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Jason Marraccini, Partner & President.

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Jason Marraccini

Partner & President

Jason writes about filmmaking, editing, production equipment, business practices, the Atlanta production community, and the post-production decisions behind successful work.

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Author Archive

Articles originally published under Jason Marraccini's byline.

This archive restores the authorship relationships from ECG's original WordPress publication database. Dates and bylines are preserved so readers and search systems can understand who wrote each article and when it was published.

2024-04-01

Clocking the speed of data

Clocking the speed of data is a production read about what needs to be planned, captured, protected, and handed to post so the finished piece has a real chance to work.

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2024-04-01

The Five Types Of Animation

The Five Types Of Animation is a production read about what needs to be planned, captured, protected, and handed to post so the finished piece has a real chance to work.

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2024-04-01

Why Gigabit Fiber Upload Times Are the Best

Why Gigabit Fiber Upload Times Are the Best is a production read about what needs to be planned, captured, protected, and handed to post so the finished piece has a real chance to work.

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2024-04-01

Making the 1 Corporate Video Employees find Unforgettable

Making the 1 Corporate Video Employees find Unforgettable is a production read about what needs to be planned, captured, protected, and handed to post so the finished piece has a real chance to work.

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2024-04-01

Branded Video Content: Why your Marketing Strategy needs it

Branded Video Content: Why your Marketing Strategy needs it is a production read about what needs to be planned, captured, protected, and handed to post so the finished piece has a real chance to work.

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2024-04-01

The Necessity of Sponsored Brand Video Content

The Necessity of Sponsored Brand Video Content is a production read about what needs to be planned, captured, protected, and handed to post so the finished piece has a real chance to work.

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2024-04-01

Finding the Right Song: Evaluating the Peloton Commercial

Finding the Right Song: Evaluating the Peloton Commercial is a production read about what needs to be planned, captured, protected, and handed to post so the finished piece has a real chance to work.

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2024-04-01

Open Captioning | What is it Exactly?

Open Captioning | What is it Exactly is a production read about what needs to be planned, captured, protected, and handed to post so the finished piece has a real chance to work.

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2024-04-01

What is a Subtitle?

What is a Subtitle is a production read about what needs to be planned, captured, protected, and handed to post so the finished piece has a real chance to work.

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Complete archive

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