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Collaborate from Afar with HP’s ZCentral Remote Workflow Plus New Z Workstations and DreamColor Displays

Few of us probably thought about remote working before the pandemic forced most of us out of the office. True, some people found it more convenient to work from home, while others prefer to live ion exotic locales. However, perhaps the most important enabler for remote work was the advent of a fast internet which […]

HP Ups the Creative with Z Club

HP decided its connection to creatives needed nurturing, and in new ways the company hasn’t tried before. Last week at annual Adobe Max, the company revealed just that, new plans and initiatives to better deliver their hardware to the world’s creative professionals. At the conference, HP announced Z Club, a program to offer creative professionals […]

HP Drops New Z2 Line of Cost-Effective Entry-Level Workstations

From many users’ perspectives, HP is the leading manufacturer of high-end workstations in the world with their acclaimed Z series of machines. Heavy 3D graphics and animation pros opt for their top-of-the-line Z8 which can lash together two Intel Skylake-SP Xeon CPUs with up to 56 cores in total and up to 3 TB of […]

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 […]

Review of the HP DreamColor Z24x G2 Display: Color accurate and Affordable

Recently, HP introduced two new DreamColor displays, the Z31x which will be available for purchase later this year, and the Z24x G2 which is the subject of this review (and is available today). If you are interested in learning more about the upcoming Z31x, an advanced, 4K, high-end, feature-rich display which has a built in […]

Crazy Fast and Light: Review of the HP ZBook Studio G4 Mobile Workstation

Extremely powerful yet incredibly light and compact, the ZBook Studio G4 mobile workstation, HP’s workstation ultrabook is a great choice for those looking for a machine that will go anywhere without weighing you down…

Ultimate Mobile Power: Review of the HP ZBook 17 G4 Mobile Workstation

In the cutting-edge world of high-power, industrial strength computers known as workstations, HP commands a special place at the front of the class. Their renowned Z Series of workstations are used extensively in professional media production, engineering, energy, finance and healthcare. You might even say HP Z Workstations are out of this world, and that […]

The Sports Car of Workstations:
Review of the HP Z2 Mini Workstation

If you asked me to define what a workstation is, I’d say heavy duty professional computers specifically designed to perform the most challenging jobs which usually boast the latest and greatest processors and GPUs. In addition, workstations undergo many hours of testing and certification to make them as hardy and reliable as possible and are […]

Will HP Lock In the Desktop Display Market with Its New DreamColor Monitors?

We recently met with HP in New York to take a look at some of their new product announcements as well as upgrades and enhancements to existing mobile workstation products. HP has been on a roll with its DreamColor technology, which won them a 2015 Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts […]

HP’s Entry Level Mobile Workstation: Review of the ZBook 15u G4

When we think about workstations for serious production and post work, HP’s line of Z Workstations immediately come to mind. And we’re not talking the huge desktop workhorses such as the towering Z840, but also HP’s highly esteemed line of ZBook Mobile Workstations which offer intense power in a mobile footprint and are great when […]

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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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