Take 1 “The coach tells him how to bring his own energies into play. A good coach doesn’t tell a runner exactly how to hold his arms or anything like that. He watches him run, then helps him to correct his own natural mode. A good teacher is there to watch the young person and … Continue reading Trusting Your Conscious

I'm now available to share The Art and Craft of Recording Sound in your area.  If you're apart of a corporation, organization, association, club, forum, film school, journalism program, or any other group that wants to learn more about making movies, then contact me through this website about presenting in your town. With over 30 … Continue reading Now Speaking in Your Town!!!

Every blue moon or so I come to a realization:  I am in a very unique position…not just as a film worker in an exciting world of intrigue and illusion, but as the only person in the entire cast and crew who gets to observe and listen to each performance in full-on face-to-face audio/visual  fidelity.  … Continue reading From My Ears to Yours

I remember the very first adventure that I ever undertook was in St. Joe, Missouri.  It must have been a wonderful day for my mother, as I remember her smiling, giggling, and joking more than usual.  At the time I didn’t understand the concept and ramifications of adventures, I just kept holding on to what … Continue reading Little Bobby Maxfield

Inside each of us is an inner sanctum. It is that part of us that is sacred, that part that where few, if any, people are allowed. We hold onto that secret our entire lives. We tell little to no one because we are terrified of being hurt. But, it is that part of us … Continue reading Space Time Joyfulness

I am not able to fully grasp the perspective of being behind-the-scenes.  The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as “working or happening privately without being known or seen by the public”.  Behind-the-camera I relate to, and in-front-of-the-camera I get, as I have spent nearly 35 years working in radio, TV, and motion picture production.  So to … Continue reading Behind-The-Scenes

I didn't write this, but I absolutely love this!  It is so what my girlfriend and I are all about, and it relates to my book, The Boom Operator too.  It's via Kate Rose on the website; Elephant Journal....http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/08/you-dont-need-a-man-you-need-a-goddamn-warrior/   It was posted on Aug 12, 2015.  Enjoy! To my sweet wild woman, I know … Continue reading You Don’t Need a Man, You Need a Goddamn Warrior

Hi, I’m Robert Maxfield.  For over 30 years I’ve made a  career out of recording sound for radio, television, documentaries, TV series, and motion pictures.  At no time did I ever read a book or watch a tape on how to do what I do.  Everything I have learned was on-the-job-training.   It was fun, … Continue reading My Upcoming Course in Denver

Now, I’ve never been one of those ‘No Pain, No Gain’ steroid eating workout types. I’m really not that good at ‘pushing’ myself. But, I have always been above average at getting myself out there to get some exercise.   So, I am in no position to say you should push yourself to the limit … Continue reading Just Move Baby

I wrote in a chapter of my book, The Boom Operator, about how in film production we use cranes to elevate the camera up high in the air when a person has entered a new location, exited a scene, and/or crossed a plot threshold in the story? Well, the cranes we typically use only take the … Continue reading Perspective