About

Hi, I am Lisa Bettany.

I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada and co-run a multimedia company called Redpilot. I am a blogger, multimedia producer, photographer, writer, actress and model.

I sometimes get geeky on awesome podcasts like MacBreak, TWIT tv & TWiP. When I’m not unknowingly appearing on G4’s Hottest Women of the Web, I flash my MB’s SSD at tech/2.0 gatherings to get attention. –>The eyes are up here boys.<--

Wow! Don't you wish you knew me? I know I do.

Ok fine. Be my friend:

A Short History… Mostly.

I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Linguistics and a Master’s Degree in Linguistics, specifically acoustics and articulatory phonetics of early infant speech development and language acquisition. During this smart phase in my life, I worked in Speech Technology, researched baby talk, learnt 3 other languages (French, Spanish & Russian), and taught acoustics and linguistic stuff at university. After graduating, I was fatigued from analyzing babies wailing/crying/burping and having to act all posh and condescending and dropping so many latin words, that I decided to focus her attention on more creative pursuits.

I competed nationally in figure skating (ice dance) until 2000, when my partner dropped me, which resulted in a broken back and deflated ego. After this career-ending injury, I have been unable to wear spandex, rhinestones, or utter the word “zamboni” or “salchow” without seriously damaging my mental stability. I also competed provincially in track (400m), but never made it to nationals because of an irrational fear of starting blocks. That, and I’m a complete klutz.

& I mostly comes out at night… mostly.

My Gear:

dSLR Camera: Canon Rebel Xti (400D)
Point and Shoot: Canon G9
Video Cameras: 2 Canon HV20s, with a Rode VideoMic (directional shotgun), Canon G9, Flip Ultra & Mino.
Computers: Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air “Swoosh”
Software: Adobe CS3, LR2, Final Cut Pro, Logic 8, (iMovie, iPhoto, GB for quick projects)

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