
John Williams – The Sound Of Movies
Today we're going to be taking a quick look at the life and impact of cinema's most celebrated film composer; John Williams.
Imagine being in a movie theater.
You’ve waited in line to get tickets with all of the couples, the families and the first-time-daters.
You’ve got your trough of popcorn,…

Production Department – Unsung Heroes of Filmmaking
The production department is your lifeblood to any production. The word PRODUCTION is literally in the name. As the production, it’s their job to build the team, make sure everyone stays safe and alive, spread information, and maintain the production throughout the entirety of the filmmaking process…

Teamwork Makes The Dream Work
Filmmakers, are you a fan of Pixar movies? Thank Steve Jobs, building design and teamwork. Read more to find out why...

The Deer Hunter – The Real Tropic Thunder
Think you've heard of crazy things happening on movie sets? Think again. Here's a story of near death experiences, deadly snakes, a military coup and half the star-studded cast narrowly avoiding being washed into the South China Sea!

Mixing Dialogue and Music with Fairlight
What's that, you want to have voices and music at the same time? Mixing voices and music is a big problem that many editors have to face. Ross Papitto, my wonderguy on sound editing is here to not only solve that problem in DaVinci, but also to save your editorial lives!

Voice Sweetening with Fairlight
Do you know how much of an impact sound has on the film industry? TONS! I'm immensely lucky to have Ross Papitto on the Hurlbut Visuals crew as my sound engineer. This blog will blow your mind and take your productions into the stratosphere! Enjoy.

DaVinci Resolve: The Secret to Mixing Voices and Music with Fairlight
Chocolate and Vanilla, Yin and Yang, The Force and The Dark Side, Voice and Music. All things in this world require balance, room, air, peace. And like a Production Assistant trying to move an 18K, audio tracks work the best when they’re not stepping on each other's toes. Let's dive into DaVinci Resolve…

Fixing Audio Hum or Buzz with Fairlight
Ever captured some awesome footage to find that you have Hum and Buzz? Sound makes up a humongous part of any production. You need to have a sound mixer that can take your media to the next level. Ross Papitto is an epic sound engineer and part of the HV crew!

Musicbed – Unlimited Music For Your Productions!
We’re proud to announce a revolutionary new aspect of Musicbed: the Musicbed Membership.
For the first time, get unlimited music from the Musicbed artists you know and love for a monthly or annual fee. It’s a revolutionary take on the subscription model, giving filmmakers and creatives full access…

Top 5 Apps Every Film Producer Needs
Let’s be honest, we exist in an impossibly-fast paced industry. Producers are used to juggling countless moving pieces, but those who find the most success know that you’re only worth as much as your resources. Those tools and resources keep producers on time, up-to-date, and accountable for every…

Find Music FASTER – Musicbed’s New Features
Musicbed has been my go to resource for music for all our videos on the Hurlblog and The Inner Circle since its inception. Before Musicbed we’d have to spend hours upon hours looking for the right music track only to be either underwhelmed by the selection or blown away by the price...

Clone. Don’t Copy: How to Save Your Assets
How are you transferring your footage from your camera to your drives? Do you plug the card into the reader, double click the icon on your desktop then just click, drag, and drop the folder onto a drive to copy your footage?

Pushing Yourself as a Filmmaker with Musicbed
Back in April, I met with Musicbed at their NAB Show booth to have a 1-on-1 discussion. Musicbed has become such a powerful tool for filmmakers, musicians, and artists alike. It’s always a great time to visit with them and it was such a pleasure to be interviewed by them at NAB. This is the 2nd half of the interview, the first half was released right here on The Hurlblog. Enjoy!!

Musicbed: Find Your Inspiration
I’d like to start by thanking Cody, Daniel and everyone at Musicbed for such an incredible community. We love all of your followers and everyone that’s a part of their company because it gives artists so many tools to create with. I’ve got some excerpts from an interview I had with Musicbed at NAB 2017 with added images and explanations to spice things up even more! Enjoy!

HP Workstation Versus Apple Mac Pro
I want to show the comparisons of what most people would do with a Mac Pro in maxing it out, seeing the cost and then seeing what a nearly maxed out HP would be, for the same price point. The idea is that you wouldn’t have to max out an HP to get the performance you are looking for and you will be able to save a lot of money in doing so.

Musicbed’s “MAKE”: A Doc About the Modern Creative
This documentary is a question. A conversation starter. It’s an examination of the reasons we create and the things that drive us to make something new.

Musicbed Film Initiative
Getting a film started financially is one of the hardest things to do in this industry. Many of us have been there, trying to get our passion project off the ground, looking to make a great story come to life but only to fall short of being able to get the project funded.
Our good friends at…

Post-Production: A Direct Network Storage Solution for Editing & Color Grading (Part 2)
We’re going to walk through how we built our Direct Network Storage Solution system here at Hurlbut Visuals.

Post-Production: A Direct Network Storage Solution for Editing & Color Grading (Part 1)
How we built a direct network storage solution foundation and base to work with, which is so incredibly important and crucial to your future growth in post-production.

Foundations for Workflow, File Management and Post Production
The workflow I show you can be a guideline for how you can create your own setup at your new or growing company.