If you're in Spokane,

you should check out some of my friends there, specifically Mortimore Productions. I've been able to work with them on many occasions. Great people, Great video work! I'll be the first to admit that I've gotten much of my shot composition and set lighting skills from Dan Mortimore, the man behind the company.

I'll be heading back up to Spokane this wednesday for a week or so, to finish up on some personal projects in the area. I'll be taking my editing gear up with me so that I can finish a project I'm working on for Peacemaker Ministries. Its a drama production that's turning out quite well, and has been a blast to edit together.

I've been hearing rumours about a new FCP that may (or may not) be released when the new OS comes out, so I'm definitely wishing for that. I've also seen that Panasonic is releasing some much lower cost P2 cards, which is great. I love using the Firestore, but it's quite prohibitive in run-and-gun situations as the firewire cable is quite easy to unseat, thereby ruining whatever clip you were shooting. :(