February 2012
6 posts
5 Tips For Connected Documentarians, from... →
http://www.tribecafilm.com/tribecaonline/future-of-film/Tips-For-Connected-Documentarians.html
Today, many filmmakers are pushing the boundaries of storytelling with the creative uses of technology.
This is an emerging field. But for filmmakers hacking on web-based stories, it basically boils down to this:
You have to commit to the fact the “thing” you are making is not a linear, unchanging...
a Case Study of @CorridorDigital by... →
http://www.imagineersystems.com/case-studies-folder/the-new-generation-corridor-digital/
Sam Gorski, Nikolas Pueringer, and Jake Watson came together as Corridor Digital as a by-product of a low budget monster movie they had filmed together in Vancouver while they were still in college. That was in 2009. Today Corridor Digital is at the forefront of a new generation of filmmakers and visual...
#SesameStreet Collaborates with @OKGO to Create... →
http://www.videography.com/article/115960
In case you ever doubted the cool factor of Sesame Street, the venerable children’s show has a new stop-motion music video starring none other than OK Go. Dressed up in red, yellow and blue clothing, the band sings about the principles of primary and secondary colors.
Why Streaming Super Bowl XLVI Online Is A Major... →
http://whatculture.com/tv/why-streaming-super-bowl-xlvi-online-is-a-major-step-forward-for-tv.php
There has been quite a lot of buzz about streaming content recently, with a lot of companies stepping up to announce that they are cognizant of its impact and working to assess how to proceed. Then of course, there has been a major crackdown on sites that stream or offer shows illegally, like the...
Avid Studio released for iPad for only $5... →
http://cinescopophilia.com/avid-studio-for-ipad-and-just-4-99
Following on the heals of Avid Scorch, Avid have again entered the world of Apple apps and this time they laid down Avid Studio for iPad at a download price of just $4.99.
January 2012
13 posts
Photographers who mimic the composition of an... →
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/photographers_face_copyright_threat_after_shock_ruling__news_311191.html
The case, heard at the Patents County Court in London on 12 January, could have serious implications for photographers, according to photographic copyright expert Charles Swan, a lawyer at Swan Turton, who said: ‘His honour Judge Birss QC decided that a photograph of a red...
#AndySerkis on the Art of Motion-Capture Acting,... →
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/01/23/the-hobbit-andy-serkis-says-gollum-is-printed-into-my-dna/
“What’s fantastic is that there’s a real growing appreciation for performance-capture technology as a tool for acting. Over the years, people have asked me, “Do you think there should be a separate category for acting in the digital realm? Or hybrid sort of awards for digital characters?” and...
When Will a Motion-Capture Actor Win an Oscar?,... →
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/01/andy-serkis-oscars
For Rise of the Planet of the Apes, director Rupert Wyatt filmed Serkis in real-world settings with co-star James Franco and other members of the cast. “There’s no disconnect between the performance-capture actor and the live-action actor,” says Serkis. “One is in a costume and the other is in a motion-capture suit. Every single beat,...
YouTube video-game channel @Machinima_com aims for... →
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-machinima-20120124,0,6479926.story
With 125 million viewers watching more than 1 billion of its videos a month, Machinima may be the most-watched channel that’s not on TV.
The specialty channel devoted to video-game aficionados — which offers game walk-throughs, gaming news, exclusive trailers and original series — is the channel with the fourth...
The 10 visual effects wizards who rule... →
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.02/fxgods.html
Since 1977’s Star Wars, visual effects have come to dominate the Hollywood box office and bottom line. Of the 20 top-grossing movies of all time, three are totally animated, and the others include so many effects you can’t tell the real from the fake. Over the past decade, studio sources say, the typical wide-release feature film...
