Beautiful Berlin turned depressing for Korean spy thriller
As the capital of Germany, Berlin is a beautiful city with both modern infrastructures and sites of historic interest, but as the setting for 'The Berlin File', a 2013 South Korean spy thriller written and directed by Korean action auteur Ryu Seung-wan and starring Korea's top actors including Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryu Seung-bum and Jun Ji-hyun against each other in the twisty tale of political intrigue and personal redemption, Berlin has to be unpleasant enough. With a strong opening in box office, the action blockbuster attracted 7 million admissions in early 2013 to become the all-time highest-grossing Korean action film and the critics applauded its "secretive and gloomy atmosphere", which contributed to the film's great success. The magic that turned Berlin from a beautiful city to a gloomy cold place was performed by colorist Park Jin-Young with CJ Powercast with her 8 GPU Linux based DaVinci Resolve.
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Using Interactive Video to Spur Engagement and Capture Metrics By Michael Castellano
Video is a highly efficient way to communicate with audiences because it is personal, immediate and delivered on demand. Company representatives who are researching products and services online clearly prefer video: A recent Forbes article noted that almost 60% of business professionals said they would watch a video first before reading the text on the same page. But it's important to recognize that not all video messaging strategies are created equal.
...Read More »
Content Insider # 280 - NAB Revisited By Miles Weston
Most meaningful conventions can't be covered in one shot. NAB is certainly no exception, especially this year when the industry is struggling to get people all the content they demand on all the devices they use and still monitize all their investment, their work. It was drama on the screen, on the stage, on the show floor. People are watching more of the content on all of their screens. Doesn't matter if it's available on the huge HD set in the family room they'll watch it somewhere else in the house or watch a different show on their device while they're watching the big screen. But the goal for industry players is the same regardless of what, when, where you watch it. Making money...that's getting trickier.
...Read More »
Content Insider #279 - NAB 2013 Wrap By Miles Weston
Every time I come away from a big show I have to give myself a reality check and recall it was only a few years ago I waxed on and on about 3D TV and netbooks. Saw where that went right? Right. But NAB this year was freakin awesome. Cameras are getting to the point that any indie can afford them. The industry fatcat days are gone and they ain't coming back so the people who will survive are working harder/smarter. Broadcast folks welcomed the telcos in with forced smiles and there were some who weren't happy with competition at all. But with all the 4K-8K content it is still all about storage and that cute thing called "the cloud." We'll tie up all the loose ends...next week.
...Read More »
Eternal Word Television Network Connects Its Global Catholic Network with Teranex 2D Processors
When Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) launched on August 15, 1981, few thought there was enough demand for a Catholic network. However, EWTN proved differently as now in its 32nd year, it is the largest religious media network in the world, with programming in more than 144 countries and territories supported by Blackmagic Design's Teranex 2D Processors. EWTN operates nine SD television channels broadcast in English, Spanish, French and German throughout the U.S., as well as one feed in Canada. The organization also has HD English and Spanish channels and AM and FM radio stations with more than 200 affiliates in the U.S., as well as an online presence that consists of nine channels of 24/7 live streaming and video on demand..
...Read More »
Free Webinar: Creating Custom Facial Rigs in Anime Studio Pro 9
Join Vern in this 1-hour webinar as he shows you how to create your own facial control rigs to animate the faces of your characters in Anime Studio Pro. Learn how to build simple controls for opening and closing the eyes, and for animating the eyebrows. These control rigs will allow you to animate features such as these both separately and/or together.
...Read More »
Content Insider #276 - Overwhelming By Miles Weston
The content (entertainment) industry is going crazy. It's all coming at you by cable, satellite, Internet, smart TV, computer, tablet, phone. There are only a couple of problems: 1) I don't really watch that much; 2) I sorta am used to it being free or cheap; 3) somehow ads look bigger, more intrusive on my device; 4) who and how is any money going to be made; 5) I like Over The Top viewing but gawd finding one thing you want is like drinking from a firehose. NAB should clear everything up but I'm pretty busy playing games!!!
