Author Archives: Bob Hill

It’s been quite a time, wandering about town with my Canon PowerShot in tow, lo, these past 12 months. While the only camera I own may have jammed up like a cheap gun and run through AA batteries like thin … Read More … Read More

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By Bob Hill Today is Saturday, December 3rd, 1993. I am sitting alongside Meghan’s family in the Wildwood Catholic High School Auditorium. Meghan is sitting with her classmates in the front row. “A reading from the Book of Ephesians,” a … Read More

The ability to tell a more effective story by maintaining a tight focus Resisting the urge to exploit stock footage from September 11, 2001 Forcing the audience to consider more than one side of every argument A 2 hr., 36 … Read More … Read More

“Songs carry emotional information and some transport us back to a poignant time, place, or event in our lives. It’s no wonder a corporation would want to hitch a ride on the spell these songs cast and encourage you to … Read More

By Bob Hill December 16, 2012 – One year to the day since I quit drinking. And so the question that now greets me, perhaps more often than any other: Do I regret cutting alcohol out of my life entirely? … Read More

Choose your battles wisely. This is sage advice for show runners and politicians alike. And it certainly would have served Peter Jackson well when deciding what footage to fight for in order to justify The Hobbit‘s sprawling two-hour and 49-minute … Read More … Read More

OK. So there’s this, like, couple, right? Well, it’s actually more like two couples. And they’re all, like, best friends, y’know? Well, it’s more like the two guys are best friends and the two girls are, like, sisters, but you … Read More … Read More

“When you’re climbing well the fear is not there. You’re doing something that you know you can do, something that should pose you no apparent difficulties. Yes, there are moments when you question yourself, moments when you have to pull … Read More

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