OWC RADiO

If you wanted those wonderful, very expensive wheels for your 2019 Mac Pro but couldn't afford them....Guess what?! You now have another amazing option from OWC...the Rover Pro Wheels. Host Cirina Catania says she is, "Over the Moon about these." Visit MacSales.com and find out more. If you pre-order them, the limited-time price is only $199 (with free shipping).

For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time.

For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com.

If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!

ABOUT OWC

If you work in tech and haven’t heard about Other World Computing (OWC),  you may have had your head in the sand. OWC, under the leadership of Larry O’Connor since he was 15 years old, has expanded to all corners of the world and works every day to create hardware that makes the lives of creatives and business-oriented companies faster, more efficient and more stable.  Go to OWCDigital.com for more information.

Here’s the company’s official mission statement:

At OWC, we’re committed to constant innovation, exemplary customer service, and American design. 

For more than 25 Years, OWC has had a simple goal. To create innovative DIY solutions to give you the most from your technology.  

Beginning with 100% compatible memory upgrades, reliably exceeding Apple’s maximum RAM specs, OWC’s product offering has grown to encompass the entire spectrum of upgrade and expansion possibilities, all with a focus on easy, DIY setup and installation. 

Our dedication to excellence and sustainable innovation extends beyond our day-to-day business and into the community. We strive for zero waste, both environmentally and strategically. Our outlook is to the long term, and in everything we do, we look for simplicity in action and sustainability in practice.

For us, it’s as much about building exceptional relationships, as it is about building exceptional products.

About Cirina Catania, Host of OWC RADiO and Founder and Lead Creative, The Catania Group

Filmmaker Cirina Catania, the Founder and Lead Creative at The Catania Group, has been involved as a writer, director, producer, cinematographer or marketing exec on over 130 film, television and new media projects for the big screen as well as for networks such as National Geographic, Discovery, etc. She is one of the co-founders and former director of the Sundance Film Festival and former senior executive at MGM-UA and United Artists. Cirina lives in San Diego, D.C. and Berlin when she is not on the road filming for her projects or for clients, or speaking as a tech evangelist for companies such as Blackmagic Design and Lumberjack System. For nine years, she was the original “BuZZ Babe” showrunner on the weekly tech podcast, Digital Production BuZZ heard in 195 countries.  Cirina is a member of Local 600 (IATSE), the PGA and the WGA. Best way to know more about her is to type her name into your favorite search engine! There you will find all the good stuff.

In this episode of OWC RADiO, host Cirina Catania, talks with Writer/Producer and activist, Deborah Calla. Deborah is CEO and Chair of the Media Access Awards (MAA), which she producers with Allan Rucker. The MAA is one of Hollywood's major awards events originally created by Norman Lear and Fern Field, honoring people in the entertainment industry who advance the portrayal and employment of people with disabilities. 

In 2018, the MAA entered into a partnership with Easterseals of Southern California, the oldest US organization fighting for the rights and education of people with disabilities.

Deborah is the founder of Calla Productions, an international company working in the US and abroad to produce and develop feature films, television programming, commercial campaigns, web content and social activism.

Deborah and Cirina met years ago when Deborah served as the chair of the Producers Guild of America Diversity Committee (from 2004 to 2018). It was the Producer's Guild mandate to create programs that would educate, promote and provide opportunities for diverse talent including the very successful Producers Guild of America Diversity Masters Workshop.

She is also the Brazil Chair of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.  In that capacity, Deborah lectures, creates workshops and presentations on gender equality, and the foundation's work.

Deborah is the producer/writer of "Chicano Artists" (HBO Latino), "2019 Media Access Awards" (KNEKT TV), "2018 Media Access Awards" (KNEKT TV),  "A Beautiful Life" (Showtime), "You Got Served: Beat the World" (Sony), "Romeo & Juliet Redux" (Freeform),  "Stolen Loves" (Globo series adaptation for the US market),  "Carnival in Rio" (Travel Channel),  "Lost Zweig" (TV Cultura), "Dream House" (Paramount) among others. She is also a published author.

