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Final Draft 8

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

By Gordon Meyer
P3GizmoGuy@gmail.com
I’ve been using Final Draft for over a decade now and was really looking forward to breaking in the new Version 8.  Is it in fact worth the $79 upgrade fee if you already have Version 7?   I’ll give it a qualified yes mainly because of what I consider to be […]

Conferencing Around - TV 3.0 Summit

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

By Gordon Meyer
P3GizmoGuy@gmail.com
 
The TV 3.0 Summit was one of the more interesting conferences I’ve attended recently.  Held strictly as a business conference, and a deliberately intimate one at that with probably less than 200 people in attendance, here the focus was on how technology affects content and vice versa. 
 
“TV Everywhere” was an […]

Sho Biz Databases

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

By Gordon Meyer
P3GizmoGuy@gmail.com
 
Since part of getting gigs in town is based on knowing what’s going on and who’s doing what, there are several online databases that any working professional should subscribe to.
 
Baseline Studio Systems’ (www.blssi.com) showbiz databases Film Tracker (www.filmtracker.com) and Studio System (www.studiosystem.com), are the Rolls Royces of showbiz databases both in […]