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Media Management App for Mac available for free download By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Known as "the other half of your camera," Red Giant has released BulletProof media management software into public beta. The app is designed by Red Giant to be the bridge between cameraman and editor, with … [Read more...]
Comparing with Canon's C300 and 1D-C By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Here's your daily dose of Magic Lantern Raw stories. With fewer new developments coming out now that the builds are becoming more stable and being ported over to other Canon models, we're starting to see more and more test … [Read more...]
Will Oversee All Lucas FX Projects for Disney By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) ILM visual FX jedi John Knoll has been elevated to chief creative officer at Industrial Light and Magic, and will likely enjoy similar creative authority and responsibilities as John Lasseter, who oversees all projects … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) After his highly divisive stint as Oscars host last year, Seth MacFarlane has officially announced that he will not be returning next year. The Family Guy creator had been approached by show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, after his much criticized performance … [Read more...]
Breakdown of data management shows post-production costs will increase for television By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Since before NAB and even CES, 4K has been the ongoing flavor of the month. Cameras, UHD-TVs with five-figure price tags, and the battle over streaming in ultra high definition … [Read more...]
Boxier Design To Be Central Entertainment Hub By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) At a special event at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, the next generation Xbox was announced. Dubbed the XBox One, and not the XBox 720 as many had speculated, the new gaming platform by Microsoft is … [Read more...]
By Liana B. Baker (Reuters) ESPN, the sports channel that is Walt Disney Co's most profitable unit, is cutting 300 to 400 jobs across the company and closing a small Denver office, a person with knowledge of the cuts said. The job cuts, comprising 4 to 6 percent of ESPN's staff of 7,000, include … [Read more...]
(Reuters) Sony Corp is considering evaluating a proposal from top shareholder Third Point LLC to spin off part of its movie and music business, Japanese daily Nikkei reported. Sony's U.S. listed shares rose 9 percent on Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange. Billionaire hedge fund investor … [Read more...]
By Belinda Goldsmith - CANNES (Reuters) British film production company Pinewood Shepperton is to go to the national government with its bid to double the size of its main studio, the home of James Bond, after local authorities rejected its expansion plans twice. Ivan Dunleavy, chief executive of … [Read more...]
Are his Kickstarter pledges necessary anymore? By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Last week, Zach Braff (SCRUBS) turned heads online by raising over $2.5 million on Kickstarter for his next indie feature. The news came from Cannes that Worldview Entertainment will provide funding for WISH I WAS HERE … [Read more...]
By Todd Cunningham - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) "Iron Man 3" was soaring past $1 billion at the worldwide box office Thursday, in a display of world domination that would make one of Marvel's super villains proud. The box-office bounty - roughly $700 million from abroad and $300 million domestically … [Read more...]
By Sharon Waxman - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) The news that activist shareholder Dan Loeb invited Sony to spin off its entertainment property had the entertainment industry buzzing this week: Who is Dan Loeb and what does he want with Hollywood? The manager of the $12.9 billion hedge fund Third Point … [Read more...]
Film format still offers retro vibe By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Remember last year during CineGear when we interviewed Rhonda Vigeant of Pro8mm about what could possibly be the future of this 60s era format? In that discussion Rhonda said that 8mm is a very popular format in television, … [Read more...]
Employee Cuts could reach 50% By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) It's been an up and down year for Maker Studios. First the YouTube upstart is caught in a scandal of pinning their online talent into draconian contracts that will prevent them from making a living off the Maker plantation. Then, a … [Read more...]
Becomes the first network to bypass all providers By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) You knew it was coming, you just didn't know who would blink. And now it has. What, you ask? Well, ABC has become the first television network to offer streaming of live digital content with its newly branded "WATCH … [Read more...]
Cheesy Drive-In B Movies for a Bargain Price By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Roger Corman is an icon in our industry. Not only because he's made some of the cheesiest, low budget "B" movies in history, but also because he's never lost a dime in the process. He's also been quick to jump on a … [Read more...]
