production

Bloomberg Touts Record 23 TV Shows Produced in 2011

by Dan Ochiva January 28, 2012

This past year “broke all records for television production in New York City” said Mayor Bloomberg during a presentation on the set of “Gossip Girl”…

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Organizations

Shooting in the Subway

by Dan Ochiva January 7, 2012

If you’re not familiar with what’s involved in such shoots, you’d be right to imagine that it can get a bit complicated…

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Media Biz

NYC-based Eternal Mind Lands
$200m Funding Deal

by Dan Ochiva January 3, 2012

Karri plans to expand distribution of his low-cost films, including the upcoming “Gate 21″ and “Mobster” to “untapped markets” in Eastern Europe and Asia…

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Gear & Software

Joe Herman reviews CINEMA 4D Studio R13

by Joe Herman October 17, 2011

Maxon has just released Cinema 4D, version 13. In this review, Joe Herman takes a close look at it and explores it’s compelling new features such as the character object, physical renderer, X-Refs and sub-surface scattering.

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Weekly News in Review

Prime Time Proliferation

by Dan Ochiva August 30, 2011

This week we share the good news about local production, learn about a filter that can save you from DSLR headaches, and find out that an older, established filmmaker is more experimental than ever…

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Gear & Software

HP Z800 Workstation & ZR30w Review:
A Great Combo for Adobe Premiere

by Joe Herman July 26, 2011

In this article, we take a close look at Hewlett Packard Z800, the most powerful and expandable machine in HPs Z series of workstations. We’ll also check into HP’s ZR30w high-performance 30 inch display, and see how both relate to changing trends and recent developments in post-production.

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Gear & Software

Our Best of Tech 2010

by Dan Ochiva January 12, 2011

By focussing attention on tech gear and software that you may have missed in a year’s typical new product rush, you’ll stay up to date on products that might help solve a real problem…

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Abel Cine Offers High-Speed Phantom Training

by Dan Ochiva January 9, 2011

High quality high-speed shooting with a camcorder became practical with Vision Research’s introduction of its Phantom series cameras a few years ago…

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Gear & Software

Leitner Looks at LEDs and the Lit Environment

by Dan Ochiva August 10, 2010

D.W. Leitner delivers another one of his well, enlightening encyclopedic tours of media technology in this posting on millimeter’s site…

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Classes & Events

Schubin Spills the Latest News on 3D Production Issues

by Dan Ochiva August 2, 2010

Schubin will include an overview of stereoscopic 3D with an emphasis on production issues…along with a tour of microstereopsis, which “no one else discusses.”

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Classes & Events

Learn Artemis Camera Stabilization from its Inventor

by Dan Ochiva July 29, 2010

Like ballet, top work using a rig isn’t a simple skill: training and experience is key…

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Shine a Better Light on Your Next Production

by Dan Ochiva June 22, 2010

Want to brush up on your ability to quickly light a scene without spending too much on lighting?

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