Digital Sundance
2007/02/01 By Cynthia Wisehart
Sony PDW510s
provided the flexibility needed for Steve Buscemi’s
Interview.
In 2003, Dutch director Theo Van Gogh and his frequent
collaborator, cinematographer Thomas Kist, made one of their last
films together with three Sony DVCAM DSR-570s — Kist and two
colleagues shooting simultaneously in the round. At this year's
Sundance, Kist says he reprised the technique for director Steve
Buscemi for a remake of Interview starring Buscemi and
Sienna Miller. ...HPA Awards Call For Entries
2007/07/01
May 31, 2007 (Hollywood, CA) The Hollywood Post Alliance announced today that the call for entries for the HPA Awards has opened. This year marks the second HPA Awards, which recognizes creative and technical excellence in the art, science and craft of post-production. The HPA Awards Ceremony is scheduled to take place on the evening of November 1, 2007 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
The HPA Awards invite entries in the following 13 categories:· Outstanding Color Grading using a digital intermediate process-Feature Film· Outstanding Color Grading-Television · Outstanding Colo ...
Position Openings with Stream Scene Productions
2007/06/27
Stream Scene Productions is launching a national project and needs approximately 200 to 500 video producers from across the country.
Video production positions will be on a regional or state level and some of these positions may be paid staff. The overwhelming majority will likely be unpaid volunteers, such as student filmmakers, as the project, America's Agenda '08, is intended as a very grass-roots project.
Video producers who already have 501c3 tax-exempt status will be greeted with open arms because they may be able to be direct recipients of local, state, or national donations for pro ...
HD EXPO Announces P2 Workflow Workshop
2007/06/26
HD EXPO presents the P2 Workflow Workshop – two days of in-depth exploration of the revolutionary non-linear, tapeless workflow. The two-day workshop offers the key to understanding this new format and how to use it to serve your piece of the production puzzle. Developed by and for professionals, the P2 Workflow Workshop illuminates the tapeless process and illustrates the entire workflow from image acquisition to data archive.
HD EXPO Workshops from HD EXPO offer international educational programs which offer specialized training for entertainment, broadcast and commercial production profes ...
FUEL TV Launches Swerve Festival
2007/07/02
LOS ANGELES, CA - SWERVE FESTIVAL will debut September 28-30 in Los Angeles, California, announced today by CJ Olivares, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager of FUEL TV.
SWERVE FESTIVAL is a new annual festival dedicated to celebrating West Coast creative culture and its community inspired by art, film, music and action sports. The West Coast is the birthplace of many cultural movements that have had and continue to have an indelible impact on the world. The three-day celebration will be held at the Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood to bring together this community of innovators ...
2007 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Finalists Announced
2007/07/18
2007 FILM COMPETITION FINALISTS
Over twenty Judges representing the Festival's Board of Directors chose from 400 films entered into some 700 categories, approximately 25% higher than in 2005. Final judging will take place immediately prior to the Festival and will be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner Thursday, October 4th. All films entered into competition are eligible for the Grand Teton Award (Best of Festival) sponsored by Panasonic Broadcast.
CONTENT CATEGORIES
Best Animal Behavior ProgramBuddha, Bees, and the Giant Hornet QueenBBC-Natural History Unit, Animal Planet, BBC ...
ASC Calls for TV Entries in Annual Awards Competition
2007/07/20
LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2007—The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has issued a call for entries in the two television categories—episodic and movie/miniseries/pilot—of the organization’s annual awards competition. The deadline for submissions is noon on November 1. The winners will be revealed during the 22nd Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards celebration here at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom on January 26, 2008.
“This annual celebration is an opportunity for our members to express their admiration for the artistic achievements of their peers,” says ASC President Dary ...
Calls For Entries
2008/02/28
Newport Beach Film Festival 2008
Deadline: 1/25/08
Read Release
Vicon Film Festival
Deadline: 1/31/08
Read Release
Greenlight Awards
Deadline: 2/15/08
Read Release
MyToons.com Bumper Blastoff Animation Contest
Deadline: 2/28/08
Read Release
29th Annual Telly Awards
Deadline: 3/7/08
Read Release
2008 Hollyshorts Film Festival
Deadline: 4/11/08
Read Release
2008 Poppy Jasper Film Festival
Deadline: 4/30/08
Read Release
2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Deadline: 5/02/08
Read Release
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Golden Era Productions Looking for VFX/CG Artists
2007/07/13
NEEDED:
Very skilled 3DS Max generalists and compositors needed to work on-site. Currently 10-12 hour days.
Based in California. Working for Golden Era Productions.
We have ongoing projects on broadcast graphics, video graphics and film resolution graphics. These projects are all quite extensive and could be upto 3 months of full time work.
If you are interested please email sfx@goldeneraproductions.org or call 323 960 3569 and ask for Taryn or Christian Leake.
NEW! Reel-Exchange Job Board
2008/04/18
Announcing the newest amenity for Reel-Exchange.com members: The Reel-Exchange Job Board. See the latest industry openings, post positions for your upcoming projects, or share your thoughts on the latest job trends.
This Job Board is YOUR community resource, so add, modify, and amend it to best suit all of you and your fellow members employment needs. Help get it off the ground... To sign up as a contributor, or for any posting or category assistance, email support@reel-exchange.com.
The Moving Picture Company Seeks Compositor
2007/07/13
The compositor should be a team player, taking guidance from the Effects Supervisor, but also be able to work effectively alone.
Primary responsibilities:
* Tackling the compositing of shots effectively.
* Briefing junior compositors when the dividing of shots into tasks (e.g. rotoscoping) is required.
* Delivering final shots that are creatively and technically excellent.
Direct reports:
* Visual Effects Producer
* Digital/visual Effects Supervisor
Experience and skills:
* Experience with a high-level film-based compositing system, most likely Shake.
* Stro ...
