While you’ll find books on Clint Eastwood’s acting and a few about his directing work, it’s striking that the first in-depth look at the filmmaking techniques of such a legendary director has only just been published…
Press Releases
A Visit to The Moving Picture Company’s New York Studios
Recently I stopped by the Soho offices of The Moving Picture Company. MPC has already been a major player in the UK. They now plan to find their spot in the New York commercials marketplace…
CINEMA 4D R14 from MAXON Announced on Eve of SIGGRAPH
When I reviewed the prior version of CINEMA 4D Studio, I called it one of the most full-featured 3D applications around. Well, it gets even better in the latest version, R14.
City Supports Media Exec Know How, Specialized Skills for Post
Do you run or work in a post house and know that the only way to grow is by sharpening your skills? If so, you’ve got a friend in the Mayor’s Office…
SoundStreak: A Conversation with CEO Dan Caligor about the Technology Set to Unseat ISDN for Voice Over
NYCPPNEWS recently spoke with Dan Caligor, CEO of SoundStreak (www.soundstreak.com), which offers a service that seems set to replace the costly, complicated ISDN setups that have been standard for recording remote voice talent.
De Niro, Streep and More at the 7th Annual “Made in NYC” Event
NYC Production & Post News recently attended the 7th Annual “Made in NYC” Event. Come with us for our take on what was fun and funny in an evening that includes a standup routine by Made in NYC Lifetime Achievement award winners Stiller & Meara, Robert De Niro’s own stab at standup, the Kickstart CEO’s refusal to let us know just where in lower Manhattan their offices are located, and other humorous responses from attendees elicited by NYCPPNEWS’ own Joe Herman.
Blackmagic Design Presents its Latest Gear
In a trip to New York in May, Blackmagic Design took over a ballroom at the New Yorker Hotel to present its range of products introduced at NAB 2012. Hundreds turned out for sessions on using the latest version of DaVinci Resolve as well as “BMD Workflow” with the three leading NLEs from Adobe, Apple, […]
City Pushes Film and TV Jobs with New PSA Campaign
If you’ve got good news, beat the drums. That seems to be the word at The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment as it continues a campaign to build on a recent upbeat report by the Boston Consulting Group that the City’s film and TV industries delivered $7.1 billion to the local economy in 2011 […]
An Evening with Editor Tariq Anwar
It was a rainy Thursday night in late October when I attended a screening and talk by the highly esteemed motion picture editor Tariq Anwar A.C.E. at the Florence Gould Hall Theater in Manhattan. With a long list of credits to his name, Mr. Anwar’s filmography includes well-known films such as The Madness of King […]
Company 3 Settles In
You’d be forgiven for missing Company 3 at first. You might have not realized that this Santa Monica-based facility has been sitting in fine style on top of a classic but now totally refurbished building for over a year…