tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180656952024-03-23T15:17:43.550-04:00The MacDaddyThoughts, ideas, tips and yes, video, from a macaddict, TV/commerical producer and editorThe MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-19501543064355119032008-11-18T14:55:00.001-05:002008-11-18T14:55:40.248-05:00Intel Parody - Medical Marijuana <div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/WaQEGLK5lFk' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/WaQEGLK5lFk'/></object></p><p>I guess you've really made it when someone does a parody of something you helped to create. What's the saying...."Parody is the sincerest form of flattery"?</p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-63595031664448804952008-09-02T13:03:00.001-04:002008-09-02T13:03:15.299-04:00Don LaFontaine: The Voice<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/7QPMvj_xejg' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/7QPMvj_xejg'/></object></p><p>A nice piece on Don.</p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-8725399186291146642008-09-02T10:20:00.002-04:002008-09-02T10:30:47.727-04:00Don Lafontaine: The King of Voiceovers is dead<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.donlafontaine.com/DLF2007/Index.html?p=Home.html&pt="><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-274" src="http://nycpostop.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/don_lafontaine.png?w=225" alt="" height="300" width="225" /></a><br /></div><br />I had the pleasure of working with <a href="http://www.donlafontaine.com/DLF2007/Index.html?p=Home.html&pt=" target="_blank">Don</a> for many years when I was an Audio Producer at FOX. While we may have banged heads once or twice, he once called me a "jerk" for having him re-read a line, he was without argument a true master of voiceover. His voice is on a number of spots I produced while at FOX including this one for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhZ7AYPNg4A" target="_blank">The Abyss</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUG4-hK9O20" target="_blank">The Fly.</a> I often argued with my bosses at both FOX and later at Disney that Don's voice was overwhelming the TV world. There were times where you could hear his voice on all the networks as well as commercials and of course movie trailers. I once tried to make my case to my bosses at FOX that a network trying to create it's own identity should not be using a voice heard on every major network. I had a tape in hand of a commercial break I had recorded where Don was the voice on every spot of a commercial break, a full 2 minute break mind you. Needless to say, no one ever listened to me and Don continued to voice just about everything for everyone. I can not deny that Don's voice got your attention and elevated just about any spot to a new level.<br /><br />Don actually found his way in front of the camera on a number of occasions recently appearing in this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJMGS7l0wT8" target="_blank">Geico commercial</a>. There's a great parody of voiceover guys, including Don, in this piece called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRtuxdfQHw" target="_blank">5 guys in a Limo </a>and a great behind the scenes piece from <a href="http://joecipriano.com/demo/today.htm" target="_blank">The Today Show</a> including my buddy <a href="http://joecipriano.com/" target="_blank">Joe Cipriano.</a> Oh yeah, he used to travel from session to session in a Limo. Quite a job if you can get it.<br /><br />Today there are a bunch of guys in the voiceover world saddened by his passing, secretly however, they know there's a ton of work that just opened up.<br /><br />Don's been called the "King of Voiceovers" and "The Voice of God". Well now God better step aside...there's a new voice in town!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/09/64990/index.html">Don LaFontaine Dies At 68</a>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-28802171860822855632008-08-15T21:11:00.001-04:002008-08-15T21:11:24.573-04:00Urgent! Help Dr. Jones! Excerpt from UNDER OUR SKIN (2 min)<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/MNGnsAgKT8s' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/MNGnsAgKT8s'/></object></p><p>Our son was treated by Dr. Jones. My wife and I consider him a Saint. Please help him in his fight against injustice.</p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-51431170456269911352008-06-26T12:41:00.007-04:002008-12-09T10:26:41.617-05:00The commercial JC Penny doesn't want you to seeBanned from YouTube, this spot won a Bronze Lion award at Cannes even though the client never intended it to be seen by anyone. Submitted by the production company without the clients consent. They could never have dreamed of so much publicity.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/Sites/macdaddy_video/Speed%20Dressing.mov"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJL7z6Ho4Btx6hOfmcf6vaDNCHsPNsbue5hanH21qM0Rmabt9Hw_fMnmBxXsziiSWb8OnnonOBzCp5bIXDvC8Ab2ucE4UkL_-BLBiuEIK4E9Zf-2KeuIHgqz_J0g0pYhohHpQxg/s320/speed_dressing.