Notes On Video

Why Apple Must Fear Roku | Andrew Wallenstein | Variety And yet as passable as the Roku-TW Cable deal is, it highlights a vulnerability to Apple: The longer iTV takes to get to market, the higher the risk someone is going to crack this market wide open before Apple even gets a chance. A Colour Grading Round Up For Virgin & Veteran Colourists | Jonny Elwyn | Blog If you’re a young colourist in the making then this 6 tip post from Reel Life Television will give you a decent structure to think about what you need to be learning; ranging from what apps and hardware to be investing in to the importance of taking breaks. Celebrating Ford and Wayne's Classic Western 'The Searchers' | Ryan Lattanzio | Indiewire "First, apart from being an American epic, 'The Searchers' also is a John Wayne Western; for many, even at this late date in film history, that's still an excuse to ignore it. Secondly, it doesn't go down quite as easily as the pictur

Adobe to cut off boxed sales of Creative Suite, Acrobat | Electronista "As Adobe continues to focus on delivering world-class innovation through Creative Cloud and digital fulfillment, we will be phasing out shrink-wrapped, boxed versions of Creative Suite and Acrobat products," Blackmagic UltraStudio Mini Monitor Review | Daniel Freytag | Blog The big deal about this pocket-sized box is that it actually provides an SDI and HDMI output with 10 bit 4:2:2 video. It works with a wide range of software such as Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro 7 & X and of course DaVinci Resolve. It's a really nice option if you need to show a preview on an external display. The UltraStudio is only $145 ( $137.75 B&H ), which makes it a really nice solution for broadcast quality outputs. The NEW JVC GY-HM70 with some interesting features | Philip Johnston | HD Warrior The camera records on two SDHC or SDXC memory cards in the AVCHD Progressive format at 28Mbps. And its uniqu

If you're in Boston on Saturday, March 23rd, this should be an event worth attending: Exhibition Hall (Calderwood Studio) 12:30 – 4:30 PM Showcasing the most complete range of film and media companies in Massachusetts. Exhibitors will include the Commonwealth’s top production companies, post-production and VFX houses, production suppliers, innovative products and media support organizations. Keynote Panel (Yawkey Theatre) 1:30 PM Doug Trumbull      . Visual Effects and Immersive Media Pioneer Dorothy Aufiero     Producer:  The Fighter Todd Arnow          . UPM:  Surrogates ,  Battleship ,  Furry Vengeance Mark Kamine        UPM:  Silver Linings Playbook ,  Ted ,  Shutter Island Moderated by: Lisa Strout, MA Film Office Director More Information

VOD for Everyone? Vimeo's Blake Whitman Tells Us About Opening Up Self-Distribution With Vimeo On Demand | IndieWire Vimeo's announcement today at SXSW that the company is launching a self-distribution service has the potential to be a major tool for independent filmmakers. Vimeo On Demand will allow any members of Vimeo PRO (a $199 a year service) offer up their work for rent or download, taking a 10% cut after credit card and Paypal fees. MEETING: Visual Storytellers February 21st |  BOSCPUG KANEN FLOWERS: HEROES, PUNKS AND A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE' Blackmagic Cinema Camera on set of HERO PUNK LEARN MORE ABOUT HERO PUNK In this presentation, Kanen will discuss the workflow around Scruffy.TV -- a collaborative, distributed company with editors, post, audio, color, compositors and VFX artists from around the world. He will discuss the workflow constraints, use of Dropbox and other tools for collaboration, his work on The Scruffy Show, HERO PUNK and other online cont

How to Raise Seven Grand in Seven Days on Kickstarter | Sara Kaye Larson | Filmmaker Magazine By now it’s common crowdfunding lore that you should aim to raise 25% of your funds within the first couple weeks from people that you know. We were pretty much on target with that goal. But given that we ran a long campaign, our numbers were stagnant for days, even weeks, at a time, and we were left with the task of raising 50% of our goal in final seven days. In depth blog post with video BTS on new music video “Bitten by the frost” shot on the 1DC | Philip Bloom With a no-budget music video, you don’t have the luxury of a location scout or production manager. My main roles were Director, DP and Editor, but I also acted as script supervisor and  production manager. Rachel, Olly’s wife volunteered her mother’s house for bed scenes and the front door scene. My house was the bathroom, kitchen and TV location. Olly and Rachel’s local pub was the Cinema, Exotic Dancing place, Men’s room

Building a Computer: Part 1 - Choosing Your Components | Brandon Vincent | Vimeo Brandon is doing a series on building a custom box that could run OS X. This is part 1: This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series of videos explaining how to build a custom computer. This part goes over the process of choosing your components, and what I've chosen for this particular build. The Power of a Short and Sweet Demo Reel | Shane Hurlbut | Hurlblog KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid). Try not to over-complicate a reel. Too much flash and quick cuts will make it seem like you are trying to hide something. Treat your reel like telling the story of what makes you tick. Convey your personality, your expression as an artist. This is so important to make it your own, so that your style comes across. Watch: Robert McIntosh's Aerial GoPro Footage is Absolutely Breathtaking | Joe Marine | No Film School Many people were a bit baffled why anyone would mod a GoPro to allow more manual controls and