Photos of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Jim Kenney, and more from the DNC and around Philadelphia
Theatrical trailer for award-winning feature film, edited by Dax Mackenzie Roggio
Broadcast television commercial for Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, Philadelphia
A new version of my Time-lapse Calculator for iOS is now available in the App Store for 99¢. This update requires iOS 9 or higher and includes many new features: Responsive layout for the latest Apple devices (iPhone SE through iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad mini through iPad Pro); 3D Touch Quick Actions; Copy settings and results to iOS Clipboard with one touch; Maximum event duration (recording time) increased to 999 days; Improved camera resolution selection; Tapping status bar scrolls back to top; “Rate this App” links directly to Reviews tab in App Store; Optimized for iOS 9+. Existing features: Universal app for iPhone and iPad; Calculate shutter interval, target duration (final clip length), or event duration (recording time); All standard NTSC, PAL, and film frame rates (FPS); No advertisements... Read more »
(Photographer: Dax Roggio) Photos from the 2016 Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and the post-convention campaign rally in McGonigle Hall at Temple University, featuring images of Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Tim Kaine, Joe Biden, Mayor Jim Kenney, and President Barack Obama. Also included are images of Mat Tomezsko, the Fishtown artist behind the mile-long public art project on Broad Street.... Read more »
I recently had the opportunity to edit the theatrical trailer for the award-winning feature film, Jack of the Red Hearts, starring Famke Janssen (X-Men) and AnnaSophia Robb (Mercy Street, The Carrie Diaries). The film will be released in theaters on February 26 at AMC locations across the country. I began cutting this trailer in Adobe Premiere Pro CC but switched to BlackMagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 12, not for color correction, mind you, but for editing and delivery. My endless frustrations with Premiere Pro are well documented, but the final straw was the 5.1 surround sound mix.... Read more »
On location in West Philadelphia: Production stills from the Packafoma commercial shoot for Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. Shea Roggio and I had a wonderful experience working with our local Philly crew and the excellent LeBow marketing team. Having worked on college campuses before, we found the students and professors at Drexel LeBow to be particularly genuine, intelligent, and passionate about making a difference in the real world.... Read more »
When FCP Classic was EOL’d in 2011, I was one of the first among my circle of editors in LA to give Premiere Pro a shot. Technically, Premiere had been around for quite a long time, but for Mac users, it was never even a contender. Plus, if you were like me, you mostly associated Adobe’s video products with Flash, which I loathed long before Steve Jobs famously published his thoughts on the subject.... Read more »
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