Watch video on the best in television advertising commercials. Selections based on concept and execution, including cinematography, visual effects, animation, editing, color correction and sound. Watch the Tops Spots now.... »
From the moment Blood Trail, the debut feature screenplay from writer Matt Cochran, came over the transom at downtown New York creative studio Nathan Love, company founder Joe Burrascano got excited about the potential of creating an animated horror film.... »
For all its advantages, the transition to digital video workflows has also come with many challenges. In particular, the increasing demand for HD is pushing storage systems to the max. What’s the best way to deal with storage overload, unprotected assets and an expanding mix of proprietary formats? By giving archiving a new, central role in your digital workflow, you can address these concerns before they delay a project or cost you a client.... »
Why the recent surge in animated and live-action 3D productions from DreamWorks, Disney/Pixar and others? Because 3D films outperform their 2D counterparts at the Box Office by a margin of about 4-to-1. With maturing technology, most agree those profit margins will only increase in the months and years to come. In this video, Studio/monthly’s Beth Marchant summarizes the digital roadmap that’s led to the latest 3D revolution and interviews RealD CEO Michael Lewis about improved viewing experiences and the hurdles to wider 3D adoption in theaters nationwide and across the world.... »
At the AlphaDogs Editors' Lounge, a panel of editors talk about NAB 09, how the reduced attendance made if the best show in years and what products impressed them.... »
Editors talk about the plethora of storage and connectivity options including chip storage. On the other side, the lament the lack of viable archiving solutions.... »
Editors debate whether stereoscopic 3D is here to stay or if it will soon disappear just like it has in the past. Hear reasons why 3D is different this time around and why some don't buy it.... »
At the AlphaDogs Editors' Lounge, a panel of editors discuss the battle for the NLE market, including the future of Avid, whether Apple is committed to its Pro Apps and how Adobe may just sneak up and overtake them both in coming years.... »
In an increasingly flattening market, the old business models of post production are becoming archaic. These editors/business owners at the AlphaDogs Editors Lounge discuss how the landscape of content creation and distribution is making them re-think their business models.... »
As more and more digital cinema cameras come out, more and more shooters are finding particular quirks in how these cameras, as a whole and individually, react to and process light, from infrared pollution in CMOS cameras to the way the Red camera reacts to indoor, tungsten light. Luckily there are filters to correct these. Check out some of the filters for digital cinema cameras from Tiffen.... »
In this video check out the 17 new products Blackmagic Design introduced at NAB 2009 including the Ultrascope, which had many editors and colorists calling it the hit of the show. The Ultrascope is a software/hardware combination that includes waveform, vectorscope, histogram and audio monitoring for only $695.... »
The AlphaDogs Editors' Lounge in April featured a panel of four seasoned editors with diverse backgrounds talking about the craft of editing and how it has changed since they got in the business. Feature film editor Billy Weber, reality TV/music video editor Glenn Morgan, trailers editor Carol Streit and jack-of-all trades editor Terry Curren discuss the lessons they have learned in their decades of work and offer bits of wisdom not found in any film school or editing manual.... »
The AlphaDogs Editors' Lounge in April featured a panel of four seasoned editors with diverse backgrounds talking about how they became an editor, the craft of editing and all the things they learned on the job that really have nothing to do with editing but are crucial to the job of an editor. Watch the video to hear the serendipitous path these editors took to become editors of features, commercials, trailers and reality television.... »
Watch this video from NAB on the Canon 5D Mark II, a still camera also capable of shooting 1080, 30p video. See the possibilities and limitations of this camera as well as insight on where Canon may be heading in terms of offering a true digital RAW video camera in the future.... »
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