April 2010
155 posts
Stereoscopy News
Autostereoscopic bargain Spatial View has a temporary offer for a 19” autostereoscopic display + player software + creation plug-in at 449 € or 599 $. There is a limited number of those bundles available, but we are the first to announce it ! Australian Channel 9 goes 3D too! In a world-first, the Nine Network will broadcastState of Origin games in 3D to viewers in Sydney,...
Apr 30th
Digital Cinema Foundry
LAVAL VIRTUAL AWARDS 2010 show opener The amazing talented Régis Hervagault of France was charged with creating an opener to the 12th Annual Laval Virtual Awards show. Using the Canon 5D Mark II, mad skills and eye for lighting in color, Régis has produced this extraordinary piece. If you’re… Steve Jobs on Flash On Apple’s website today, Steve Jobs posted a self-penned letter...
Apr 30th
Today3D
James Cameron building 3D cam for Mars rover An artist’s 2007 concept of the Curiosity rover. The rover is designed to examine whether Mars is or was habitable.(Credit: NASA)Oscar-winning director James Cameron is helping NASA develop a high-resolution 3D camera for the next Mars rover, Curiosity,… CBS Experimenting With Converting Star Trek TV Series To 3-D The next big thing for...
Apr 30th
Digital Cinema Demystified
The best PL conversion for the Canon EOS 7D It’s been a while since I’ve had time to write anything but I’ve found such an impressive aftermarket modification for the Canon EOS 7D, that I have to write something about it and publish some links. FGV are a rental company in Germany… via: Digital Cinema Demystified
Apr 30th
CinemaTech
‘Filmmakers Taking Charge,’ May 7th at the Maryland Film Festival I’ve been helping out the good folks at the Maryland Film Festival with a new event, coming up on May 7th in Baltimore: the Filmmakers Taking Charge Conference. It’ll focus on topics like “generating buzz in a digital world,” “the new rules of distribution,”… via: CinemaTech
Apr 30th
The Briefing Room
Songs To Your Eyes to Sub-Publish Idyllium Classical Music Catalogue Woodland Hills, CA, April 29, 2010–Songs To Your Eyes (STYE), one of the leading music library companies in the world, and its founder, Opher Yisraeli, have announced that they will sub publish the IDYLLIUM Classical Music Catalogue in North America… Winners Circle Evening Planned for Hollywood Post Alliance HPA Award...
Apr 30th
Dolby Labs
Dolby and Nokia to Bring High Definition Audio Experience to Mobile Dolby and Nokia to Bring High Definition Audio Experience to Mobile via: Dolby Labs
Apr 29th
Cinema5D news
Hdi RAW Works HDSLR EXPO May 1st, 2010. By: Jared Abrams Neil Smith at Hdi RAW Works has been one of the leaders of the HDSLR Revolution from the very start. Hdi RAW works will be hosting an open house with Rodney Charters, ASC and Bob Primes, ASC, both demonstrating camera and lighting techniques…. via: cinema5D news
Apr 29th
Digital Cinema Foundry
“City of Lakes” – The Feature So here it is - the official “City of Lakes” feature. We contacted Kevin a few days ago and now have the ability to show it to you here. Read on… ARRI Alexa World Cup Stargate Studios a California based visual effects house is charged with performing a camera tests from time to time for companies like Sony, Canon and Arri. Their latest test is with...
Apr 29th
Today3D
Avatar Tintin and the future of movies James Cameron had been working on the concept of ‘Pandora’ long before he started working on The Titanic. Why did it more than 13 years for the concept to be realized? The primary reason why the concept took this long to slip into a whole new ‘Avatar’… Aussie network to broadcast rugby in 3D With the first game in the...
Apr 29th
Stereoscopy News
The Ring 3D In 2002, The Ring was doing a pretty good job of scaring the bejeezus out of cinema-goers. After The Ring 2 in 2005, it will become worst when the sequel will be released in 3D. Toon Boom Animate Pro 2 goes 3D Toon Boom Animation Inc. announces the release of Toon Boom Animate Pro 2, an animation production tool  with 3D Stereoscopic capability. Convergent Design nano3D...
