Author Archives: Bryant Frazer

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Trailer: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Can executive producer Joss Whedon successfully shepherd Marvel's blockbuster film franchises to the small screen? If so, expect the Avengers-derived Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which debuts Tuesday nights in September, to usher in an era of crossovers from movies to … more »

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12 Years of DFA: Too Old to Be New, Too New to Be Classic

You may know James Murphy's former group, LCD Soundsystem, but how much do you really know about the history of the DFA record label that predated (and eventually outlived) the band? This highly entertaining short, written, shot and directed by Max … more »

Kodak Names Christian Richter Its Film Lab and Studio Relationship Manager

Kodak appointed Christian Richter to the newly created position of Film Lab and Studio Relationship Manager, effective immediately, the company said.  Richter, who reports to Andrew Evenski, president and GM of the Kodak's Entertainment Imaging Division, takes on responsibilities related … more »

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EditShare Ships Field 2 Portable Shared-Storage System

EditShare, which specializes in solutions for editing over a Gigabit Ethernet connection, said it has begun shipping its Field 2 portable shared-storage system. The Field 2 is a chassis for up to four drives, with four Ethernet ports for direct … more »

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Space Oddity

Is this cover version of "Space Oddity," recorded by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station, the first music video made in space?

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Shotgun Software Releases Shotgun Version 5.0

Shotgun Software today released the upgraded version 5.0 of its Shotgun production management system designed for VFX and animation. The redesigned Shotgun includes a overhauled UI, the company said, along with new tracking, review and approval tools and collaboration features. … more »

SIM Digital Buys PS Production Services

Toronto-based video equipment and post services provider SIM Digital said this week that it had acquired PS Production Services (PS), a Canadian rental house with more than 130 employees in offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Halifax. The deal was financed … more »

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Trailer: The World’s End

This summer, director Edgar Wright completes his "Blood and Ice Cream" trilogy, reuniting with actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost from the genre-homage comedies Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz for The World's End. Per Wright's Twitter feed, DP Bill … more »

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This Is Water

The book-oriented videographers at L.A.'s The Glossary hoped to bring David Foster Wallace's 2005 commencement address at Kenyon College to a broader audience by setting an abridged version to video. With more than 1.5 million hits on YouTube, the mission … more »

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Five Questions: From Queens to Cairo Director Sherif Sadek

The Egyptian-American filmmaker Sherif Sadek couldn't be in Cairo as the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 got under way, but he made sure he was there a year later, with both his family and his Nikon D7000 DSLR in tow. The … more »