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Motion Picture Sound Editors Announces 68th Annual Golden Reel Award Nominees

Studio City, California—March 1, 2021—The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) today announce nominees in the 68th Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards. Nominees represent the work of the world’s most talented sound artists and their contributions to the past year’s most outstanding feature film, television, animation, computer entertainment, and student productions. “We’re very excited about this year’s […]

PNYA “Post Break” to Review Personal Branding and Social Engagement for an Emerging Virtual Workforce

Free video conference slated for Thursday, February 25th at 4:00 p.m. EST NEW YORK CITY—February 23, 2021— With remote work increasingly becoming the new normal, the post-production industry is undergoing tumultuous change, obliging professionals in all sectors to rethink career strategies. In the next edition of Post Break, the free webinar series from Post New York Alliance, a diverse […]

Blackmagic Design Announces New Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro

Advanced Pocket Cinema Camera 6K model with built-in ND filters, adjustable HDR screen, Gen 5 color science, larger battery, and optional viewfinder! Fremont, CA– Blackmagic Design today announced the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro, a new more powerful model that includes features for high-end digital film. This new model includes a brighter 1,500 nit […]

Lynette Duensing Named a Colorist Society International Fellow

LONDON— The Colorist Society International (CSI) has appointed Lynette Duensing to a position as Fellow. Duensing is being recognized for her outstanding achievements and contributions to the craft of color across a highly productive career spanning more than 30 years. Other CSI Fellows include Dale Grahn, Lou Levinson, Charles Poynton, Walter Volpatto, and Kevin Shaw. […]

SMPTE Hollywood Section to Host Virtual Panel Exploring “MovieLabs 2030”

Technology experts from MovieLabs, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Universal Pictures will describe emerging technologies that will drive the future of entertainment media production over the coming decade and beyond. LOS ANGELES  — On January 28th, SMPTE Hollywood will host senior technology executives from MovieLabs, Sony Pictures and Universal Pictures in a virtual panel discussion on […]

Is Affordable Virtual Production Coming Soon for Indies?

Pace Pictures Makes Virtual Production a Reality for Independent Film HOLLYWOOD— The future of independent film production in a post-covd-19 world is taking “virtual” shape at Pace Pictures in Hollywood. The boutique facility recently used groundbreaking virtual production technology to produce Match, a feature-length romantic comedy from director Sean McGinly (Silver Lake, The Great Buck Howard). Actors […]

Nice Shoes Adds Colorist Nicholas Lareau To Roster

Creative production studio, Nice Shoes, adds a new colorist to its creative roster, Nicholas Lareau, who joins following a successful run at Light Iron, and two years of building his reel further as a freelancer. With over a decade of color grading experience, Nicholas started his career in sports broadcasting, before winning an internship with […]

HBO Documentary Film “Baby God” Finished at Goldcrest Post

NEW YORK CITY—Goldcrest Post Colorist Marcy Robinson applied the final grade to BABY GOD, now streaming on HBO Max. From first-time director Hannah Olson and executive produced by Academy Award® nominees Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, the documentary is a shocking examination of the work of a Las Vegas fertility specialist, Dr. Quincy Fortier, and the many […]

Universal Publishing Production Music Debuts New Label “RE|COVERED”

New collection features reimagined versions of classic hit songs SANTA MONICA — October 9, 2020 — Universal Publishing Production Music (UPPM), the global leader in production music, today announced the launch of the new label ‘RE|COVERED’. The label features artfully reimagined cover versions of classic hits and hidden gems from the vaults of popular music. […]

Rebecca Eskreis’ “What Breaks the Ice” to Premiere at Woodstock Film Festival

Image: director Rebecca Eskreis NEW YORK—Goldcrest Films/Saboteur Media’s coming-of-age thriller What Breaks the Ice makes its premiere at a special drive-in theater screening, October 3rd, at the 21st Woodstock Film Festival in New York. The film, about a pair of 15-year-old girls who become unwitting accomplices in a fatal crime, marks the directorial debut of Rebecca Eskreis and […]

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NAB Looks Toward In-Person 2021 Show

The National Association of Broadcasters said it has done research that shows there is growing sense that the 2021 NAB Show could be an in-person convention this October.