Apr 28th
Digital Cinema Foundry
Doubt by Robin Schmidt Our good friend Robin just emailed us this video he shot with the Canon 7D. Looks great and the write up keys in to some interesting pointers about using the 7D. More and more I have noticed people abandoning the 180 degree shutter rule on their outside… via: Digital Cinema Foundry - Learning resource in the field of digital cinematography
Apr 28th
Today3D
Spy shots: world’s first dual-screen 3D cellphone | DVICE Motorola has a tricky 3D phone up its sleeve. Check out these unusually sharp spy shots of the Moto MT820 “Ming,” a flip phone that uses two screens and glasses-free 3D in an attempt to distract you from the fact that you’ll be carrying around a cellphone… ‘The Ring’ Returns In 3-D, ‘The Transporter’ Comes To...
Apr 28th
Philip Bloom
Free 1 hour podcast with myself and Guerilla filmmaker Chris Jones I recorded this with Chris Jones at Ealing Studios earlier in the year for the new Guerilla filmmaker pocketbook which is out now and really is a must buy. There is a large section in it all about DSLR filmmaking. It’s the new version of the famous… via: Philip Bloom
Apr 28th
Digital cinema news (Google)
FROM NITRATE TO DIGITAL: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ART OF CINEMA … Filed under: cinema,classic movies,entertainment,film,history | Tags: curtis hanson, digital cinema, josef von sternberg, nitrate, steven soderbergh. Dietrich. The UCLA Film and Television Archive new From Nitrate to Digital series is … Sunspot Pictures - Peaks and Valleys: Know Your Cameras Foo! Last year I was talking...
Apr 28th
The Briefing Room
3D Film Factory Debuts World’s Most Affordable 3D Camera Rig New 3D beam-splitter rig allows cinematographers to capture extraordinary 3D images for less. San Diego, CA – 3D Film Factory has released the World’s most affordable 3D camera system for professional camcorders, compact HD cameras and DSLR cameras… NASA LIFTS OFF WITH MULTIDYNE’S VIDEO AND FIBER OPTIC SOLUTIONS HD-1500 and...
Apr 28th
CineTechnica
The Latest XDCAM Updates At NAB this year, Sony released several major updates to their XDCAM camcorders. This includes new firmware, hardware, and software that can change all aspects of the XDCAM workflow. Sony has announced updates to the PDW-700/F800, a Wifi adapter, Live… VRI’s Rick Robinson Discusses Phantom Flex A couple of weeks ago, we posted a blog introducing Vision Research’s...
Apr 27th
Cinema5D news
Createasphere HDSLR Webcast With Philip Bloom & Tim Smith. By: Jared Abrams Createasphere is hosting a Webcast with Canon’s Tim Smith, DOP/ Director Philip Bloom and myself. We will be discussing all things HDSLR and some of the highlights from NAB 2010. Here is a great opportunity to ask Tim Smith questions… via: cinema5D news
Apr 27th
Today3D
Sony Ps3 Update 3.30 With New 3D Feature Few days ago Sony has annonced the new ps3 update 3.30.With Sony ps3 update 3.30, which is mandatory for the operation of the Playstation 3 Network, Sony revised Computer Entertainment (SCE) fundamentally the management of the trophies. You can install… Do you really need an HDMI 1.4 cable for 3D? - CNET Asia The short answer is no. We’ve...
Apr 27th
The Briefing Room
Sennheiser Sound Academy Announces Spring/Summer Seminars, Covering RF wireless, Installed Sound and Recording Technology OLD LYME, Conn. – April 26, 2010 – Audio specialist Sennheiser announced that it is kicking off another robust season of its Sennheiser Sound Academy training series. Since its inception in 2006, The Sennheiser Sound Academy has become established… NEW SOFTWARE MODULE...