Digital Domain Seeks Matte Painters
2007/07/10
Digital Domain is looking for skilled Digital Matte Painters with 2 – 3 years experience in feature films / commercials and in their respective resolutions i.e. NTSC, 2k, etc. Candidates should have a highly developed photorealistic painting style with knowledge and ability in perspective/motion and proficiency in matte painting and/or creating and applying textures. Knowledge of Deep Paint 3D, Amazon, and/or Photoshop is required. Familiarity with 3D modeling packages relative to texturing a plus.
Qualified candidates should submit their reel, resume and shot breakdown to:
Digit ...
Mangoseed Productions Looking for Part-Time Editors
2007/07/13
MangoSeed Productions is an emerging full service production company which specializes promo reels, film, television, commercials, music videos, web, online programming and more. We are currently interviewing Editors for freelance work on upcoming projects.
Must have extensive knowledge and experience, including excellent skills and proficiency with the following: Final Cut Pro 6, DVD Studio Pro 4, Soundtrack Pro 2, Motion 3, Compressor 3 and Color. Will work closely with clients, producers, directors. Logging and capturing footage, digitizing media and organizing source footage. Must possess ...
PostWorks NY Editor Position Openings
2007/07/13
Online Symphony Editor
Must Have In-box color correction experience with all aspects of finishing.
Symphony Nitris Reformatting/Online Editor
Must have knowledge of HD formats and all aspects of finishing.
HD Online: Symphony Nitris - DS Nitris
Must have knowledge of HD. Must have knowledge of in-box color correction and all aspects of finishing.
Jobs.Post@pwny.com
Endemol USA and Ziddio Announce Call for Entries for "Ten Day Take 2"
2007/08/01
Contest Seeks Creative TV Show Ideas for a Chance to Win a $50,000
Production Deal to Produce a Pilot in Hollywood
Los Angeles (August 2, 2007) - Endemol USA the world's largest independent production company with global hit franchises such as Deal or No Deal, Big Brother and 1 vs. 100, and Ziddio, Comcast Interactive Media's user-generated site, announced today that it is currently accepting online submissions for Ten Day Take 2.
The contest, now in its second season, offers users the chance to transform their creative ideas into a real television pilot. Users simply need to create a ...
New York Festivals 2008 International Film & Video Awards Call for Entries
2007/08/01
Call For Entries
New York Festivals 2008 International Film & Video Awards
New York Festivals 2008 International TV Broadcasting Awards
The New York Festivals (NYF) 2008 International Film & Video Awards is looking for the best and most creative work. For more than 50 years the Film & Video Awards has recognized the world's most outstanding informational, educational and industrial film productions and corporate video. The competition also covers short film, feature-length film and documentaries. NYF judges, industry experts including several hundred producers, directors, writers and ...
Luma Pictures Seeks VFX Coordinator
2007/07/27
Luma Pictures, a Venice, Calif. based feature film visual effects production company (past projects include: Pirates of the Carribean 3, Apocalypto, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) is currently looking for a VFX coordinator.
Requirements/Duties:
- data management: receiving, logging, file conversion
- act as liaison with clients to ensure accuracy of I/O
- experience interacting with databases
- solid work ethic
- positive attitude
- extremely organized
- relentless attention to detail
- familiarity with Mac environment
- Los Angeles area resident
- desire to grow into producer cap ...
Aiming High
2007/08/14 by Cynthia Wisehart
Four modern content producers play the angles.
Ron “Snow” Shai
Preproduction was done in secret, because parkour is barely legal. The filmmakers were as elusive as the athletes — one step ahead of anybody in authority with a thing against people plummeting to the pavement from a rooftop-to-rooftop jump. Grab the shot, vanish on the Vespa. Pass the baton to the next videographer in a six-shooter chain across the whole of Tel Aviv, Israel, as the Israel Parkour Team ran, coiled, and leapt like panthers across the urban landscape at the dawn of a sweet, sunny, perfect day. Six shooter ...
NYC Post Facility Seeks Executive Producer
2007/08/01
NYC post house is looking for an Executive Producer. Candidates should have 7+ years of experience in theadvertising post industry and be well-versed with the production process in the areas of flame work, VFX, 2D/3D design and animation, as well as audio post. Candidates should also have experience with employee management. Salary based on experience. Please respond to ep_post@yahoo.com if you are interested.
Kodak Announces Winners of Short Film Competition
2007/09/10
Kodak announced Sept. 6 the two winners of its Short Film Competition. The event held at The Hospital in London was set up almost a decade ago to help emerging filmmakers break into the features market.
The two winners are as follows:
Best Short Film- A Neutral Corner, directed by Emily Greenwood and produced by Simon Hinkly with cinematography by Mike Southon, BSC
Best Cinematography- Liam Iandoli. Ela, Directed by Silvana Aguirre Zegarra and produced by Gavin Humphries
As well as Kodak film stock, the prizes also includes camera hire from Panavision, lighting hire from Lee Lighting, a so ...
Treo Comedy Film Festival -- Call for Entries
2007/09/11
The Treo Mobile Comedy Film Festival, the film festival with a funny twist, is looking for submissions. Deadline is September 24th.
Entries will be accepted from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. All entrants must be 18 or over.
Great prizes including $5,000 cash prize, a mobile filmmaking toolkit, plus travel and accommodations for the October 18th Los Angeles gala event.
Select films will also be featured during the festival on MobiTV.
For details, go to http://www.treofilm.com.
Cyberbullying Awareness PSA Contest -- Call for Entries
2007/09/18
SONY CREATIVE SOFTWARE, THE AD COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL LAUNCH CYBERBULLYING AWARENESS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CREATION CONTEST
Winning Entries Receive Studio Software and Hardware, along with Nationwide Television Broadcast for Spot
Sony Creative Software, the Ad Council, and the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), announced a public service announcement (PSA) development contest to raise awareness of cyberbullying. The winning entries will air on national television in spring 2008 as part of the prize package, which also features Sony software applicatio ...
3D Artist Opportunity with Teksystems
2007/09/25
This is a 3 Month Contract and the client will pay for travel and Room and Board while you are there. The Hourly rate is open depending on your experience.
