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The Raw Power of Video Literacy Unleashed!

JVC-HM100U   Los Angeles, CA —I have an amazing power that can be used for good or evil.   I have some really nifty equipment and knowhow to make movies. Today’s incredibly wonderful and powerful filmmaking tools are really affordable and easy to use.   Cameras, microphones, lights and a MacBook Pro have allowed me to influence the world.  I have few limits under our Freedom of Speech rights and personal sensibilities that restrict the content I choose to produce.  I’m limited only by my own imagination as to what I can create. In this town getting slave actors is as easy as posting an ad on Craig’s List or the Backstage.   Casting your film from the hungry actors that show up is a snap.  They will settle for being fed and a copy of their scene for their professional reels. If you have any kind of a budget you can make a SAG-AFTRA sanctioned film generally giving you access to better quality talent.   Green screen t...

Vertical is Wrong!

The incredible Dutch film star  Carice Van Houten Los Angeles, CA —I’m a life long photographer and I’m into video production these days in a big way.  The days of film cameras are over and the TV widescreen is here to stay.   We rarely hang portraits of vertical images on our walls anymore.  Why are people shooting video and stills vertically? The images people post everyday on Facebook or their web pages are often breathtakingly beautiful.  We just have to remember what the media source will be to exhibit our art.  It’s increasingly rarely going to be vertical!  Shooting vertical video is a waste of space.  Learn how to frame your shots for your TV screen.  It’s often better to put your subject on the right or left side of the frame rather than in the middle.  It also give you room to put fun graphics next to your subject.  The stunning picture above is of my favorite actress Carice Van Houten .   O...

Drew Peterson, Legal Team Fallout and Sour Grapes

Lead lawyer, Joel Brodsky Chicago, IL —The Drew Peterson Inquisition was an un-American legal experience.   Trial by unprecedented hearsay testimony rather than evidence doomed Peterson to an adverse verdict.   This was to satisfy the lynch mob mentality that dictated the predetermined result.    There were no less that six lawyers defending Drew Peterson.  That was a recipe for dysfunction, anger and loathing.  I’ve seen it before even when the results were victorious such as in the O.J. Simpson murder trial.  When the stakes are high each lawyer has different ideas and sometimes the mixture of ideas become incredibly caustic.  As a criminal defense investigator and veteran of numerous murder trials I had my own ideas about Peterson’s defense direction.  I did not get to vote but sensed a disaster in the making, not from legal strategy but by the shocking perversion of the way this criminal trial was conducted. I kn...

Chicago Public Teachers/Babysitters Strike Mess Needs Debate

Chicago, IL —Teaching is a noble profession however pathetic politicians, unions and a bankrupt African-American culture has gutted every gifted teacher’s lifeblood. The Windy City’s children’s lives are devalued and destroyed in the process of Chicago’s political creature’s intentional sabotage of productivity and Capitalism.  There is no room in Chicago’s schools for teachers that will inspire or motivate children to abandon the African-American culture and tradition of idleness, hatred and total dependence on corrupt government.   Chicago’s public school teachers have little success to show because the children never learn even basic communication skills.  It’s obvious by results that the children are simply warehoused in free day care with free meals to liberate their unemployable single mothers from their parental responsibilities.  The children are not motivated or inspired.  That’s because Chicago’s school system has seen to it that te...

The Drew Peterson Prosecution and Verdict Threatens All Americans

Drew Peterson    Photo by Paul Huebl Joliet, IL —A jury convicted retired Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson of murder yesterday.   Peterson very publicly proclaimed his innocence and in the process became an absolute public pariah.   The media he used to assert his innocence redundantly exposed Peterson’s troubled marriages with much younger women.  The self-generated publicity backfired. Police and prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to take action against Peterson under existing law.   There was no way to proceed with a prosecution. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow quickly lobbied a special legislative bill that would retroactively allow him to use normally outlawed hearsay testimony as evidence in court.  Additionally, it was a special law that was designed and promulgated just for the prosecution of him and was given the popular moniker of The Drew Peterson Law . The Constitution provides thre...

