7D 1000 fps from Oton Bačar on Vimeo.

This is crazy slow motion with amazing shallow depth of field play! AWESOME!

Awesome Video

This is a great video. You should watch it.

Be Thankful for Today.

  Be thankful for today for it is a gift that is why it is called the "present". (Alice Morse Earle) I hope that everyone that watches this video will take with them something important to reflect on. College is an exciting time in so many peoples lives, but for some it can be the most difficult. Focus on the talents that make each of us special and help those around you see the talents that make them special as well. There are no problems to large in life that can't be over come with help. The first step is asking for help or reaching out to help someone we see as struggling.
  Tomorrow is a mystery that has not yet been written, do not assume to know the end of the story. Life has a way of taking us places we never thought we would go. I have learned a lot in the last year and even more in the last month about being thankful.
   My purpose in life wasn't always clear, but once I found it and embraced it I discovered how blessed I have been all along and how wonderful the discovery in tomorrow can be. I hope that everyone I know will take a moment to think of the people and things in their life that they are truly thankful for. - Chrissy

Poem Project

To demonstrate to students how light and sound can impact the audience, I showed this video in basic field production this past Wednesday. It was great to see students expressions after watching this. I then had them close their eyes and listen as I played it again. Each student will create a video based on a poem using light and sound as their first project for the semester in COMM 140 electronic field production - basic. I will post the best from the class here when they are completed.

It Begins Again... Fall 2010

The first day of classes, if the overflowing parking lots, crowded halls and very confused students wandering around didn't give it away then the packed classrooms did. The best part of teaching is seeing the excitement students have the first day of college. They have a new and electrifying view of the world and life that can be contagious. My first class was a one hundred level course that was packed with new students. Having them share what they want out of life and where they came from is always a highlight of my semester. I want the best for them just as if they were my own. Although, I won't be teaching them their shapes or how to tie their shoes, I will be teaching with the same patients and enthusiasm, its part of being a great teacher. Already I can feel the energy inside me building as I prepare to make each and every class just as new and exciting as the first. This semester has endless possibilities for student success. I'm ready for the ride. Are you?

Why Do I Even Talk?

As an Instructor "Why do I even talk?" has become a catch phrase of mine. Students studying in the field of Communication and Media Arts tend to be expansive learners. What I mean by that is they have information at the speed of Google and it can become a challenge to filter useful information from the information you can forget. Creative people need to be stimulated visually and audibly during the learning process. I find my job can be exhausting just trying to find new ways to present material that will engage and excite a generation that watches television, while listening to their iPod, texting friends and surfing Facebook. I consider myself a great teacher and I hope that I can share through this blog the information you'll want to remember if you want to be successful in the Television and Film Industry.