Not surprisingly, NAB said that the availability of a vaccine for COVID-19 will be the biggest influencer (for three in five respondents) in whether to attend an in-person event.

To read the full article on Broadcasting + Cable, click here.

 

Rupert Neve, the Father of Modern Studio Recording, Dies at 94

When the Seattle grunge band Nirvana recorded their breakthrough album, “Nevermind,” at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Calif., in 1991, they used a massive mixing console created by a British engineer named Rupert Neve.

The Neve 8028 console and others he made had by then become studio staples, hailed by many as the most superior consoles of their kind in manipulating and combining instrumental and vocal signals. They were responsible in great part for the audio quality of albums by groups like Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the Grateful Dead, and Pink Floyd.

Read the full obit in the New York Times.

New York City Movie Theaters Can Reopen at Limited Capacity, Gov. Cuomo Says

After nearly a year of closures, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given movie theaters in New York City permission to reopen at limited capacity starting on March 5.

During his daily press briefing, the Empire State leader said cinemas in the city will be permitted to operate at 25% capacity, with no more than 50 people. Moreover, other safety measures such as masks, social distancing, and heightened sanitizing measures will be required. Last October, New York venues outside of the city were allowed to reopen with similar restrictions.

To read the full article in Variety, click here.

Stimulus Offers $15 Billion in Relief for Struggling Arts Venues

The coronavirus relief package that Congressional leaders agreed to this week includes grant money that many small proprietors described as a last hope for survival.

For the music venue owners, theater producers and cultural institutions that have suffered through the pandemic with no business, the coronavirus relief package that Congress passed on Monday night offers the prospect of aid at last.

To read the full article on The New York Times’ site, click here.

If you want to start production, here’s the latest news from the Mayor’s Office

Phase 4 production guidance is available on the Film Permit website. All production activity, whether it requires a Film Permit or not, must comply with New York Forward Industry Guidance.

For more information see, please refer to the State Department of Health’s Interim Guidance for Media Production During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Please review the guidelines and FAQ before submitting permit applications. The Film Office is operating remotely, so please allow additional time for Film Permit processing.

The above paragraphs contain links to the various FAQ – just mouse over the relevant words.

Amazon Prime Video Direct and the Dystopian Decision to Stop Accepting Docs


Chris Lindahl and Dana Harris-Bridson outlined Amazon’s position in IndieWire: “When Amazon made a unilateral decision in early February to stop accepting documentaries and short films via Prime Video Direct (a policy that also covers ‘slide shows, vlogs, podcasts, tutorials, filmed conferences, monologues, toy play, music videos, and voiceover gameplay’), the announcement also served as a quiet purge.

The above continues on to some surprising conclusions on DOC NYCs Monday Memo, 

Disney to Close Upstate Blue Sky Studios

Various sources have reported that Disney is in the process of shuttering Blue Sky Studios, the largest animation studio on the East coast. The former 20th Century Fox animation division pulled in $5.9 billion churning out 13 feature films including the Ice Age franchise.

Publications have noted how Disney – which had three animation studios including Pixar and Disney Animation – couldn’t make the case to have these many houses when the pandemic took a toll on the company’s profits.

Some 450 employees will lose their jobs, though some hope to get into one of Disney’s other animation houses.

Here’s Deadline’s report.

Here’s Variety’s report.

Epix Announces ‘Godfather of Harlem’ Season 2 Premiere Date

Epix revealed that the second season of “Godfather of Harlem” will premiere on April 18. Set in 1964, the crime drama series explores the collision of the criminal underworld and civil rights movement. The second season will follow Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) battling the New York crime families for control of the French Connection, a pipeline for heroin that runs from Marseilles to New York Harbor.

To read the full Variety article, click here.

Sony’s FX3 is a compact $3,900 camera for filmmakers

Sony has announced the FX3. As expected, the camera is essentially an A7S III with features from the company’s Cinema line crammed into a body that looks like the A7C. Its backside-illuminated full-frame sensor has an effective resolution of 10.2-megapixel when shooting video and 15 stops of dynamic range.

To read the full story on Engadget, click here.

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