Production & Post Production

Feature Stories

In Production
Unfolding the World of Bunraku

Bunraku, the second film from director Guy Moshe, is a blend of computer graphics and choreographed live action, comic book and video game styles, gritty reality and fantasy, and samurai and spaghetti western genres.

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Creativity
Odd Brodsky Manages on Tight Budget

Cinematographer Matthew Irving and director/producer Cindy Baer had very little money to make their feature film Odd Brodsky. Irving has been the cinematographer on two dozen feature films, including Fox Searchlight’s hit romantic comedy Waitress and Lionsgate’s teen comedy Waiting, but when he and director/producer Baer conceived the story for the ultra low-budget Odd Brodsky, they were concerned about the limited resources.

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New Filmmakers Showcase
Alchemist Agenda

The Hive has completed, an Amazon Studios winning production, The Alchemist Agenda based upon an original script by Marty Weiss. The motion comic is the first full-length motion comic created from original artwork and was produced by Marty Weiss and The Hive’s Yesenia Higuera and Benjamin Price.

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Coming Soon

Harvesting the High Plains

Filmmaker Jay Kriss recently completed a documentary about the hardships and challenges faced by farmers during the 1930s Dust Bowl.

Complete story in our next edition

News Stories

Animal Logic Honored for its Work on The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Australian visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic received the inaugural Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award for Best Visual Effects on Sunday for its work on Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.



Autodesk to use Dot Hill Storage Systems for 3D

Dot Hill Systems has entered into a supply agreement with Autodesk.

B&H Authorized Dealers for Canon Digital Cinema Cameras

B&H Photo Video, New York, has been chosen by Canon to be among the select authorized dealers for the Canon C300 and EOS C300 PL cinematography cameras.

Avid Project Sharing Available on Archion EditStor ES


Archion Technologies is now offering Avid project sharing on its EditStor ES Shared Storage System, which the company says enables complete collaboration between multiple Avid editors simultaneously working on the same open project.



ArriLaser, Pictorvision to Receive Academy Awards

Arri and Pictorvision will both be awarded with Scientific and Engineering Academy Awards at the 84th Annual Academy Awards for Technical Achievement during a ceremony on February 11 in Beverly Hills.

Obituaries now available at Diesel Books

Obituaries, a mystery novel by Nick Dager is now available at Diesel Books. The Valentine’s Day discovery of a young Asian woman’s body, found frozen in the trunk of her abandoned car, is the first of a series of seemingly random deaths that shock rural Dutchess County, Ohio.

Scorsese to Receive 2012 Harold Lloyd Award

Hugo director, Martin Scorsese, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Harold Lloyd Award by the International 3D Society in Hollywood.

Eighteenth Annual HPA Retreat Set for Indian Wells

The Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat 2012, the 18th annual gathering of post-production industry leaders, is set to take place February 14-17, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California.

The Adventures of Tintin Wins Golden Globe for Animation

Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s The Adventures of Tintin was this year’s Golden Globe winner for Best Animated Feature Film.

32Ten Studios Launches on Former ILM Site


32Ten StudiosKerner Optical has launched 32Ten Studios, which will be based at the former site of Industrial Light and Magic in San Rafael, California. The new venture will be employee owned and will be headed by industry veterans Tim Partridge, who will serve as president and CEO, and Greg Maloney who will serve as COO.

Shows / Conferences

ShowEast 2012

November 5-8, 2012

Westin Diplomat Center
Miami, Florida
http://www.showeast.com

National Association of Broadcasters Convention 2012

April 14-19, 2012

Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
http://www.nab.org

View Conference 2012

Oct. 19-21, 2012

Cinema Massimo

Turin, Italy

http://www.viewfest.it

Dimension 3 Expo

May 24-26, 2011

Saint-Denis
Paris, France
www.dimension3-expo.com

CinemaCon 2012

April 23-26, 2012

Caesar's Palace
Las Vegas, Nevada
http://www.cinemacon.com

IBC 2012

September 6-11, 2012

Rai Convention Center
Amsterdam, Netherlands
http://www.ibc.org

The Adventures of Tintin Wins Golden Globe for Animation

Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s The Adventures of Tintin was this year’s Golden Globe winner for Best Animated Feature Film.

Scorsese to Receive 2012 Harold Lloyd Award

Hugo director, Martin Scorsese, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Harold Lloyd Award by the International 3D Society in Hollywood.

Eighteenth Annual HPA Retreat Set for Indian Wells

The Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat 2012, the 18th annual gathering of post-production industry leaders, is set to take place February 14-17, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California.

B&H Authorized Dealers for Canon Digital Cinema Cameras

B&H Photo Video, New York, has been chosen by Canon to be among the select authorized dealers for the Canon C300 and EOS C300 PL cinematography cameras.