Apr 27th
Cinema5D news
$350 PL Mount Adapter For Canon Rebel T2i/550D, 5D MK II & 7D. Canon 5D MK II PL Mount Anamorphic Lens. By: Jared Abrams The next big step in HDSLR evolution will be Anamorphic Lenses. Cinemods.com is modifying Canon HDSLR’s to work with PL mount lenses. The site is a little vague, but it looks like they will… Build A $20 DIY Fisheye Lens For Canon EF Mount Cameras. $20 DIY Fisheye Lens...
Apr 26th
Today3D
3-D: Hollywood’s latest hot trend On a recent afternoon, a dozen cinematographers, directors and camera assistants huddled inside a sound stage on the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City, wearing black plastic glasses as they watched a monitor. The object of their gaze: the body movements… 3-D summer releases: What will pop out and what will fall flat The summer’s most prominent names...
Apr 26th
Twenty398
Zeiss announces cine lenses for HDSLRs – Cinematography.com For anyone hoping for the HDSLR market would just as soon vanish (cough, cough Jim Jannard?), here is proof that it won’t anytime soon. Not only that, when Carl Zeiss decides to market lenses specifically for that market, well, … via: Twenty398
Apr 26th
Stereoscopy News
X Games 3D available for 10 $ The 3D only shop Yabazam! added X Games 3D to their portfolio. The 7 minutes movie can be yours for 9.99$, but the trailer is free. The nice side of being upside down… …is that Samsung is offering a free 3D blu-ray player and a pair of 3D glasses if you buy their 3D TV. This offer is valid only in Australia. PS3 Firmware 3.30 available 3D is here on the...
Apr 25th
Today3D
Sherlock Holmes Sequel Could Be 3D | Movieline And 3D Week rolls on! If news about 3D plans for Men in Black 3, The Last Airbender and — most hilariously — The Green Hornet didn’t satiate your need for a third dimension, maybe Sherlock Holmes will. Hey, nothing screams “overproduced 3D effects!”… Panasonic Reveals VT25 3D Plasma TV Pricing Now with 30 days of delivery, Panasonic...
Apr 25th
Cinema Tech Geek
Showest 2010 – 10 – Christie Projectors Brian Claypool from Christie talks to us about their new Series 2 projector line up. We discuss the upgradability to 4K and how the Internal Media Block (IMB) is a big part supporting 4K. We also take a look at a prototype of a Dorami IMB in action and… Showest 2010 – 09 – Dolby Closed Caption Technology … Showest 2010 – 08 – Dorami CaptiView...
Apr 25th
Stereoscopy News
Stereoscopic Player 1.6 3dtv.at released Stereoscopic Player version 1.6. This new version adds JPEG2000 and DCP support. At last, we can now display full cinema quality content on any (very strong 8-core) PC ! If you are already a license owner, or if you want to test the… Beware : a Subura is looking at you in 3D ! Subaru began fitting a stereoscopic “EyeSight” system to...
Apr 24th
FilmJournal International - News
Screenvision signs long-term deal with Harkins Theatres Leading cinema-advertising company Screenvision entered into a long-term agreement with Southwest circuit Harkins Theatres. Kodak names Lauren Lung VP and general manager Lauren Lung was named VP and general manager of Kodak’s Entertainment Imaging Division in North and South America. Lung was previously VP of corporate business...
Apr 24th
Cinema5D news
Cinema5D Interviews The Bui Brothers on Social Networking At NAB 2010. Click here to view the embedded video. I got the chance to chat with the Bui Brothers, Lan and Vu about how using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter  can help you promote your work. Social networking can be a great resource for film makers… via: cinema5D news
Apr 24th
Digital Cinema Foundry
Become a member of digital cinema foundry! Become a member of digital cinema foundry by signing up using our form on the left column using only an email address. You will get email notification when we’ve posted a new article or write-up making it easier to stay up to date with digital cinema… Vincent Laforet on DSLRs for Docs Dan Chung of dslrnewsshooter.com had a chance to interview...
