http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:54:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I’ve written here in the past, one of the things I enjoy most about my work is the wide variety of people I meet producing video programs and radio & TV commercials.  I’ve always felt that there is something to be learned from everyone we meet.  While we definitely ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=10 As I’ve written here in the past, one of the things I enjoy most about my work is the wide variety of people I meet producing video programs and radio & TV commercials. I’ve always felt that there is something to be learned from everyone we meet. While ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=21 While I hate to disagree with Kermit The Frog, if you know what you’re doing, it can be easy being green.  Or at least, using the green screen.  Lately, I’ve had a lot more requests for green screen work.  One of the reasons is the increase in the number of ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=12 Normally this Blog deals with broadcasting, production, and media.  Normally, it’s all work, work, work.  Yes, work is important, for many it defines us and we all have bills to pay.  But, I’ve always believed that it is important for all of us to make our lives as diverse, well ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=3 Today, audio producers and editors have more tools than ever to ensure flawless sound in your audio, podcast or video production.  I just upgraded my studio to Apple’s latest release of Final Cut Studio and Soundtrack Pro 2 and we’re pretty excited about some very useful new features. The software ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=16 With the sharp increase of videos being done for the web, more and more “first-timers” are putting their faces on their web site.  This comes with no small amount of consternation for these would be first time web stars.  Many spend hours trying to memorize their scripts and their uneasiness ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=4 Anyone who has ever watched a horror film understands how important the audio is to creating tension and suspense in the scene.  Turn off the sound or replace the suspenseful music with a calliope and the scene takes on a whole new feel. The importance of clean audio to a video ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=17 In the past year, my video production company has seen a huge surge in demand for video on the web.  One major insurance agency is encouraging all of their agents to add a video overlay to their web site.  The video overlay is simple to execute, very affordable to both ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=5 Radio has been very good to me.  In fact, had I not been rescued by a Radio career, I’d likely have entered the family Roto-Rooter business.  Not that there’s anything wrong with the plumbing profession. But, having Roto-Rooted my way through high school, I didn’t see a lot of outlet ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=6 If anyone ever had suggested that one day I would be coaching an Olympic athlete, I’d have suggested that now would be a good time to enter that rehab progam.  Imagine my surprise when I recently found myself in that exact position…coaching a Gold Medal Olympian. Steven Lopez is a two ... http://www.houstonbusinessdaily.com/advisor/Jim_ONeill/?p=7