Is he a spy? Perhaps his Mac was at the doctors for service?

I attended a Christian media conference recently, which is meant to promote the use of media in the church context. There were 3 streams – live audio, photography and videography. I opted to improve my production skills and signed up for videography. It was an intense 4 days, where we were indoctrinated with the whole production process, from scriptwriting to camera work to lighting to directing and finally, to editing.

The team I worked with were really a fun bunch, and we worked together on working out the script, negotiating with other teams to borrow a team member (the older man is borrowed), and shooting the video. The edit process began at 9pm, and we finally finished the output at 3am! By then, 2 of our team members had slumbered already!

Areas to improve on: pre-production planning is vital – plan your shots well, and make sure the team members are performing their roles (we lost our log sheet of all the shots during the process! That wasted a lot of time in the edit room). Also, ensure you have sufficient lighting – some parts we didn’t have lights as they were in great demand by other teams.

It was a great experience, and definitely a fun one for anyone wanting to learn video skills. Now to put it to good use on The Backpackr!

If you want to know how badly the power adapter can get, check out how it smokes and fries in the 2 videos below. Scary stuff!

Oh, and for those of you who are into video production, this is the first upload of mine that is in HD. Click here and switch to HD mode to see it in all its glory!

I used a Sony SR-7 camera with AVCHD functionality, and edited it on Final Cut Pro 6.0.1. Here’s a warning… it takes a LONG time to render (or maybe it’s my hand-me-down Macbook Pro that doesn’t handle HD footage too well).

Music credit: Alexander Blu

A lot of project management! And some programming.

I’m currently heading the projects division at Integricity Corporation and there’s always so much going on, especially around this time of year when all clients are trying to launch their new sites.

We’ve probably launched 10 different projects in the last month, with one that was just launched tonight! We welcome Louis Pang’s refreshed blog to the blogosphere – much more intuitive with a whole lot of new functionality! Louis is a good friend, and probably one of the most sought after wedding photographers in Malaysia (and by many from abroad too!). All the best with the new blog, Louis Pang Studio!

What else have I been busy with? Well… here’s a sneak peak at an Integricity-owned project that will revolutionize the dining experience for Malaysians. It’s called TheQguides, and it’s not out yet… but will be very shortly. A teaser is on the website here. I can’t show you more, but here’s a brief glimpse of what’s being birthed in our labs…

As such, I’ve been rather tied for time. BUT, just to let all of you know… I have swung to the dark-side. I am now the owner of a hand-me-down Macbook Pro from my wife. She has got a new-fangled Macbook Pro, but I’m happy with what I have now. There’s much to learn, but I’m getting there. I’ll share more info soon on the learning process and how a PC is different from a Mac.

Oh, the pain of relearning shortcut keys! GRRR…