This project is located in Riverside, California.
3D artist Job Description:
TEKsystems is looking for a 3D artist to be able to work on a 3 month project that is creating high speed digital graphics.
The artists will need to know modeling, lighting and texturing and will need to be able to do animation.
Technical Environment:
Need to have AutoDesk 3ds Max and would prefer them to be generalists. Adobe After Effects is a plus and Bou ...
Panasonic Awards Grants to IFP’s Emerging Digital Filmakers
2007/09/25
Panasonic Broadcast collaborated with the Independent Feature Project (IFP) and Abel Cine Tech to award Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Grants to eight emerging filmmakers at the IFP Market Awards Luncheon in Manhattan on September 20, 2007.
Five of the grant winners, including Frederic Colier for "M&N," Eric Lane for "Murnur," Nena Eskridge for "Stray," Phillipp Wolter for "The State of Being" and Sean Patrick McCarthy for "Mohammed and Mary," each received AG-HPX500 P2 HD camera rentals valued at $6,500, courtesy of Panasonic and Abel Cine Tech.
The three Grand Prize grant winners included J ...
Volunteers Needed for California International Film Festival
2007/09/23
The California Independent Film Festival Association is seeking volunteers for its 10th Annual California Independent Film Festival happening Wednesday, April 16 through Sunday, April 20, 2008 in Livermore, and many other festival associated events over the next 12 months.
A volunteer meeting will be held at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 11 at the new California Independent Film Festival Office in downtown Livermore at 171 South J Street, Livermore (Forrester Hall).
Interested individuals are invited to contact Stephanie Petermeier, Volunteer Coordinator, at (925) 462-6964 or spetermeier@c ...
X-dance 2008 Call for Entries
2007/10/13
The 2008 X-dance International Action Sports Film Festival is now open for submissions. X-dance will be held during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City & Salt Lake City, Utah January 18-23, 2008. We are looking for feature films and short films set in the Action / Adventure Sports world.
Early Bird - October 21, 2007
Regular - November 2, 2007
Late - November 16, 2007
To qualify for the festival, films must have been made between January 1st and December 31st of 2007.
All entries must go through the X-dance Action Sports Film Festival website: www.x-dance.com. We have updated the websi ...
Nominees Announced for 2007 International Documentary Association Awards
2007/10/10
2007 International Documentary Association Award Nominees
IDA FEATURE FILM NOMINEES
CRAZY LOVE
Dan Klores, director/producer
Fisher Stevens, producer
Shoot the Moon Productions, Greenstreet Productions, Magnolia Pictures
OPERATION HOMECOMING: WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE
Richard E. Robbins, director/producer
Tom Yellin, executive producer
The Documentary Group, PBS
SICKO
Michael Moore, director
Michael Moore, Meghan O’Hara, producers
Dog Eat Dog Films, Lionsgate Films, The Weinstein Company
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
Alex Gibney, director/producer
Eva Orne ...
Final Entry Deadline Approaching for the 2008 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
2007/10/12
Final Deadline - October 20, 2007
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, the premier venue for nonfiction film in the American West, is seeking submissions for its fifth annual event. From February 14-20, 2008 the festival will screen world and U.S. premieres, classics, rare and experimental works on Montana's largest screen at the historic Wilma Theater in downtown Missoula, Montana. In addition to 7-days of screenings, many public and VIP events including panel discussions, galas, receptions and networking round-tables.
The competitive event is open to non-fiction films and videos of all ...
Newport Beach Film Festival - Call for Submissions
2007/10/11
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
April 24 – MAY 1, 2008
The Newport Beach Film Festival will spotlight over 350 films from around
the world including features, shorts, documentaries, and animation that
will compete for a series of Jury and Audience Awards. In addition to film
screenings, the Festival will host several premiere galas, yacht parties,
and question and answer sessions with filmmakers. The Festival runs from
April 24th through May 1st, 2008. The event is expected to attract more
than 40,000 film devotees.
Blending the best of classic and contemporary filmmaking, the Festival is
proud ...
Slamdance Announces Screenplay Winners
2007/10/15
THE WONDER GIRLS, STORY OF WOMEN’S OLYMPIC SWIM TEAM IN EAST BERLIN, WINS FIRST PLACE
2nd Annual Horror Screenplay Competition Deadline is November 12th
The top 10 finalists of the 12th Annual Slamdance Screenplay Competition have been announced, with a script about the German women’s Olympic swim team in East Berlin taking top honors. The Wonder Girls writer Anthony Meindl, who runs a Los Angeles-based theatre company, was given a $7,000 cash prize for best feature-length screenplay during an awards presentation sponsored by the Writers Guild of America, West.
Other winners (in 2nd throug ...
The Vine Shorts Fest 2007
2007/10/21
Who’s Next? -Celebrating Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today
The Vine Entertainment, a subsidiary of The
Vine Studio, would like to announce their First Annual Shorts Festival. The Vine
Shorts Fest (VSF) will screen a diverse selection of short films from all over the
world in Santa Monica, CA at the Promenade Playhouse.
The Vine Shorts Fest (VSF) is dedicated to discovering, promoting, and
showcasing today's up-and-coming filmmakers and screenwriters from around
the world. Celebrating tomorrow's feature filmmakers, today. Gino Cabanas,
Chairman of The Vine Entertainment, believes the future of ente ...
Hamptons International Film Festival Awards Announced
2007/10/23
The 15th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival presented its Golden Starfish Awards at a ceremony held at the UA Cinema in East Hampton, NY on Saturday, October 21, 2007.
The 2007 HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL celebrates its 15th anniversary – a decade and a half of premieres, screenings, programs & events, tucked away amongst the changing leaves and quiet beaches of fall in the East End. The Hamptons is where talent, industry and audiences come together exchanging ideas, experiences and cinema in what has now become one of leading international film festivals of the world. T ...
