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Harlem Renaissance

Fri, 12/14/2012 - 00:00 -- Nick Dager

Harlem the historic New York City neighborhood in northern Manhattan is experiencing its second Renaissance in a century. It began in the 1990s driven in part by people in search of affordable homes who flocked to the many large and beautiful brownstones along parks and on tree-lined streets there that had sadly fallen into disrepair. Unlike so many examples of gentrification though this one has not driven away the indigenous black and Latino culture that was born in the first Harlem Renaissance that took place from the 1920s through the 1930s.

Maharashtra Cinemas Strike Averted

Fri, 12/14/2012 - 00:00 -- Nick Dager

By Lynne Gardiner Digital Cinema Report India Correspondent A planned strike by all single screen cinema owners in the state of Maharashtra India has been postponed following the outcome of a meeting between representatives from the Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association of India (COEAI) and government ministers.

Beautified Naturalism

Fri, 12/14/2012 - 00:00 -- Nick Dager

After almost twenty years as a professional cinematographer Jendra Jarnagin has reached the point in her career when she doesn’t have to take every single opportunity that comes her way. Her personal style which she describes as “a beautified naturalism ” keeps her in demand for all kinds of work. So despite the fact that one of her passions in the business is independent narrative film she hesitated when she was approached about shooting writer/director Jeff Lipsky’s new feature Molly’s Theory of Relativity.

Business Generates $7 Billion in 2012

Fri, 12/14/2012 - 00:00 -- Nick Dager

The digital signage industry generated an estimated $7 billion in annual revenues growing on all accounts at a continued double-digit compound annual growth rate employing an estimated 50 000 professionals as messages are presented on more than two million networked out-of-home displays according to an industry outlook released by digital signage consultant Lyle Bunn. “Owned media is the dominant communications force in customer patron staff and student engagement ” Bunn said.

QFX Cinemas Upgrades Audio

Fri, 12/14/2012 - 00:00 -- Nick Dager

The QFX Cinemas a new three-screen multiplex capable of seating up to 939 viewers at any one time is Nepal’s first truly world-class Cineplex and is one of a trio of cinemas owned by QFX in the city. The new theatre is located in the Sundhara district of the capital Kathmandu is QFX Civil Mall the countries largest shopping area covering a total of 25 000 square feet. A key part of the theatre is its Alcons Audio system. QFX is the brand name of Quest Entertainment which was launched in Nepal a decade ago with the QFX Jai Nepal Cinema.

Lighting a Low Budget Fairytale

Fri, 12/14/2012 - 00:00 -- Nick Dager

Nashville-based director/DP Jon Chema battled the usual challenges for a recent music video Fairytale for independent Kansas City pop artist Helene Michele – tight budget short two-day shoot ambitious set ups. “To make the schedule over multiple major set ups we had to roll light and move quickly ” Chema says. “Several locations had limited power and extensive electrical runs with generators were out of the question. We ate up the light because we used the Red Epic and were shooting a lot of high speed.”?? “Litepanels Sola 6 LED Fresnels were the perfect solution.

Chronicling Westerly Windina

Thu, 12/13/2012 - 19:00 -- Nick Dager

Santa Monica-based production company Westward Productions founded by Beau Willimon and Jordan Tappis have teamed up with directors Alan White and Jamie Brisick and musicians Bonnie Prince Billy and Matt Sweeney on Westerly a 90-minute feature documentary chronicling the life of Westerly Windina formerly known as Peter Drouyn. Drouyn was one of surfing's first superstars. A true visionary he dominated the international competitive ranks in the '60s and '70s invented man-on-man surfing and introduced surfing to China. But there was much he kept private.

Pure Land: Inside the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang

Thu, 12/13/2012 - 19:00 -- Nick Dager

Visitors to Pure Land: Inside the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang during the 25th anniversary celebrations of Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington DC witnessed a technological stereoscopic 3D immersive application never seen before in the United States. In summarizing the project Julian Raby The Dame Jillian Sackler director of the Arthur M.

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