http://designwisefilms.com ...located in Door County, Wisconsin Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:44:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As part of the BBC's SuperPower season, take part in the MyWorld competition - make a two-minute video about how you see the world and you could be broadcast by the BBC around the world. [caption id="attachment_158" align="alignleft" width="166" caption="Stephen Kastner"][/caption] MyWorld The BBC says, "No-one sees the world the way you do. ... http://designwisefilms.com/2010/02/i-blog-for-me-then-for-you-seeking-my-synopsis-for-the-bbc-2-minute-film-contest-my-world/ Ingenuity goes a long way toward compensating for lack of capital, an axiom Kenneth Cole proved back in the early 1980s when he launched his fledgling shoe store out of a borrowed truck parked along a fashionable Midtown Manhattan street. Gaining a parking permit required a clever ruse. Cole added ... http://designwisefilms.com/2010/01/bootstrapping-with-kenneth-cole-productions-inc-to-launch-%e2%80%9cthe-birth-of-a-shoe-company%e2%80%9d/ Working with Debra Hadraba is an effortless "task" thanks to her innate capacity to spontaneously animate her songs. She calls it "working from the heart." There has been much written about the heart-mind connection. Lots of it covers all of the negative emotions and their effect on health and well ... http://designwisefilms.com/2009/12/and-it-seems-like-yesterday-i-was-a-child-my-second-music-video-time-on-fire-with-debra-hadraba/ I have been asked to develop and promote a bi-weekly film series at Greens 'N Grains Natural Food Store in Egg Harbor. The intent is to provide an opportunity for people in Door County to see a collection of high quality films - ones that would never get a screening ... http://designwisefilms.com/2009/10/greens-n-grains-film-series-starting-nov-5-will-be-an-ongoing-mix-of-art-and-information/ "In verse studies, scholars count syllables, feet and stresses; in film studies, we time shots." I accidentally discovered the databases at Cinemetrics, where you can look up movie statistical information like Average Shot Length (ASL) to see graphic maps of the data in order to visually understand the flow ... http://designwisefilms.com/2009/10/cinemetrics-exploring-movie-dynamics-with-statistical-style-analysis/ I just discovered the free version of XtraNormal and could not resist creating a short anime... 3 hours later: The more I use it the more value I am discovering, especially in experimenting with the flow of shots and camera angles. It has limits, but it allows me to ... http://designwisefilms.com/2009/10/xtra-normal-dot-com-make-movies-watch-movies-have-fun/ If you plan to publish original MP3s or if you simply want to organize your own music collection, you will need to learn how to edit an ID3 tag. [caption id="attachment_49" align="alignleft" width="147" caption="Debra Hadraba"][/caption] Debra Hadraba's enhanced CD will provide an MP3 version of the single, "Be Brave, Have Heart," ... http://designwisefilms.com/2009/09/whats-an-id3-tag-and-why-should-i-care-more-on-making-debra-hadrabas-braveheart-enhanced-cd/ This film is included on an enhanced single-song CD along with a collection of photos and an e-book by Debra as a means of introducing the forthcoming 7-song CD. It can be ordered online at her Website, HonorYourTruth.com for just the cost of shipping and handling. This is the final ... http://designwisefilms.com/2009/09/be-brave-have-heart-by-debra-hadraba-for-braveheart-women-final-cut-released/ I am working on a music video to be included as part of an enhanced CD single to be released by Debra Hadraba, a singer/songwriter from St. Paul, MN. She is one of the founding members of the Braveheart Women Global Community and will be appearing at BraveHearts Rise! an ... http://designwisefilms.com/2009/09/debra-hadraba-be-brave-have-heart-dvd-music-video-project/ DesignWise Film Studios recently completed a 10-minute introductory video on Door County's Midsummer's Music Festival featuring Jim Berkenstock, explaining some of the workings of his unique chamber music concert ensemble. They celebrate their 20-year anniversary in 2010 - performing from mid June through Labor Day weekend at diverse venues throughout ... http://designwisefilms.com/2009/09/a-10-minute-introductory-film-for-wisconsin-public-television-on-midsummers-music-festival/