Kryten kicks off Red Dwarf short film competition on the BBC Worldwide channel on YouTube
2007/10/31
Robert Llewellyn urges viewers to get creative and review their favourite episodes on YouTube
Robert Llewellyn, in partnership with BBC Worldwide and Grant Naylor Productions, today launches a competition encouraging Red Dwarf fans to submit their best creative short films on YouTube. The actor, who played neurotic humanoid Kryten in Red Dwarf, will be challenging fans to post the most ingenious films of themselves reviewing their favourite episode, series, Dwarf DVD or DVD extra on the BBC Worldwide YouTube channel.
Entrants are encouraged to be as creative as possible in their submi ...
Be A Reel Hero Contest Announced
2007/11/06
The California Department of Public Health is looking for its next great anti-tobacco commercial and is asking Californians like you to use your talent and creativity to make a difference. California's anti-tobacco media campaign is recognized around the world for its effectiveness and groundbreaking advertising, so this is your chance to be part of something big.
Enter the Be a Reel Hero contest for the chance to have your submission featured on this Web site and air on TV in California during Spring 2008.
Enter early and your commercial may be featured on TobaccoFreeCA.com. Please note t ...
AFI Directing Workshop for Women Call for Applications
2007/11/09
EIGHT WOMEN TO BE SELECTED FOR TUITION-FREE PROGRAM THROUGH COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS JANUARY 4, 2008
AFI's Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) is
currently accepting applications for its 2008 cycle. Established in 1974, this tuition-free program
is dedicated to increasing the number of women working professionally as film and television
directors by providing them with the education and resources necessary to take their first step
toward career advancement by directing a short film. AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women
remains the only program of its kind in the na ...
Reel-Exchange Tips
2007/09/09
For Reel-Exchange Members: Update, then Publish
When UPDATING your profile or uploading additional reels or multimedia files, you must hit the "publish" button located at the top right of the "Edit My Account" page for the changes to take place. This will publish your profile with all modifications to reel-exchange.com.
Unpublished Members: Verify Account First
After registering for Reel-Exchange, be sure to Verify Your Account, or you will be unable to publish your profile and reels.
To do this, log into reel-exchange.com and click on the "MY ACCOUNT" link. Once there, if you're an un ...
Adobe Calls for Entries for 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
2007/11/19
Interactive Design Drives Expanded Award Categories
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the call for entries for the eighth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The awards honor talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world's top institutions of higher education.
Reflecting the growth in the interactive design field and the importance of the integration between design and development, Adobe has added several new categories in three media areas: Interactive Media, Motion M ...
Content Request for NDS Tradeshow Display
2007/11/30
WANTED for CES Demo - closed suite, no public domain: Two 30 sec spots for athletic gear or wear - 1 for men, 1 for women. 1 30 sec car ad.Showreels welcome if we can use them Please contact GBYampolsky@nds.com ASAP. . Credit given.
Many thanks,
Gerry Yampolsky
GBYampolsky@nds.com
http://nds.com/
Sundance 2008 Opening Film Announced
2007/11/28
WORLD PREMIERE OF MARTIN McDONAGH'S IN BRUGES TO OPEN 2008 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
The Sundance Institute has announced hat the Opening Night Film for its 2008 Sundance Film Festival is the world premiere of IN BRUGES, written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker and award-winning playwright, Martin McDonagh. With an international cast starring Academy Award-nominee Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, IN BRUGES tells the suspenseful, twisted tale of two London hit men ordered to take a forced vacation in Bruges, Belgium, and how their subsequent time in exile goes awry. T ...
Pitch Us Your Production Stories
2007/10/03
Our sister publication Digital Content Producer is looking for workflow
and production cover stories and want to hear from YOU. Digital Content Producer reaches 60,000
readers through it's print publication and many more through
digitalcontentproducer.com and our newsletters. Our magazines are also
distributed at a variety of film festivals and tradeshows throughout the
year. Here's what we're looking for:
One or two (persuasive) paragraphs about why you think you have a
cover-worthy production story. Don't worry about perfect grammar, just
get the facts across. No one but our editors will se ...
SXSW and ON Networks to Host Industry's First Awards Honoring Original, Digital Entertainment Series
2007/12/04
Movies have the Oscars. Television has the Emmys. And now ON Networks [TM] (ON), in partnership with South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival, will recognize the best in digital entertainment with the Greenlight Awards[TM], a competition aimed at discovering the next great, original and episodic digital series. Submissions will be reviewed from December through February 15, 2008 culminating at an exclusive event during SXSW 2008, March 7-15. Detailed information about submission criteria and requirements, celebrity judges and other contest information will be available in early D ...
Rising Sun Pictures seeks VFX Compositor in Australia
2007/12/12
Australian work authorization necessary.
VFX Compositor
Rising Sun Pictures
Redfern - Australia
Project: VFX
- Feature Film, Visual FX
Software Utilized: Linux, MAYA, Shake
Relocation: Yes
Start Date: Immediately
Required Spoken Language(s): English
Required Work Auth.: Australia
Job Description and Responsibilities:
Rising Sun Pictures, a specialist film visual effects house, is looking for a number of experienced Shake compositors to join their Sydney team.
RSP has collaborated with the industry’s top film makers on award winning films such as “T ...
2008 Sundance/NHK International Filmmaker Award Finalists Announced
2007/12/19
Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) today announced the twelve finalists for the 2008 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award. This annual award supports new visionary artists in international cinema and is presented to emerging film directors from four global regions to support them in realizing their next projects. One winner each from Europe, Latin America, the United States and Japan is selected by members of an international jury. The four winners will be announced during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and presented with their awards at the Festival Awards Cer ...
Last Call: Adobe CS3 Student Sweepstakes
2007/12/26
Students: Win a Free Copy of Adobe's CS3 Production Studio Premium!
Last call to enter Adobe and Reel-Exchange.com's final promotional giveaway in 2007 for registered Student Reel-Exchange.com members.
We're giving away a copy of Adobe's brand new CS3 Production Studio Premium software to a current or new Reel-Exchange Student member who posts a video to their profile before Dec. 31, 2007.