...Read More »
5 Questions on Legal Issues for Game Developers By Dave Anderson
Besides the usual issues related to game development, as the business shifts ever more to connected technology whether it is console, mobile, apps, MMOG, nearly all games contain some element of online connectivity. The changing legal environment and the applicability of various privacy laws to the data that is gathered through this connectivity is raising all sorts of issues.
...Read More »
Bread & Butter 3D By Ko Maruyama
Here's why Zax Dow created Zaxwerks and why his software is so valuable even if you already have another 3D program. 3D work can be divided into two main categories: Bread and Butter work, and Custom work. Everyone would like to get custom work but it's the bread and butter work that keeps food on your table. The big mystery here is why most people use custom software on bread and butter jobs? Do they even realize there is a difference? Doing that is like drawing animation by hand; the result can be completely custom but boy does it take a lot of time and skill to do.
...Read More »
Content Insider #275 - Diversity By Miles Weston
GDC 2013 was the dramatic rise of indie developers, smartphone/tablet apps and a whole lot of social media/session ego matches. Forget the last item because it was only a distraction to what was a very informative, enlightening learning opportunity for a whole lot of men and women. There are opportunities everywhere for young and old to show off their creativity and gaming expertise. Soon there will be no time to watch TV...anywhere.
...Read More »
2012 ARIA Awards Go Live with Rod Morris and Blackmagic Design
The 26th annual ARIA Awards were held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Recognizing excellence and innovation across all genres of Australian music, the ARIA Awards have developed into Australia's top awards ceremony and were broadcast live on GO!, Nine Entertainment Company's youth orientated digital TV channel. While a live audience of approximately 10,000 watched a variety of hosts dole out 19 awards in categories ranging from pop and rock to country and blues, an audience of 300,000 watched from home, eager to see the night's big winners and catch live performances from their favorite stars, including Guy Sebastian, Lupe Fiasco, 360, The Temper Trap, The Jezabels, Hilltop Hoods, Jessica Mauboy and special international guest Taylor Swift.
...Read More »
FlyingS3D sets Le Crazy Horse on Fire with Pablo
FlyingS3D opened its doors early in 2010 as France's first dedicated stereoscopic 3D post production facility. FlyingS3D is the brainchild of managing director Audrey Bourdiol, who had spent her career up until then looking after the technical side of one of France's largest post houses. With already more than 30 major S3D projects under its belt, in 2012 FlyingS3D won the full post production for 'Feu' (Fire) - a 3D film by Le Crazy Horse - one of its most ambitious projects to date. Le Crazy Horse cabaret was founded in 1951 by the avant-garde artist Alain Bernardin and has delivered its own special brand of glamour entertainment to millions of men and women for more than sixty years. 'Feu' is designed to bring Le Crazy experience to cinema audiences worldwide; 3D was "the natural choice" to achieve this aim, says Audrey Bourdiol.
...Read More »
Darino - Renowned Animator, Filmmaker By Miles Weston
Ed Darino pioneered in using computer technology for animation and has been involved in the production of more than 300 feature and short films. Now he prepares for a video showing and the production of a retrospective.
...Read More »
Q&A with Sorenson Media CEO Peter Csathy on Partnership with Sony Creative Software
Sorenson Media and Sony Creative Software have formed a new partnership to offer the Sorenson Squeeze video encoding software to video professionals through the Sony Online Store. With this offering, video professionals will benefit from combined workflow capabilities of Squeeze and Sony Vegas Pro, including access to Squeeze 8.5?s professional features.
...Read More »
Content Insider #271 - More Screens By Miles Weston
First, Second, Third screen...It doesn't really matter. It isn't about which screen you're watching right now it's about the message, its delivery, its impact on you. And nothing has the potential to do it more than some of the advances taking place in the digital signage industry. Blend the screens with Big Data, the Cloud and creative people and I smell opportunities to educate, inform, influence people in entirely new ways. Connecting all the dots is getting interesting...
