http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada One smile could change the world! Wed, 14 May 2008 20:51:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (CHICO, Calif. May 14, 2008) Video enthusiasts will refine their video production skills by attending a weekend of classes at the 2008 Videomaker Conference. The event will be held in Portland, Oregon from May 31st - June 1st, 2008. For the weekend, videographers and video enthusiasts can choose from a Video ... http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/05/14/the-2008-videomaker-portland-conference-is-coming-up/ The 2008 Videomaker Summit West is coming up! (CHICO, Calif. March 28, 2008) Video enthusiasts will refine their video production skills with more than 30 in-depth seminars at the 2008 Videomaker Summit West, to be held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, April 25 - 27, 2008. The 2008 Videomaker ... http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/03/28/video-production-training-event-in-pasadena-ca-april-25-27th/ Yahoo Article Reports: Last 'Harry Potter' Book Becomes 2 Films "Thursday March 13 5:50 AM ET Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films. The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. Producers ... http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/03/13/yahoo-reports-last-harry-potter-book-2-films/ For me, I'd say it was back in high school when we had the option of a final project for our photography class. You could make a short video involving your family and/or friends and the moment we were given the assignment, my ideas started springing up like flowers! ... http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/02/29/how-did-you-first-get-into-video/ Good Update on the HD vs Blu-ray Situation from Yahoo.com Tech section: Want a refund from Toshiba now that it's pulled the plug on its own format? Good luck. Also: HD DVD prices plummet, Universal and Amazon go Blu-ray, and more. Toshiba nixes refunds: So, HD DVD early adopters - think ... http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/02/21/hd-dvd-vs-blu-ray/ A Yahoo Article on the recent Tornadoes. Hours of warning and still lives are lost... I think we're doing better in the scientific area of prediction but need to work on personal preparation, action and reaction. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_re_us/severe_weather ~Mirada~ http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/02/06/mother-nature-68789342671-humans-0/ " REYKJAVIK, Iceland - "Chess," Bobby Fischer once said, "is life." It was the chess master's tragedy that the messy, tawdry details of his life often overshadowed the sublime genius of his game. Fischer, who has died at the age of 64, was a child prodigy, a teenage grandmaster and ... http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/01/18/chess-master-bobby-fischer-dies-at-age-64/ "Chico, California, January 16, 2008 – Matt York, Publisher and CEO of Videomaker Magazine, took his concept One Media Player per Teacher, (www.ompt.org) to the impoverished and embattled Southern Sudan area to show educators how to instruct using digital video devices. Following more than 20 years of civil war, Southern Sudan ... http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/01/16/videomaker-founder-embarks-on-international-humanitarian-venture/ 2008 Videomaker Events are up and lookin' good! Check out the newly redesigned site for the latest updates on the upcoming 2008 Videomaker Events all over the country! www.events.videomaker.com :) :D 8) ~Mirada~ http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/01/15/new-videomaker-events-website-launched/ /gasp /cheer /train /dance Wow, what an awesome commercial. Now I not only want to go out and buy a beautiful Red Toyota Tacoma Truck, but I also want to head over to Dragonmaw, Shadowmoon Valley or the end Boss in Ramparts to do some damage with my 70, Epic Fire Mage! Did anyone ... http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/mirada/2008/01/15/world-of-warcraft-toyota-truck-commercial-over-25-million-youtube-views/