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Modern VideoFilm Accompanies Sons of Anarchy on Its Final Ride

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:51 -- Nick Dager

Modern VideoFilm recently wrapped up a seven-year run as a post-production services provider for FX’s hugely popular series Sons of Anarchy. The Burbank-based facility set up a file-based pipeline for the show, about a motorcycle club based in Northern California, integrating editorial finishing, visual effects, color grading and deliverables. Despite a tight schedule and complex VFX and grading requirements, Modern efficiently delivered a stellar product each week of the show’s long run.

David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies Nominated for BAFTA

Tue, 04/07/2015 - 12:08 -- Nick Dager

The spellbinding visual account of how flying animals evolved into the familiar species we see today, became a reality in the stunning documentary series David Attenborough’s Conquest of the Skies. Attenborough said of the project, “The story of evolutionary flight is one I’ve always wanted to tell. It’s our most ambitious yet.”

Rohde & Schwarz DVS Clipster Features Complete IMF Workflow in One System

Thu, 04/02/2015 - 15:29 -- Nick Dager

At this year’s National Association of Broadcasters show April 11-16 in Las Vegas, Rohde & Schwarz DVS will highlight a complete Interoperable Master Format workflow from a single system: Timeline marker authoring, captions, subtitles, and forensic watermarking.

Technicolor PostWorks Finishes Boardwalk Empire on a High Note

Tue, 03/31/2015 - 11:18 -- Nick Dager

Post-production finishing for the fifth and final season of Boardwalk Empire was completed last fall at Technicolor PostWorks New York. The HBO series, set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition Era, was one of the most acclaimed television dramas of the past decade, earning a total of 18 Emmy Awards over the course of its run, among many other accolades.

HDMI 2.0 Now Standard in All Archimedia 4K/UHD Appliances

Thu, 03/26/2015 - 11:53 -- Nick Dager

Archimedia, a company whose technology brings precise media intelligence to the professional's desktop, TV, UHDTV, and SDI infrastructure, today announced that HDMI 2.0 outputs are now a standard feature of Atlas 4K/UHD and Atlas Extreme and will be included in all future 4K/UHD and Extreme appliances. Now all media professionals from all facets of the media and entertainment business — from broadcasting to filmmaking, quality control to archiving — can reap the benefits of the long-awaited, new HDMI 2.0 interface through Archimedia's reference appliances.

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Kionte Storey Documentary Supports Wounded Warriors

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 15:20 -- Nick Dager

Those who serve our country do so by choice and with courage and honor. When wounded servicemen and women are forced to return home long before they are ready, many end up feeling like they no longer serve a purpose and struggle with day-to-day living. When Marine Corporal Kionte Storey lost his leg and suffered other injuries during his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, he made a conscious choice upon his return home that he would not only overcome his injuries, but also help and inspire other soldiers to overcome theirs as well.

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Modern VideoFilm Sends The Invitation to SXSW

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 15:15 -- Nick Dager

Continuing its support for quality independent films, Modern VideoFilm provided post-production services for The Invitation in advance of its world premiere at this month’s SXSW Film Festival. The facility’s role comprised editorial conforming, final color grading, technical support and deliverables, the latter including a Digital Cinema Package master for the festival screening.

The Digital Cinema Report Catalyst Award

Wed, 03/25/2015 - 11:48 -- Nick Dager

Digital Cinema Report is pleased to announce the introduction of the Digital Cinema Report Catalyst Award. The first award winners will be chosen from among the companies exhibiting at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas April 11-16. The winners will be those products, technologies or services that best help advance the motion picture business.

Fixing the DCP

Tue, 03/24/2015 - 14:31 -- Michael Karagosian

The digital cinema rollout brought cinemas everywhere to a uniform technology, for the first time in generations, and perhaps for the last time ever. This one-time event is often celebrated as the new norm. But in truth, it is anything but normal. Consider the distribution challenges of just one movie – last year’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – and you’ll begin to understand what I mean. Diversity is already returning to the cinema footprint. To best live with it, we need better tools to manage it. To do that, we need to fix the digital cinema package.

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