It’s tough to see a family-owned business like lighting and grip rental house Thomas Cesare hang up the “For Sale” shingle. Not too much of a surprise though: In business since 1972, the Mineola-based operation faced an increasingly competitive market that requires considerable investment to stay current…
A Look Back at NAB 2012, Part One
What? A review of NAB one month after it started? What can you be thinking? I’ve never been a fan of instant analysis of new technology. That’s especially the case when it comes to a frenetically paced show like NAB. Most every company thinks–or at least hopes–that it has the potential hit technology of the […]
So You Want to Shoot Airplanes! (With a Camera)
I’ve done photography for Warbirds, the magazine of a group dedicated to the preservation and safe operation of ex-military aircraft. I was asked what went into taking photographs and shooting video around an ever busy flightline, so here are a few thoughts. As a photographer and DP, I know I need to look at the […]
We Cover the First Demo of ARRI’s Alexa Studio
NYC Production & Post News recently attended the first demo of ARRI’s Alexa Studio at AbelCine’s snazzy presentation room…
Will Netflix Save Indie Production?
Our look at news items from the prior week includes Web distribution of movies, gear to help field production, and a non-aerosol method of painting your graffiti tag…
Our National Jukebox Debuts
This look at the past week’s news includes a look at trends in 3D production, tips on what goes into making a successful start-up, and the debut of a national jukebox service…
Was Tribeca Film Fest 2011 Worth It?
This week we hear some final takes on the 2011 Tribeca film Festival, find out that a farm grows on a production studio in Brooklyn, and get a sense of what’s coming for augmented reality via an in-depth interview with sci-fi visionary Bruce Sterling…
The Past Week in Review, for April 25th
This week we have a look at some of the news from the Tribeca Film Festival, whether or not transmedia means anything of importance, and how DSLRs like Canon’s 5D now get important help from industry mainstays.
D.W. Leitner Podcasts on NAB 2011 in his Final Show Wrap-Up
D.W. Leitner’s podcasts bring our series on developments at NAB 2011 to a close, as the DP/director assesses Apple’s surprise product announcement, how solid-state drive technology is changing production, and why new digital sensors take us back to the beginnings of photography.
The Past Week in Review, for April 11, 2011
Our look at the past week’s news includes breakthrough 3D tech, 3D printing that’s easy enough for just about anyone to do, and a communications firm with a fresh take on augmented reality…