...Read More »
Beautiful Berlin turned depressing for Korean spy thriller
As the capital of Germany, Berlin is a beautiful city with both modern infrastructures and sites of historic interest, but as the setting for 'The Berlin File', a 2013 South Korean spy thriller written and directed by Korean action auteur Ryu Seung-wan and starring Korea's top actors including Ha Jung-woo, Han Suk-kyu, Ryu Seung-bum and Jun Ji-hyun against each other in the twisty tale of political intrigue and personal redemption, Berlin has to be unpleasant enough. With a strong opening in box office, the action blockbuster attracted 7 million admissions in early 2013 to become the all-time highest-grossing Korean action film and the critics applauded its "secretive and gloomy atmosphere", which contributed to the film's great success. The magic that turned Berlin from a beautiful city to a gloomy cold place was performed by colorist Park Jin-Young with CJ Powercast with her 8 GPU Linux based DaVinci Resolve.
...Read More »
Using Interactive Video to Spur Engagement and Capture Metrics
Video is a highly efficient way to communicate with audiences because it is personal, immediate and delivered on demand. Company representatives who are researching products and services online clearly prefer video: A recent Forbes article noted that almost 60% of business professionals said they would watch a video first before reading the text on the same page. But it's important to recognize that not all video messaging strategies are created equal.
...Read More »
Content Insider # 280 - NAB Revisited
Most meaningful conventions can't be covered in one shot. NAB is certainly no exception, especially this year when the industry is struggling to get people all the content they demand on all the devices they use and still monitize all their investment, their work. It was drama on the screen, on the stage, on the show floor. People are watching more of the content on all of their screens. Doesn't matter if it's available on the huge HD set in the family room they'll watch it somewhere else in the house or watch a different show on their device while they're watching the big screen. But the goal for industry players is the same regardless of what, when, where you watch it. Making money...that's getting trickier.
...Read More »
Content Insider #279 - NAB 2013 Wrap
Every time I come away from a big show I have to give myself a reality check and recall it was only a few years ago I waxed on and on about 3D TV and netbooks. Saw where that went right? Right. But NAB this year was freakin awesome. Cameras are getting to the point that any indie can afford them. The industry fatcat days are gone and they ain't coming back so the people who will survive are working harder/smarter. Broadcast folks welcomed the telcos in with forced smiles and there were some who weren't happy with competition at all. But with all the 4K-8K content it is still all about storage and that cute thing called "the cloud." We'll tie up all the loose ends...next week.
...Read More »
Eternal Word Television Network Connects Its Global Catholic Network with Teranex 2D Processors
When Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) launched on August 15, 1981, few thought there was enough demand for a Catholic network. However, EWTN proved differently as now in its 32nd year, it is the largest religious media network in the world, with programming in more than 144 countries and territories supported by Blackmagic Design's Teranex 2D Processors. EWTN operates nine SD television channels broadcast in English, Spanish, French and German throughout the U.S., as well as one feed in Canada. The organization also has HD English and Spanish channels and AM and FM radio stations with more than 200 affiliates in the U.S., as well as an online presence that consists of nine channels of 24/7 live streaming and video on demand..
...Read More »
Free Webinar: Creating Custom Facial Rigs in Anime Studio Pro 9
Join Vern in this 1-hour webinar as he shows you how to create your own facial control rigs to animate the faces of your characters in Anime Studio Pro. Learn how to build simple controls for opening and closing the eyes, and for animating the eyebrows. These control rigs will allow you to animate features such as these both separately and/or together.
...Read More »
Content Insider #276 - Overwhelming
The content (entertainment) industry is going crazy. It's all coming at you by cable, satellite, Internet, smart TV, computer, tablet, phone. There are only a couple of problems: 1) I don't really watch that much; 2) I sorta am used to it being free or cheap; 3) somehow ads look bigger, more intrusive on my device; 4) who and how is any money going to be made; 5) I like Over The Top viewing but gawd finding one thing you want is like drinking from a firehose. NAB should clear everything up but I'm pretty busy playing games!!!
