This VR “Extravaganza” Is Immersive, but Highly Problematic

Imagine a puppet show — a really horrible puppet show that’s badly acted, offensive in pretty much every way...

Meta-Mockumentary Series Handy Is a New Kind of Branded Content for Comedy Central

If you’ve been watching Comedy Central, you may have noted a new kind of branded content. Two-and-a-half-minute episodes of...

Scarlett Johansson plays The Major in Ghost in the Shell from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures.

How They Did It: Synced Creamsource Lights Nixed Frame Tears in Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell is one of the year’s most visually ambitious films, translating the well-loved and highly influential...

How They Did It: Marvel Studios’ ACES Workflow for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

How did Marvel Studios ensure that the amazing, eye-popping visuals created by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director...

This VR “Extravaganza” Is Immersive, but Highly Problematic

Jun 27, 2017

Imagine a puppet show — a really horrible puppet show that’s badly acted, offensive in pretty much every way...

Here’s What Avid Editors Really Want in Media Composer

Jun 26, 2017

Avid has published the results from its first survey of the Avid Customer Association (ACA), which asked members to...

Computational Video Editing for Dialogue-Driven Scenes

Jun 26, 2017

The move to nonlinear editors was a boon to efficiency in the cutting room, but how much more dramatically...

Google’s Upcoming VR180 Format: Is 180 the New 360?

Jun 23, 2017

Google’s VR division and YouTube have developed a new immersive-video format called VR180 — basically, a spherical video environment...

Blackmagic Releases Camera Control App for iPad

Jun 23, 2017

Blackmagic Design updated the software for its Ursa line-up, enabling the camera’s Bluetooth module, and released Blackmagic Camera Control,...

Radiohead: Man of War

Jun 23, 2017

A constantly moving camera and precision cutting help place this new music video for a previously unreleased Radiohead song...

Demolicious at NAB 2017: IKAN

May 4, 2017

StudioDaily’s Demolicious chats with IKAN Product Manager Barry Garcia on the NAB show floor.

AJA Ships Ki Pro Ultra Plus

Jun 22, 2017

AJA said it has begun shipping the AJA Ki Pro Ultra Plus, which records up to four channels of...

Honda Odyssey: Keep the Peace

Jun 22, 2017

The monsters are a metaphor for cranky kiddos in this imaginatively executed spot for the family-friendly Honda Odyssey. Production...

Pond5 Releases Plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro

Jun 22, 2017

Pond5 has released a new free plug-in providing access to its library of video, music and sound effects through Adobe...

Demolicious at NAB 2017: ZeeVee

May 4, 2017

StudioDaily’s Demolicious interviews Chris Scurto, VP of sales and marketing at ZeeVee, on the NAB show floor.

BBC News at Ten Breakdown

Jun 21, 2017

For a few very quiet minutes at 10 p.m. last night, a broadcast news nightmare unfolded live on the...

Switcher Studio Tunes Up Facebook Live Support in v3.3

Jun 21, 2017

Switcher launched Switcher Studio v3.3, a new update to its multicamera video production system for iPhones and iPads that tunes...

Canon Announces EOS C200 Camera, New Cinema Raw Light Format

May 31, 2017

Canon filled a gap in its EOS Digital Cinema line-up with today’s introduction of the EOS C200, which utilizes...

Review: Panasonic AG-UX180

May 25, 2017

Like any other business, the film and video trade is awash with fads and buzzwords. Who can’t recall the...

DP Jim Frohna on I Love Dick

May 19, 2017

The double entendre implicit in new Amazon series I Love Dick is itself a kind of mirror. Look quickly...

Director Steve James on Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

May 17, 2017

Since making his mark as one of the directors of the landmark documentary Hoop Dreams, Steve James has built...

This VR “Extravaganza” Is Immersive, but Highly Problematic

Jun 27, 2017

Imagine a puppet show — a really horrible puppet show that’s badly acted, offensive in pretty much every way...

VFX Supervisor Charley Henley on updating Aliens for Alien: Covenant

Jun 1, 2017

When he first sat down with director Ridley Scott to discuss planning visual effects for Alien: Covenant, VFX supervisor Charley...

How Avere Systems Helps VFX Scale Up Render Farms on Premise and in the Cloud

May 24, 2017

Shortly after releasing its first storage appliances back in 2009, Avere Systems products caught on with visual effects facilities,...

