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Vintage Camera: Agfa Billy Compur
The latest addition to my small but growing vintage camera collection arrived recently. Â It’s an Agfa Billy Compur judging from the name imprinted on the leather surrounding the case, and it was manufactured sometime between 1934 and 1942. Â It’s a pretty slick little camera, but unfortunately a manual is pretty hard to come by on
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Why We Create
Sometimes I find myself caught up in the creative process of editing a video to the point where it competes with other responsibilities (and pleasures) in life, and possibly borders on obsession. Sitting at the computer in the late hours of the night manipulating individual frames and effects doesn’t feel like art – especially when
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Animation How-To Videos
One of my discoveries this week on Vimeo was an excellent series of how-to videos by Carleton Torbin. I’m guessing he made a short film with lots of different kinds of animation, and followed up with the series of how-tos, as a kind of “the making of” series. I could have it backward. Other than