About Us:
Hi. I'm Charlie, the founder of Hudson Media Empire. I like making movies.
My first foray into digital video was on the sly in the English department office at Waynflete school. It had come to the attention of my friends Ben and Andy that the computer there could import video (still analog at the time). We checked the old camcorder out of the library and started messing around. Our first efforts were bizarre, mischievous, and mostly pointless. I was hooked.
Soon we were spending more time in that office than any of the faculty, including the foreign language teachers, who I think couldn't be bothered to clean their own office.
Ever since those early days I knew I wanted to make movies, so, after graduating from Vassar with honors in film, I went to Japan to teach English.
Scroll over the images below to learn about our team.
My first foray into digital video was on the sly in the English department office at Waynflete school. It had come to the attention of my friends Ben and Andy that the computer there could import video (still analog at the time). We checked the old camcorder out of the library and started messing around. Our first efforts were bizarre, mischievous, and mostly pointless. I was hooked.
Soon we were spending more time in that office than any of the faculty, including the foreign language teachers, who I think couldn't be bothered to clean their own office.
Ever since those early days I knew I wanted to make movies, so, after graduating from Vassar with honors in film, I went to Japan to teach English.
Scroll over the images below to learn about our team.
Technology today is evolving faster than ever before.
The networked toaster is not far off, nor is direct mental connectivity.
We at Hudson Media Empire will not be the ones to fuss over the details.
We are positioning ourselves to be the first place your toaster goes when it's time to remind you that you will be happier, more successful, and more appealing to the opposite sex if you eat name-brand toaster waffles.
The networked toaster is not far off, nor is direct mental connectivity.
We at Hudson Media Empire will not be the ones to fuss over the details.
We are positioning ourselves to be the first place your toaster goes when it's time to remind you that you will be happier, more successful, and more appealing to the opposite sex if you eat name-brand toaster waffles.
Charlie finds that the unplanned nature of documentary style shooting can be stressful. He therefore enjoys it. Narrative
filmmaking affords him greater control. He enjoys this as well.
Charlie has put together instructional DVDs, given editing tutorials, and shot seminars, weddings, and an impromptu seal hunt.
Charlie has put together instructional DVDs, given editing tutorials, and shot seminars, weddings, and an impromptu seal hunt.
Charlie bought a copy of Final Cut Pro when it first came out. He has yet to properly read the manual.
He has also edited on Adobe Premiere, Media 100, and Avid systems.
He edits other people's footage as well as his own, and enjoys the entire process except for the part about sitting in front of a computer.
Although he eventually learned how to shoot better footage, he still gets tremendous satisfaction from rescuing mediocre material.
He has also edited on Adobe Premiere, Media 100, and Avid systems.
He edits other people's footage as well as his own, and enjoys the entire process except for the part about sitting in front of a computer.
Although he eventually learned how to shoot better footage, he still gets tremendous satisfaction from rescuing mediocre material.
Charlie got his first job interning with the great folks at Briggs ADV,
who at the time made ads for local cable.
Going on occasional shoots gave him a chance to learn the basics of lighting, and regular data entry gave him the opportunity to learn to type in dvorak.
Going on occasional shoots gave him a chance to learn the basics of lighting, and regular data entry gave him the opportunity to learn to type in dvorak.
Charlie holds a second degree black belt in Aikikai and a third degree black belt in Tomiki Aikido,
both of which he received in Japan.
He currently lives with his parents.
He currently lives with his parents.