Is the iPad worth the hype? Can it make a difference in film and TV production?
This is part one of a several-part series that will look at some real-world production and post-production uses for the iPad.
Is the iPad Useful?
Clearly, the iPad is cool. We wonder, aside from being a cool life-style gadget, if it will also prove useful in a production and post-production environment.
Over the coming weeks, we’re going to see if the iPad makes our workload easier, or if it’s just a fun, pretty toy that gives us the illusion that we’re hip.
iPad Comes to Joke Productions
While today’s demonstration might not feel ultra-cool or earth-shattering, one Joke Productions’ team member is already exploring how to make his job easier using the iPad, and is excited with the possibilities.
Meet Nate Orloff
Our up-and-coming lead AE Nate Orloff (the first person we’ve ever hired off of Twitter) just got his new iPad. While he hasn’t had a lot of time to play with it, he’s already set it up to do a few things around the office to make his job easier.
In this short video, Nate talks about using Screen Sharing to hop onto any one of our 30+ Macs here at Joke Productions. He also demonstrates some simple Final Cut Pro playback and explains why an iPad made sense for him.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll have more videos detailing the ways we’re using the iPad both around the office and in the field. Everything from tape logging to screenwriting, to viewing dailies (and whatever else we come up with.)
Will it prove to be a great tool or a just a cool gadget? That’s what we’re setting out to discover.
BTW, the app Nate’s using (available for both iPad and iPhone) is called iTap VNC client. You can check it out here.
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