Apr 24th
Today3D
Home Theater: Satellite HD and 3D Channels Grow Want more high-def choices on satellite? Both of the major satellite TV providers are adding HD channels, and DirecTV’s 3D roster is now up to four channels.The biggest HD expansion is coming from DirecTV, which is adding 30 new channels for a total of… 3D World Cup commercials in production Stereo production companies Vision3 and...
Apr 24th
Free 3 Day HDDSLR Cinema Workshop starts streaming...
Free 3 Day HDDSLR Cinema Workshop starts streaming on April 30th We’ve been quite busy preparing for the 3 day workshop with creativeLIVE that will be streamed out to the web live starting next week on: Friday, April 30th at 11 a.m. in Seattle, WA. The workshop is FREE throughout the 3 day stream. The goal of… via: Vincent Laforet’s Blog
Apr 24th
The Briefing Room
Prime Focus Completes Post Production on the History Channel’s ‘America The Story of Us’ (April 23, 2010) – Global visual entertainment services group Prime Focus has teamed up with TV production company Nutopia and the History Channel to post an epic 12-part series titled “America The Story of Us,” an overview of American History from… Mammoth HD Footage Library - Adds Iceland Volcano...
Apr 24th
Cinema5D news
Canon 7D PL Mount Hot Rod Cameras. Quick Take. Click here to view the embedded video. By: Jared Abrams Here is a quick take on the Hot Rod Cameras PL Mount Canon 7D. I got the chance to shoot with it ( Footage Soon) and set it up with an Angenieux 25mm-250mm HR Zoom Lens over at Birns and Sawyer,… Canon 7D & T2i Auto Gain Control Kill With an iPod. Click here to view the embedded video....
Apr 23rd
Digital Cinema Foundry
“Somebody To Love” Colorist Feature The band Stephane & 3G were attracted to talented L.A. colorist Jake Blackstone. The crazy thing is the band hails from the Republic of Georgia (remember that little country bordering Russia) and became attracted to Jake’s work after finding it on… NEWS FLASH! NEW HANSON VIDEO! So I was already in my 20’s when mmbop became the song craze...
Apr 23rd
Today3D
Sony Uses 3D As An Excuse To Dump The Green Hornet Into January We may be looking at the first instance, but certainly not the last, of 3D used as an excuse to essentially dump a tentpole film. Sony announced today that not only will they be converting Michel Gondry’sGreen Hornet to 3D, but they’re pushing back the… Panasonic and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Partner...
Apr 23rd
The Briefing Room
AvatarLabs and Starz Digital Media Announce New iPhone/iPod App –”Party Down-Waiter Wobble” Encino, CA April 22, 2010 - Can YOU Party Down and serve ‘em up? Based on the critically-acclaimed Starz comedy series, “Party Down” Starz Digital Media and AvatarLabs brings this fun game about keeping your balance while serving demanding… Hitachi Introduces CP-X3011 3LCD Projector Hitachi...
Apr 23rd
Dolby Labs
Dolby PRM-4200 Professional Reference Monitor Wins TV Technology’s Mario Award Dolby PRM-4200 Professional Reference Monitor Wins TV Technology’s Mario Award Dolby Laboratories Announces Conference Call and Webcast for Q2 2010 Financial Results Dolby Laboratories Announces Conference Call and Webcast for Q2 2010 Financial Results via: Dolby Labs
Apr 22nd
Stereoscopy News
FUJI W1 compatible HDMI card player Available on April 27, the HDP-L1 is a Card reader with HDMI that can be plug on any 3D Capable TV in order enjoy 3D pictures or video taken with the W1. The HDP-L1 is also compatible with 2D TVs and with 2D Photos/Videos. A new firmware version for the… Nrw-York students present “Future of Fashion” in 3D For the first time in its five-year...