For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time.

For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com.

If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!

In This Episode

00:13 - Cirina introduces Deborah Calla, CEO and Chair of the Media Access Awards (MAA), and the founder of Calla Productions, an international company working to produce and develop feature films, television programming, commercial campaigns, web content, and social activism. 08:06 - Deborah talks about the 2019 Media Access Awards, and shares the winner of the Media Access Awards Visionary Award, the creator of The Good Doctor, David Shore.16:55 - Deborah tells the story of growing up in Brazil and starting her career in New York.. 22:31 - When and where to watch the 2020 Media Access Awards.31:22 - Visit Deborah Calla’s website, callaproductions.com, to check out her work. And visit Media Access Awards’s social media accounts and website, mediaaccessawards.com, to stay updated.

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This is Cirina Catania with OWC Radio. I have a dear friend and longtime associate on several guild committees, Deborah Calla, on the line. She's a writer, producer, and CEO of the very well respected Media Access Awards. Deb, thank you, I know you are swamped right now, but I appreciate you coming on the show. We have a lot to talk to people about.

Yes, we do. Thank you for having me on.

I'm laughing because I'm just really picturing what your days are like right now. Let's talk about the Media Access Awards and tell people who might not know what they are and when you started them.

Well, actually, the Media Access Awards started In 1979, with Norman Lear and Fern Field,

The Beatles once opened for the legendary Felix Cavaliere and the Young Rascals and he has dozens of behind the scenes stories to tell about music from the 60's all the way to present day. Remember, "Groovin," "Beautiful Morning," "People Got to Be Free," and "Good Lovin?"

Cirina Catania, host of OWC RADiO interviews Felix Cavaliere, the captivating American music producer, songwriter and performer who hasn't stopped creating classic songs and whose career is still "new" after over 50 years.

We also review OWC's News of the Week...and there is a lot of news this week: A ground-breaking new Envoy Express, the just released award-winning Thunderbay Flex 8 and a version of SoftRAID for Windows.

For legendary performer, Felix Cavaliere, making people feel good is engrained into his every day world. He has numeroous accolades, including inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriter Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and Grammy Hall of Fame.

Few artists can claim they defined a generation; FELIX CAVALIERE did. He continues to remind us to keep listening for joy and the world’s beauty.

The classically trained pianist, born in Pelham, New York, idolized Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, and Sam Cook. Felix Caveliere embraced the Hammond Organ and pioneered a fresh, rock and roll sound and he never stopped to look back.

(Photo credit: Leon Volskis)

“There is a feeling you get, especially when you’re performing with other musicians, and there’s a magical ingredient that comes in and crosses all nationalities and cultures. That has nothing to do with record sales. It happens when the audiences get what we do. They feel it. And we do to. Now, if we don’t feel it, then we should stop doing this. But I’m going to do this as long as I can.”(Felix Cavaliere)

For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time.

For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com.

If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!

In This Episode

05:42 - Cirina introduces Felix Cavaliere, a singer, songwriter, record producer, and musician. He has numerous accolades, including inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriter Hall of Fame, Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and Grammy Hall of Fame.10:07 - Felix shares the names of today's Felix Cavaliere's Rascals band members.15:00 - Cirina describes how blessed Felix is because of what he can do with music and how far he has come. He has made an impact on many generations.19:35 - Felix tells the story of how he insisted on producing the song, “People Got to Be Free,” even though the record company did not want to release it.24:45 - Felix shares the story of how The Young Rascals were discovered at a place called The Barge when he was in his early twenties.28:40 - Felix talks about how The Young Rascals moved to a new record company and how things have changed in the group, as per Felix it was a significant disruption.33:13 - Felix shares how Steven Van Zandt got his role in the TV series, The Sopranos, because of his speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.37:43 - Felix describes Martin Luther King's Memorial Fund as one of the best shows he has ever been on. He met some of the greatest artists of all time.43:01 - Cirina talks about being an optimist during this pandemic. She discusses how we will all come together again.46:15 - Visit Felix Cavaliere's website, felixcavalieremusic.com, to stay updated in Felix Cavaliere's Rascals' news and events. 

