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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.

Spotlight Forms Exhibitor Relations Department

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

The cinema ad company Spotlight Cinema Networks has formed a dedicated exhibitor relations department.
 
 The cinema advertising market has been very receptive to Spotlight since its launch last year.  Given this success we felt that this was the right time to launch an exhibitor relations department and bring aboard Ronnie Ycong as vice president ” says company president Jerry Rakfeldt. “Ronnie is one of the most experienced exhibitor relations executives in the U.S.

Foo Fighters Live 3D Concert in Theatres April 5th

Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Cinedigm Digital Cinema announced today that they are producing and distributing what the company says will be the first widely released music performance in live 3D when Foo Fighters perform their entire new album Wasting Light to be shown in more than 80 theatres nationwide on April 5th. The concert will follow the debut of their documentary Foo Fighters: Back and Forth. Cinedigm is presenting the documentary along with Exclusive Media Group RCA Records and Spitfire Pictures.

GDC Integrated Media Block Awarded FIPS Validation Certificate

Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

GDC Technology’s Integrated Media Block has been officially awarded the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 Level 3 validation certificate. The certification was awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology a non-regulatory federal agency within the US Department of Commerce after a recommendation made by InfoGard Laboratories an accredited Cryptographic Module Testing Laboratory under Lab Code 100432-0 of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program.

Glassworks Installs Baselight HD Color Grading System

Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Amsterdam visual effects and post house Glassworks has invested in a Baselight HD color grading system from FilmLight to enhance its grading capabilities for their core commercial and broadcast markets. Glassworks Amsterdam was established in 2007 and now four years on the office has grown to a 16-man operation providing market-leading work to advertising agencies and production houses both locally and internationally. Clients include Weiden & Kennedy 180 TBWA Neboko Y&R DDB Kessels Kramer and Selmore.

GunMetal Industries Releases Pipe Bomb 3D

Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

GunMetal Industries has released the GunMetal Pipe Bomb 3D a professional HD-based 3D camera system that uses distinct dual-camera (left eye/right eye) recording in an extraordinarily small package. The manufacturer says the Pipe Bomb cameras are a major contrast to the complicated other 3D cameras on the market today. Presently there are over a more than a dozen manufacturers of 3D rigs for cameras such as Red Silicon Imaging and other camera sensors. There are also manufacturers of integrated 3D camera systems such as Sony and Panasonic.

Actor Jon Heder Tests the Potential of Crowd Sourcing

Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Proving that more is merrier actor Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite Blades of Glory) and director Nicholas Peterson (MuM Dark Mind) turn to crowd sourced funding website Kickstarter to raise funds for a new short film titled Drained. Crowd source funding strikes Nick and me as a fresh new way to fund bold filmmaker-driven films in the future. So we're testing it out to see where it takes us says Heder.

Revenge of the Electric Car Gets Tribeca Spotlight

Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Revenge of the Electric Car will have its world premiere in New York City at the Tribeca Film Festival on Earth Day April 22nd.

Revenge of the Electric Car is a new feature documentary film about electric cars from Chris Paine director of the 2006 success Who Killed the Electric Car?   The new film tells the story of how the plug-in car as come back from the dead in just a few short years going behind the scenes for three years with three carmakers and one converter as they race to bring their electric cars to market.

CGR Cinémas now part of Sensio’s 3D Live Network

Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Sensio Technologies has announced the continued expansion of its 3D Live Network which now includes more than 750 screens. The Montreal company is partnering with Circuit George Raymond to add its network of 34 multiplexes enabling access to live 3D events for the inhabitants of 34 French cities. The first event of the new partnership was the last match of the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championships pitting France against Wales at the Stade de France which was screened on March 19th.

Spider-Man Movie Using 3ality’s New Wireless Handheld Beam Splitter Rig

Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The Amazing Spider-Man directed by Marc Webb now in production from Columbia Pictures under the direction of Marc Webb Directed by Marc Webb the film is using 3ality Digital’s new TS-5 wireless and handheld beam splitter mirror rig. Award-winning cinematographer John Schwartzman the film’s director of photography chose the TS-5 because of its small size and the control it gives over the stereoscopic 3D image. Schwartzman and the production team held a series of tests using the TS-5 and found it could shoot in 3D but perform at the same speed as in 2D.

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