Posted By Clint Milby
Tuesday, we had the privilege of attending a demo of Smoke 2013 at the Autodesk offices in San Francisco. There, we were treated to a “meet and greet” with some life long Smoke users including Robert Bonstin of Industrial Light & Magic and
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
When you hear the basic plot of director Alicia Scherson’s Il Futuro, which is based on Roberto Bolano’s novel, Una Novelita Lumpen, it sounds a little far fetched. The movie is set in Rome during the Italian economic crisis of 2012. Adolescent brother and sister Tomas and Bianca are orphaned after their parents die in
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
I’ve been a big fan of Andrew Bujalski’s work ever since his 2002 debut feature, Funny Haha. One of the main pioneers of the Mumblecore movement – a film genre that depicted 20-somethings bemusing their place in the world – Bujalski has directed four features and has acted in many more. Mumblecore filmmakers also included
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Vladimir Putin will definitely “piss himself” if he ever sees director Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin’s DIY documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, which is playing in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. The film focuses on three women, Nadia, Masha and Katia, who started a feminist punk band/art collective called Pussy Riot and were arrested
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
For the past few years, Adobe has been doing a great job convincing post-production professionals – especially those still cutting on Final Cut Pro - to make the switch to Adobe CS6. And in terms of targeting low budget filmmakers, what better place to start than Sundance. On Friday, Jan. 18, Adobe held an informative panel titled
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
So far the weather in Utah is fantastic with beautiful sunny skies and not a cloud in sight. (Last year’s blizzard made this LA driver absolutely petrified driving the icy I-80 freeway from Salt Lake City to Park City.) As you probably know, Sundance 2013 kicked off Thursday and will run through the 27th. Instead
Posted By Clint Milby
Recently, I had an opportunity to review what I have always considered to be the on camera monitor to which all others are judged: Marshall. Marshall has achieved this by manufacturing monitors that are streamlined inside and out. When Marshall puts it’s products on the shelf, you can have confidence you are buying a product
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Canon USA just announced the new CN-E14mm T3.1 L F and CN-E135mm T2.2 L F single-focal-length lenses for large-format single-sensor cameras employing Super 35mm or full-frame 35mm imagers. The 14mm and 135mm join with Canon’s 24mm, 50mm , and 85mm primes to provide a broad line of five EF-mount Cinema prime lenses that offer great optical
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Australian based audio company RØDE Microphones just announced the iXY, a stereo microphone for both the iPhone and iPad with 30-pin connector that allows high-quality recording at sampling rates up to 24-bit/96kHz. The iXY has a matched pair of 1/2″ cardioid condenser capsules that are fixed at a 90-degree ‘near-coincident’ alignment that will give you high-quality