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On this episode of OWC Radio,

OWC RADiO Host, Cirina Catania has lots of Father's Day specials, some tech tips, and a couple of workflow secrets to share on this show. The highlight, however, is Mandy David, a sign language interpreter and President at JFD Communications as well as the YouTube channel, A Moment in Sign, a library of concise videos for learning American Sign Language.

What Mandy has done most of her life for the Deaf community is extraordinary and in this episode, you she gives us tips on how to better communicate and empower our relationships with the deaf community.

Opening the show, however, is a rundown of the latest tech solutions on sale for Father's Day at OWC's MacSales.com, some peeks into what is being covered over on the RocketYard Blog and a few workflow secrets that help manage a busy work day!

Some tips that Mandy shares:

1 ) Deaf people want you to talk directly to them even when you are using the interpreter.

2 ) Eye contact is very important to a Deaf person.

3 ) Treat each other with respect.

4 ) Take the time to learn how to comunicate with people from the Deaf community. You will love it!

5 ) Be patient with each other.

6 ) Make sure you explain what you are saying clearly, as you will be taken literally. This is best done with an American Sign Language Interpreter and the best way to make sure you understand each other.

Mandy also directs and co produces the YouTube channel, “A Moment in Sign," teaching vocabulary, situational , and conversational skills to help us be able to have a basic conversation with someone you might meet who is Deaf or hard of hearing that uses ASL.

More info: www.jfdcommunications.com

Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl-YSbxIbA0_mprPWupwzpg

For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time.

For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com.

If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!

In This Episode

00:11 - Cirina introduces Mandy David, a sign language interpreter and President at JFD Communications as well as the YouTube channel, A Moment in Sign, a library of concise videos for learning American Sign Language.04:16 - Mandy tells the interesting story of how she started doing sign language.08:53 - A Moment in Sign is Mandy’s YouTube channel. She creates videos for people who want to learn how to do conversational signs.12:23 - What are some tips you need to know when interacting with a deaf person or an interpreter?16:00 - Mandy points out the importance of putting an interpreter for on-screen media announcements specifically during this time of pandemic.20:50 - Mandy explains how communication breaks are frustrating from a deaf person’s point of view.24:26 - Mandy recalls one of her clients refusing to put deaf on their job applications because companies find it a burden to her working effectively.30:07 - How helpful and big of a difference you can make when you put captions in your on-screen media for the deaf population.33:44 - Cirina encourages video producers and all others in the industry to learn how to caption their videos.36:10 - Visit Mandy David’s website, jfdcommunications.com, and check out her YouTube channel, A Moment in Sign, to learn more about American sign language.

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This working from home, I keep blowing fuses. This is the Cirina Catania with OWC Radio. Mandy David is going to be online with us in just a few minutes. She's the president of JFD Communications and A Moment In Sign, which is a YouTube channel.

OWC RADiO host, Cirina Catania, and Gary Rebholz, Product Owner, MAGIX/Vegas Creative Software, take a deep dive into the world of the VEGAS NLE and their full line of products. VEGAS Post, VEGAS Pro, and VEGAS Movie Studio are helping creatives be… well, more creative!

As VEGAS Creative Software training manager, Gray has written five software training books and produced countless tutorials, webinars, training videos, and most any other type of software training resource imaginable. After many years of teaching users how to use the software, he brought his expertise, and deep understanding of the industry and customer needs to the product management realm.

Gary guides the VEGAS Creative Software development team. He works closely with them to set priorities, plan development work, and bring VEGAS Pro and other software to an even wider group of professional users.

The Vegas Movie Studio software was recently upgraded, and OWC listeners will hear the inside track on what to expect. And…there’s a free trial available!

A Brief Background on VEGAS:

In May 2016, MAGIX acquired the multiple award-winning VEGAS Pro and VEGAS Movie Studio product lines, along with other video and audio products. They believe that VEGAS Creative Software now stands poised to take video editing to a new level.

