Dan Ochiva, Author at NYCPPNEWS

About Dan Ochiva

New York City-based journalist and NYCPPNEWS founder Dan Ochiva writes and consults on film, video, and digital media technology.

Cooke S4/i lenses transform Meet Your Master online expert interviews into intimate conversations

– Cinematographer Alexander Hackinger creates dynamic and sympathetic settings for online courses with experts – Leicester, UK – Director of Photography Alexander Hackinger has brought a cinematic yet intimate ambiance to the Meet Your Master German series of inspirational and entertaining online courses with the use of Cooke S4/i prime lenses and ARRI Amira and Alexa Mini cameras. Produced by Wolff Brothers, Meet Your […]

Sight, Sound & Story: Live Online with “Remote Sound Editing Workflow for Film” on March 30th

Manhattan Edit Workshop’s live online event series returns with Sight, Sound & Story: Live – Remote Sound Editing Workflow for Film on March 30th, 2021, at 5PM EDT/ 2PM PM PDT. This panel features artists and collaborators in the world of sound to explore their creative and technical collaboration from the edit to the mix […]

Goldcrest Post Preps “Grizzly II” for a Debut that Was Nearly 40 Years in the Making

Long unfinished horror film features early performances by George Clooney, Laura Dern, and Charlie Sheen. NEW YORK CITY— Goldcrest Post recently performed a feat of post-production magic for one of the most unusual film releases of the year. Grizzly II: The Revenge, a thriller about a giant bear that attacks fans at a rock concert, […]

Senior Colorist Alex Berman Joins Goldcrest Post

NEW YORK CITY— Senior Colorist Alex Berman has joined the team at Goldcrest Post. Berman brings more than 20 years of experience in color grading and credits across feature films, episodic television, documentaries, and commercials. His recent work includes The Family for Netflix and executive producer Alex Gibney, College Behind Bars for WETA, Washington, and […]

Goldcrest Post Helps Send Six Films to Sundance

NEW YORK CITY—January 7, 2021— Continuing its long-time support for independent film, Goldcrest Post provided post-production, sound, and/or picture services for ten films screening in this year’s Sundance Film Festival. They include four films taking part in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, and one each including in the NEXT and Shorts tracks. All are world premieres. […]

Overcoming Cinematography Challenges in the age of COVID

Featuring DPs Eve Cohen and Jim Geduldick Live Zoom: Wednesday, December 16—11am PST Join G-Technology’s Martin Christien as he hosts a live chat with cinematographers Eve Cohen and Jim Geduldick to discuss the various challenges that they have each encountered regarding schedules, production workflows, products/gear, and ensuring safety within physical and virtual production spaces. Staying […]

The Most Important Film Festival Is Now Online

Tribeca Enterprises’ Jane Rosenthal Corrals Famous Fests for ‘We Are One’ Youtube Outing Producer, executive Jane Rosenthal has pulled off the most important virtual film festival of the year: We Are One. It starts today, hosted by Google on, where else, YouTube. Rosenthal’s Tribeca Enterprises – which organizes the Tribeca Film Festival – convinced 21 […]

Tribeca Film Institute Closing

Funding losses during COVID19 pandemic force layoffs, closure Image: In May 2020, the Tribeca Film Institute announced winners of its 10th annual TFI Network. Image credit: Tribeca Film Institute Reports in the major trades, including Variety, IndiWire, and The Wrap, confirm earlier blog posts on Monday; the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) has suspended operations, with […]

Coronavirus: List Of Canceled Or Postponed Hollywood & Media Events

You can almost hear the destruction as everything from movie and TV productions, award shows, concerts, film festivals and more come crashing down. We suggest you track the latest from Deadline’s regularly updated page. We’ll be keeping an eye on the local New York scene too. Image credit: Rozette Rago for The New York Times […]

Responding to Corona Crisis, New York Production Alliance Opens Up with Free Membership

During this time of a creeping crisis for our industry, banding together makes sense. Here’s an offer from NYPA – the New York Production Alliance, if you don’t know – that tries to do just that. What makes this more than just a pitch at an admittedly awful time, is that NYPA has kept an […]