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...
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...
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…
Vimeo Focuses on Content Creation with Launch of Brand Creative Fund
By Dan OchivaBased out of IAC's flagship headquarters on West 18th Street, Vimeo expands its income making potential with the launch of its Brand Creative Fund product, a new resource for brands to develop “brand-enabled” video content in collaboration with the global network of innovative creators on Vimeo...
Big Apple is becoming the new Hollywood for A-list TV production
By Dan OchivaAMNEWYORK has a lead article in its Sunday edition that offers a few more updates regarding the ongoing developments of how state and City tax breaks are bringing more production to town...
SAG-AFTRA and JPC Statement Regarding Commercials Contracts Extension and Continuing Negotiations
By Dan OchivaRepresentatives of SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee representing the advertising industry have agreed to extend for one week the current Screen Actors Guild Television Recorded Commercials agreement and AFTRA Radio Recorded Commercials agreement...
Crowdsourcing and Kickstarter Help Create a New Kind of Sci-Fi Series
By Dan OchivaHas the time come in which we will see big changes in VFX production? Projects like The New Kind just might do it. Roninfilm's new VFX production model employs Kickstarter and crowd-sourced visual effects to create...
