Category Archives: News

Foam and Furtherance

Sometimes to move forward you must go back. Almost sounds like a fortune cookie. Every once in a while we have to re-watch a clip we just shot to try to sort out what we want to change. Much of … Continue reading

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Time Management - Meal Planning

Summer is upon us and with it comes the freedom to travel, take long walks, visit the beach, and grill almost every meal. But before you know it the school year will arrive once again and it will be time … Continue reading

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Exploding Lights

We got onto set and were ready to get going, so I flipped on the lights. There was a slight "pop" and the light was dead. So I went to work replacing the bulb. Changing the Bulb [NB: If you … Continue reading

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Multiplying Decimals

As we move along into ever more complex lessons, it gets more and more difficult to just sit down and teach a concept. And so we discuss, at great length, how we should teach these ideas. Today it was multiplying … Continue reading

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Shooting Ratios

No, we haven't done the segment on Ratios for this DVD yet. That's still to come. But here is a real world example of ratios in action: Shooting Ratios--the ratio between how much film you use per minute of final … Continue reading

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The Rise of Homeschooling

A recent article in USA Today cites a profound shift in those who are homeschooling their children. In brief, the article states that there is now a higher percentage of girls, than boys, being homeschooled, and that a greater number … Continue reading

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"Solve that again, Sam."

With apologies to Casablanca, which, turns out, deserves more apologies... We get web corrections from customers as they find things that aren't right on our site. It is often my job to then go make the needed change. Of course, … Continue reading

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