Production & Post Production

OConnor Introduces 120EXe Fluid Head

OConnor Engineering has introduced the 120EXe Encoded Heavy Duty Fluid Head, designed to provide high-precision pan and tilt position information for cinema quality visual effects production on feature films and commercials. The new 120EXe is being premiered by Mo-Sys in conjunction with Mo-Sys’ latest camera motion capture system.

Mr. X Delivers Visual Effects for Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock


Toronto post house Mr. X created visual effects for director Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, which opened in theatres last month. Based on Elliot Tiber’s autobiographical book, the film is a coming-of-age story set in the social upheaval of 1969.

Deep Explorers Document the Graveyard of the Atlantic

This summer, in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of the Marine Sanctuaries and Rutgers University Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, Deep Explorers documented the wreck of the USS Monitor, a U.S. Navy warship that has been resting 230 feet down on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean for more than 150 years. The company produced a series of video segments, entitled Graveyard of the Atlantic, which were posted on the NOAA website during the expedition.

Scenewise Launches Version 2.0 of Educationally Enhanced Film

Scenewise has launched version 2.0 of its proprietary educationally enhanced Film format ee Film has officially launched version 2.0, which the company says enables documentary filmmakers to convert their passion into revenue.


Feature Stories

Technology
Red One EVF

Element Technica has expanded their Red One EVF line with a family of precision accessories that work together to support the camera’s electronic viewfinder.

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New Filmmakers Showcase
Beware the Blobfest!

By Bill Creed

Sitting in the century-old Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, waiting for my documentary Beware the Blobfest! to screen I realized that a fifty year old film – The Blob – had taken me on a journey across the country and then all the way to the Cannes Film Festival.  And here I was, back where it had started, showing the film to the group of people who had fascinated me two years earlier.

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In Production
Museums Around the World

Crawford Post Productions and independent production company Echo Pictures are celebrating another season of Great Museums.  The award winning, public television series Great Museums aired across the country this summer and premiered in July on Hulu.com and Snagfilms.com. Crawford Post provides high definition editing, sound design and mix along with HD formatting for this on-going documentary series highlighting museums from around the world.

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Business
I’m No Dummy

Salient Media will distribute I'm No Dummy, billed as the first feature-length documentary about ventriloquism. The movie debuted this year at the 35th annual Seattle International Film Festival.

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Coming Soon

The London Eye

Shooting a 3D film for exhibition at the world’s tallest wheel.

Complete story in our next edition

News Stories

Cineworks in Miami First U.S. Film Lab Certified by Kodak

Cineworks Digital Studios in Miami, Florida, has become the first U.S. laboratory – and the 51st worldwide – to successfully complete Kodak ImageCare Program certification.

My Eye Media adds Sohonet Network

My Eye Media has chosen Sohonet as its dedicated, ultra-high-speed global media network.

New SeaSun Underwater Housings for Litepanels

Litepanels has teamed with Hollywood-based underwater motion picture specialist HydroFlex to develop a family of next generation underwater lighting fixtures, the Litepanels SeaSun Underwater housing series.

Scenewise Launches Version 2.0 of Educationally Enhanced Film

Scenewise has launched version 2.0 of its proprietary educationally enhanced Film format ee Film has officially launched version 2.0, which the company says enables documentary filmmakers to convert their passion into revenue.


Offhollywood Opens First Authorized Red Rental House on the East Coast

Offhollywood has opened the first authorized Red Digital Cinema camera rental and service facility on the East Coast.

Shows / Conferences