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The Movie Minute with Madeline, Episode #5

Hey everyone, Madeline here, back at it again with another entry in The Movie Minute, this time focusing on an essential part of the editing process: proxies! So what exactly is a proxy? First, some background: When editing projects, we first have to import the raw footage from the camera, which often consists of video…
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The Movie Minute with Madeline, Episode #4

Hey all, Madeline here again with another entry in The Movie Minute. This week’s topic will be on the two main media used for shooting movies: digital and film stock. Believe it or not, both mediums remain in use today in modern cinema. But what are the major differences and why do some directors and…
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The Movie Minute with Madeline, Episode #3

Hey all, Madeline here once again with another entry in The Movie Minute: This time on the primary product that I work on here at Poor Bear: short-form content, also known as “reels”. With the rise of social media and online content creators, especially on platforms like Instagram and TikTok, short-form content has become an…
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The Movie Minute with Madeline, Episode #2

Hey everyone, Madeline from Poor Bear here, back again with another entry in The Movie Minute! Frame rates, frame rates, frame rates! Everything we see on a screen from movies to video games and sports, is shown as a series of frames, or still images, that are displayed rapidly in succession to give the illusion…
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The Movie Minute with Madeline, Episode #1

Hey all, Madeline here. This article will be the first in The Movie Minute with Madeline, a series of recurring articles about movies and filmmaking! As filmmakers and storytellers, we often get asked about why and how we are able to use the art of filmmaking to tell amazing stories. So, why not start this…
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Telling Stories to Win Business

Jacob Centeno Poor Bear Stories, Creative Director I’ve spent my entire life using story as a means to grow. In college, I shared my story while traveling and studying abroad in Australia, Turkey, France & Spain and gained friends all over the world. I’ve delivered speeches on my dad, SCPO Dan Healy, who was KIA…
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C2CT Conference Highlights: Empowering the Next Generation of Professionals

Good morning! Madeline from Poor Bear here once again, back with another update.  Over the last full week of July, Jake, Chase, Mica, and I visited Tampa for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation’s College to Career Transition conference (C2CT). Much like Operation EPIC back in June, this was an event I once attended as a…
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Operation EPIC 2024: A Week of Filmmaking and Fun

Hello all, Madeline here again with a quick update. In June of this year, I participated in some videography work at the Operation EPIC conference hosted by the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. This is an event dedicated to children of fallen special operations personnel to prepare them for the next steps after graduating from high…
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Father’s Day Tribute: Cherishing Memories and Continuing My Dad’s Mission

Happy Father’s Day to all the incredible dads out there. At 34 years old, I am amazed at how much my dad has continued to play a role in my life – nearly 20 years after losing him in Afghanistan. Poor Bear Stories is 4 years old as a company and I find myself wondering…
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Celebrating the lives of two remarkable men this Father’s Day: My Fallen Father and My Supportive Stepfather This Father’s Day

I’m 30 years old now. My father, Charles Dexter Chase Jr, was an Army Special Operations Soldier. He was known as an exceptional soldier, a boxer, a dedicated friend, and an all-around image of an American warrior. He was taken when I was only three years old. Frankly, I have no memories of him. For…
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