Dan Ochiva

Will Netflix Save Indie Production?

by Dan Ochiva May 24, 2011

Our look at news items from the prior week includes Web distribution of movies, gear to help field production, and a non-aerosol method of painting your graffiti tag…

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Gear & Software

Logging Cuts on the Go? There’s an App for That

by Dan Ochiva May 19, 2011

The Editors Guild magazine has posted my article on using databases for tracking edits during postproduction…

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Weekly News in Review

Our National Jukebox Debuts

by Dan Ochiva May 17, 2011

This look at the past week’s news includes a look at trends in 3D production, tips on what goes into making a successful start-up, and the debut of a national jukebox service…

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Gear & Software

NAB without the Pain

by Dan Ochiva May 11, 2011

Tomorrow, May 12th, will see the debut of the “first official online extension” of the April NAB convention using something called “Virtual View”.

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Weekly News in Review

Was Tribeca Film Fest 2011 Worth It?

by Dan Ochiva May 10, 2011

This week we hear some final takes on the 2011 Tribeca film Festival, find out that a farm grows on a production studio in Brooklyn, and get a sense of what’s coming for augmented reality via an in-depth interview with sci-fi visionary Bruce Sterling…

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Gear & Software
Make Way for Adobe Creative Suite 5.5
by Dan Ochiva May 6, 2011

We’re starting a multi-week mix of reviews and reports on Adobe Creative Suite 5.5, an important upgrade to an indispensable creative tool…

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Weekly News in Review
Want to Buy a Fabled New York Movie Studio?
by Dan Ochiva May 3, 2011

This week we note the sale of a movie studio with roots that go back over a century ago, strong trends in production growth for the New York City region, and how some individuals and companies are taking media production and consumption further into the Internet age.

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Top Stories
Can a Weekend MovieMaker Conference Help You Become a Better Screenwriter?
by Dan Ochiva April 29, 2011

Most will agree that the mere act of attending classes or earning a filmmaking degree doesn’t make you a filmmaker…

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Weekly News in Review
The Past Week in Review, for April 25th
by Dan Ochiva April 26, 2011

This week we have a look at some of the news from the Tribeca Film Festival, whether or not transmedia means anything of importance, and how DSLRs like Canon’s 5D now get important help from industry mainstays.

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Gear & Software
D.W. Leitner Podcasts on NAB 2011 in his Final Show Wrap-Up
by Dan Ochiva April 22, 2011

D.W. Leitner’s podcasts bring our series on developments at NAB 2011 to a close, as the DP/director assesses Apple’s surprise product announcement, how solid-state drive technology is changing production, and why new digital sensors take us back to the beginnings of photography.

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Weekly News in Review
The Past Week in Review, for April 19, 2011
by Dan Ochiva April 20, 2011

This week we have a look at some of the top news from NAB 2011 including a new 3D camera company, a totally rewritten NLE and—with the upcoming Earth Day in mind—a note about where you can learn how to fit recycling into your production cycle…

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Gear & Software
D.W. Leitner Reports from the Floor of NAB 2011
by Dan Ochiva April 13, 2011

David Leitner discusses some of the intriguing developments in camera technology at NAB 2011 that are bringing great power and capability to small camcorders as well as opening up a new high-end of image creation…

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