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Jan
23
It’s All About Chemistry
Posted by Ryan A
on 23 Jan 2013
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Battery Chemistry is important. Beyond the increasing amount of data and studies saying which type of battery lasts for X dation and has y life-cycle, why should you check that your batteries and respective chargers are compatible? Why check that your charger is optimized for the battery? This may sound like an obvious point but [...]
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Dec
10
Film Cares Fundraiser in Houston
Posted by Ryan A
on 10 Dec 2012
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I wanted to repost this event for you all to know and share, if you’re feeling up to it. About a month and a half ago, a drunk driver tore through the set of Helen Alone, a feature shot here in Houston, and hit 3 crew members, who sustained broken bones, concussions, and more. It [...]
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Oct
26
Finding Traction: Feature Documentary
Posted by Ryan A
on 26 Oct 2012
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Danny Schmidt is an award winning shooter who has worked with the National Science Foundation, PBS, NatGeo, and Christi Kuhn of the TRUST Foundation under ColorBurn Productions. Danny has also covered a wide array of social ecological issues, some of which can be seen by visiting his Vimeo channel. He shot the film on an FS100 [...]
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Aug
21
Austin 48 Hour Film Project & Splatterfest 2012 Announcements
Posted by Ryan A
on 21 Aug 2012
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With all the positive feedback and good vibes coming in since on gear sponsorship of Houston’s 48 Hour Film Project best-of-screening, I decided it would be my pleasure to start backing more festivals other than our own. Our three years of short film competitions had talented participants shine with some smashing shorts. This year, however, [...]
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Aug
13
Website Updates, Houston 48HFP, and More
Posted by Ryan A
on 13 Aug 2012
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We’ve updated our website to reflect some new product changes and make shopping a tad bit easier: 1. We added “Essential Accessories” as an additional feature per product page. When promoted, it will appear at the top of the list inside the product tab. This way, if you need additional items for your purchase, it’ll [...]
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Jul
27
Equipment Tetris: Flying a Film Set Out to Rural Africa
Posted by Ryan A
on 27 Jul 2012
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What follows is a guest post by a colleague of ours, Jeremy Teicher–but first, some backstory. I spoke with Jeremy about a year ago, back when he was preparing his feature narrative film, then tentatively titled “La Promesse” (now Grande Comme le Baobob–translated to Tall as the Baobob Tree) He came to us by word [...]
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