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Mike CohenMike Cohen
Cine-Med
COW member since April 11th 2001 from Connecticut, USA
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Specialist in medical education and training, surgical video production, distance learning, multimedia based education, project management.
I dabble in book publishing, website design and DIY projects.


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System Details: PC - Core 2 Duo laptop and i7 desktop. Adobe Encore, Premiere, Photoshop, AE. One cannot forget the useful office software, as everything starts with a written document!
Back in the old days the editing system ran on DOS 3.0 if that matters to you. It matters to me, I still have all the floppy disks with my EDL's. If only I had a floppy disk drive :)

Home Theater: Samsung LCD tv and upconverting DVD player. These days I watch a lot of videos online. In fact our new laptop connects to the LCD via HDMI - Netflix and Hulu get my money over cable any day.

Home Studio Musical Gear: Does an iPod count as home musical gear? Although I took a year of guitar lessons, it didn't take. I'm pretty good at playing the drums on my car dashboard.

Hobbies and Interests: Interests outside of video include video, photography and photo editing, fine dining and cooking and of course watching funny videos online.

Favorite Books / Authors: In the Blink of an Eye, Freakonomics, The Way Things Work, The Lost Symbol, Killing Frequency, The White Prison

Favorite Bands / Musicians: U2, Kings of Leon, Coldplay

Favorite Movies: Empire Strikes Back, Dark Knight, In Harm's Way, 2001, Star Trek IV, The Thin Red Line, Saving Private Ryan, ET

Favorite TV Shows: 24, Lost, Gray's Anatomy (sure it's sappy but it's medical), Kitchen Nightmares, Good Eats, Lie to Me

Comments and Things Worth Noting:
Look at the big picture no matter what you do.


Mike Cohen

Favorite Forums:

•   Business & Marketing   •   Adobe Premiere Pro   •   Art of the Edit   •   Business & Marketing   •   Corporate Video   •   DSLR Video - NEW !   •   HD High-End   •   Lighting Design Pros

My Recent Posts:

Re: Best Superbowl spot this year by Mike Cohen on Feb 9, 2010 at 5:27:32 am
Re: Clients & tapeless video retention by Mike Cohen on Feb 6, 2010 at 1:52:08 pm
Re: A personal note to all 3D TV pessimists by Mike Cohen on Feb 5, 2010 at 8:16:15 am
Re: A personal note to all 3D TV pessimists by Mike Cohen on Feb 5, 2010 at 3:50:44 am
Re: sony z5, grainy in low light? please help by Mike Cohen on Feb 3, 2010 at 3:06:51 pm
Re: HD shooting w/regular mini-DV tape stock by Mike Cohen on Feb 3, 2010 at 3:02:27 pm
Re: 2 Problems (or maybe 1?) in Premiere CS4 by Mike Cohen on Feb 2, 2010 at 8:58:27 pm
Re: HDV workflow options - to MXO or not to MXO by Mike Cohen on Feb 2, 2010 at 8:56:32 pm
HDV workflow options - to MXO or not to MXO by Mike Cohen on Feb 2, 2010 at 7:40:21 pm
Re: Question for people using FCP in career. by Mike Cohen on Feb 2, 2010 at 5:29:35 pm
interesting photo by Mike Cohen on Feb 1, 2010 at 5:13:13 am
Re: Proposal for 3 year long project by Mike Cohen on Jan 31, 2010 at 11:57:25 pm
Re: Charge for FTP upload? by Mike Cohen on Jan 31, 2010 at 11:54:36 pm
Re: COW Animated ads=Free learning. Duh. by Mike Cohen on Jan 30, 2010 at 5:20:59 am
uploading native resolution hd video by Mike Cohen on Jan 30, 2010 at 5:17:13 am
Re: Pay scale by Mike Cohen on Jan 30, 2010 at 4:23:53 am
The Hurt Locker by Mike Cohen on Jan 29, 2010 at 4:30:11 pm
Re: The Karate Kid by Mike Cohen on Jan 29, 2010 at 4:15:36 pm
Re: movie soundtracks by Mike Cohen on Jan 28, 2010 at 4:28:28 am
Re: Late to the party with Avatar by Mike Cohen on Jan 28, 2010 at 4:26:35 am