Apr 22nd
XDC Blog
Florence & The Machine Live in your Cinema XDC entertainment distributes Florence and the Machine, live from London this 14th of May at 10pm. Do you want to join us for this experience and screen this content in your cinema? Then contact Judith Michel, jmi@xdcinema.com (+32 4 364 12 15). Florence’s… via: XDC - BLOG
Apr 22nd
Cinema5D news
Tweet To Win A Switronix Flex DSLR Remote $150 Value. Tweet To win This! I picked this up from NAB and wanted to hook up a C5D viewer. The Flex DSLR Remote from Switronix is the best solution on the market for shooting hand held with a shoulder rig. The Flex remote is designed to work with both the Canon… via: cinema5D news
Apr 22nd
Digital Cinema Foundry
FILMWEB I was impressed when I came across director Konrad Aksinowicz’s work. Commercial director from Poland (our thoughts and prayers to his country) directed this entertaining and surprise ending commercial film. He shares with us his thoughts and insights… via: Digital Cinema Foundry - Learning resource in the field of digital cinematography
Apr 22nd
Today3D
‘Shrek Forever After’ Kicks Off the Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Film Festival red carpet will be turned green Wednesday night.Changing the color scheme would make sense, since it is Green Week and the star of the Opening Night film of the Tribeca Film Festival is a certain grumpy, green ogre. “Shrek… “Men in Black 3-D” Set to Roll with Will Smith Director Barry Sonnenfeld...
Apr 22nd
The Briefing Room
AUDIO-TECHNICA PROVIDES MICROPHONE SOLUTIONS FOR 2010 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS STOW, OH, April 21, 2010 — Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology for over 45 years, provided wireless solutions for the 45th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, broadcast live on the CBS Television Network from the MGM Grand… GENELEC MONITORING KEEPS THE SOUND UNDER CONTROL FOR...
Apr 22nd
Barco | Digital Cinema
Movie Tavern selects Barco In Movie Tavern’s highly popular “eatery” chain of nationwide theatres, an additional 104 Barco Series-II digital cinema projectors will be installed by Q4, 2010. via: Barco | Press Releases
Apr 21st
Stereoscopy News
PLLX3 3d rig PLLX3 proudly announces its new ”PX3 - Renegade Solution 3D Camera Rig”. This astonishing tool captures 3D images at 2D costs! Nintendo 3DS not before October ?? The Nintendo 3DS may be released this October in the UK, far later than the previously expected May 2010 date :-{. NEC 3D PC NEC is jumping on the 3D bandwagon by offering an all-in-one desktop...
Apr 21st
Today3D
DirecTV fires back with 30 new HD channels and a suite of 3D channels The high-def channel war continues as DirecTV fires back a whopper with the announcement of 30 new HD channels starting in May, along with some “fightin’ words” for their direct competitor. “DISH Network is very skilled at grossly inflating their… Panasonic boosts 3D TV production Panasonic is increasing its production of...
Apr 21st
Philip Bloom
EXCLUSIVE: In depth interview with Greg Yaitanes, Executive Producer and Director of “House” Season Finale shot on Canon 5DmkII Again, big apologies for the quality of my voice. My laryngitis has floored me and taken away my beautiful dulcet English tones. But hopefully you can ignore the croak and listen to the great insight that Greg Yaitanes gives us about this unique episode…. DSLR...
Apr 21st
Digital cinema news (Google)
2010.18 RealD files for an IPO | In Reel Time The Company is aligned with Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP). The three exhibitor co-owners of DCIP – AMC, Cinemark and Regal – are all licensees of RealD. Given that DCIP completed $660 million in financing in March to … Join us at our Digital Fundraising screening on Flickr - Photo … Not digital fundraising in terms of...
Apr 21st
The Briefing Room
Cinesite ramps up its compositing department with Nuke investment April 20, 2010 – Cinesite (www.cinesite.com), one of the world’s leading film visual effects houses, has heavily expanded its compositing department by investing in a site licence of The Foundry’s Nuke compositing software. This allows the facility… NICE SHOES SPINS OUT POST FOR ANOTHER INDIE FLICK When Director Andy Milkis...
Apr 21st