the producer of hundreds of hours of television. Most recently he was the Senior Supervising Producer for Greedy Productions in Vancouver, Canada. Craig supervised the production of a number of TV shows like EP Daily and Reviews On The Run for a total of twelve half-hour shows a week. Craig's first role at Greedy was Senior Supervising Producer for The Lab With Leo Laporte, an hour long call-in tech show hosted by Tech guru Leo Laporte.

Also in this episode: As digital media creatives who work hard to deliver quality work to our customers, there’s nothing more disappointing than not getting paid on time! You send an invoice and wait, and wait, and wait, and hope, and wait to get paid. The Video Business Success Coach Kris Simmons talks about getting paid for your work on time.

Mentioned In This Episode:

Craig Cerhit's website

Found In The Forest website

Ben Bruton-Cox of the truly wonderful Our Week In Video podcast sits on the DCP couch to ponder new gear purchases. He desperately wants the new Sony Alpha A7s II. But can he justify it?

The Video Business Success Coach Kris Simmons takes on one of the most overused marketing tropes of video production company websites: “We Tell Your Story”. While story is certainly an important part of your toolbox, there is something even more important that digital media creatives should focus on.

Mentioned In This Episode:

Our Week In Video PodcastBen Bruton-Cox WebsiteBen Bruton-Cox on TwitterDCP 87: On The Move With StillmotionSony Alpha A7s II

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Apple announces updates to their iMac line–the 21.5 iMac is now Retina 4K. The big news for digital media creatives is the expanded color gamut of the new iMacs. Apple says this is achieved by shifting the Retina display away from standard white LEDs to advanced red-green phosphor LEDs. Now all three colors — red, green, and blue — are more equally represented and show off real-world color with more balance and precision. The new color gamut is based on the DCI-P3 color space - once only available in high-end pro gear. The new displays allow for 25% more colors to be differentiated on screen.

It seems like we’re stuck on old design conventions when it comes to cameras. It's like how the first automobiles looked like the horse buggies they replaced. Will camera manufactures finally break away from the DSLR and camcorder form factor and embrace new designs that help us as digital media creatives to embed ourselves in the action and capture the images we want without getting in the way?

It looks like DJI - yes, the drone juggernaut - is doing just that with the release of the a clever new handheld camera and gimbal system called the OSMO. I take an in-depth look at the OSMO in this episode.

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Mentioned In This Episode:

New Apple iMacs:http://www.apple.com/imac/

DJI OSMO:http://www.dji.com/product/osmo

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Looking back at the last five years that this podcast has been published, there have been amazing changes and advances in the tools we use to create digital media. What about the next five years?

Digital media creative, video director, editor, and podcaster - Chris Fenwick - is back on the DCP to share his thoughts about where digital media is going. Chris Fenwick gives use a fascinating look at where he sees the future of digital media creation - and role mobile devices play in shaping that future.

Also in this episode: Kris Simmons - the Video Business Success Coach - takes on one of the challenges of being a freelancer: what do you do when a company hires you and then becomes afraid that you will compete with them? It’s a situation that all of us as freelancers has been in. How can we build trust with those that hire us and also with freelancers we ourselves may hire?

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Mentioned In This Episode:

DxO ONE Camera

Snapchat

iMovie video editing app for iOS

Pinnacle Studio video editing app for iOS

Bossjock Studio podcast production app

Apple Final Cut Pro X

Quick app for iOS

WordSwag app for iOS

Skip the filter for more Instagram likes (via Lifehacker.com)

Chris Fenwick's How To Use Snapchat video

FCPX Grill Podcast by Chris Fenwick

Chris Fenwick's website

Chris Fenwick on Twitter: @chrisfenwick

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Dave Dugdale is back on the Digital Convergence Podcast and talks about his decision to buy the a7R II. Dave also shares why he will probably sell his Panasonic GH4 even though he thinks it's a great camera. We touch on handheld gimbals, the recently announced Sony a7S II, working with S-Log, Dave's comparison tests of the Sony cameras with RED, and his experience on editing and color grading with Davinci Resolve.

Kris Simmons - the Video Business Success Coach - comes to the rescue. What do you do when you feel nothing is working in your business? How do you get unstuck when you feel you are getting nowhere in getting client work? Kris helps you get unstuck and get moving forward with your digital media business.