My Tagged Posts

Re: Never Gets Old: Value for the Price
by Mike Cohen on Nov 3, 2009 at 7:36:09 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
I'm late to this party, but here is my answer: Pay yourself first. Don't make your hourly rate the hourly rate you pay yourself. You have to figure your prices based upon your business staying profitable, not just you paying the...
first tagged as a 5 COW post by Mark Suszko

Re: Should I change careers to 3D animation?
by Mike Cohen on Oct 26, 2009 at 11:32:55 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
What I am wondering is what professors in 3D animation courses are telling their students about job prospects. 3D Animation is very broad. Find a niche, be it medical, industrial, biological or commercial. It is easier to approach potential clients with...
first tagged as a 5 COW post by Ron Lindeboom

Re: It's not professional...
by Mike Cohen on Oct 7, 2009 at 10:33:42 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
I just innovated a stabilizing rig for my Blackberry. Especially useful for use in the kitchen. Someone call Alton Brown. You can get sweeping crane shots if you use a potholder - it dampens the vibrations. Mike...
first tagged as a 5 COW post by David Roth Weiss

Re: client not paying - need advice!
by Mike Cohen on Aug 5, 2009 at 11:39:09 am
in the Business & Marketing Forum
There has been a ton of talk here about all the wrong things in a contract, or the wrongness of not having a contract. Now might be a good time to talk about what a good contract should look like. In...
first tagged as a 5 COW post by Nick Griffin

SD is Dead...Long Live SD
by Mike Cohen on Jul 9, 2009 at 3:48:36 pm
in the Business & Marketing Forum
The Real World SD is far from dead. In the broadcasting world is one thing. But in the corporate world we have a way to go. Corporations cannot upgrade 2000 computers every two years. I have had clients, first ask me...
first tagged as a 5 COW post by Mark Suszko

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My Videos

Video Blog Episode I: How I Got HereVideo Blog Episode I: How I Got Here
by Mike Cohen
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In this video blog I discuss my educational background, the value of learning from others as well as getting on the job experience. A blog entry from me would not be complete without mentioning surgery, medical education and of course the Creative COW itself. This is not an official Creative...
published 2 weeks ago   watch
Uptown to DowntownUptown to Downtown
by Mike Cohen
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This is one of the few times I have gone off the grid and done a video for pure enjoyment. And you know, I rather enjoyed it. I actually made this right after Google introduced its StreetView feature. Since then others have, oddly enough, had similar ideas....
published 2 weeks ago   watch
Editing at 35,000 Feet
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Editing at 35,000 Feet
by Mike Cohen
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Editing In-flight was so popular, I decided to kick things up a notch. I actually accomplished a lot on this 5 hour flight - cut the temporary narration for a 35 minute video, reviewed interviews and identified the selects, made some slates to direct the next edit and tested playback...
published 4 weeks ago   watch
The Great Outdoors
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The Great Outdoors
by Mike Cohen
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Everywhere I go, I'm always walking. This was a quick hike along part of the Metacomet Trail in central CT. Sure beats spending Sunday watching tv. The DVR will wait, Fall is fading fast. Try and keep up. This video is in support of a blog post by the same...
published 3 months ago   watch
Cine-Med Medical Education: Video Demo ReelCine-Med Medical Education: Video Demo Reel
by Mike Cohen
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Cine-Med: Solutions for Medical Education. Cine-Med was founded over 25 years ago as a surgical film and medical education company. Today we still specialize in documenting surgery, training nurses and surgeons with multimedia programs, web-based courses and distance learning. We are also a publisher of medical books and illustrated atlases....
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