So, if you've already got a profile, post an additional video or update your reel and post again. If you haven't published your profile, upload your video and hit the "publish" icon. If you're a stude ...
Contest: Create a Commercial for Dove Cream Oil Body Wash
2008/01/02
Dove, makers of Dove Cream Oil Body Wash, announced a contest looking for content creators like you to make the next Dove TV ad to possibly air during the Oscars telecast, Feb 24, 2008.
On the contests official website are various toolkits for creation of the ad, whether you want to use the clips provided by Dove, or shoot your own. Requirements include:
· Format - Your submission MUST BE BETWEEN 25 - 30 seconds in length. All entries must be submitted in one of the specified formats: AVI, MOV, MPG, or WMV
· Product knowledge - Judging criteria includes how well the product features and ben ...
Free Digital Media Asset Seminars from Sony
2008/01/09
Our corporate partners over at Sony have extended free online seminar opportunities to Reel-Exchange members and Digital Content Producer/millimeter readers.
Sony's Professional Media Division is hosting live online technology seminars where you can learn the different techniques and best practices for protecting your media.
As you know, when you're on the set the last thing you want to worry about is whether or not you picked the right media to get the job done, and when you're done you want to make sure you're doing everything you can to protect those assets. Sony online technology semin ...
2008 Hollyshorts Film Festival Announces Call For Entries
2008/01/15
On January 15, 2008 the HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) announced the call for entries for short films. Submission forms can be completed directly online by visiting www.hollyshorts.com or by submitting on Withoutabox directly at www.withoutabox.com/login/4655. The 4th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival will be held August 7-10 with screenings, events and parties in Hollywood, CA.
All submissions must be 30 minutes or less. Deadlines to submit U.S. and International short films for the 2008 HollyShorts Film Festival are:
• February 15, 2008 - EARLY SUBMISSION DEADLINE
• April 11, 2008 - OF ...
Call for Entries: 29th Annual Telly Awards
2008/01/23
The Telly Awards was founded in 1978 to honor excellence in local, regional and cable TV commercials. Non-broadcast video and TV program categories were soon added. Today, the Telly is one of the most sought-after awards by industry leaders, from large international firms to local production companies and ad agencies. With over 200 categories, more organizations than ever are eligible to participate.
Final Entry Deadline: March 7, 2008
There is a two-year window of eligibility for the Telly competition. Work produced between January 1, 2006 and the entry deadline is eligible. The competitio ...
Students: Real Ideas Studio Could Send You to Cannes
2008/01/30
This is your opportunity to make a short film from inside the Cannes Film Festival with other
students from around the world!
Real Ideas Studio is looking for students of film, motion-graphics,
public relations, marketing and journalism. If you'd like to be considered, apply on the Real Ideas Studio website and
post your reel on Reel-Exchange.com (use promo code: RIS08).
The Real Ideas Studio Student Filmmaking Program is a collaborative
mentored experience at the world's premiere international film event,
the Cannes Film Festival. Work in diverse teams, with insider access to
film-world lu ...
Kodak Calls for Entries in Annual Student and Faculty Scholarships
2008/02/15
KODAK is currently accepting
submissions from the United States and Canada for the Eastman Scholarship
Program and KODAK Faculty Scholars Program.
Accredited film schools are invited to submit a maximum of two student
candidates for consideration for the Eastman Scholarship Program. Their work
is judged on a combination of past work submitted by the students,
recommendations from faculty, and academic achievement.
“We judge how effectively the films submitted by students support the
story-telling intentions of the directors,” says former judge and five-time
cinematography Oscar® ...
CineYouth Festival Call for Entries
2008/02/15
The CineYouth Festival (formerly known as the Future Filmmakers Festival) announces it’s nationwide call for entries for the 2008 Festival. Currently, the Festival is seeking submissions for films and videos of any genre from filmmakers who are 20 years old or younger. More information, including general guidelines and submission forms can be found on our website at www.chicagofilmfestival.com.
This year’s Festival will be a two-day event to be held June 20th – 21st, 2008, at the Columbia College campus in Chicago, IL. Filmmakers whose work is accepted into the festival will be invited to ...
Webcast: How to Earn Money Producing Video for the Internet
2008/02/26
Listen to the archived webcast
With video quickly becoming the dominant means of conveying news and information via the Internet, new opportunities have emerged for videographers/filmmakers to earn immediate income producing content for the Internet as they expand their portfolio and build awareness of their work.
Byron Reese, founder of ExpertVillage.com— the world's largest how-to video website—and Chief Video Officer for Demand Media, talks about the increasing demand for Internet video content, the best income earning opportunities for filmmakers/videographers right now, some o ...
Veteran Hollywood Producer Larry Meistrich Offers Opportunity of a Lifetime
2008/02/27
Learn the Trade and Pitch Ideas to be Produced from a $250 Million Fund
New York- area aspiring filmmakers looking for their first big break may not have to venture very far to find it. NEHST Studios has announced that their Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp will be landing in New York. Participants will get an insider's look at how to navigate the film industry and then will have the chance to pitch and potentially sign their own production deal. The Aspiring Filmmakers Bootcamp will be hosted in association with the New York Script Club, Friday, March 7th to Sunday, March 9th.
WHO: NEHS ...
Future Defining Presentations at HD Expo
2008/02/27
Intel Anthropologist Takes Attendees into the Audience and Ted Schilowitz Joins PlasterCITY in a Real World Workflow
On March 6th, 2008 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, HD EXPO presents a number of educational opportunities for attendees to help define the future. Intel’s Françoise Bourdonnec joins Variety’s David Cohen in a thought provoking one-on-one conversation entitled “Does Technology Define the Audience, or Does The Audience Define the Technology,” which focuses on her research group’s groundbreaking global studies that are illuminating how and what the audience is ...
Introducing Global Doc Days
2008/02/27
The 15th edition of the South By Southwest
(SXSW) 2008 Film Festival will see the launch of 'Global Doc Days' - an
event specifically dedicated to highlighting the work of international
documentary producers from around the world.
