Category Archives: multimedia

Northwest Alumni feature

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Gordon

The fall issue of Northwest, the alumni magazine of my alma mater Northwest Missouri State University (where I earned my degree in Mass Communication in 1995) contains a short feature on yours truly. Click the article to enlarge, or the … Continue reading →

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Book Trailer (Warmed and Bound)

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Gordon

To coincide with today’s release of Warmed and Bound: A Velvet Anthology, I created this promo. It’s composed of imagery inspired by stories in the collection, including original music from me. The intent is to evoke a feeling, a mood—ominous, … Continue reading →

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Reel Time

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Gordon

Time for a new gig. Like everybody else. Been thinking about going freelance (shooter mostly, maybe cutter). Never needed to make a demo reel before. Any ideas on what to include? Only your best work. Quality is far more important … Continue reading →

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RED With Envy

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Gordon

A former professor sent me an email recently about a movie shoot, and mentioned that they would be using a “Red Camera.” What is this new camera, and what are your thoughts on it? Is it a good product, is … Continue reading →

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Portraits in Perspective

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Gordon

I’m teaching myself photography . . . [with a digital SLR] . . . and have been using family and friends for portrait practice. But the results so far are honestly not much better than those I created with my … Continue reading →

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On-Set Translation

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Gordon

What they say. What they mean. “Picture’s up.”Get out of the frame and shut your pie holes. “Let’s go again; that shot went a little soft.”Because you’re also an exec producer, I’m blaming the focus puller for your wooden acting. … Continue reading →

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Open Up (Say “Ahh”)

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Gordon

Someone told me I should shoot all my video with the iris wide open, but I can’t remember why, and it doesn’t really make sense to me. Shed some light? This person was probably assuming you were going for that … Continue reading →

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1st and Ten

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Gordon

We’ve all seen the yellow/blue lines in football broadcasts that indicate the scrimmage and line to gain. Ever wonder how it works? As you probably guessed, the line itself is superimposed via chromakey, so anything green- or dirt-colored gets replaced, … Continue reading →

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Gain Staging

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Gordon

The audio levels on both the camera and the mixer looked good, but everything was distorted when we played it back. What the hell could it have been? There are many places where things could’ve gone wrong. That’s why it’s … Continue reading →

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Voice-Over and Over and Over

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Gordon

The narration track he gave me was pretty much unusable. A little noisy, there’s all kinds of mouth sounds, odd breaths, sloppy pronunciations . . . How can I salvage this? Well, this is why he’s in a booth and … Continue reading →

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