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T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, announced that its TVG450 JPEG2000 Video Gateway helped make possible the live 3D transmission of Gounod’s Faust from Stockholm’s Folkoperan opera house to the city’s Filmhuset digital cinema. The event was produced by Public Live AB, and T-VIPS’ transport solution was chosen by technology
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SECAUCUS, NJ (March 29, 2011) – New York-based, full-scale production company Leftfield Pictures is currently shooting the fourth season of Pawn Stars, the History network’s highest-rated series ever with a pair of Panasonic AG-HVX200A P2 HD handheld camcorders. Leftfield Rentals, the company’s rental and production services arm, owns dozens of Panasonic camcorders, including AG-HPX170 P2
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Element Technica announces Gregg Katano and Ajay Relan, the creative team behind Hi-Ground Media and Producer/Director Wayne Miller of Action 3D Productions have chosen ET’s Pulsar 3D rig for the shoot. The recent production, shot in Virgin, Utah, captures the story of five top riders from around the world, competing at the world’s most extreme
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With the release of Panasonic’s AG-AF100 and Sony’s PMW-F3, which both have large sensors to capture cinematic depth of field, we obviously know the effect DSLRs have had on camcorder industry. Although the F3 is an amazing camera, its price point of $16,000 (body only) and $23,000 for a package that includes three Sony-branded prime
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Just wanted to share a recent music video I helped shoot for Pittsburgh indie band, Triggers. The “musi-film” was directed by Kyle McCulloch, whose record label, Anomaly Records, the Triggers are signed to. The music video “Cement City Girls” was put together relatively quickly with virtually no budget for lighting or camera gear. With the
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The South By Southwest Film Festival ended last week and once again audiences were treated to an eclectic program of both low budget indie and studio movies. With SXSWi (i for Interactive) becoming just as big as the music and film festivals, perhaps the most significant movie of the festival was Girl Walks Into a
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As you probably already know, the South By Southwest Music + Film Interactive Festival is currently taking place. Starting in 1987, the Austin, Texas based festival got its start as a music festival and for years has been the premiere event for indie rock. Over the years, SXSW has grown to launch a terrific film
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In a short time period, DSLRs have become the defacto tool for creating short form movies, whether it’s a narrative short or a cool music video. Because of this, we’ve seen a new industry pop up out of nowhere to help DSLRs create professional looking video. This new industry includes portable audio recorders, small and
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With many Final Cut Pro users feeling left out in the cold while being stuck in their 32-bit systems, Avid has been steadily making moves in capturing some of Apple’s market share of indie filmmakers. Today, they began shipping upgrades to their Media Composer, Symphony, and Newscutter systems. Media Composer 5.5, Avid’s flagship NLE system,
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Soon Sony will be going all out on the 3D front by releasing a multitude of 3D cameras and support designed for every aspect of production. At the high-end of 3D motion picture production (Avatar, TRON: Legacy), the ideal set up is still your traditional two camera beam splitter or side-by-side 3D rigs by companies
