Fish(er) Tales

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! These posts will give you a better idea about what this site is about. Start here, then go here, and here, and then here.Occasionally, I get to work on a project that is fun and may even do a little good, too. Here are two videos I did a few years ago about the Woodridge Community Pantry in a town a few miles from...

I do a lot of speaking in public. Between consulting, training, and teaching, I talk a lot. I was going to write a blog post about giving a speech. Y’know tips and tricks and such. Then I ran across this article and decided I couldn’t really improve upon it much. So I suggest you read it. 23 Public Speaking Secrets Gleaned from the Greats All I’d like to add is that if you do Powerpoint...

Here is my list of resources that will help you with your own audio post-production work: Software Sony’s Acid Pro, Sound Forge Pro, and Vegas Pro are my primary tools for the music and sound work that I do. (Here is a list of various tutorials I’ve written on these programs.) I also like Reaper. A lot. Check it out. iZotope RX is my go-to noise reduction tool. And both Ozone and Alloy...

Is it possible to make money without working for it? In a word, yes. There are only two forms of income: active and passive. Active income is money earned pursuing your creative endeavors. Passive income is money from investment returns. The key is to use some of your active income to build your passive income as that money is the key to your financial independence. If you could earn enough money passively...

When I was a kid I often dreamed of running my own business. My fantasies included having an office from which I could work on cool projects with interesting people and change the world. Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be. Joy Page So I started down a path toward my own company. An early interest in photography led to filmmaking, first animation then live action...

Here are various tips, tricks, and more culled from the many chapters of my latest book, SOUNDTRACK SUCCESS : A Digital Storyteller’s Guide to Audio Post-Production (edited a bit for the blog). Production woes There are quite a few post-production fixes available, but your best defense is, as the saying often goes, a strong offense. Get high-quality sound to begin with, and half the battle is over. Picture...

It’s taken a some extra time, but finally I am proud to announce the release of my latest book: SOUNDTRACK SUCCESS : A Digital Storyteller’s Guide to Audio Post-Production. This book is a soup-to-nuts, non-software-specific guide to the entire realm of audio post-production. Soundtrack Success will show you how to use dialogue, voiceover, walla, backgrounds, sound effects, Foley, and music,...

The Taoists say that “life is the gift.” No matter what is happening in your life right now, you should express gratitude and enjoy it. Meeting the challenges of daily life is what living is all about. If you start to drift away from your central purpose, take a minute to look around at all that you have. I’m not talking about material goods or bank balances. I’m talking about...