Over a period of four days (March 8, 9, 10 and 11), 'Global Doc Days' will
present special screenings of innovative and prize winning documentaries
from eight countries - namely, Australia, Canada, China, France, Ireland,
Norway, Singapore, and UK. The programming selection will range from feature
length films to six minute hybrid documentaries that combine an inter ...
Let Us Show Your Demo at NAB
2008/03/11
This year the hottest topic at the NAB Show could be you! The NAB Show and Reel-exchange.com introduce Reel Impressions – a joint partnership to showcase the projects created by industry professionals using products they’ve seen or purchased as a result of attending the NAB Show. And, we could be showing your reel in a big way—on a 35ft. silver screen in the Content Theater – a state-of-the-art 300-seat digital theater in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center constructed specifically for the 2008 NAB Show.
You've seen thousands of cool tools at the NAB Show in the past, now it's ...
Vote For You Favorite Movie Pitch
2008/03/19
Give your input on Hollywood's next great story. Vote for your Favorite Pitch in Avid's Perfect Pitch Contest.
Cast your "vote" by clicking "Favorite" on your top video choices found on this page: Perfect Pitch Videos
Do you have a unique, compelling story concept? Are you looking for help getting your film made? Avid and Digital Content Producer might be able to lend a good hand via the Avid Perfect Pitch Contest. Give us your best 60-second video pitch and see what the world and our panel of industry experts have to say. You could win prizes such as:
* A trip to the Sundance Independ ...
Rules and Regulations for Reel Impressions Showcase at the 2008 NAB Show
2008/02/15
For consideration for inclusion in the Reel Impressions Showcase at the 2008 NAB Show April 14-17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., submit a master copy of your reel--highest resolution possible for best chance at the Content Theater--to:
"Reel Impressions"
9800 Metcalf Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66212
*Reels longer than 3 minutes may be shortened as needed for display at the 2008 NAB Show.
*An accompanying Reel-exchange.com profile MUST be created and be published live to the NABSHOW 08 affiliation page (http://reel-exchange.com/affiliations/nab08) by March 28, 2008.
* ...
NAB 2008 Super Sessions
2008/02/29
Technology and technology applications are re-shaping our world and our business
models. These sessions offer high-level perspective on present and future technologies.
Super Sessions are an added bonus with any conference registration - or add them to
your exhibits only registration for as little as $250 with the Millennium Awards Call for Entries
2008/03/13
The Millennium Awards--celebrating excellence in Video, TV, Film, Print, Web-design, Audio, and Advertising--have announced a call for entries for their 2008 Awards.
Entry Deadline: April 27, 2008
Millennium Awards is one of the most respected national competitions in the United States. Our goal is to salute outstanding work in video, film, TV, print, web-design, audio, and advertising. We bring the finest judges to our competition including EMMY Award recipients and other leaders in the media. In short, your work is judged by your peers and your work competes on a point system - not against ...
Webcast: Authoring for Blu-ray Demystified
2008/03/20
HD DVD is done. Are you up to speed on Blu-ray?
Live Webcast presented by Jan Ozer
Tues, March 25, 2008
2:00 PM ET | 11:00 AM PT
Now that HD DVD is officially dead, it’s time to focus on Blu-ray production. This webinar reviews the relevant blu-ray specs (capacity, data rates, audio and video codecs) then describes your disc creation options (Blu-ray and hybrid SD-DVD). Then it outlines the features of the three types of Blu-ray discs (HDMV, BDAV, BDMV), and when and how to create each.
After setting these targets, the webinar reviews workflows for Final Cut Pro/Compressor, Adobe Premier ...
Call for Entries: Columbus International Film and Video Festival, aka The Chris Awards
2008/03/26
Call for Entries Columbus International Film and Video Festival, aka The Chris Awards
Now with new lower entry fees!
56th Annual Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Call for Entry regulations and Entry Forms are available on our web site:
www.chrisawards.org
Entry Deadline: JULY 1, 2008
The Columbus International Film & Video Festival, a.k.a. "The Chris Awards" is one of the most prestigious documentary, educational, business and informational competitions in the U.S., the oldest of its kind in North America and celebrating its 56th year.
Entry deadline July 1 with ...
"The Guild" Wins YouTube Video Award
2008/03/25
"The Guild" has won the award for Best Series at the 2007 YouTube Video Awards.
"It's so thrilling to win these awards from the very online communities that we created the show for," said Jane Selle Morgan, the original director of "The Guild," who helmed the first six episodes of the series as well as being one of the show's producers. "These accolades are helping the show make it to the next level - we're excited to see what shakes out as a result."
"The Guild" was also recently honored by the inaugural ON Networks Greenlight Awards for Best Original Production. The YouTube favorite has s ...
Cascade SIGGRAPH Presents Getting a Job in Computer Graphics: The Gurus Speak
2008/03/18
Looking for a job in computer graphics? Need some tips to gain a leg up? Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington’s local SIGGRAPH chapter, today announced “Getting a Job in Computer Graphics,” an event designed to aide promising artists in their career search. On April 3 at 6 p.m., a group of prestigious industry representatives, hailing from Hot Pepper Studios, Intel, LAIKA, Oregon Film & Video and Wieden+Kennedy, will provide first-hand knowledge of recruitment within the multimedia industry. Their discussion will include tips for creating eye-catching demo reels, writing r ...
San Antonio Underground Film Festival Call For Entries
2008/04/03
2008 San Antonio Underground Film Festival Call For Entries.
Entry Deadline:
Regular Deadline - April 18, 2008
Late Deadline - May 9, 2008
Entry Fee:
Regular Deadline - $35
Late Deadline - $50
Mail Submissions To:
San Antonio Underground Film Festival
1633 Babcock #111
San Antonio, TX 78229
CLICK HERE for more festival information.