The VEGAS Creative Software mission:

To make VEGAS software faster, more efficient, and even more intuitive for video editing users at all levels.

More information:

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/gb/

For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time.

For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com.

If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!

In This Episode

00:09 - Visit blog.macsales.com to check out the Rocket Yard Blog, your source for expert tips, special deals, commentary, reviews, and the latest tech news.04:45 - Cirina introduces Gary Rebholz, Product Owner of MAGIX/Vegas Creative Software.07:49 - What are the Vegas Creative Software products?11:54 - Gary discusses the advantages of using Vegas Pro based on people’s feedback and comments. One is the efficiency in which you can finish a project.15:40 - Cirina and Gary talk about their work environment during the quarantine.21:40 - Gary shares the partnership of Vegas Creative Software with FXhome, NewBlue, and Boris FX.24:21 - Gary describes the recently released product of Vegas Creative Software, the Vegas Post.28:15 - Gary’s talks about how his experience in the creative process and his knowledge of the intricacies of the software helped him to be great at what he does.31:24 - Gary mentions the people that resonated with him through their projects created using the Vegas Creative Software products.36:05 -  Go to vegascreativesoftware.com to view Vegas Creative Software products, and go get their 30-day free trial to test it out.

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Hi, this is Cirina Catania, I'm the host of OWC Radio. And it occurred to me that I haven't been giving you guys enough tech tips lately. So there was something that came across my desk, thank heavens for the Rocket Yard blog. If you go to blog.macsales.com, you'll see Rocket Yard Blog, and there's a lot of amazing tips there. But one thing that really hit home for me is the one about what you do to stop your MacBook Pro from overheating. I don't know about you guys, but when I record audio from my podcasts, I'm working off of a MacBook Pro, and a lot of the time, that fan will just start going full blast. I mean, it's an overdrive,

OWC RADiO Host, Cirina Catania, throws back some fun memories and catches up with the news from Justin Thomson, an experienced filmmaker/producer and co-founder, Moscow Misfits. Justin's in demand worldwide for his boundless creativity and extensive knowledge of the world of movies and immersive entertainment. Whether it be on a Lufthansa flight 35,000 ft in the clouds, for the Waldorf Project at Wonder Fruit deep in the jungles of Thailand, or with his director co-conspirator, Rory McKeller, in the icy White River in Russia, Justin's there to solve any problem however large or small. And he'll do it with a smile.

Justin creates events that break boundaries and push people's limits of what is possible, driving deeper human connection and expanding participants' beliefs of what is possible. Justin says, "If you have ever seen the film, The Game starring Michael Douglas, you'll get what we are about." 

There is never a dull moment around the Misfits, thanks in great part to Justin's belief in saying "Yes" to more in life.

More information: www.MoscowMisfits.com

Justin Thomson Donned Russian cold-weather gear rated to Minus 100 Centigrade for the shoot in Russia for Aquatilis

For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time.

For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com.

If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!

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Welcome, everybody. I have Justin Thompson, who is a dear friend and has been since he was a little kid. I think I met you at your mom and dad's house when you were on a trampoline, and you were carrying a video camera. I don't know how old you were, and I think maybe you were eight or nine or 10. And you had a video camera in your hand, and you're jumping on the trampoline, doing flips and recording the video to see what it was going to look like. And all these years later, I don't think you've changed, have you?

No. I still like jumping on trampolines.

So, let's just start and have you take a trip down memory lane and tell us what countries you've been in, in the last year or two, can you think? There's probably about 20 of them.

There's certainly quite a few off the top of my head, India, Italy, Portugal, the UK, Sweden, Germany, France, Bali, the United States, Thailand. I'm trying to think, but that's what I can think off the top of my head.

So how many frequent flyer miles do you have?

It's never enough. I just love collecting.

Well, Justin, I really love watching the work that you're doing, and it's pretty amazing. There's a company you've been involved with for a while called Moscow Misfits. Do you want to tell us about that?