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216233236158987778" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Click the image to play<br /></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-67558647783629580672008-05-29T23:05:00.001-04:002008-05-29T23:05:16.382-04:00Pork and Beans<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/muP9eH2p2PI' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/muP9eH2p2PI'/></object></p><p>Weezer's latest video with cameos from some of YouTubes most famous faces.</p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-42694588685356437382008-05-14T09:35:00.004-04:002008-05-19T00:01:36.712-04:00Scary Screen Sharing<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/themacdaddy/2503752961/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2118/2503752961_9ed323799e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/themacdaddy/2503752961/">screen_share</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/themacdaddy/">themacdaddy</a></span></div>This is what happened to my screen when I shared my screen with a mac I was already viewing its screen with screen sharing. Just kept on going to infinity. Had to quit screen sharing but was able to get this frame grab. Pretty cool.The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-45190704077772581232008-05-12T12:32:00.001-04:002008-05-12T12:32:46.105-04:00Apple Mac Music Video<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/6kxDxLAjkO8' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/6kxDxLAjkO8'/></object></p><p>This is quite ingenious. Using almost every conceivable app on the mac do a screencast and make it a music video. Apple should use this as for advertising and PR</p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-19905751049160548702008-05-08T21:01:00.001-04:002008-05-08T21:01:33.615-04:00Barenaked Ladies - 789<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/x1cnJ_pOAdQ' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/x1cnJ_pOAdQ'/></object></p><p>If you love BNL and have kids now you can introduce them to some of their music.</p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-26587174764898365502008-03-27T02:31:00.001-04:002008-03-27T02:31:11.154-04:00Avid 1.0 - Media Composer Promo<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/js_eS6bFwdc' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/js_eS6bFwdc'/></object></p><p>Ah yes. A bit of nostalgia. I first saw the Avid in 1989 and was blown away. I didn't work on an Avid until 1993 yet it was still in it's infancy. Fun to see where we've been and how far we've come in such a short time.</p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-48446224806630082372008-03-19T17:57:00.001-04:002008-03-19T17:59:08.146-04:00Better YouTube VideosWant to view better quality YouTube videos? Here’s how. While it doesn’t work for all videos it does work for some. Add the following character string to the end of the URL: <br /><br />&fmt=18<br /><br /><br />Here’s an example of the difference.<br /><br />Before....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iczl9Eg7Ru8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iczl9Eg7Ru8</a><br /><br />After....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iczl9Eg7Ru8&fmt=18">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iczl9Eg7Ru8&fmt=18</a><br /><br />Pretty cool!The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-48822564043011810922008-03-05T14:24:00.008-05:002008-12-09T10:26:41.818-05:00Intel - Touch of GeniusLong time since I've been able to post some original work. The nature of my current work usually prevents me from sharing for public consumption but finally something that's already out in the public.<br /><br />Here's a piece I cut originally to be shown at CES(Consumer Electronics Show) in the Intel booth. Since CES it has undergone some revisions and also been turned into a television commercial as well as an online campaign. This was my first project cut in HD. Footage shot using a Panasonic Varicam at 24p. some of the spots from the online campaign are uploaded on YouTube by Intel and I've embedded them below.<br /><br />Makes your really marvel at the power of the microprocessor and how much we take it for granted.<br /><br />Shout outs to <a href="http://charlieveprek.com/Home.html">Charlie Veprek</a>(writer) and <a href="http://baffa.com/">Chris Baffa</a>(art director) on this campaign.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/intel_tog_mobile.m4v" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDcrux51Oqd51Mq-9zwMMNS6A6wzzSJLcqzkWO2qrxf5TD7V0NgRSD6C3om4nxsC0Z6KIbUYJz9E8R2VG115ow_OOk0Lp1KW-ja9wBQiwxXwQ3E6REtRcFG5_CRJuqKbLAZP1_g/s320/intel_tog.