2008 Tribeca Talks Announced
2008/04/01
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI, GLORIA ESTEFAN, EMILIO ESTEFAN, LOU REED,
SISSY SPACEK, MIKE FIGGIS, CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, MELVIN VAN
PEEBLES, ERROL MORRIS AND ASTRONAUT BUZZ ALDRIN HEADLINE
STAR-STUDDED DISCUSSION SERIES AT 2008 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Festival Introduces “Behind the Screens” Program Featuring New Films and In-Depth Discussions With Filmmakers and Talent, Sponsored by iShares
Tribeca Talks Panel Series Returns with Exciting Line-up of Conversations on Trends
Across the World of Entertainment and Increased Industry Programming
The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival today announced the line-up fo ...
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Invites Primetime Emmy Entries From Innovators in Interactive Media
2008/04/04
Call For Entries Reflects the Television Academy’s Continuing Commitment to Acknowledging Excellence in the Growing Field of Interactive Media
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group has announced a call for entries in the category of Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media for the 2007-2008 Primetime Emmy® Awards.
The Interactive Media Peer Group is dedicated to enabling Television Academy membership to recognize emerging television programming formats, innovations by programming creators, and groundbreaking new interactive media experienc ...
Cine Gear EXPO New Location Announcement
2008/04/09
Cine Gear Expo 2008 is announcing its new location at the Universal Studios Backlot in Universal City, California on June 20-21, 2008. The sunny sidewalks, street-like setting and Hollywood studio appeal are some of the attractions offered by Universal Studios. Cine Gear Expo expects its biggest and best show ever, with more than 200 companies participating from around the world. The great social atmosphere will continue with opportunity to introduce new technology, new equipment and products to the entertainment community in a jam-packed two days.
Over 8000 participants from the film, vide ...
Call for Entries: The Film Series at Cine Gear EXPO 2008
2008/04/10
CALL FOR ENTRIES! The Film Series at Cine Gear Expo 2008 Independent & Student Short Film Competition and is announcing The Expansion into Feature Film Competition. Deadlines for submissions are 4.16.08, late: 05.16.08. For full details, entry forms and competition rules, and the screening schedule, please visit www.cinegearexpo.com and click on 2008 “Film Series at Cine Gear Expo”The Film Series at will take place on June 19-21 at the Universal Studios Backlot Theaters. In keeping with the unique Cine Gear Expo charm, the show will continue the tradition of providing a casual setting with com ...
Reel Impressions Lineup Available Online
2008/04/15
Right Here: reel-impressions-flyer-nab.pdf (Right click. Save As.)
The NAB Show and Reel-Exchange.com are proud to present Reel-Exchange members reels at the 2008 NAB Show in the Central Hall's Content Theater (on the half hour all day Thursday), on various DVD Flatscreens in public areas (and at booth SL 8328), and online at the Reel Impressions channel on Reel-Exchange.com.
To see the credit list for the Content Creators highlighted on the various Reel Impressions showcases, see the Reel Impressions Program Guide.
Reel Impressions Content Theater Showcase
Addikt Design Movement,Product ...
Creative Draw (Philadelphia Reel Exchange Members covered in Digital Content Producer)
2008/04/11
By Trevor Boyer
Philadelphia is the sixth-largest city in the United States, but, overshadowed by its neighbors, it's not even a regional capital. A two-hour drive to the northeast, New York dwarfs it in size and cultural cachet, and roughly two-and-a-half hours south, relatively tiny Washington, D.C., garners an order of magnitude more attention, for obvious reasons. And like many older U.S. cities, Philly's population is shrinking.
But that doesn't tell nearly the whole story. During the 1990s, Philadelphia enjoyed a great downtown turnaround, thanks in part to tax policies that attracted ...
Contribute to Spike Lee's Nokia Productions Social Film
2008/04/24
Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee sees mobile generated content as central to the future of filmmaking. With that revolutionary concept in mind, Spike Lee has teamed up with Nokia to lend his directorial talent to Nokia Productions, a project dedicated to creating the first-ever social film. The project will allow people to work virtually with Spike Lee to take part in filming, acting, editing and producing a collaborative film.
Beginning April 24th, people can visit www.nokiaproductions.com to upload, edit, view and vote on content through August 2008. Spike Lee will direct the ...
Post Your Reel - Win a new 3G iPhone
2008/05/12
Don't Miss Your Chance at a Free iPhone!
Reel-Exchange is giving away a the NEW 3G Apple iPhone* to a Reel-Exchange member that posts a reel or video to a published profile by June 30, 2008.
Current Members:
If you are a current Reel-Exchange member, log in and post a new or updated video to your profile and hit the "publish" icon to make your new profile live.
New Members:
Register at: http://reel-exchange.com/register.html and use promo code REX010 (all caps, zero, one, zero).
Add support@reel-exchange.com to your safe sender list, and watch for a verification email. Click that link, ...
SXSW Announces 5th SXSWclick Festival - Call for Entries
2008/04/29
The South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference
& Festival is pleased to announce the call for entries for its 5th annual
SXSWclick Festival. SXSWclick is a summertime, digital shorts event hosted
at: http://sxswclick.com. Winners in each of the five categories will
automatically be invited to screen at the next SXSW Film Festival, scheduled
for March 13-21, 2009 in Austin, TX.
The call for entries has started, and the final submission deadline is June
13, 2008. Submissions can be entered here: http://sxswclick.com/enter/ and
projects cannot exceed 10 minutes in length. Fifteen finalists will b ...
HD Expo adds Bryan Carroll ("Collateral," "Miami Vice") as Speaker
2008/05/05
See the Far Edge of Creative Tools and Storytelling During
HD EXPO at The Navy Pier
On June 5, 2008, HD EXPO returns to Chicago for its fourth year, again presenting top technology and creative community leaders. The event remains the primary entertainment technology event of its kind in Chicago, where the creative, production, advertising and technology communities share insights and experiences.
Bryan Carroll, Co-Producer of Public Enemies, will participate in a One On One Conversation at HD EXPO focusing on his work with Oscar-nominated director Michael Mann and other filmmakers. Car ...