Luma on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2‘s Golden Environments — and Adam Warlock’s Cocoon Cameo

May 18, 2017

Ever marvel at the amount of effort that goes into those post-credits codas for Marvel movies? The biggest reveal...

Here’s What Avid Editors Really Want in Media Composer

Jun 26, 2017

Avid has published the results from its first survey of the Avid Customer Association (ACA), which asked members to...

Latest Adobe Premiere Pro CC Update Fixes Media Cache Issues, Adds Panasonic GH-5 10-Bit Support

Jun 15, 2017

Adobe has issued another in a series of fixes to Premiere Pro CC’s media cache management features in the...

Adobe Adds New Essential Graphics Workflow to After Effects and Premiere

Apr 19, 2017

Adobe updated its Creative Suite applications today with a workflow built around the new Essential Graphics panel in After...

Q&A: EditShare CEO Andy Liebman on Storage and Networking for 4K

Mar 22, 2017

After experienced editor and director Andy Liebman founded EditShare back in 2003, his company quickly gained a reputation for flexible, affordable...

Avid Says Free Pro Tools First Offer Has Driven Subscriber Growth

Mar 23, 2017

Avid touted growth in enterprise users of its MediaCentral platform as well as individual subscribers as it reported its fourth-quarter...

Six Essential Boom Pole Positions

Mar 9, 2017

Check your boom skills with this demonstration of a good half-dozen ways to handle a boom mic in order...

VR and 3D Sound with the Sennheiser Ambeo Microphone (Tutorial)

Feb 14, 2017

B&H and Sennheiser walk through the production and post workflow associated with Sennheiser's new four-capsule mic for spherical audio capture.

PMA, SCL to Host Panel on Production Music for Composers

Jan 25, 2017

The Production Music Association and the Society for Composers and Lyricists are jointly organizing a panel aimed at explaining...

How They Did It: Marvel Studios’ ACES Workflow for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Jun 6, 2017

How did Marvel Studios ensure that the amazing, eye-popping visuals created by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director...

NYC’s Harbor Picture Company on Coast-to-Coast 35mm Workflow for Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck

May 30, 2017

New York’s Harbor Picture Company recently finished dailies and post-production on Wonderstruck, the new film from director Todd Haynes...

Worldwide Workflow: Post-Production on The Young Pope

May 15, 2017

Add widely lauded director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, Youth), who has had six films in competition at the Cannes Film...

Foundry Unveils Elara, Cloud-Based ‘Virtual Studio in a Box’

Apr 28, 2017

Foundry plans a summer launch of a beta version of Elara, a new cloud-based platform for post-production that combines...

Facilis Ships New TerraBlock Version, Including Performance-Enhancing Hub Servers

Jun 19, 2017

Facilis said it has begun shipping TerraBlock Version 7, the latest version of its shared-storage system for content creation....

EVS Adopts Harmonic MediaGrid for XStore Nearline Storage Systems

Jun 6, 2017

Harmonic has signed an OEM deal with live video system provider EVS under which EVS will employ the Harmonic...

How Avere Systems Helps VFX Scale Up Render Farms on Premise and in the Cloud

May 24, 2017

Shortly after releasing its first storage appliances back in 2009, Avere Systems products caught on with visual effects facilities,...

EditShare Upgrades Entry-Level and Mid-Range Systems to EFS Platform

Apr 17, 2017

EditShare announced the XStream EFS 200 and XStream EFS 300, new storage products based on the EditShare File System...

EVS Adopts Harmonic MediaGrid for XStore Nearline Storage Systems

Jun 6, 2017

Harmonic has signed an OEM deal with live video system provider EVS under which EVS will employ the Harmonic...

Imagine Communications Announces Software-Only Version of Selenio One Transcoder

May 18, 2017

Imagine Communications announced Selenio One XC, a software-only version of its compression platform ...

Worldwide Workflow: Post-Production on The Young Pope

May 15, 2017

Add widely lauded director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, Youth), who has had six films in competition at the Cannes Film...

How They Did It: Animating a CG Fetus for Survivor’s Remorse

Apr 20, 2017

A CG character is a tall order for television, no matter what the context is. Sure, Game of Thrones has...