Clinton Stark

Culture

The Neon Demon: Critic wants to ban Nicolas Winding Refn’s film, protect England from “depravity”

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.07.2016

Long live the Queen! But apparently not auteur Nicolas Winding Refn. Look, no question there’s a litany of reasons why we should collectively Ban the…

Theater and Stage

Must-See Theater: ‘Chester Bailey’ is best world premiere in recent memory (Review)

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.06.2016

“This is why you see live theater. It sticks with you, haunting, and beautiful. At its best, it shines an inspiring, if not at times…

Pebble 2 Kickstarter Campaign Breaks $10 million

News

Pebble Kickstarter campaign breaks $10 million mark – demand strong for low-cost wearables

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.03.2016

The demand, she is a strong. Today, Pebble’s 2016 Kickstarter broke the $10 million (USD) mark. To date, over 52,000 people have backed the campaign. Good…

Sony Alpha a6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera

Cameras & Filmmaking

Top 5 DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras for Shooting Videos

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.02.2016

In the market for a new camera for shooting videos? Whether you’re researching and shopping for yourself, or as a gift for a loved one,…

Pebble Core - Amazon Alexa voice recognition announcement

News

Pebble teams with Amazon, adds Alexa voice search to new wearable (Analysis)

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.02.2016

“Alexa, ask Pebble how the Kickstarter campaign is doing.” Another savvy move by Pebble. Today, the Redwood City wearable maker announced its upcoming Pebble Core wearable…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Sound Design in Video Production: Before and after (Video)

BY CLINTON STARK — 06.01.2016

What does a scene for a short film feel like before sound editing? I took “A Surprise Delivery” from my short All American Apple Pie (full video…

Cameras & Filmmaking

Shooting on RED Raven: Thoughts from a DSLR guy (Test Video)

BY CLINTON STARK — 05.31.2016

It’s a wrap! We finished our first shoot with the RED Raven cinema camera and I’m here, as a DSLR/Canon C100 kind of guy, to…

BTS Nicolas Winding Refn directing Neon Demon

Culture

Deep thoughts with ‘Neon Demon’ director Nicolas Winding Refn

BY CLINTON STARK — 05.26.2016

Ah Refn. Does this guy know how to rattle chains or what? Director Nicolas Winding Refn’s (NWR!) latest film The Neon Demon was all the buzz…

News

Top 10 YouTube trends for 2016

BY CLINTON STARK — 05.24.2016

Once upon a time YouTube was all about the cat video. While there’s still plenty of content starring cute, cuddly and quirky pets (and people),…

Tech

Pebble 2 Q&A: Top 10 questions about Pebble’s next-gen smartwatches answered

BY CLINTON STARK — 05.24.2016

Pebble is pouring it on today. First, the big announcement this morning. The Redwood City start-up unveiled three new wearables. Follow-ups to the original Pebbles,…