Visual effects of #BoardwalkEmpire exposed layer... →
http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/21/2724289/boardwalk-empire-special-effects-vfx-hbo-brainstorm-digital
Remember the old days when you could easily point out something in a movie or TV show and tell your friends that it was all special effects? Well, it’s getting a bit more difficult to discern what’s what nowadays, so thankfully the Brainstorm Digital team — they’re...
YouTube announces "Your Film Festival" with Judge,... →
http://cinescopophilia.com/your-film-festival-by-ridley-scott-and-youtube-with-500k-prize
YouTube has announced a short film competition called Your Film Festival. You have until March 31st to submit a short, story-driven video. There’s no entry fee. It can be any format – short film, web-series episode, TV pilot – and any genre. In June, audiences around the world will vote, sending 10...
Brute Processing Power Makes Hugo Shine, from... →
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/01/pixomondo-hugo-vfx
Video wont embed correctly… view at either link
http://bcove.me/1tkxqg6q
Intense VFX shots layered upon the already-complex 3-D production made Hugo a challenge that could only be met with brute computer strength. That strength came courtesy of Pixomondo, the VFX shop that completed some 800 shots for the film in just over a...
International Academy Of Web Television Award... →
http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2012/01/13/iawtv-awards-names-winners-with-video-and-full-list
There’s nothing the entertainment industry loves more than an awards show, so it’s probably a milestone of some kind that the nonprofit International Academy of Web Television now has its very own. The inaugural IAWTV Awards event was held Thursday evening, appropriately as part of the 2012 International...
Lights, Camera, & No more Action at a popular DC... →
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2012/01/11/lights-camera-no-action
A few days later, though, the Washington Post uncovered a nasty surprise for the city. In Division G Section 1202 (a) of H.R. 2055, the space west of the Capitol that contains Grant Statue and the Reflecting Pool, known as Union Square, had been quietly transferred from the National Park Service to the...
http://supermeet.com/ →
I am attending the San Francisco Supermeet on Jan 27th… Looking forward to seeing you there #PostChat #EditingandPost
http://supermeet.com/
December 2011
3 posts
WatchEverything I Learned In Film School In Under 3 Minutes, by @MikeyGleason
Boycotting #SOPA Supporters should be All or... →
http://www.lockergnome.com/news/2011/12/23/boycotting-sopa/
SOPA Supporters
We don’t necessarily advocate a boycott as the best solution to making your voice heard. But, simply boycotting one company while continuing to buy from others is hypocritical – and one action doesn’t send a complete message. While you have valid concerns with Go Daddy’s initial support of SOPA, you may have unwittingly...
For now, editing is a commodity and less a craft... →
http://www.biscardicreative.com/blog/2011/12/for-now-editing-is-a-commodity-not-a-craft/
http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/662-walter-biscardi-for-now-editing-is-a-commodity-and-less-a-craft
…after a three year internal review, CNN has determined that professional editors are not necessary to craft news stories any longer. Instead they are expanding their iReport section allowing for...
November 2011
18 posts
Video is Evolving... Don't Get Left Behind, by... →
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/162449/video-is-evolving-dont-get-left-behind.html
Consumer usage of video is increasing at an astonishing rate. Cisco has estimated that video will increase from 30% of Internet traffic in 2010 to 90% by 2013. Online retailers are already using video, and service companies, manufacturing, and many others are also hopping on board. The scope of...
3 Rookie DSLR Problems (and how to avoid them), by... →
http://cineblur.com/3-rookie-dslr-problems/
DSLR’s are awesome for video. They’re a great way to get great cinematic looks on a budget. They pack alot of power in a small package. These are cameras that we, as consumers, can purchase on our own, yet they are powerful enough to make Hollywood movies. The DSLR revolution has brought out tons of new filmmakers that are trying their hand at...
A 'Brinicle' ice finger of death filmed in... →
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15835017
Click the link to see the Video Clip
A bizarre underwater “icicle of death” has been filmed by a BBC crew.
With timelapse cameras, specialists recorded salt water being excluded from the sea ice and sinking.
