Archive for November, 2007
VJ Miixxy On The Road
G Love & Special Sauce
It’s official – I’m going on a 4 date tour to the west coast to mix as VJ Miixxy for a few bands, primarily G Love & Special Sauce. Also doing one show with The Sounds and The Bravery.
The Bravery
I will be in LA, San Francisco, San Diego and Long Beach [...]
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Shooting at the Conference
Vince Lee, Executive Director of UrbNews.tv, shooting b-roll
We had a great first day at the Billboard Hip Hop Awards & Conference. Shot a couple great interviews, set up a bunch more for today and Saturday.
We will be on the red carpet tonight at the Awards, in downtown Atlanta.
More later…
Melissa
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Billboard Hip Hop Awards
I will be in Atlanta next week for the Hip Hop Awards and Conference. I’ll be shooting with Misty and Vince, as we cover events and do interviews on the 2008 election, the state of Hip Hop and issues with the Anti-Snitching movement.
Look for me on the red carpet Friday night!
Peace,
Melissa
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LOVE MY MACS
I love my Macs – seriously – no other tool besides my camera gear has allowed me to express my art so fully. And now, proof again that Macs are truly badass.
Have you ever had an officemate that borders on, oh, I dunno, psycho? Lucky for me I was saddled with one this [...]
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Tour Video
Check out this short sample of animated backdrops for an upcoming tour. Can’t say who its for yet…but check back to see who I’m on tour with this December!
Peace,
Melissa
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The Art of Love & Struggle Trailer Redux
Here is the updated trailer for “The Art of Love & Struggle”.
Enjoy!
Melissa
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To The WGA, From An Independent
Does this strike include a call to independents?
Dear WGA:
As a freelance writer, who has been so for years, but not a member of your organization, I sympathize deeply with your members. We in the independent world, particularly in internet content producing, work more with corporate bodies who have little experience in production, and little understanding [...]
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Another Day in Stupidtopia
Librado Romero/The New York Times
Above, Tina Fey pickets outside Rockefeller Plaza. (Go Tina!) The strike is beyond valid and overdue. As the new media boom continues, cross platform delivery of writers’ content is now on everything from DVDs to iPhones. Not to mention the mass use of content now in public [...]
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Hip Hop For President
Check out this trailer I edited for a fledgling project. Not sure if the project itself is still happening, but the trailer I directed, animated and edited still stands up!
Peace,
Melissa
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Halloween Parade
This clown’s paparazzi moment
Halloween this year was a hoot. I shot the parade as stills and on HD video. Some great stuff for my own stock needs! The costumes were amazing!
Parade revelers on the Costume Cult Float
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Armory Installation
Finished up the post production on an installation of four concurrently running DVDs for the Armory. A complex project, involving archival stills, video and a tiny design font, it took a little extra elbow grease to get it all working right.
The installation will be up for the next 6 months, so drop into the [...]
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Compressor 3 – Same Ol’ Issues & New Puzzles
I burn DVDs regularly from projects built in FCP, and have been doing this since the first version of FCP. DVD Studio Pro has its issues, but they are workable – the DVDs I build for clients – art installations, documentary rough cut reviews, screeners and video wallpaper – require the best out of [...]
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