Michael Brown - Creative COW

professional 1st AD (TV, Cinema, fiction), indie director & editor focused on anything that combines image and music, specifically performing arts mutli-cam recording, music videos, docs, but also editing showreels, demos etc.

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System Details: MacBook Pro 15", OS 10.5.7, 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM; FCP 4.5 HD and DVDSP3; external disks for capture, FW 400/800.

Home Studio Musical Gear: Dolby 5.1

Hobbies and Interests: Telling stories.

Favorite Books / Authors: John Irving, TC Boyle

Favorite Bands / Musicians: Sandra Rumolino, Julius Katchen, Caetano Veloso and so many more

Favorite Movies: Death of a Salesman, Cinema Paradiso, Central Station, The Return

Favorite Forums:

• Apple Final Cut Pro • Apple DVD Studio Pro

My Recent Posts:

Re: Why does my Final Cut suck in animating motion and size? by Michael Brown on Sep 3, 2009 at 8:14:43 am
Kensingotn Dual Monitor Adapter ? by Michael Brown on Aug 29, 2009 at 12:44:47 pm
Re: Final Cut Studio 3 and MacPro by Michael Brown on Aug 4, 2009 at 9:40:03 am
Re: Slap Chop Remix Time Stretches by Michael Brown on Aug 4, 2009 at 9:21:42 am
Working for the great cause... by Michael Brown on Jul 9, 2009 at 3:48:37 pm
moving in panoramic stills in fcp? by Michael Brown on Jul 6, 2009 at 5:43:51 pm
Clip on Demo Reel AND Music Video? by Michael Brown on Jun 29, 2009 at 9:55:18 am
Editing Reel / Demo / Video information on the Cow by Michael Brown on May 31, 2009 at 12:02:17 am
Re: Digital Cinema Desktop Preview unavailable by Michael Brown on Feb 9, 2009 at 7:04:00 am
Re: Digital Cinema Desktop Preview unavailable by Michael Brown on Feb 8, 2009 at 1:26:36 am
Re: viewing 2nd monitor by Michael Brown on Feb 8, 2009 at 12:29:53 am
Re: FCP 4.5 / MBP / LEOPARD conflict ? by Michael Brown on Dec 7, 2008 at 11:03:36 pm
Re: FCP 4.5/MBP/Leopard conflicts? by Michael Brown on Dec 6, 2008 at 4:33:00 pm
Re: FCP 4.5/MBP/Leopard conflicts? by Michael Brown on Dec 6, 2008 at 11:24:36 am
Re: FCP 4.5/MBP/Leopard conflicts? by Michael Brown on Dec 6, 2008 at 10:55:36 am
Re: FCP 4.5/MBP/Leopard conflicts? by Michael Brown on Dec 6, 2008 at 10:52:24 am
FCP 4.5 / MBP / LEOPARD conflict ? by Michael Brown on Dec 6, 2008 at 10:37:51 am
FCP 4.5/MBP/Leopard conflicts? by Michael Brown on Dec 6, 2008 at 10:34:58 am
Re: Did my external monitor issue get forgotten? by Michael Brown on Dec 4, 2008 at 2:42:37 am
Re: you might have a Known Issue? by Michael Brown on Dec 4, 2008 at 2:38:49 am

My Videos

MISTER MOTHER's Music Video "R.I.P."
by Michael Brown
83 Views
Having recorded quite a few Hamburg School of Music gigs, I went to their summer party concert and of all the bands that played, Mister Mother was the one with the kind of energy that really got me going. So I met them outside and said so, and that I'd...
published 2 months ago watch

Love Me
by Michael Brown
72 Views
Franzi had already moved many to tears with her interpretation of Damien Rice's "Cheers Darling" in Hamburg's success show "Café Amazonien". When we recorded the Hamburg School of Music 2008 graduation concert (no budget but for a good cause), German star TV host Reinhold Beckmann introduced Franzi as the "straight...
published 5 months ago watch

José Galván incredibly live!
by Michael Brown
147 Views
José Galván, undisputed maestro of flamenco singing and dance, a.k.a. the King of Bulerías, performs this Bulería in the 2-hour DVD "Petenera – a Flamenco Drama in Music and Dance". See more trailers at Petenera's official site http://musicfilmfactor.com. I look forward to your comments. Michael (director & editor)...
published 6 months ago watch

Jul Kula live: The King is Coming!
by Michael Brown
188 Views
This is an excerpt from the 2008 Hamburg School of Music graduation concert DVD I directed and edited. Jul Kula is an emerging artist I've had the pleasure of recording before, and I really like his energy that seems to know no boundaries. I especially enjoyed this work for what...
published 6 months ago watch

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