Samson & DelilahI.E. Effects Boosts Stereo 3D Pipeline with Isilon Storage
I.E. Effects has installed an Isilon IQ6000x cluster storage system at its Culver City location. With several large stereoscopic projects currently active, the Isilon system expands the company’s ability to manage the data and throughput requirements of multiple jobs. For clients this means increased efficiency and reliability for demanding stereo 3D projects. The clustered Isilon... »
Software Review: Movie Magic Budgeting
The Magic is back. Shelving their own eponymous software, Entertainment Partners has resurrected Movie Magic. And whether you’ve stayed with the standard or updated to EP Budgeting, this version is designed to make you feel perfectly at home. And there lies both the good news and the bad. There are several new features, but the... »
Digital Vision and CineForm Partner to Support Silicon Imaging’s SI-2k Camera
Digital Vision has partnered with CineForm as a key element of its forthcoming Nucoda 2009.1 release. The new color grading/DI software, which will be unveiled at Broadcast Video Expo in London, Feb. 16-18, will include native support for the CineForm RAW format used by Silicon Imaging’s highly acclaimed SI-2k camera. “Following a popular industry trend... »
Technicolor Unveils New 3D Film Technology
3D films have taken off and proven to be a real moneymaker for the film industry. In fact, they are generating as much as three times the in-theater attendance as 2D features. During the “golden era” of the early ’50s, projecting 3D involved running film simultaneously through two synchronized projectors. Because film passes through the gate... »
Otto Nemenz International Adds Fujinon PL-Mount Zoom Lenses To Its Inventory
Los Angeles-based rental house, Otto Nemenz International recently updated its extensive lens inventory to include new 18-85mm T2.0 Zoom Lenses from Fujinon »
3D at NAB
In the middle of all the technology at NAB, industry panels at the Content Theater discussed the convergence of art and technology. One of the biggest issues discussed in a number of panels was the future of 3D cinema and how it’s now “Easy on the eyes, the way 3D should be.” 3D images have... »
Cineped Makes Debut at Cinegear
Grafting two pieces of venerable camera gear together with a surety that would make Dr. Moreau proud, the brand new Cineped made its recent debut at the Cine Gear Expo, just in time for a (hopefully) revived feature film shooting season. The 42-inch R2D2-sized piece of equipment combines the utility of both tripod and dolly;... »
NAB 2009: Industry Gathers for Annual Confab
I haven’t been to a NAB show since they were in Los Angeles, so I was amazed at the scope of the event. I had hoped to cover all the new products that were unveiled at the show, but there were over 458 new products debuted in Vegas! So I decided to focus on... »
3D at NAB
In the middle of all the technology at NAB, industry panels at the Content Theater discussed the convergence of art and technology. One of the biggest issues discussed in a number of panels was the future of 3D cinema and how it’s now “Easy on the eyes, the way 3D should be.” 3D images have... »
Thomson’s Financial Woes
Burdened by debt and strapped for cash, French media company Thomson S.A. recently announced plans to restructure around its Technicolor division, “to refocus on services to content providers, leveraging our technological expertise,” according to company CEO Frédéric Rose. To raise funds, the financially beleaguered company said it intends to sell its Grass Valley unit, which... »
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Former Industrial Light and Magic art director Joe Johnston became a feature film director over 20 years ago when he came aboard... »
Danish Director Blends Comedy and Tragedy in An Education
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The critically acclaimed film, An Education, which garnered the Audience Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, has quietly slipped into Oscar contention. From... »
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Up in the AirDecember 2009 | By Len Klady
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) has an amiable disposition that belies the fact that it’s best to stay out of his path. You see he’s... »
The Young Victoria
December 2009 | By Len Klady
The enduring image of Queen Victoria, whose reign dominated the bulk of the 19th century, is of a benevolent, elderly grandmother. Though she was... »