Category Archives: News Reel

NBCUniversal Plans an ‘Upfront’ for Its Digital Properties

Remember how the Florida citrus growers ran commercials asserting that orange juice was not just for breakfast anymore? The NBCUniversal division of Comcast, in its seemingly continuous efforts to convince Madison Avenue that it is not just about the problematic NBC television network anymore, plans to share an ambitious slate of digital initiatives with advertisers and agencies. more »

Apple Q2 2013 Hardware Sales: By the Numbers

Apple's Q2 2013 financial data is out, telling us, among other things, how much hardware the technology powerhouse sold over the past quarter. How does this three month period compare to previous quarters? more »

Apple to Spend $100 Billion to Buy Back Shares, Raise Dividend

The company aims to appease investors after its quarterly earnings report shows its first profit drop in a decade. more »

Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz Join Cannes Jury

Directors Cristian Mungiu and Lynne Ramsay also join Steven Spielberg, who will preside over the panel more »

Blackmagic Camera Post Workflow

In our second post on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, we are going to look at some workflow options for getting both the CinemaDNG and ProRes files out of the camera and into the NLE of your choice. more »

Netflix Is an Unstoppable Force on Wall Street

Netflix' rampaging stock on Tuesday smashed through the $200 threshold for the first time since 2011, underscoring its status as the darling of Wall Street. more »

Katzenberg Unveils China Film Project

On Friday, the chief executive of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. unveiled his latest China film project — Tibet Code, an Indiana Jones-type adventure story based on a wildly popular series of recent Chinese novels set in 9th-century Tibet. more »

Lionsgate: Mad Men Opening Credits Protected by First Amendment

The company seeks to have a judge dismiss a lawsuit from an ex-model who appears in the title sequence of the acclaimed AMC drama. more »

The Fighter DP Hoyte Van Hoytema Reportedly Wally Pfister’s Replacement on Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar

Pfister has lensed every Nolan flick to date, but now that he's embarking on his own directorial career with Transcendence, someone else will have to get behind the camera for the Batman moviemaker, and it appears he's found his man. more »

Who Will Finance Your Film and Why?

People are more afraid of looking stupid than they are of losing money. So offer people information that gives them comfort – the EIS tax rebate, film credit, expert endorsements, market endorsements, past film successes in the same budget area and genre etc. If the film stinks, at least they don’t look stupid. more »