“Gideon’s Army,” An Inside Look At The Criminal Justice System Through The Eyes Of Idealistic Young Public Defenders
By Dan OchivaThis doc won the 2013 Editing Award at Sundance. It's quite striking how skewed our justice system still is, and how badly it treats anyone who doesn't have the money to hire a good lawyer. As part of her press materials, the director uses this striking quote from Elie Wiesel - "Our lives no longer belong to us alone; they belong to all those who need us desperately...
AICP Week Line Up Announced
By Dan OchivaIt's that time of the year again when the best in the ad business gather to celebrate, offer recognition, and inspire (see the Directors Lecture Series being held at MoMA once again). There's even a special tribute for Tony Scott, one director/producer who happened to brilliantly encompass both commercials and feature films...
Does make.tv Really Show the Future of Cloud-based Production?
By Dan OchivaWe wrote about CrowdFlik as part of our company profiles from Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013. The New Jersey-based company built its app to take advantage of how a younger generation creates its video–using smartphones and not stand alone video cameras. The app allows users to create crowd-sourced video and have it edited [...]
TechCrunch Disrupt NY Pulls Crowds for Startups, Not Just Aston Kucher
By Dan OchivaTechCrunch Disrupt ranks among the top new technology shows to hit New York. Here's our take on it. We present a video of CrowdFlik showing one innovative startup.
Major New York Metro Area Lighting & Grip House THOMAS CESTARE LIGHTING Equipment Auction Set For Early-June
By Dan OchivaIt's tough to see a family-owned business like lighting and grip rental house Thomas Cesare hang up the “For Sale” shingle. Not too much of a surprise though: In business since 1972, the Mineola-based operation faced an increasingly competitive market that requires considerable investment to stay current...
Fun, Easy Character Animation with Reallusion’s CrazyTalk 7
By Joe HermanJoe Herman looks at Reallusion's CrazyTalk 7, which offers quick and easy animation by first importing photographs of friends, celebrities, animals, or even 2D artwork...
Come Visit Us as We Record Our Take on NAB 2013
By Dan OchivaTonight NYCPPNEWS gathers three journalists together as part of the kick-off to our Slow Take NAB 2013. We'll be posting the video later if you can't make it tonight to Showbiz Cafe...
Registration Opens for SHOOT DIRECTORS / PRODUCERS Forum
By Dan OchivaSHOOT Magazine's annual Directors/Producers Forum & 11th Annual New Directors Showcase brings together a range of speakers, panels and more all celebrating the creation of films, videos, commercials and more...
Top Advertisers Win at AMP’s Inaugural Hall of Fame
By Dan OchivaWho doesn't like a well-deserved award? That seems what the Association of Music Producers did when they created the AMP Awards for Music and Sound. The first awards go to The Coca-Cola Company and McDonald's, which will be presented on May 7th during Creative Week in New York...
Better Ad Asset Managing Comes with Ad-ID
By Dan OchivaWith major ad associations behind it and buy-in from large advertisers like Ford and Pepsi, new tracking algorithm removes need for traditional slated lead-ins on ads and other content…
