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| 05|08|2008 |
The traditional ad is not dying, but becoming less potent. This means everyone needs to create alternate creative outlets and revenue streams. So forging contacts in new forms of media, being open to working across multiple media platforms, and being open to collaborating with brands to create original music is key.... »
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| 05|01|2008 |
Michael KoegelBrand New School is carbon neutral; they pay a voluntary tax to offset their carbon footprint. Bottled water has been banished from their offices, which, by the way, run on wind power; an option that’s available to most businesses and residences.... »
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| 04|23|2008 |
Debra KaufmanThe first thing I noticed about NAB 2008 was the quiet. The reasons? Perhaps because of the absence of Apple and Avid. Definitely because post houses and others hard hit by the writers strike couldn’t afford to come in full force. Other reasons (such as the waning relevance of the trade show)? Too early to tell.... »
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| 04|13|2008 |
Matt ArmstrongAt the AlphaDogs Editors Lounge a panel of editors discuss what they are going to be looking for at NAB, what Avid's and Apple's absence means, their search for a CRT replacement, Apple Color vs Avid Symphony and the state of storage and how it is and is not meeting the needs of today. ... »
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| 04|07|2008 |
By Bryant FrazerJason Kohn says he didn't make Manda Bala in order to raise awareness of poverty, or to effect change in Brazil. He says he made it more to challenge what he saw as hopelessly mundane, limiting ideas about what documentary films could and should be.... »
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| 04|01|2008 |
Michael KoegelFounded in January 2005, Motion504 is a broadcast design, effects and animation studio "specializing in the art of motion."... »
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| 04|01|2008 |
Michael GrotticelliAccording to the major camera manufacturers, there's more than one way to slice a frame. How do competing compression schemes stack up and what do they mean for you? ... »
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| 03|01|2008 |
Michael KoegelOn a foreboding block at the mouth of the Holland Tunnel in Manhattan lies World Domination Design Group. Two signs on the doors to their headquarters read: "Create" and "Destroy." Upon first impression, however, the brother and sister team that run WDDG don’t seem all that bent on conquering the world. Instead, they offer up a tray of biscotti.... »
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| 03|01|2008 |
Bruce JohnsonForgoing NAB for CES this year, Bruce A. Johnson discovered just how many options his viewers now have.... »
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| 03|01|2008 |
David EnglishThe heady mix of brand-spanking-new facilities, skilled local talent, and budget-friendly tax breaks makes a compelling case for moving your production to LA (Louisiana that is). ... »
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| 02|01|2008 |
Michael KoegelAccording to Eric Hanson, CEO, Spy Post is "the only company North of Los Angeles and West of the Rockies and possibly West of the Mississippi that can offer high-end visual effects including Flame and CG, VFX editorial, color correction and film-to-tape transfer with a Spirit, as well as a full HD-based digital intermediate pipeline."... »
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| 02|01|2008 |
David EnglishWe all know that Hollywood and the surrounding Los Angeles area lead the nation in movie productions. And most of us would correctly guess that New York comes in second. But would you have guessed that Louisiana is a strong third?... »
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| 02|01|2008 |
David LeathersWhether your next project needs a simple melodic hook or a richly textured symphonic experience, the latest desktop scoring software will help you lay down the perfect tracks. ... »
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| 01|31|2008 |
By Bryant FrazerTechnical supervisor Clark Graff devised a tapeless workflow for Captain Abu Raed, a Jordanian film produced by GigaPix Studios (Chatsworth, CA) that played in competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, using custom-built digital film recorders both to capture footage from the production’s Arriflex D-20 cameras and to conform the feature using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.... »
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| 01|31|2008 |
By Dan DaleyThe three Fs of layout – “form follows function” – are truest inside post-production facilities. In fact, they might add a fourth “F” to the equation, for “frequently”: the rate at which technology forces changes to facility design can be as fast as the technology advances themselves.... »
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