WHAT YOU SEE If you can live with FileMaker Pro's jack-in-the-box style, you'll probably love Gorilla. Once you get past its pop-up modules, the... »

By Norman C. Berns WHAT YOU SEE At first glance, this studio standard looks like an out-of-the-box spreadsheet, setting its no-nonsense approach to... »

By Norman C. Berns I'm a TV nut. I assure myself it's perfectly reasonable to watch Dr. Who until 4 a.m. I figure stuffing myself with visual junk... »

By Norman C. Berns Like all mortals, I love my BlackBerry. It's good to me. It feeds me emails and lets me play games between shots. It stores names... »

We may call them films, but making them takes more paper than celluloid, from receipts to crew lists, schedules to contracts. In the office, that's... »

Toolkit essentials for film professionals. This is the good stuff; the gear that makes the day possible and the work a bit easier. By Norman C. Berns... »

By Norman C. Berns As more productions turn to video, in-line editing is becoming part of the standard tool kit. On-the-run editing can save retakes,... »

In high school, one of my smartest moves was taking a typing class. I got a lot of dates, and I learned to type. Plus it was a huge help getting... »

What You See Media Services’ Showbiz Budgeting is lots more than monitor-candy. Unusually smart and clever, it manages budgeting tricks like... »

I used to be a consultant to Set Management and was instrumental in the release of ProductionPro Budget. With the firm conviction that reality should... »