We started working on the NarcoTech project almost ten months ago. The one-hour program premieres this Sunday on the Fusion cable channel (Fusion.net), the joint English language vehicle of ABC/Univision. We researched and produced the U.S. segments, shot the HITRON…

Not surprising, really, that we get busy in the winter. This vintage post card from Miami’s 1950s boom years contrasts our distinct climate and impulse for the southward migratory route of the multi-national snowbird, in its full mating plumage.

The Story of Rey Mambo from Carl Hersh on Vimeo. We launched our latest video — part of the Miami Beach Visual Memoirs project — last night at the Deco Welcome Center. Aimed at middle schoolers, the video is about…

We’re lucky in that we often get involved in stories that are not only interesting but give us insights into how our society might be changing. Last week we  shot at the Cutler Bay Academy, in Miami, which has just…

This film compilation shows a variety of Harryhausen’s work, starting with Mighty Joe Young in 1949 —  the Oscar-winner that year for special effects. Harryhausen served as Chief Technician on the film to his mentor, Willis O’Brien, creator of the…

The zoom lens, invented more than a century ago was first used in feature films in the 1930s. Mostly adapted to optical printers in the 30s and 40s, it was Alfred Hitchcock who first brought attention to using the zoom…

This is a “must watch” assemblage. POV on steroids. The grandeur of the cinematic perspective.

Brains Behind the Camera from Carl Hersh on Vimeo. While this video blog post was inspired by the new equipment coming amid the buzz of the Las Vegas NAB convention, it really is focusing on the relationship between the creator…

Tuning in to what was advertised as “streaming” from the National Association of Broadcasters convention I caught a pre-recorded conversation with the NAB’s new tech guy, CTO Kevin Gage, talking about the NAB Labs and Innovations initiative he heads within…

Helping out a non-profit has its perks. Here Panamanian actress Patricia De Leon — a former Miss Panama and regular on Univision and Anglo-TV — is ready for her close-up during a promotional shoot for PETA. She speaks passionately about…