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174385974070334866" border="0" /></a><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/intel_tog_mobile.m4v"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Click image to play</span></a><br /><br /><br /></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-59635828884241450882008-03-05T12:15:00.014-05:002008-03-05T17:14:44.283-05:00Intel - Touch of Genius - Miracle Worker<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/U4CdKl99oYo' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/U4CdKl99oYo'/></object></p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-68154769108050739682008-03-05T12:15:00.013-05:002008-03-05T17:14:14.905-05:00Intel - Touch of Genius - Movie Maker<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/0wx2-QHO4E4' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/0wx2-QHO4E4'/></object></p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-65477223119593233892008-03-05T12:15:00.012-05:002008-03-05T17:13:51.643-05:00Intel - Touch of Genius - Blogger<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/IAReTXW77BI' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/IAReTXW77BI'/></object></p></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-26356566597393543012007-09-25T13:07:00.000-04:002007-09-25T13:11:30.079-04:00Percy RodriguesHe was one of the first great voices in TV and film advertising. I got to work with him once while working at FOX. Here's a little sample of a movie trailer that really put him on the map. <br /><object width="425" height="366"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ucMLFO6TsFM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ucMLFO6TsFM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="366"></embed></object><br /><br />I remember him being the voice on many a Stephen King movies also and of course he was also well know for his roles in front of the camera. Here is obituary from the NYT.The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-1152655468385078412006-07-11T18:01:00.000-04:002006-07-11T18:08:10.686-04:00Climate Change?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/julyhail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/julyhail.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I wish I had my video camera. The sound of the hail pounding on the skylites was quite loud. I'd have to say this is somewhat unusual for around here. Especially in July.The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-1152647157118585292006-07-11T15:21:00.000-04:002006-07-11T15:53:59.836-04:00New Opportunities<div style="text-align: justify;">So you might see more postings on my blog now that I'm not longer working at the agency. You see I was freelance and when you're freelance and working there's nothing better. Problem with freelance is at anytime you can be out of work. Seems there is a company mandate to eliminate all freelancers. So now on to the next opportunity. Maybe a career change. Did I, or have I ever had a career? Seems I've just been jumping around from job to job. Now with a wife and family a career sounds kind of nice. I'd really like to apply myself to something meaningful like educating people on the benefits and necessities of green living. Yup. I saw <a href="http://climatecrisis.org/">"An In Convenient Truth"</a> and if you haven't you <span style="font-weight: bold;">must</span> go see it. It has changed my thinking about what is important in this world and if we don't wakeup then my son may not have a very nice quality of life when he gets to be my age. That is if there is even a planet to inhabit. While my first objective must be to get a paycheck, I really must find something to do with "greening" the world we live in. I've installed at least <a href="http://www.energyfederation.org/consumer/default.php/cPath/25_44">20 CFL light bulbs</a>, purchased 500 kilowatts per month of wind power from my power company, turned the thermostat up to save on air conditioning and I really want to see about solar and wind power for the house. Ultimately, I want to make this my business I just need to find the right avenue and people to do it with. I've started listening to a good podcast on renewable energy called <a href="http://renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/home">Renewable Energy Access</a>. You should also check out <a href="http://renewus.org/index.html">renewus.org</a>. This being a video blog I've added the trailer for <a href="http://climatecrisis.org/">"An Inconvenient Truth"</a>. Whatever you politics, scientific fact can not be ignored. Please go see the movie and take a friend with you. The cover of Newsweek this week is about Going Green. Now I feel like I'm a bit trendy. Oh well. As I am writing this we have just experienced a very intense thunderstorm with hail in the middle of July. Coincidence?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/an_inconvenient_truth.m4v"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6924/1758/200/Picture%201.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/an_inconvenient_truth.m4v"> </a><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/an_inconvenient_truth.m4v">Click here to play.</a><br /></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-1148411193727560362006-05-23T14:43:00.000-04:002006-05-23T15:45:23.056-04:00From Pencil to ToothbrushI recently completed producing a spot with <a href="http://www.mccann.com/">McCann-Erickson</a> for Johnson & Johnson. The brand is Reach and the product, a new toothbrush called Clean & Whiten. The spot stars the lovable Mr. Reach who has been a part of Reach advertising since the early 90's. We hired <a href="http://www.jjsedelmaier.com/index2.html">J.J. Sedelmaier Productions</a> in White Plains, NY to draw and animate Mr. Reach. J.J. is best know for his animated work with Robert Smigel on <a href="http://www.jjsedelmaier.com/index2.html">SNL</a>. The 3D toothbrush and compositing was done by <a href="http://www.spon.com">Spontaneous</a> in NYC.