Yeah. So Moscow Misfits is a collective of friends. Despite the name, most of us got to know each other in London. Some of the partners in the group are from Russia or grew up in Moscow. And a couple of years ago, we all decided to embark on this crazy adventure to shoot an independent feature film in Russia. And we decided this film was going to be filmed in the Arctic Circle and northern Russia, near Murmansk. Originally, we went to the traditional production and film partners in Russia that one would go to, and they're a handful. They're all very expensive, and they're all very set in their ways like you can only do this, you can't do that. And we're a very spirited and entrepreneurial group of individuals and decided to try and do it on our own, and go the hardcore route, and so we made this film. And then interestingly enough, after we had made the film, done principal photography,

In this episode of OWC RADiO, host Cirina Catania, talks with Orlando Luna (Producer/Benefactor) and Andy Stein (Founder and Executive Chairman) of the Orphaned Starfish Foundation, as they unveil the behind-the-scenes stories of how this organization came about and how OSF is now teaching technology, creativity and story-telling using mobile hardware and software.

OSF was founded in 2001 to help orphans, victims of abuse, survivors of trafficking, indigenous populations, refugees and at-risk youth worldwide escape their cycles of poverty and abuse through education and job training.

As of this broadcast, over 15,000 children in countries around the world have seen their lives changed as mentors from the organization arrive to empower their inner creativity. By taking away the thought that filmmaking is "hard," and giving them simple but powerful tools, all the team has to do is train them and give them the inspiration to create! The results are surprising.

In a new association with Mobile Phone Studio and WeMakeMovies, The Orphaned Starfish Foundation’s emerging tech-arts program is reaching out even further to enable children to tell their stories through film. Yes, it is about gear, but it is even more about freedom of expression and a safe field in which to run.

The work is as powerful as it is important.

We are proud that Other World Computing sponsors our show. Please visit their website and give them some love!

Find out more at: www.osf.org

Write to us at [email protected] or comment below.

For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time.

For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com.

If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!

In This Episode

00:04 - Crina introduces Orlando Luna, producer/benefactor, and Andy Stein, founder and executive chairman, of the Orphaned Starfish Foundation.02:41 - Andy shares his story of how he started forming the Orphaned Starfish Foundation.09:55 - Orlando shares the equipment that they bring to the orphanages for children to use for learning.15:03 - Orlando shares the process on how the children practice shooting, creating scripts, and editing videos. 22:50 - Cirina shares how amazed she was with elementary and middle school kids who are not afraid of using technology. She discusses visiting Rancho Bernardo with We Make Movies and Smartphone Studio team.26:56 - Orlando shares how the foundation helps children prepare for getting jobs in the production industry.31:48 - Orlando shares how all the kids and teens in the center work well together with projects. This inspired them to help people interested in filmmaking.36:32 - Orlando shares how Andy helped the centers in getting a good Internet connection for seamless learning.40:50 - Cirina shares what she read on the foundation’s website about them being transparent with the money that goes toward the administration and foundation itself.44:16 - Visit osf.org to donate, get involved, and to know more about the Orphaned Starfish Foundation.

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Oh, here we are together again. This is OWC Radio, and today we are sharing something with you that makes me very happy. The Orphaned Starfish Foundation, Orlando Luna, producer and benefactor, and Andy Stein, founder and executive chairman, spend some time talking with me about three of my favorite subjects: technology, creativity, and storytelling.

I'm your host, Cirina Catania, inviting you to listen in. I have Orlando Luna here with me. We're going to talk about an amazing program t...

Cirina Catania, the host of OWC RADiO, talks with Jem Schofield - producer, DP, educator and the founder of theC47 (a full-service production company that focuses on video production, filmmaking, consulting & education).

Jem now spends most of his time producing content, educating others and otherwise being borderline obsessed with cameras, production, and the craft of lighting.

For over 20 years Jem has produced projects and provided training for an ever-expanding client base. Current and past clients include AbelCine, Apple, Inc., ARRI, Canon, Corus Entertainment, LinkedIn Learning, MAC Group, MZED, NBCUniversal, NPR, PBS, Riverbed Technologies, Scottish Enterprise, Sony, TED, The Vitec Group, Walmart Films, Westcott, YouTube & Zeiss.

