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Archive for September, 2009

Google makes a big splash with Google Wave

Google Wave is an online collaboration tool that allows users to communicate and collaborate in real time. It will be previewed starting today to more than 100,000 developers and users who have signed up to try Wave and give Google feedback on how well it works. Wave is a platfor...

Faces of the Uninsured-David Boyd

This is a project Executive Produced by Amani Channel of MyUrbanReport.com David Boyd is a former Wal-Mart manager who has been out on disability. He now has no health insurance and is facing a $9,000 hospital bill. This is a citizen-journalism project about people who are unin...

HP Photosmart Commercial Contest

Here is a commercial  that I completed for the HP Photosmart Contest for current.com. This is my first commercial I have done and as you can see it’s pretty low-budget, but we  had fun making it.   I thought the idea was kind of original–but there are so many good...

Atlanta Association of Black Journalists

Absolute Presence developed the new web site for the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists.  Click here to visit the web site. ...

Hanging out at The Croissant Shop

Who says Pastors can’t have fun? Pastor Patrick Graham and his twin brother Paul are one of the funniest dudes I know.  Pastor Patrick picked me up one day near his home while I was getting my car serviced. We taped a few episodes with my Flip HD camera and he posted it h...

Is good enough acceptable in media?

One of my favorite books is by author Jim Collins “From Good to Great.”  It talks about the ascensions of various companies and how good is really the enemy of great. I found an interesting article in Wired Magazine entitled “The Good Enough Revolution: When Ch...

Church logo animation

Do you want to make you church logo come alive? Freshen up your church’s with animation! You can insert your a an animated logo into various worship presentation software including PowerPoint, Keynote, MediaShout, EasyWorship, SundayPlus and more! Here are some sample animation...

Green Screen Tutorial iMovie ‘09

I was talking to my friend Andy Russell and he showed me how amazingly simple it is to do a chroma key in iMovie ‘09.  Watch the 2 minute tutorial below and happy keying! ...

William E. Proudford Sickle Cell Fund, Inc.

Absolute Presence was proud to be selected for the third straight year to produce and create a fundraising video for the William E. Proudford Sickle Cell Fund, Inc. that debuted at their annual gala in Baltimore, Maryland. Credits: Executive Producer: Chip Dizard Producer: Karlea...

How to play MPEG-2 files in Quicktime 10

I recently installed Snow Leopard and noticed like many users the ability to export via QuickTime and couldn’t find Quicktime 7. So I finally found it under utilities and placed it my dock.  One of the other issues many users face is not being able to play MPEG-2 files in ...