<br /><br />I'm including 2 versions of spot in the post. The first version is the pencil test. This is the rough beginnings of the animation and the first time in the production process we've seen moving images from the animator. At this stage you'll see, in rough form, the beginnings of the spot. Not until final animation will the nuances and true character of Mr. Reach come through. So the second video is the finished spot and you can compare the two and see what progress was made from the early steps to the end. On this job there was approximately 3 weeks going from the pencil test to the final animaton. The announcer on the spot is <a href="http://buchwald.com/v2/departments/commercial/vo_men.asp">Jay Gregory</a> and the voice of Mr. Reach is done by <a href="http://www.ambermusic.com/site/index.html">Bill Chesley</a>. We mixed the spot at <a href="http://audioengine.net/index.html">Audio Engine</a> with Tom Goldblatt. For McCann the spot was written by Jack Spicer and Art Directed by Jeanne Ladias.<br /><br />Great experience and great results. Apparently sales are up 40% over last year!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So here's where we started...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/polishpadspencil.m4v"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6924/1758/200/Picture%203.0.png" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/polishpadspencil.m4v">Click here to Play</a><br /><br /><br />And here's where we ended up...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/polishpadsfinal.m4v"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6924/1758/200/Picture%204.0.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/polishpadsfinal.m4v">Click here to Play</a><br /></div></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-1140038841946129602006-02-15T16:11:00.000-05:002006-02-15T16:27:21.993-05:00The Santaman<div style="text-align: justify;">While Christmas may be past, here's a nice little piece of animation I came across. The Santaman was created by Pete Fritz and Mike Horan both from <a href="http://www.ohioedit.com/home.html">Ohio Edit</a> where I've been working on a project. This little animated movie was born out of a job both were working on at the time and the inspiration struck them to create an animated short. Mike was the illustrator on the piece and Pete the editor. They used Adobe Illustrator and After Effects to produce the entire movie. Some music composed by Matt Dolven also of <a href="http://www.ohioedit.com/home.html">Ohio Edit</a>. If you need any of your commercial work edited be sure to look up the guys at Ohio. Enjoy!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/thesantaman.m4v"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6924/1758/200/Picture%201.6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/thesantaman.m4v">Click here to play.</a><br /></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-1134534042269545462006-01-09T23:15:00.000-05:002006-01-09T23:18:59.313-05:00Verizon Vcast - The Madden ReportWhenever it's been awhile between postings you can be sure it means I've been working...which is a good thing. Many posts over consecutive days is a bad thing<br /><br />So in December I was hired by a <a href="http://mccann.com/">large advertising agency</a> to produce some unusual content, video for mobile phones. While I've never been a believer in content for mobile phones, there certainly is a market for it. Having just gotten an iPod with video for Christmas I've been enjoying my commute on the train to and from the city watching The Office from the BBC. The phone screen still seems a bit small to me and the quality of the content is not the best, but none the less the client wants content so we produce some content.<br /><br />The Madden Report is a weekly mobisode where we take <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/madden/index">John Madden's</a> audio comments about some upcoming NFL games and put some graphics and pictures to it to make it look like a seamless show. The shows have been running around 2:30 in length and now we're 5 shows into production I'd say we've hit our stride. The real challenge is how do you make compelling video when you don't have the rights to use any NFL footage? We can't even call the teams by their team names only by their city. Well thanks to <a href="http://nycmanic.com">Manic</a>, the produciton company producing the shows, I think for the hard core football fan we've found a way of making it compelling. The Madden Report is second only to the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders for Vcast sports video downloads. We're thinking about working in some cheerleaders to our show. Only 3 more weeks of shows and then that's it for this year. So go out and get your <a href="http://getitnow.vzwshop.com/vcast.home.do">Verizon Vcast phone</a> so you can enjoy all the great Vcast content. Here's the show from week 16 of the regular season.