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Asus Zenbook Pro Duo – Does Doubling Your Screens Double Your Fun?

For modern music producers in the midst of our media-everywhere world, having a really capable computer has moved from “Oh that’s nice” to essential. For this video review of the ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo, we’re turning again to Consordini demo specialist Alan Scott. As a professional musician and producer, Alan states what’s going to sound […]

EOS R Review: Is Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera good enough?

DSLRs once reigned supreme. Top cameras from Canon and Nikon delivered reliability in camera bodies and lenses for serious photographers looking for high-end cameras to do professional work. However, these days, mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras seem like they are taking over. In fact, it wasn’t too long ago that mirrorless cameras were the new kid on […]

Prasad Corp and Technicolor PostWorks New York to Offer Scanity HDR 4K Film Scanning and Film Restoration

BURBANK, Calif.–Prasad today announces a strategic partnership with Technicolor PostWorks New York to provide a flagship Scanity HDR 4K film scanner to support 4K “scan once” workflow for film, SAN and LTO archiving, full-service film scanning and digital restoration services in 8mm, Super8, 16mm, 35mm, 65mm, 2K, and 4K for archival preservation purposes, and film […]

A Game Changer: Review of the HP Z38c Curved Super-Wide Display

“Game-changing” might be a dramatic term, but that’s what comes to mind when describing the new HP Z38c Curved display. You see, every so often, a new product comes along which makes us rethink the way we work and HP’s stunning new Z38c display happens to be one of them. I’ve had the opportunity to […]

Top Names in New York Post to Speak at Post Production Master Class

You don’t often get a chance to hear from talents at top post facilities and the producers and journalists who help make those things happen in New York City. Here’s a chance to not only be in on the latest in post trends but have some time to catch drinks afterward and get a little more personal…

Top Names in New York Post to Speak at Post Production Master Class

You don’t often get a chance to hear from talents at top post facilities and the producers and journalists who help make those things happen in New York City. Here’s a chance to not only be in on the latest in post trends but have some time to catch drinks afterward and get a little more personal…

Blackmagic Design Does IBC Right

While they didn’t make announcements about cameras, Blackmagic Design did use IBC 2013 to introduce significant upgrades to its production and postproduction product line. Moves to UltraHD and 4K capable tech

Blackmagic Design Does IBC Right

While they didn’t make announcements about cameras, Blackmagic Design did use IBC 2013 to introduce significant upgrades to its production and postproduction product line. Moves to UltraHD and 4K capable tech

Week in Review No 49: 4K Cameras Beget 4K TVs and Autodesk’s 90 Day License

In Week in Review No. 49, check out some of the trends developing as the 4K camera market heats up with some aggressive pricing from Sony for their well-received 4K cameras, the F5 and F55. You’ll also read about the first 4K TVs from major manufacturers…

Reflecting on a 4K NAB

Over six months ago I could see from various manufacturers’ talk that this would be the year of 4K at NAB. At March’s SMPTE NY meeting at AbelCine, I put together a successful 4K-camera presentation that included three of the major players in the industry, while my friend and journalist David Leitner gave a useful […]

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How Sony’s New Virtual Sound Technology Can Change How We Hear Films

Kami Asgar and Jessica Parks are post-production heavyweights who work with major studios, namely Sony. As a sound designer (Asgar) and as a post executive (Parks), their collective resume touches on everything from Apocalypto to Grandma’s Boy to Venom.

Parks has recently shifted her focus from supervisor to hands-on sound design, and we talk about how it’s never too late to pivot on your career path and find the thing you love doing wherever you are in life.

Click on this link to read the rest of the article on No Film School’s site.

NJ – Governor Murphy signs $14B Incentive Program Bill – the NJ Economic Recovery Act of 2020

 Film tax credits — amending existing programs to include provisions for so-called New Jersey film partners and New Jersey film-lease partners and allowing an additional $200 million of tax credits annually over 13 years.

Click this link if you want to read the full article on the Lexology site. http://bit.ly/35NtDx6

Film Commish announces date for production restart

In her December 18, 2020 news update, MOME Commissioner Anne del Castillo announced that the Film Office is now accepting permit applications for production activity that begins on July 27th.

She also announced awards now (Awkwafina) and more. To read all of the Film Commish’s bloggy sort of news column, 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.

Nikon to Stop Making Cameras in Japan

Nikon has fallen on hard times as of late as its camera sales have cratered, and now there’s a new indicator of how dire its financial situation is: the company is reportedly pulling the plug on making cameras in Japan after over 70 years of doing so.

To read the full article on Petapixel’s site, click here.

NVIDIA Uses AI to Slash Bandwidth on Video Calls

NVIDIA Research has invented a way to use AI to dramatically reduce video call bandwidth while simultaneously improving quality

What the researchers have achieved has remarkable results: by replacing the traditional h.264 video codec with a neural network, they have managed to reduce the required bandwidth for a video call by an order of magnitude. In one example, the required data rate fell from 97.28 KB/frame to a measly 0.1165 KB/frame – a reduction to 0.1% of required bandwidth.

To read the rest of this article on Petapixel, click this link.

 

 

 

Union Health Plan Dodges Film Workers’ Suit Over Virus Relief

Law360 (October 9, 2020, 5:22 PM EDT) — The Motion Picture Industry Health Plan’s board can’t be sued under ERISA for allegedly flouting its duties when it relaxed plan rules in response to COVID-19, a California federal judge has ruled, nixing a proposed class action filed by two cinematographers who still couldn’t qualify for benefits.

In an order entered Thursday, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner granted the board of directors’ motion to dismiss Greg Endries and Dee Nichols’ Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit accusing board members of breaching their duty to treat all plan participants fairly.

Endries and Nichols, members of Local 600 of the International Cinematographers Guild, said in July that the board left them and others “out in the cold” in its attempts to address the problems COVID-19 caused for plan participants.

But Judge Klausner agreed with the board’s contention that the case, which alleged a fiduciary breach, should be tossed because plan administrators don’t act as fiduciaries when they amend health care plans.

Read the full article on the Law360 site by clicking here.

Russo Brothers Received Close to $50 Million From Saudi Bank

Anthony Russo and Joseph Russo photographed at the PMC Studio in Los Angeles for the Variety Playback Podcast.

The Russo brothers, directors of the all-time top grossing film “Avengers: Endgame,” quietly secured a roughly $50 million cash infusion for their production company AGBO from Saudi Arabia earlier this year, multiple sources tell Variety.

In a deal brokered and closed at the beginning of the pandemic, the Russos received the investment from an undisclosed Saudi bank in exchange for a minority stake in the brothers’ Los Angeles-based shop.

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