Jem is also an equipment design consultant to many manufacturers in the film and television industry. He designed theC47 DP Kit & the C47 Book Light Kit (geared towards corporate, in-house and small to no crew productions), which is based on FJ Westcott's Scrim Jim Cine system. His in-depth courses "Cinematic Video Lighting", "Advanced Cinematic Video Lighting" and “Corporate Event Video: Producing Company Meetings and Presentations”, are currently available on the LinkedIn Learning platform.

For more information about Jem & his whereabouts visit his YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/thec47 where he posts ongoing educational content focused on the tech & craft of video production and filmmaking related to Small to No Crew production.Visit Jem's Website: www.thec47.com

Write to us at [email protected] or comment below.

For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time.

For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com.

If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!

In This Episode

00:28 - Cirina introduces Jem Schofield, a producer, director, DP, product designer, and educator.05:18 - Jem shares his journey in transitioning theC47 to an educational brand.09:20 - Jem shares some of his experiences with people reaching out to him sharing stories on how his educational video made an impact on their lives.15:22 - How the production industry is a growth industry with numerous opportunities despite the crisis happening in the world right now. 19:55 - Jem and Cirina share their stressful yet unforgettable moments while working with their crews on set. 26:10 - The type of classes and training offered by Jem on theC47.31:03 - Jem shares his goal of creating a course in video communication for university and high school students.34:27 - Jem provides some tips on how to be more comfortable on camera.42:03 - Jem and his community are working together in creating an effective online conference environment for people to learn and hone their skills.49:26 - Check out Jem Schofield’s YouTube channel, theC47, and visit his website theC47.com to learn more about video production, filmmaking, and a lot more.

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Jim Schofield is on the line with me. He's an amazing DP, producer, filmmaker, and educator, and I've known him for- I'm not going to tell you how many years I've known Jim. How many years? No, we're not going to tell them how many years we've known each other. Welcome!

All right. Thank you, Cirina. It's good to be here with you even in these strange and uncertain times.

I know it's a little bit crazy. So I'm at my house, I'm in the corner of my living room, and I actually had to take some pictures off the wall in order to do this. Next time we'll have the backdrop. You're at home as well.

Zeiss' Director of Cinema Sales, Americas, Snehal Patel, manages sales for the entire line of ZEISS cinema lenses in North and South America.  That means making decisions about how they sell, how they educate the market and how they help further the goals and aspirations of cinematography in the Americas.  This includes educational initiatives, creating content with filmmakers, participating at trade shows, film festivals and other events, and providing feedback directly from Cinematographers to Zeiss headquarters for future product development. 

In this episode of OWC RADiO, host Cirina Catania and Snehal take a deep dive into the world of Zeiss Cinema Lenses and reveal some of the solutions available to productions interested in some of the highest quality glass available in the world!

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise, a pioneer in the field of scientific optics, is headquarted in Oberkochen, Germany and operates in nearly 50 countries around the world. Market segments include, semiconductor manufacturing technology, industrial quality & research, medical technology and consumer markets.

Cirina and Snehal dissect the line of cinema lenses, guide us to more information and give us a look through the looking glass at some of the world's best glass. ZEISS is truly shaping the future of creative and scientific technology.

You can check out their website: www.zeiss.com

Write to us at [email protected] or comment below.

For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time.

For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com.

If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas!

In This Episode

00:09 - Cirina introduces Snehal Patel, Zeiss’ Director of Cinema Sales.03:58 - Snehal shares the topics covered under their educational Zeiss cine vlog.08:12 - Cirina compares flares created through special effects or plug-ins on a computer to mechanically created ones.13:20 - Snehal shares Zeiss’ less expensive lenses that don’t compromise quality from their cinema line.18:18 - Snehal explains the benefits of using Supreme Prime Lenses over less expensive lenses in the market.23:19 - Snehal gives an overview of the various family lenses on Zeiss’ cinema line on their website.28:42 - Cameras to consider using in doing documentary-style shooting. 35:11 - Snehal gives tips and advice on how to get access and change your mindset that can make an impact on your cinematography skill development. 39:02 - Snehal expresses how he loves to share his knowledge and support the art of cinematography to all the people he could reach.43:05 - Find out more about Zeiss cinema lenses and learn from various people with multiple talents by visiting zeiss.com/cine.

