Canon U.S.A. Packs A Punch With A Powerful New Camcorder Line-Up For 2009
Posted on January 8, 2009 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Ty Lowell looks at Canon’s new crop of consumer cameras.
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Is Ben Lyons the most hated film critic in America?
Posted on December 31, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
Ben Lyons, one of the new faces on “At the Movies” (Siskel and Ebert’s famous show) isn’t winning a lot of fans.
…In the four months since the fresh-faced 27-year-old “movie dude” for the E! Entertainment Network was installed to co-host a revamped version of the venerable movie review program “At the Movies,” he has gotten [...]
Is Indie Filmmaking Dead?
Posted on December 18, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Mike Curtis rants about the state of indie filmmaking
…Went to dinner with an indie filmmaker last night. Here’s a rant based on that. Synopsis: I think indie movie making as a business model is deader than fried chicken.
Hoping to make your little movie and make a living off of it, until you can get the [...]
Shoot Review: Sony HVR-Z5U
Posted on December 9, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
D. W. Leitner reviews the new Sony HVR-Z5U
…Sony strikes again. No sooner had I reviewed the PMW-EX1 than the HVR-Z7U appeared. No sooner had I reviewed the Z7 than the PMW-EX3 appeared. I’ve just reviewed the EX3, and guess what? Like clockwork, there’s another new handheld HDV camcorder to consider: the Sony HVR-Z5U.
— Digital Content [...]
The Stories Behind Hollywood Studio Logos
Posted on December 6, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | 4 Comments
Ever wonder how the Warner Bros Shield came about? Or who that Columbia lady is? Let’s find out:
…In 1994, director Steven Spielberg, Disney studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg, and record producer David Geffen (yes, they make the initial SKG on the bottom of the logo) got together to found a new studio called DreamWorks.
Spielberg wanted the [...]
James Cameron Talks about Avatar and 3-D
Posted on December 6, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Director James Cameron and 3D cinematographer Vincent Pace to talk about their perspectives on the stereoscopic movie-making and their new film Avatar
…“If I could have shot Titanic in 3D I would have,” declared Cameron. “Any spectacle would benefit from it.”
[Vincent] Pace, who supplies 3D camera systems and post production, noted that there’s a knee-jerk reaction [...]
Pioneer Showcases a 400GB Blu-ray Disc
Posted on December 5, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
That’s right, a 400GB on a 16 layered Blu-ray Optical disc that is supposed to be readable on today’s blu-ray players. Perhaps we’ll see the entire season of a show on one disc!
…Pioneer is exhibiting its super multi-layer read-only optical disc which features 16 separate layers on a single side with 25GB storage capacity on [...]
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Death to the Film Critic – All Hail the CelebCult
Posted on December 4, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Roger Ebert blogs about the current state of newspaper movie reviews:
…A newspaper film critic is like a canary in a coal mine. When one croaks, get the hell out. The lengthening toll of former film critics acts as a poster child for the self-destruction of American newspapers, which once hoped to be more like the [...]
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Google Talk: Inventing the Movies
Posted on November 30, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
From: AtGoogleTalks – Scott Kirsner visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book “Inventing the Movies: Hollywood’s Epic Battle Between Innovation and the Status Quo, from Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs.” This event took place on October 16, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series.
From Edison to the iPod, from the Warner Brothers [...]
Pixar’s Blockbuster Secrets
Posted on November 30, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | 2 Comments
Bill Taylor’s take on Pixar’s outstanding track record.
The arrival of summer means trips to the beach, fireworks and parades—and another boffo performance by the creative geniuses at Pixar. The studio’s just-released summer movie, Wall-E, has generated rapturous reviews, record-setting ticket sales, and loads of cultural commentary.
More than anything, though, Wall-E has generated amazement from Hollywood [...]
Why certain blockbusters blow your mind
Posted on October 31, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Movie studios spend millions trying to make films that will attract huge audiences and big box office profits, but new research in brain imaging may provide insight into why certain movies set off more brain activity than others. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)
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Horror Movie Cliches
Posted on October 22, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
From vintage classics to awful remakes, horror flicks tend to use the same plot devices so often it’s scary. 26 most used horror clichés that deserve the axe.
…How Many Horror Movie Characters Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?
After the aforementioned creepy noise in the basement or attic, our dimwitted victim will inevitably explore, [...]
Building a Spectacular Spec Reel
Posted on October 7, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
Jessel Monteverde breaks down how to build a success Spec Reel to break into the world of advertising: Submitted by Gospel John
Part1:
…There is absolutely nothing more important to a commercial director’s career than a demo reel. Not education. Not connections (although this is important). And not experience.
A jaw-dropping reel will facilitate a director’s entry [...]
The Lost Films of Orson Welles
Posted on October 6, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
The Lost Films of Orson Welles. Also known as Orson Welles : The One-Man Band. A film featuring Ojar Kodar and the unrealized film projects of Orson Welles. Includes clips of “The other side of the wind.”
(All 9 parts embed in playlist)
How Criterion Hones Its Restoration Magic for HD
Posted on September 29, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Gizmodo’s feature article titled The Criterion Collection — How Criterion Hones Its Restoration Magic for HD takes you inside Criterion’s effort get some of their titles out on Blu-ray. In a another Gizmodo article you may be surprised to know The Criterion Collection’s Reference Blu-ray Player is the The PlayStation 3.
…Lee Kline, the Technical [...]
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