NYU Film & Television

NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Film and Television

Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway
New York, NY 10003

Undergraduate Division
Kanbar Institute of Film and Television
721 Broadway, 11th Floor
Phone: 212 998 1700

http://filmtv.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html

B.A., BFA, MFA, MPS, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in moving-image archiving and preservation as well as performance studies or cinema studies

SMPTE, the organization that is defining the future of storytelling, has revealed the industry leaders and innovators who will be honored at the Awards Gala that will be part of this year’s interactive remote SMPTE 2020.

Scheduled for November 11th and 12th during the Society’s annual technical conference and exhibition, the online celebration will recognize business, technical, and creative leaders and students who have made substantial contributions to the ongoing advancement of media and entertainment technology. SMPTE Fellow elevations will be conferred November 10th.

Read the full article on Below the Line, which lists the honorees, by clicking this link.

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.

Content creators are increasingly moving workflows to the cloud — from editorial to promos to visual effects enabling remote and work from home capabilities – and Microsoft’s Azure is a platform that enables this, the company pointed out.

The Microsoft Media & Entertainment team has created a set of technical webinars in which it is showcasing how to empower creative teams to accelerate content production using Azure tools for editing, rendering, VFX, storage and management.

Read the full article on the Media & Entertainment Services Alliance site.

The Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) plans to launch 3 different codecs in 2020, its last being HEVC (H.265/MPEG-H) back in 2013. Prior to that, AVC (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC) was launched in 2003. Both codecs have become an integral part of image capture and final delivery.

The new MPEG codecs include Versatile Video Coding (VVC), Essential Video Coding (EVC), and Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding (LCEVC). Will any of them benefit creators? Let’s dive into each and find out.

Read the full article on the No Film School site.

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