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The sexiest page on the internet
There is a thrilling and mesmerising corner of the internet, that I just can’t keep my filthy little peepers away from. May I introduce you to the indelible, infatuating, intoxicating Wikipedia page – ‘Adoption of free and open-source software by public institutions’. Bonjour mon amore. Try to contain yourself. This page is a collection of… — read more
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The 7 C’s of Communication – Classic Communications and Marketing theory
If you have had the poor fortune to hear me talk about communications at any length, the 7 C’s will inevitably come out. You might have even heard my incredible joke – ‘the 7 C’s of communications, Consideration and Conciseness’ …cos concise is short…and I’m only naming 2…not 7… also because consideration and conciseness are… — read more
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OpenShot – FOSS video editors
OpenShot represents the middle ground of the 3 editors I want to sample, being (I had assumed) the middle ground in terms of functionality, and also resource intensiveness, though this might not be strictly accurate – it was still a distinctive experience. Whilst KdenLive didn’t feel particularly dissimilar from Davinci Resolve or Premiere Pro, and… — read more
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Kdenlive – FOSS video editors
(boring disclaimer to open, I was running this on a very outdated machine. Kdenlive isn’t positioned as a programme for low power machines, I was just taking the mick and seeing what I could get away with) I have been making video and particuliarly editing for over 20 years at this point. The college where… — read more
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All local workflow for writing with dictation and LLM’s
As a thin excuse to try a new (to me) FOSS video editor, and some other toys – I made a video working through an idea I had to use open source tools to dictate writing whilst I was out and about: Tools mentioned: Whisper (Though I specifically used Buzz built on Whisper) Ollama running… — read more
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Using local and open source LLMs
Things are a bit loopy when it comes to technology at the moment. We have some very useful tools popping up, but the folks evangelising them are talking about creating a machine god, data centres in space and operating at a loss of 34 billion dollars a year. To be frank these chaps are getting… — read more
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Video Production Challenge
I decided to try and replicate the branding from a Fox News clip I had stumbled upon online, in 40 minutes. I sadly did not achieve my goal, but I loved the challenge, and the pressure! I think the idea of trying to replicate a legacy media with lots of money, in a tight time… — read more
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What’s the Difference Between Filming With a Phone and a Camera
Having a super computer with a camera attached to it that fits in your pocket, is immensely convenient. Despite my background, I cannot even begin to pretend that a phone isn’t occasionally the ideal tool for your video needs. Having said that, I still do the bulk of my video on dedicated cameras, and here… — read more
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Short Form Video – 5 Techniques For Effective Production
Coming from the position of a formally trained production professional, watching someone’s blurry iPhone footage gain more attention than my tortured student films (Faust but with puppets anyone?) could ever dream of should be distressing. However, there is more demand for video content than ever before. Just because you can pull out your pocket super… — read more