WELCOME BACK!

The annual NAB Show starts next week and the silence around here is deafening. Everyone is holding their breath, waiting for the flood of new announcements coming next week. All this non-talking makes writing this week's newsletter really hard.  Nobody is saying nothin'.

NAB is the time of year when our entire industry tries to figure out what the future holds. A time when companies boldly lead in directions that they hope the rest of us want to follow. A time where predictions and hype precede the reality of actually shipping product. Still, I wouldn't miss it for the world. NAB is a candy-store for grown-ups.

And, for the seventh year in a row, the Digital Production Buzz will be in the thick of it - interviewing key industry leaders throughout the event. If you are going to NAB, please stop by our booth - SL11505 - and say "HELLO!" (More details below.)

Thinking about new beginnings, we have fully switched to our new website - larryjordan.com. As with any transition, there were a number of bumps in the road. However, I discovered during the transition that I've written more than 1,200 articles and published more than 1,100 videos!  Whew... So, if you discover a page with missing pictures or links that don't work, please let us know so we can fix it quickly.

As well, I have five new articles and videos for you this week. See you next week in Las Vegas.

THE BUZZ IS GOING TO THE 2015 NAB SHOW

For the seventh year in a row, the Digital Production Buzz is covering this year's NAB Show.  And, for the first time, thanks to a generous grant from the folks at 1Beyond - we are adding video coverage!

Here's our plan: We are creating twelve hours of programming during NAB! Eleven live shows  and five Evening Special Reports. Original programming, every day and live from the show floor.

Beginning Monday, April 13 at 10:30 AM (Las Vegas time), we are live video-streaming three half-hour shows featuring news, announcements and interviews with virtually every major player in our industry. Then, each evening that week, we present an hour-long Special Report featuring all new interviews with some of the hottest new companies at the show.

All shows will be streamed live, as well as posted to YouTube (video), iTunes (audio) and the NABShowBuzz websites.

Our coverage is SO MASSIVE that we've created a new website to handle it:  NABShowBuzz.com. Visit today to see who we are interviewing and when they will be on. We update this page every day from now till the end of NAB.

There's only one source for in-depth coverage of the NAB show:  NABShowBuzz.com. 

Last Week on the Buzz

Now that we have video streaming pretty well nailed down, our biggest challenge was solving the audio delay issues with Skype. We think we finally have a handle on those, too. 

So, celebrate with us by checking out a truly fascinating show looking at writers, careers, cool technology and amazing special effects.

Last week featured:

• Greg Ciaccio, VP at Modern Video Film, with a behind-the-scenes look at the on-set media wrangling for DIG, the newest series from USA Network.
• Jen Grisanti, Story and Career Coach, talking about what makes a successful screenplay.
• Lee Jessup, Career Coach, talking about creating a successful writing career
• Robyn Haddow, Freelance Motion Graphics Artist, talking about creating fantasy user interfaces, the kinds of things you see actors moving around in sci-fi films.  Robyn provided samples of her work, which was just amazing!

* Watch highlights of the show here.  (A fast eight-minute look at highlights from the show.)  

* Watch the entire show here.

* Listen to the entire show here.  

All kinds of ideas caught my attention this week: highlights from our video compression webinars, continuing last week's theme of "cleaning stuff up," and some cool keyboard shortcuts that I discovered I'd forgotten.

Plus, as always, our Top 3 lists.