Adobe After Effects CS5: Multiplying Effects
Working with After Effects CS5 weekly, you may be in a rhythm of using the software and your favorite features, but you may be missing some of the real power the software provides. Here are some power tips for getting the most out of the Effects controls of AE CS5.
Ask Franklin – Podcasting and Microphones
This episode of Ask Franklin we discuss podcasting, different ways to record as well as some good microphone choices.
Ask Franklin – Marketing Secrets – Producing Content
This episode of Ask Franklin we discuss the OPAC (Original, Produced, Archived, Consistent) method of producing content to keep new and current clients / fans engaged.
Ask Franklin – Should I Advertise on Facebook?
I’ve been getting a lot of questions on Maine marketing, social media advertising, global marketing and beyond, so on this edition we discuss the benefits of Facebook Ads
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.3 Review
Here is my review for Digital Content Producer of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.3
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 Power Tips
Here is a new article I wrote for Millimeter that goes over some tips and shortcuts for Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.
Ask Franklin – Facebook vs. Twitter Marketing?
Which is the better platform for marketing, Facebook or Twitter?
Franklin explores them both in Ask Franklin #2
Mac App Store for OS X Launches – Review/Overview
Apple released it’s new Mac App Store today, here are my thoughts on it and how you can download it for free for your Mac.
Retro Pop Culture Show “Decade Brigade” Launches
Myself and Sarah Wallace have been talking a while now about doing a show focused on retro pop culture and the time has come to unleash it to the airwaves! The show is called “Decade Brigade” and we discuss the TV shows, movies, toys, fashion and music from the past few decades. It’s a pretty cool walk down memory lane and every episode is sure to give you many flashbacks of days gone by. The format is pretty loose for now, we’ve only done a few episodes, but we are open to feedback and have even started answering listeners comments on the most recent show.
Read Jay-Z “Decoded”
2010 was a pretty amazing year for Franklin McMahon Studio. We did bigger projects than in the past, I assembled a really great team of video producers, media masters and web developers, got a chance to work with some of the coolest clients ever and kept very busy for the duration of the year. After a holiday breather it’s time to launch into 2011. I have a feeling it will be another big year for myself and a lot of people. I feel a great key element to success, and to abundance and financial success, is to constantly reinvent and expand into new areas.
One of the books I read over the holidays was Jay-Z’s “Decoded”. I always like to read biographies as opposed to business books. Granted I read business and marketing books, but so much of those these days is how to harness and leverage the Internet, a very new topic that allows a person to rise up very quickly regardless of talent (just get a good SEO person). I am more interested in the journey of someone who has a lot of talent, drive and ambition. Learning how they made the journey.
Ask Franklin – Choosing a DSLR Camera and Shooting Web Video
We did the first episode of “Ask Franklin”, the show where we answer your questions! This is a pretty popular topic with a lot of Maine photographers who ask me what camera I am shooting with, as well as emails I get often. Figured I would discuss DSLR cameras and talk about what I like for features. Also I talk about web video, another popular topic a lot of people ask me about. Check out the clip for the answers…
Ask Franklin – Franklin McMahon discusses what to look for in choosing a DSLR camera (it’s not megapixels), his favorite brand, hooking a DSLR camera up to a Mac/PC and setting up to shoot high quality web videos.
Ask Franklin – Color Theory for Web Design, Branding and Marketing
On this quick episode of Franklin McMahon Studio TV we discuss “Color Theory” and how important it is to pick the correct color theme for your website and marketing materials. We also show a beautiful website for creating your own color schemes for free.
For many of our clients one of the first things we discuss when designing a website is how we will construct the color theme. This video will give you a head start.
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