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This is Cirina Catania with OWC radio, and I have Snehal Patel on the line. One of my favorite people from Zeiss. You guys have been so good to me over the years.

Hi, Cirina.

I just wanted to bring you on because there's a lot to talk about. So you manage the sales of cinema lenses throughout North and South America, correct?

Yeah, for Zeiss Cinema, I handle North and South America, so that's Canada down through Brazil. We do have a distribution company in Canada. And otherwise, we handle directly with our dealers in our network for sales in the US and countries all over Latin America, including Mexico, Central, and South America. 

Oh my goodness. So you're awfully busy?

It's quite a territory.

It's a huge territory. I know you travel all the time,

Cirina Catania, the host of OWC RADiO, talks with Terri Morgan, co-founder of LumaTouch and the lead product designer for LumaFusion and Neil Barham, and the guiding vision behind FiLMiC Inc. and the primary architect behind FiLMiC Pro.

Luma Touch (www.luma-touch.com) and FiLMiC Inc. (www.filmicpro.com) announce the launch of an ambitious free online educational initiative in direct response to the impact of Covid19 on the content creation community: The Mobile Creator Summit. (Register Now!)

The Mobile Creator Summit - designed, developed and hosted by the teams from Luma Touch and FiLMiC - is an entirely free global virtual training summit designed to teach new mobile filmmaking, journalism and storytelling skills to content creators from all corners of the globe and who may have lost work as a result of Covid19. Mirroring familiar conference speaking and presentation track formats, The Mobile Creator Summit will take full advantage of the interactive Live Streaming platform, StreamYard, to create an online presentation and interactive panel discussion format in a completely virtual environment and easily accessible to anyone.

The premiere Mobile Creator Summit on Friday, April 17 will be hosted by mobile journalism industry expert, Glen Mulcahy, and will feature presentations from celebrity YouTubers Justine Ezarik (iJustine) and Cielo LaPaz, influential mobile filmmaker and trainer Cassius Rayner, and filmmaker/cinematographer Richard Lackey.  Each week, the FiLMiC and Luma Touch teams will announce upcoming Mobile Creator Summit tracks, featured presenters and schedules via both companies’ social channels and websites. 

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In This Episode

00:08 - Cirina introduces Terri Morgan, co-founder of LumaTouch and the lead product designer for LumaFusion, and Neill Barham, the guiding vision behind FiLMiC Inc. and the primary architect behind FiLMiC Pro.02:40 - Luma Touch and FiLMiC Pro on creating the Mobile Creators Summit to help their community.06:04 - Terri, Neill, and their team on taking initiative to gather 70 people as speakers for the virtual summit.09:12 - Terri shares names of people; Glen Mulcahy, Cassius Rayner, iJustine, in different areas in their creative community to participate as speakers or educators.12:09 - Terri and Neill shared how Glen helped them manage the whole production.15:01 - Neill shares Cassius’ advocacy of sharing short videos of places people barely see. 17:58 - Terri shares how one of the speakers, Angelo Chiacchio traveled the world for 300 days where he went to 30 communities to shoot and edit.23:28 - Cirina shares how she loves millennials because of how they fearlessly explore new creative technologies.27:39 - Neill explains the streaming setup from StreamYard and Skype to make it more convenient for the audience to access.30:00 - Follow FiLMiC Pro and Luma Touch on their social media channels to get more news about the Mobile Creator Summit.

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This is Cirina Catania with OWC Radio. I have two amazing guests today because we're announcing something that I think you're all going to find incredibly wonderful. I have Terri Morgan, who's the co-founder of Luma Touch, and you all know LumaFusion, which we use to edit on our iPads when we're traveling, right? And Neill Barhams is here from FiLMiC Pro,