...Read More »
5 Questions on Legal Issues for Game Developers
Besides the usual issues related to game development, as the business shifts ever more to connected technology whether it is console, mobile, apps, MMOG, nearly all games contain some element of online connectivity. The changing legal environment and the applicability of various privacy laws to the data that is gathered through this connectivity is raising all sorts of issues.
...Read More »
Bread & Butter 3D
Here's why Zax Dow created Zaxwerks and why his software is so valuable even if you already have another 3D program. 3D work can be divided into two main categories: Bread and Butter work, and Custom work. Everyone would like to get custom work but it's the bread and butter work that keeps food on your table. The big mystery here is why most people use custom software on bread and butter jobs? Do they even realize there is a difference? Doing that is like drawing animation by hand; the result can be completely custom but boy does it take a lot of time and skill to do.
...Read More »
Content Insider #275 - Diversity
GDC 2013 was the dramatic rise of indie developers, smartphone/tablet apps and a whole lot of social media/session ego matches. Forget the last item because it was only a distraction to what was a very informative, enlightening learning opportunity for a whole lot of men and women. There are opportunities everywhere for young and old to show off their creativity and gaming expertise. Soon there will be no time to watch TV...anywhere.
...Read More »
2012 ARIA Awards Go Live with Rod Morris and Blackmagic Design
The 26th annual ARIA Awards were held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Recognizing excellence and innovation across all genres of Australian music, the ARIA Awards have developed into Australia's top awards ceremony and were broadcast live on GO!, Nine Entertainment Company's youth orientated digital TV channel. While a live audience of approximately 10,000 watched a variety of hosts dole out 19 awards in categories ranging from pop and rock to country and blues, an audience of 300,000 watched from home, eager to see the night's big winners and catch live performances from their favorite stars, including Guy Sebastian, Lupe Fiasco, 360, The Temper Trap, The Jezabels, Hilltop Hoods, Jessica Mauboy and special international guest Taylor Swift.
...Read More »
FlyingS3D sets Le Crazy Horse on Fire with Pablo
FlyingS3D opened its doors early in 2010 as France's first dedicated stereoscopic 3D post production facility. FlyingS3D is the brainchild of managing director Audrey Bourdiol, who had spent her career up until then looking after the technical side of one of France's largest post houses. With already more than 30 major S3D projects under its belt, in 2012 FlyingS3D won the full post production for 'Feu' (Fire) - a 3D film by Le Crazy Horse - one of its most ambitious projects to date. Le Crazy Horse cabaret was founded in 1951 by the avant-garde artist Alain Bernardin and has delivered its own special brand of glamour entertainment to millions of men and women for more than sixty years. 'Feu' is designed to bring Le Crazy experience to cinema audiences worldwide; 3D was "the natural choice" to achieve this aim, says Audrey Bourdiol.
...Read More »
Darino - Renowned Animator, Filmmaker
Ed Darino pioneered in using computer technology for animation and has been involved in the production of more than 300 feature and short films. Now he prepares for a video showing and the production of a retrospective.
...Read More »
Q&A with Sorenson Media CEO Peter Csathy on Partnership with Sony Creative Software
Sorenson Media and Sony Creative Software have formed a new partnership to offer the Sorenson Squeeze video encoding software to video professionals through the Sony Online Store. With this offering, video professionals will benefit from combined workflow capabilities of Squeeze and Sony Vegas Pro, including access to Squeeze 8.5?s professional features.
...Read More »
Content Insider #271 - More Screens
First, Second, Third screen...It doesn't really matter. It isn't about which screen you're watching right now it's about the message, its delivery, its impact on you. And nothing has the potential to do it more than some of the advances taking place in the digital signage industry. Blend the screens with Big Data, the Cloud and creative people and I smell opportunities to educate, inform, influence people in entirely new ways. Connecting all the dots is getting interesting...
...Read More »
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