Clinton Stark

Clinton Stark
Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear
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Drone helps you achieve Hollywood helicopter shots with a DSLR

I have a mind to just fly my Canon EOS 60D over to Napa to cover events for Stark Insider from the comforts of my office. If only it had a winch of some kind to haul away a case of Harlan Cab...
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Android Dilemma: Droid RAZR Maxx, Galaxy Nexus, or Quad-Core?

After the honeymoon phase wears off, I suspect many Nexus pioneers will be pining for the quad-cores that'll appear right around the corner.

Canon 5D Mark III in the wild? (literally)

From what I've read we should be seeing the new 5D in a matter of months. The big question is price. Nikon recently released their new flagship, the D4. Priced at $6K it competes with the Canon 1D.

On Android Design: “Sometimes you have to break the rules”

Android's UX design chief Matias Duarte weighs in on mobile OS guidelines, competition and the future in an interview on Wired.

Android Quad-Core MWC Preview: LG X3, HTC Edge, Samsung S III

All these heavyweights should receive consideration for those who passed the showcase that was the Galaxy Nexus. Ice Cream Sandwich has a high probability (95%+ I'd guess) of shipping stock with this next wave of Androids.

‘The Pitmen Painters’ at TheatreWorks leaves lasting impression

I'm convinced that exploring the other side of the brain is a highly rewarding pursuit, especially for us in Silicon Valley who often find ourselves navigating an iPad instead of a non wi-fi enabled device such as an artist's brush.

Stark Insider TV surpasses half million views

Soon we found ourselves galavanting all over the San Francisco Bay Area producing videos at Carmel Food & Wine, ZAP Wine Festival, Heroes & Hearts, SF Chefs, San Jose Jazz Festival and the Mill Valley Film Festival.

Theater Review: ‘Double Indemnity’ scorches the stage

This co-production with A Contemporary Theatre (ACT) in Seattle proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Double Indemnity works as a play. All the hallmarks of a classic noir are here, right down to the dancing shadows, the smoke-filled rooms, and after hours stealth.
American Conservatory Theater

Theater Review: ‘Humor Abuse’ in the best possible way

It astounds what can be done with red felt, and old garden hose. A steamer trunk, all 9 cubic feet of it? Pure gold.

2010 Napa Cellars Chardonnay, Napa Valley ($22, 90 pts)

Made from 100% Chardonnay grapes, this is a clean drinking, smooth example of what I'd frame as a casual, modern day Chardonnay.