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Hi From The Future

Hi From The Future is here, ready to save you from production woes Interview: Elliot Higgins & Mark Rubbo from Brooklyn Studio Hi From The Future isn’t a time machine movie, but a Brooklyn studio that produces interactive content that ranges from Spike Lee and Cadillac to Pharrel Williams and Netflix. Recently, we Zoomed with […]

PNYA “Post Break” to Offer Tips for Navigating the PPP Loan Program

NEW YORK CITY— Post New York Alliance (PNYA) will offer advice on how independent contractors and post-production companies can get help through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) in the next edition of Post Break, its free webinar series. A panel of business owners and financial experts will discuss who’s eligible, how to […]

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 […]

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. […]

Agency Profile: Mekanism

Mekanism is an independent creative advertising agency with offices in New York, San Francisco and Chicago and Seattle. Recently, I had a chance to chat with Sarah DiLeo, Executive Producer & Managing Director at Mek Studios, Mekanism’s full service in-house production and post company, about them and the work they do. DiLeo is currently located […]

Annual Adobe MAX 2020 Delivers Important New Features to Video Apps

Adobe MAX 2020, Adobe’s annual mega-conference for creatives, began yesterday and ends Thursday. There are an amazing number of virtual sessions to check out, and they’re all taught by experienced instructors. You’ll find that topics are aimed at creatives, covering areas such as digital photography, filmmaking, graphic design, AR, VR, and much more. Like previous […]

As NYC Moves to Phase 4, PNYA Helps Post Production Companies Get Back to Work

Above image:  PNYA chair Yana Collins Lehman When New York City began Phase 4 reopening of its economy, it paved the way for the resumption of film and television production under restrictions designed to forestall the spread of coronavirus. Productions must implement testing, apply rigorous cleaning measures and practice social distancing. But the good news […]

Top Team to Discuss Reopening Film and TV Production in NYC

SMPTE invites Studio CEOs, Union Reps, and Rental Houses to present just how feature film and television production will resume. As of July 20, under Phase 4 reopening, NYC film and TV production resumes with full crews – but facilities staffing at 50% capacity. How will Covid-19 continue to impact production? Leaders from NYC’s guilds, […]

Stock Footage Only: That’s the Rule at the First Ever Adobe Stock Film Fest

Now here’s an interesting concept: Since you can’t shoot like you want to these days, how about holding a film festival where all the films were made entirely with shots from a stock footage library? The Adobe Stock Film Fest, live streamed beginning July 15, makes great sense in today’s stressed out production scene. I […]