NEWS

VideoSeptember 3, 2010, 10:55 am
Norman Hollyn is an Associate Professor in the School of Cinematic Arts at USC. Here he talks about how the school should approach the new creative landscape and how storytelling and collaboration is something still needed to be taught.Check it out!




Industry NewsSeptember 3, 2010, 10:41 am
Direct from the NAB Show in Las Vegas, the New York Post Production Conference features dozens of expert training sessions for video, TV, film and new media professionals.Read it here




BlogSeptember 2, 2010, 3:25 pm
If you’re one of the many thinking about the upcoming DaVinci Resolve for Mac as a possible tool to add to your workflow then you’ll probably be interested in the recently released DaVinci Resolve for Mac Configuration Guide.Check it out at: http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=4070




Technology NewsSeptember 2, 2010, 1:26 pm
SAN JOSE - Adobe (www.adobe.com) has released an update to Premiere Pro CS5. Version 5.0.2 includes improved Mercury Playback Engine support, which enables GPU-acceleration, allowing users to work in realtime on high resolution projects. The new release also introduces support for additional Nvidia cards, including the GTX470, Quadro 4000 and Quadro 5000, which are all Windows-only solutions.Read it here




ArticleSeptember 2, 2010, 1:24 pm
SHREVEPORT, LA — Vampires are all the rage these days, and ABC took a bite of the genre with its summer series The Gates. While the show is set in what looks like a Utopian gated community in the suburbs, it is really a haven for dark secrets and pretty bloodsuckers.Read it here




Technology NewsSeptember 2, 2010, 1:24 pm
Inner-D is a new 3D stereo conversion studio that just completed its first job, Weinstein Company’s Piranha 3D. The studio (www.inner-d.com) managed the 35mm 2D-to-3D conversion process, as well as first pass color grading and finishing for the film. At press time, Inner-D was getting ready to move into space in North Hollywood, where founder Grant Boucher says they’ll be able to handled conversion on as many as four features at a time.Read it here




BlogSeptember 2, 2010, 12:59 pm
Since the last interview with Josh Bodnar close to a year ago we have kept in contact, during that time he has offered me valuable advice and insight into the industry. I am such a big fan of his work and his ideas that I wanted to take the opportunity and do a second interview in which we dive deeper into his creative realm.Check it out at: http://deysonortiz.com/blog/inspirational/interview-with-emmy-award-winning-editor-josh-bodnar-part-2/




BlogSeptember 2, 2010, 12:58 pm
I had the great pleasure of interviewing, Emmy Award winning editor, Josh Bodnar. He has helped produce such projects as, Emmy award-winning, title design sequence for Showtime’s ”Dexter”, and Emmy nominated title design sequence, “Kingdom Hospital”. His work is also part of the New York Museum of Modern Art Permanent Collection.Check it out at: http://deysonortiz.com/blog/inspirational/interview-with-emmy-award-winning-editor-josh-bodnar/




VideoSeptember 2, 2010, 10:30 am
Here's part three of Julian Clarkes discussion on cutting district 9. This is part of the CCE panel discussions held bi/monthy.Check it out!




ArticleSeptember 1, 2010, 10:15 pm
“Hung is much more edited like a little film,” says editor Annette Davey. “It’s like doing a half-hour film every couple weeks. Hung is a lot more cinematic than other shows I’ve worked on because it tends to favor medium and cowboy shots.” A cowboy is a medium shot composed with the actor’s belt buckle visible in the shot.Read it here

