The temperature of this sinking brine, which was well below 0C, caused the water to freeze in an icy sheath around it.
Where the...
Kina Grannis "In Your Arms" Stop Motion Music... →
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/11/20/kina-grannis-makes-stop-motion-music-video-with-288000-jelly-belly-jelly-beans
…took two years to create
“In Your Arms” was made from 288,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans, spread throughout 2,460 frames, filmed across 1,357 hours and, as the final frame of the video suggests, also included exactly one Miss Grannis.
25 Year Legend: A Legend of Zelda Indie Game... →
Watch the Trailer
[Download the Album] http://zelda25.ocremix.org/index.html
ABOUT 25YEARLEGEND
25YEARLEGEND was started by Rekcahdam as a small indie session, but quickly grew into a massive project with the help of all the indie artists involved. Each featured composer has worked on a notable project in the indie game community while being influenced by the music of Zelda some time in...
Pimp Your After Effects, by @5tu #editingandpost... →
http://prolost.com/pimp
After Effects is a professional tool by any measure, but it is designed for a broad user base. So an artist who plans to push it hard will want to tune the application accordingly. Here’s what I do to a default installation of After Effects to prepare it for my special kind of abuse.
Video: A great in-depth look @Klout, by the Wall... →
http://online.wsj.com/video/the-measured-life-what-your-klout-score
Klout gives users of Facebook, Twitter and other social networks a score based on their online influence. WSJ’s Andy Jordan looks at how the score is calculated, what it means for getting freebies, and why the score is so valuable to advertisers.
WatchCocaCola : “Happyfication” (by Ryan McDougal) #Animation #CGI #Musical #Narrative
WatchHow the Protect IP Act Will Break the Internet (by Kirby Ferguson @RemixEverything)
RED Scarlet X 4K camera ships November 17th for... →
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/3/2536818/red-scarlet-x-camera-announced-to-take-on-canon-c300-ships-november
http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/03/reds-scarlet-gets-official-4k-for-under-10k/
Scarlet Specs:
5K: 12fps HDRx: 6fps 4K: 1-25FPS 4K QuadHD: 30fps 3K: 48FPS 2K: 60FPS
Base INCLUDES: Brain, Side SSD for $9,750. Full package with Canon mount, LCD etc. $13,000. Available 1st December!
...
Canon Announces the new EOS C300 Super35 video... →
See the links below for more information
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/03/the-canon-hollywood-event-liveblog/
http://www.wideopencamera.com/cameras/canon-announces-the-new-cinema-eos-c300-super-35-video-camera (if the url isnt appearing right, click here for the same link) http://bit.ly/uXja7a
and video of the announcement: http://vimeo.com/31573770
Bank of America dropping planned $5 debit card... →
Only sharing, since I posted about the fee, but they are a bit too late with me
“In response to customer concerns and the changing competitive marketplace, Bank of America no longer intends to implement a debit usage fee,” the company said in a statement. “We have listened to our customers very closely over the last few weeks and recognize their concern with our proposed...
#Photog @TreyRatcliff on Why he Doesn't Use... →
https://plus.google.com/105237212888595777019/posts/UTKKo5Su6Rj
I get this question a lot, and I know it came up in the live hangout last night. I know my opinion is different than many other photographers, and that is okay.
As you may know, my work is all Creative Commons Non-Commercial. That means people, as long as they give credit and link back to http://www.StuckInCustoms.com , can use...
Hulu & Netflix Gain an Advantage with #Anime, from... →
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/business/media/hulu-and-netflix-gain-an-advantage-with-anime.html
“Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood,” an anime series, ran on Hulu with subtitles.
One of the most popular options on Hulu, ranking alongside mainstream TV hits like “Modern Family” and “Glee,” is an animated series about an adolescent ninja and his pink-haired love interest battling a mysterious...
