http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.btlnews.com/awards/embracing-the-digital-divide-in-a-dazzling-year-for-cinematography/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/embracing-the-digital-divide-in-a-dazzling-year-for-cinematography/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:58:21 +0000 Jack Egan http://www.btlnews.com/?p=25023 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/embracing-the-digital-divide-in-a-dazzling-year-for-cinematography/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/act-of-valor-immersive-filmmaking-with-the-canon-5d/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/act-of-valor-immersive-filmmaking-with-the-canon-5d/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:04 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=25003 BTL Screening Series hosted a special screening of Act of Valor late last week followed by a lively panel discussion with key members of the camera department. Inspired by true events, Act of Valor is set in the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world – the Navy SEALs. Combining stunning combat sequences with up-to-the minute battlefield and filmmaking technology, the film uses active duty SEALs and their families to create a narrative story grounded in real-life experience.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/act-of-valor-immersive-filmmaking-with-the-canon-5d/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/band-pro-east-moves-to-new-offices/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/band-pro-east-moves-to-new-offices/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:57:53 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24962 Band Pro Film & Digital, has moved their offices from the far west side of Manhattan to a new location in the heart of New York City's photo, publishing, advertising, and multimedia district. The new office is located on the 11th floor of 1115 Broadway, between W. 24th Street and W. 25th Street, across from Madison Square Park. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/band-pro-east-moves-to-new-offices/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/atlanta-film-studios-paulding-county-partners-with-paskal-lighting/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/atlanta-film-studios-paulding-county-partners-with-paskal-lighting/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:50:45 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24905 Atlanta Film Studios Paulding County (AFSPC), (Atlanta’s newest full-service production complex), has entered into an exclusive vendor agreement with Los Angeles-based Paskal Lighting to provide lighting, grip and expendables to the recently opened facility. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/atlanta-film-studios-paulding-county-partners-with-paskal-lighting/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/soc-to-honor-eastwood-and-radin-with-lifetime-achievement-awards/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/soc-to-honor-eastwood-and-radin-with-lifetime-achievement-awards/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:55:24 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24631 Society of Camera Operators announced the recipients of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Awards to be held Feb. 19 at the Leonard Goldenson Theater at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, California.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/soc-to-honor-eastwood-and-radin-with-lifetime-achievement-awards/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/jay-kriss-relies-on-fujinon-digi-cine-lenses-for-harvesting-the-high-plains/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/jay-kriss-relies-on-fujinon-digi-cine-lenses-for-harvesting-the-high-plains/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:54:15 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24580 Jay Kriss recently relied on Fujinon E-Series digital cinematography HD lenses in the production of his full-length historical documentary, Harvesting the High Plains, which is slated to air in late summer or fall nationally on PBS. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/jay-kriss-relies-on-fujinon-digi-cine-lenses-for-harvesting-the-high-plains/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-director-of-photography-emmanuel-lubezki-the-tree-of-life/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-director-of-photography-emmanuel-lubezki-the-tree-of-life/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:05:18 +0000 Jack Egan http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24421 Emmanuel Lubezki, director of photography on The Tree of Life, helmed by imagistic director Terence Malick. “Working with Terry, sometimes I can shoot a whole day and not know if there’s anything that’s going to be usable.”]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-director-of-photography-emmanuel-lubezki-the-tree-of-life/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/eastman-kodak-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/eastman-kodak-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:58:41 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24253 Eastman Kodak announced this morning that it and its U.S. subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 business reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Antonio M. Perez, chairman and chief executive officer of Kodak tried to reassure suppliers, vendors, employees and retirees that they should expect “business as usual,” during the reorganization process and announced that Kodak has obtained a fully-committed, $950 million debtor-in-possession credit facility with an 18-month maturity from Citigroup to enhance liquidity and working capital, (subject to court approval).]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/eastman-kodak-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/industry-veterans-reopen-legendary-ilm-soundstage/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/industry-veterans-reopen-legendary-ilm-soundstage/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:57:59 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24220 ILM and Kerner Optical announced the launch of a new VFX/production company – 32TEN Studios, which will be based at the former site of ILM, at 3210 Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael, Calif.. The new venture will be employee owned, and will be headed by industry veterans Tim Partridge, who will serve as president, and Greg Maloney who will serve as COO.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/industry-veterans-reopen-legendary-ilm-soundstage/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/otto-nemenz-takes-delivery-of-worlds-first-sony-f65-camera/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/otto-nemenz-takes-delivery-of-worlds-first-sony-f65-camera/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:57:16 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24182 Sir Howard Stringer, chairman, CEO and president of Sony Corporation, presented the first official production unit, (serial number 10001), to Otto Nemenz, president of Hollywood-based motion picture rental company Otto Nemenz International.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/otto-nemenz-takes-delivery-of-worlds-first-sony-f65-camera/feed/ 0