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Dave Dugdale's website:http://learningvideo.com

CheesyCam - DIY Video and Photography Projects:http://cheesycam.com/

CAME-Single 3 Axis Gimbal Camera 32bit Boards With Encoders:http://www.came-tv.com/camesingle-3-axis-gimbal-camera-32bit-boards-with-encoders-p-673.html

PILOTFLY H1+ 32bit Handheld 3axis Stabilizer for Mirrorless camera:http://copter-rc.com/en/catalog/68-pilotfly-h1-32bit-handheld-3axis-stabilizer-for-mirrorless-camera.html

Davinci Resolve 2:https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve

ClipToolz Convert 2:https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve

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How do you visualize the enormity of the solar system to scale? Author Wylie Overstreet and Filmmaker Alex Gorosh did just that in the Black Rock Desert. They join the podcast in a phone call to talk about producing the short film “To Scale: The Solar System.” At the time of this recording that video has already amassed over 1.7 million views on Vimeo and 1.6 million views on YouTube.

Just a side note: the interview is a recorded phone call so the audio is not up to the usual quality I strive for in this podcast. It could not be helped. Wylie was at the airport waiting to board a flight. I’m grateful that Wylie and Alex took the time to talk with me for a few minutes. You’ll enjoy the conversation.

RED Camera CEO Jarred Lang teases details of a new camera that joins the Scarlet / Epic / Weapon line-up: It's called the RED Raven! 4K at up to 120fps and starting at $6,000 dollars. Hashtag #4K4ALL.

Red Giant releases a free update to Magic Bullet Suite. It may be a .1 update but it feels like a much bigger update. It could have just as easily been called Magic Bullet Suite 13 instead 12.1.

Video Business Success Coach Kris Simmons: Should I do both still photography and video for the same client? Not just from a logistical standpoint, but creatively and emotionally - can both be done or should both be done by one artist for the same client.

Mentioned In This Episode:

Andrew Markefors RED Raven website:http://redraven.red

Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 12.1 Update:https://www.redgiant.com/blog/2015/09/23/update-magic-bullet-suite-12-1/

On Prolost blog article Magic Bullet Suite 12.1: Resolve, Mercury, Trackpad:http://prolost.com/blog/magicbullet121

Wylie Overstreet:http://wylieoverstreet.com/

Alex Gorosh:http://alexgorosh.com/

To Scale: The Solar System:https://vimeo.com/139407849

Making the Solar System (BTS):https://vimeo.com/139455885

Rick Delgado's website:http://nufro.com

Alex Cook's website:http://www.sxemediapa.com

Martin Friedrich's website:http://www.martinfriedrich.com/

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In this episode:

1) DJI announces new micro 4/3 cameras for the Inspire 1: the X5 series. With a larger sensor, interchangeable lenses, 4k and 4k raw (X5R) video, and 12.8 stops of dynamic range - DJI raises the bar for aerial photography and filmmaking.

2) There's a new update for the DJI GO app that now includes waypoints, point of interest, course lock, and home lock modes for the Inspire 1. Also includes follow me mode for the Phantom 3. I talk about my experience using it with my Inspire 1.

3) There's a new app from Auto Flight Logic called Autopilot for DJI offering unprecedented automated control of the Inspire 1 and Phantom 3. I take it for a test drive and let you know my thoughts on this remarkable app.

4) Fantastic feedback from DCP listeners and new associate producers!

5) Video Business Success Coach Kris Simmons answer the question: When do you throw in the towel and move on?

Mentioned In This Episode:

The Flight That Disappeared on Amazon Prime:http://www.amazon.com/Flight-That-Disappeared-Craig-Hill/dp/B009P07CH0/

DJI GO app:http://www.dji.com/product/goapp

DJI Firmware Update for Inspire 1:http://www.dji.com/product/inspire-1/download

DJI Zenmuse X5 and X5R:http://www.dji.com/product/zenmuse-x5s

Auto Flight Logic's Autopilot for DJI app:http://autoflightlogic.com/autopilot

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Logic Pro X gets a huge update with Camel Audio's Alchemy 2.0, Atomos releases the Ninja Assassin HDMI recorder, Panasonic announces the imminent release of the paid firmware update for the GH4 enabling V-Log, YouTube releases 1,000 new royalty-free music and sound effect audio files.

Video Business Success Coach Kris Simmons considers whether or not you should niche down and specialize your digital media services.

Mentioned In This Episode:

Apple Logic Pro X 10.2 with Alchemy:http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/whats-new/

More Than 1000 New Royalty-Free Tracks to YouTube's Audio Library:https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music

Panasonic LUMIX GH4 V-Log L Function Firmware Upgrade Kit DMW-SFU1:http://shop.panasonic.com/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/lumix-interchangeable-lens-ilc-cameras/DMW-SFU1-VLOG.html

Atomos Ninja Assassin HDMI Recorder:http://www.atomos.com/ninja-assassin/

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