The Five Scariest moments in non-horror movies,... →
http://www.ifc.com/news/2011/10/five-new-scariest-moments-in-non-horror-films.php
One of my favorite pieces we’ve ever done here on IFC.com was our Halloween 2009 list: “The 25 Scariest Moments in Non-Horror Movies.” It featured great writing from critics like Matt Zoller Seitz, Sam Adams and others, and it was just a great topic. Arguably, the scary scenes in supposedly...
YouTube's Announces a New Online Channel... →
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/youtube-tv-channels-kutcher-poehler-254370
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/29/business/media/youtube-plans-to-create-new-online-channels.html
Most of the channels won’t launch until next year. When they’re up and running, they’ll feature about 25 hours of new and original programming each day.
October 2011
56 posts
Bank of America plans to charge $5 monthly debit... →
Looks like I need a new bank…
http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/29/pf/bank_of_america_debit_fee/index.htm
Get ready for a new wave of bank fees. Bank of America will begin charging a $5 monthly fee at the beginning of next year for customers who make debit card purchases.
Whether you use your card for one purchase a month or 20, you will pay $5 per month starting in 2012. It doesn’t...
All Automatic Duck Plugins are now Free!!!... →
Automatic Duck Plugins
Over these many years we’ve enjoyed improving the interchange between Avid, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Pro Tools, Smoke, Quantel and other AAF and OMF-friendly apps, and now we’re thrilled to announce that Automatic Duck has partnered with Adobe Systems to bring that same interchange functionality to Premiere Pro. To that end I have joined the Adobe...
"In Conversation with Walter Murch" at the Boston... →
http://www.chris-portal.com/2011/10/28/walter-murch-at-the-boston-supermeet/
Walter Murch, a long time Final Cut Pro user, and editor of Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part III, The English Patient, Cold Mountain, Tetro, among many other films, headlined the Boston Supermeet on Thursday October 28, 2011. It marked his first public appearance since the launch of Final Cut Pro X.
WatchOne year of TBS’s Conan, courtesy of @robtheeditor #editingandpost
It has been a complete privilege to work for this show the past year. Someone put together this montage as a look back. Take a look.
Animator of Unofficial ‘Tintin’ Credits Offered to... →
http://www.slashfilm.com/animator-unofficial-tintin-credits-meets-spielberg-offered-job
James Curran (aka Slimjim Studios) made a great opening title sequence for Steven Spielberg‘s The Adventures of Tintin, and last week it earned the animator no small amount of new fans. One of those fans was evidently Steven Spielberg, who invited Curran to the premiere of Tintin this past weekend, and...
“I strongly believe the foundations for the future of digitally distributed...”
– a quote from Freddie Wong @fwong
The Official Prep Guide for #FCPx Certification,... →
http://training.apple.com/pdf/fcpx-exam-prep.pdf
About This Guide
This guide provides all the information you need to prepare to earn the
Apple Certified Associate or Apple Certified Pro - Level One status. From
this guide you can:
• Learn about Apple Certification
• Find out how to take an exam
• Locate resources to help you prepare for an exam
• Review the range of objectives that...
Work Experience vs Internship Exploitation, 2... →
http://wanttoworkintelevision.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/tv-work-experience-v-exploitation/
http://www.cmns.sfu.ca/2011/06/06/enda-brophy-on-exploiting-internship/
“Work experience is a learning activity. It is essential to agree specific learning objectives for the individual at the outset and never rely on individuals on work experience placements to fulfill real jobs which are necessary to...
Canon Just Announced Their Newest DSLR, The 1DX,... →
http://fstoppers.com/canon-just-announced-their-newest-dslr-the-1d-x
The Camera With Three Brains
The EOS-1D X features three DIGIC processors, including Dual DIGIC 5 image processors capable of delivering approximately 17 times more processing speed than DIGIC 4, and a dedicated DIGIC 4 for metering and AF control. In conjunction with the newly developed high-performance 18-megapixel...