A Book Review, Michael Rosenblum’s IPhone Millionaire

Los Angeles, CA —I found this TV guru visionary on various Internet sites devoted to electronic TV newsgathering and photojournalists.  Michael Rosenblum operates a school called the New York Video School .   NYVS operates in Europe the USA and at times in other locales.  Rosenblum just released his new book called IPhone Millionaire on creating and marketing video.  Rosenblum is an expert in creating and selling watchable, enjoyable and informative video.   Video is exploding everywhere and the need for vast amounts of content is creating more opportunities for those who can harness the skill of shooting, editing and distributing their work.  No product or service can exist without promotion and video is by far the best marketing tool around. It’s been said that whoever controls the information controls the world.  That is really true however today it’s no longer just governments, religious institutions or a few power...

Inside The Drew Peterson Trial. Savio’s Divorce Lawyer’s Testimony Accuses Stacy Peterson of Criminal Extortion and Telling Lies.

Drew Peterson     Photo by Paul Huebl Joliet, IL —I present to my readers the actual Drew Peterson trial transcript of trial testimony that's attached below. But first a few words. In the  trial of retired Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson the testimony of divorce lawyer Harry Smith tells a really sordid story through unprecedented hearsay that does not belong in any American courtroom.  Smith said that the young missing wife of Drew Peterson, Stacy Peterson called him for advice on divorcing Peterson and grabbing his assets.  She told Smith that she wanted to use information she claimed would implicate Peterson in Kathleen Savio’s death as leverage to get a large cash payout.  Stacy wanted to Blackmail her husband. Smith had no business even talking with Stacy at all since he had an obvious conflict of interest.  If Smith is telling the truth here, why did Smith not do his duty and call the cops?   He had no ...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Invites the World’s Tourists to Chicago!

Mayor Emanuel has some excitement in store for Chicago's Tourists! Chicago, IL —The exciting places to visit are the Gold Coast, Oak Street Beach, Trendy Michigan Avenue and The River North Areas .  There are fine hotels, restaurants and cultural diversity is everywhere.  Summertime seems to bring out the best that the Windy City has to offer. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office is the finest anywhere but get your reservation in early because soon they will be running out of accomadations. Below are some of the friendly native Chicagoans that can’t wait to meet you and your families!  

Internet Freedom Without Government Control is Possible through Exciting New Technology!

This is Paul Huebl of Austria with two of his delightful friends! Vienna, Austria —It’s called, FunkFeuer or in English, Network Fire.   It’s an inexpensive way to sidestep governments, cable and utility companies to receive and also act as a repeater spreading the free broadband access to you neighbors. FunkFeuer will be a huge weapon for use in fighting government tyranny everywhere! FunkFeuer was developed by a group of programmers and hackers to create a wireless network that the users can transmit to each other.  All without Big Brother’s hand on the switch or greedy Internet providers raiding our wallets. FunkFeuer provides wireless network access across large areas using the same open radio spectrum as WiFi.  However it operates over mush larger areas than today’s WiFi networks. Imagine if this technology with tablets and smart phones began to invade nations like Cuba and North Korea that lock thought and publishing.   Governm...

The Sun Times BGA Story on The Police Blog with the Name They Can’t Repeat

Chicago, IL —When I learned the Better Government Association took up an investigation of the infamous and wildly popular (among cops) Detective Shaved Longcock blog, I knew it was going to get interesting so I wrote about it. Without quoting or even paraphrasing a single passage or story DSLC was branded by the Sun Times and BGA as racist.    But is it racist to call attention to the reality that murder, rape and armed robbery is almost the exclusive province and behavior of Chicago’s African-Americans? Is that disturbing and sad truth somehow racist? DSLC was biting and edgy as he used off color satire and humor to express his opinions.    It was in fact only the shock factor of DSLC that gained readership, attention and finally now some debate. A polite and politically correct society avoids the discomfort of discussing touchy problems that could possibly offend anyone.    Until we can discuss and debate the African-American culture of ign...

Carice van Houten Rocks!

The lovely and talented Carice Van Houten ROCKS! Amsterdam, NL —The amazing actress, singer and talented performer Carice van Houten has released a new music video, Emily .  This is part of an album, See You on the Ice , that’s being released and will be available very soon on ITunes .    Van Houten, a multiple Golden Calf award winner simply owns her audience on everything she does.  She’s mastered her native language Dutch along with impeccable English and German.  I discovered her multiple talents in the fabulous Pa ul Verhoeven film, Black Book . She is a regular performer in the Game of Thrones.   She can also be seen with Holly Hunter in a new film called Jackie .   Carice is considering a film project right now that I’m involved with but, Carice is in demand everywhere.  The America audiences will soon be discovering her simply because she’s fearless and unstoppable!  I hope to be able to interview that great la...