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Fabulous Palm Spring Follies

Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The city of Palm Springs California has a rich history as a winter hideaway for some of show business’ most legendary entertainers. Frank Sinatra Bob Hope Bing Crosby Liberace and many other stars of the Golden Era were fixtures on the Palm Springs scene. These luminaries often stopped at the Chi Chi a Las Vegas-style watering hole for a drink with friends and to try out new material before taking the big stage in one of Nevada’s top casinos. Opened in 1936 for the world premiere of the motion picture Camille the Plaza Theatre was an integral part of the action in Palm Springs.

Blurring the Line Between Production and Post

Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

By Valentina I. Valentini Anywhere from a decade ago to two weeks ago the giant strides taken in the filmmaking process have become bigger better and faster. Think Cameron’s Simulcam or the fourth installment of Pirates where the editor worked on set side-by-side with the 3D stereographer during production. Now think of those blurry lines between production and post-production and imagine someone coming in and streamlining it all to a point where pre-viz teams are working next to VFX artists are working next to DPs are working next to motion capture actors.

Stabilizing a DSLR

Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Cinematographer Danna Kinsky has chosen the artemis Handheld stabilizer system to support The Aerial Girl. Kinsky and director Anna Simone Scott decided to capture this short narrative adventure using the Canon 7D and prime lenses. “Pairing the lightweight Canon camera with the artemis Handheld allowed us to move quickly and keep the audience in the moment ” says Kinsky. Kinsky discovered the range of artemis camera stabilzer systems while attending Sachtler’s artemis workshop in Los Angeles last November.

Getting Down to Business: CinemaCon 2011

Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Timing is everything in life. The last several years of the exhibition event ShoWest will always be remembered to a certain degree with the phrase “just around the corner ” a reference to the frustrations of getting the digital cinema transition in full gear. In contrast the inaugural CinemaCon is likely to be remembered with phrases such as “gold rush” as an astonishing number of business deals were announced during the show’s four days. This is often the case at trade shows when there are few major new technology introductions.

Manhattan Film Festival Launches Revenue Sharing Program

Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The Manhattan Film Festival has launched a Filmmaker Revenue Sharing Program. Since their inception they have made it a priority to find new ways to help filmmakers make a career out of filmmaking. While not an easy task they believe their new program is the game-changer they have been searching for. The platform they have built has the potential to yield filmmakers tens of thousands of dollars.       The Filmmaker Revenue Sharing Program will allow filmmakers to promote and sell festival tickets while earning 50 percent of the revenue.

Laser Illuminated Projector Association Launched

Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The Laser Illuminated Projector Association has launched with the goals of explaining the benefits of laser-lluminated projectors advocating for a positive regulatory environment and developing appropriate training guidelines. The announcement was made t by the LIPA Advisory Committee composed of industry leaders Barco Christie Digital Eastman Kodak IMAX Corporation Laser Light Engines NEC Display Solutions Necsel/Ushio and Sony.

Rushes Installs Cintel ditto Film Scanner

Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Rushes Post Production London has purchased a diTTo evolution film scanner from Cintel International.  The diTTo evolution will scan 35mm 2 3 and 4-perf film as well as 16mm film to 2K and 4K data for grading in the Resolve Color Correction suite.
 
 Rushes’ technical director Tim Wharton says “Image quality is the major consideration in everything we do at Rushes and the images from diTTo evolution are second to none.

Spatial View Signs Licensing Agreement for PassmoreLab 3D Content

Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

3DeeCentral.com. Spatial View’s online source of stereo 3D content has entered into a licensing agreement with San Diego-based 3D Studio PassmoreLab for a number of their 3D titles. 3DeeCentral includes paid and free 3D content available for 3D PCs mobile and internet-connected devices. The content agreement includes titles in the genres of science and nature music videos extreme sports and animation. The platforms support a number of 3D devices using active shutter glasses polarized glasses anaglyph and auto-stereoscopic technologies.

El Chico Blanco Production to start in June

Wed, 04/13/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Titan Worldwide Entertainment will begin shooting the El Chico Blanco in June it was announced by chairman and CEO Brad Feinstein. 

El Chico Blanco tells the story of Ben Harper a white outcast raised in the barrio rises to a position of power against all odds. During a stint in prison he overcomes racial tension and biases to become the head of a notorious crime family entering into a world of drugs wealth and power. The film will be shot on location in New Mexico.

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