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/VERIZON_MADDEN_WEEK_16.m4v"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6924/1758/200/Picture%201.4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/VERIZON_MADDEN_WEEK_16.m4v">Click here to play.</a><br /></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-1136863095875240962006-01-09T22:02:00.000-05:002006-01-09T22:34:33.850-05:00Windows Vista - Never before seen features!Heard about this on <a href="http://www.twit.com">TWIT</a> and had to take a look. Now we Mac people have always known that Microsoft was never very good at inovating and creating original ideas when it comes to operating systems. Now here's further evidence of those facts. Thanks to <a href="http://http://maclive.net/blog/index.cfm">Maclive</a> for putting up the original postings. Sorry I can't find quicktimes to publish into iTunes.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cwCE3dF1Ts0"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cwCE3dF1Ts0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D7XFVQoao84"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D7XFVQoao84" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-1134533732665970322005-12-13T23:00:00.000-05:002005-12-13T23:15:32.680-05:00NBC/iTunes Commercial<div style="text-align: justify;">So last week <a href="http://www.nbcuniversal.com/">NBC/Universal</a> announced they are joining ABC and selling some of their television shows on the iTunes Music Store. Not only are they providing shows currently on air, but also some classic shows dating back to the 1950's. <br /><br />Here's a fun spot produced by NBC promoting the shows in iTunes. Pay close attention to the ending where it says coming soon. Seems we haven't see the last of the TV shows from <a href="http://www.nbcuniversal.com/">NBC/Universal</a>.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/nbc_uni.m4v"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6924/1758/200/Picture%201.3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/nbc_uni.m4v">Click here to play.</a><br /></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-1133451604110571602005-12-01T10:17:00.000-05:002005-12-01T18:03:10.610-05:00One Great DayWhat do you do when you hire a brand new play-by-play guy for your Major League Baseball team? Take him for a tour of the city of course!<br /><br />A few years back <a href="http://www.4sd.com/">Cox Channel 4</a> in San Diego hired <a href="http://www.4sd.com/team/team_mattv.php">Matt Vasgersian</a> to become their new play-by-play man in the booth. My friend <a href="http://www.theedrothshow.com/">Ed Roth</a>, who's been doing the marketing for the Padres on Channel 4 for several years, had the idea to take him for a tour of the city with the color analyst and former Padre <a href="http://www.4sd.com/team/team_markg.php">Mark Grant</a>, to introduce him to the people. They make a great team in the booth and on the tour. <br /><br />While I missed the tour, I did get to edit together this short little featurette. See Matt and Mark as they explore beautiful San Diego.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/onegreatday.mov"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6924/1758/200/Picture%202.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/macdaddy_video/onegreatday.mov">Click here to play.</a><br /></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18065695.post-1133315426549465432005-11-29T20:33:00.000-05:002005-11-29T21:09:24.940-05:00Shameless PlugSo it's come to this...<br />See whether you knew this or not, I'm not making a living by maintaining my vlog and posting fun videos every once in a while. That's why you might see my links to the right for my demo reel and my resume. Right now I have way too much time on my hands so I thought maybe if I get my little demo montage out there into RSS land, someone might see it, have a need for my services, and who know's maybe get a little work out of this deal.<br />So here's the demo montage. Just a little something to try and wet your appetite. Much more where this came from.<br />The clips are taken from over 10 years of writing/producing and editing stuff for television. The music track is taken from an artist called Bostich and the track is called Polaris. <a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=14069504&s=143441&i=14069456">Click here</a> to buy the whole track from iTunes.<br /><br />I'm also available for Mac consulting, troubleshooting, tutoring and much more.<br />I am after all...<span style="font-weight: bold;">THE MACDADDY!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/demo_reel/montage.mov"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6924/1758/200/Picture%202.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/pohler/demo_reel/montage.mov">Click here to play.</a><br /></div>The MacDaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278227628540709253noreply@blogger.com0