Insights, tips, and stories from the world of video production
Movies, commercials, music videos, teasers, trailers, tv shows, youtube, instagram stories… the list goes on and on. We’re inundated with a seemingly endless stream of video content. Video has shaped our history, how we perceive it, and it has changed the way we look at the world around us. I took a look at some […]
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You wake up to your alarm clock blowing your eardrum out and come to the harsh realization that it’s Monday morning. It’s time to get out of bed and go prepare yourself for another day of work. Then it hits you: You don’t have to leave your house. Your office is only 10 steps away. […]
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We may not be electric standing desk experts, but we did review an UpLift standing desk one time and it blew the fuck up. Since then, several other standing desk companies have asked us to do a review on one of their desks. But we’ve turned ‘em all down. We’re not gonna do anything short […]
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TrueNAS Means Speed for Creative Agencies Our Managing & Creative Director Andrew Spirk was featured on the StorageReview Podcast with Brian Beeler. In the episode, they discuss our evolution from an off-the-shelf NAS to the all-flash TrueNAS M40 storage platform and TrueNas Mini XL+ from iXSystems. They also discuss the challenges creative agencies face, our […]
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Zoom zoom! The modern age is hyper-digital, now more than ever. As an Agency that specializes in digital content, we needed an upgrade to make our upload and downloading process ultra-efficient. We decided to have Everstream install fiber at the studio to take our current upload (30mb/s) and download (400mb/s) speed to 950 megabits per […]
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Today marks 4 years since we launched Clockwork 9! We’ve experienced incredible success and some humbling lessons along the way. By far the most rewarding parts of the past 4 years have been expanding our team and working with a diverse set of amazing clients. No matter how far we’ve come or how far we’ll […]
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We are smitten and you will be too You can’t predict when the right desk is going to come into your life… but when it does… you know what they say… when you know, you know. Chapter 1: The Breakup When we started C9 back in 2016, we didn’t have two nickels to rub together. […]
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Software necessary: Premiere Pro CC | Mocha Pro Plug-in for Adobe Lens distortion is inherent in nearly every lens you’ll ever use. It’s more noticeable the wider your lens is and usually it’s not an issue. Most people won’t even notice distortion in video since we’re accustomed to it being a part the way it’s shot […]
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For the last few years we’ve been using the Zoom F8 audio recorder for literally everything. Any type of shoot that we’ve come across: documentary, live event, you name it… this thing works great. Before diving into all the specs of this workhorse, we want to share some of our favorite aspects. First and foremost… […]
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