Toronto International Film Festival Late Entries Accepted Through June 6
2008/05/07
The 33rd annual Toronto International Film Festival will be held from September 4 to 13, 2008
Entry Deadline: June 6, 2008
For full rules, regulations, and information visit https://apps.tiffg.ca/submissions2008/
The 2008 Toronto International Film Festival will include, but will not be limited to the following programmes: I. Galas II. Masters III. Visions IV. Special Presentations V. Canada First! VI. Short Cuts Canada VII. Contemporary World Cinema VIII. Discovery IX. Real to Reel X. Wavelengths XI. Midnight Madness XII. Vanguard XIII. Sprockets Family Zone. Selected films will be pl ...
2008 Cine Gear Seminars and Events Open for Registration
2008/05/14
Cine Gear Expo 2008 will be held at the Universal Studios Backlot in Universal City, California on June 20-21, 2008. Cine Gear Expo expects its biggest and best show ever, with more than 200 companies participating from around the world. The great social atmosphere will continue with opportunity to introduce new technology, new equipment and products to the entertainment community in a jam-packed two days.
The Premiere Seminars will be offered at the Expo, free of charge to attendees and will run both days of the show at the Universal Studios Backlot in Universal City, California. See th ...
Pixar Animation Studios Co-Founder to Speak at SIGGRAPH 2008
2008/05/13
ACM SIGGRAPH announces Ed Catmull, a pioneer in the entertainment and film industry and co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios, as one of the featured speakers at SIGGRAPH 2008, the 35th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.
Catmull, President of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, has played a major role throughout the past 30 years in the invention of some of today's most fundamental computer graphics practices used widely across the motion picture industry. He is one of the original architects of the RenderMan rendering software system ...
Student Animators: Are You Our Magazine's Next Cover Story?
2008/06/03
Your Animation Art Could Be Our Cover!
Reel-Exchange.com and Digital Content Producer magazine are teaming up to promote Student Animators at Siggraph 2008 in Los Angeles, August 12-14—and you and your work could be the cover of the July '08 Digtial Content Producer issue!
If you think your animation, CG, VFX, or Game art is up to the task follow these guidelines for submission:
Create a profile on Reel-Exchange.com
a)if you already have a Reel-Exchange profile BE SURE to have the "Student" discipline selected for your profile and Your Learning Institution listed in the "Education" portion ...
Visual Effects Society Publishes Industry Credit Guidelines
2008/05/22
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has published
the first ever set of VES guidelines for titles in the visual effects
industry. The list has been vetted by VES members and ratified by the VES
Board of Directors. Major studios have reviewed the list as well and are
encouraged to utilize it.
"Through these collective efforts, a harmonized master list of titles has
been created that should be useful as a touchstone for all effects
stakeholders," says VES Executive Director, Eric Roth. "We think it
represents a major step forward for our craft in standardizing the use of
titles in the credits pro ...
Hollywood Film Festival Mobile Competition Call For Entries
2008/05/27
The HOLLYWOOD MOBILE AWARDS and HOLLYWOOD MOBILE FESTIVAL recognize innovation in mobile entertainment worldwide and the awards will feature six categories:
* Best Mobile Short
* Best Mobile Video Game
* Best Mobile Music Video
* Best Mobile Commercial
* Best Mobile Advertising
* Best Mobile Content Website
DEADLINE: Entries are accepted monthly and the deadline is June 01, 2008. Nominees will be announced in September and the winners will be honored during the 12th Annual Hollywood Film Festival® in October.
SUBMISSIONS: Entries are accepted monthly.
For more infor ...
OpenCut.org Debuts as the World’s First Open Source Film Competition
2008/05/27
What would happen if you took a professionally shot, but raw and unedited film--and gave it to over 200 editors along with a script and told them to edit the project any way they wanted?
The answer will be discovered soon through the OpenCut project. Silverado Systems, Inc. ignited a revolution in the film industry today when it debuted the OpenCut project – the world’s first open source film competition using 35mm film grade material acquired exclusively on the RED ONE Digital Cinema Camera platform and made available internationally to editors of any and all skill levels.
OpenCut mat ...
2008 Austin Film Festival Call for Entries
2008/06/02
Film Deadlines:
Regular Postmark Deadline: June 5, 2008 ($40 entry fee)
Late Postmark Deadline: July 5, 2008 ($50 entry fee)
Films may also be entered via the Withoutabox.com online submission process.*
General Rules:
*
Films must be submitted on VHS tape or DVD NTSC or PAL (please test before sending) and be available for screening on 35mm composite condition, Beta SP or Digi-Beta Video (NTSC only for festival screening).
*
Films must have been completed after April 1, 2007. Films must be available for screening during the Austin Film Festival, October 16-23, 2008.
...
HPA Awards 2008 Engineering Category Call For Entries
2008/06/04
The HPA Awards Committee has announced the Call For Entries for the HPA 2008 Engineering Excellence Awards, which showcase and reward inventors, manufacturers, vendors and/or peer post production companies for outstanding product or technology application offerings. The well-known awards are an integral part of the HPA Awards, which launch their honors for the third year this November.
The Engineering Excellence Awards are open to any individual, group of individuals or entity offering a submitted entry to the post industry at large. The entry deadline for all submissions is August 1st, 200 ...
Hundreds of Thousands in Cash and Prizes Up For Grabs at NVISION 08
2008/06/06
End the summer with a bang and some serious cash in your pockets!
NVIDIA ups the ante at NVISION 08 by throwing down hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and hardware and giving you a chance to win part of the largest prize package in North America this year. All you need to do for your chance to win is participate in one of NVISION’s marquee consumer events: GeForce LAN and NVScene. And you can watch the best video game players in the world battle it out for their share of the prize money at the Electronic Sports World Cup. All this happens this August in San Jose, California.
GeForce L ...
Autodesk’s SIGGRAPH 2008 Call for Submissions
2008/06/10
Show off your latest and greatest animation and VFX work! Submissions for the 2008 Autodesk SIGGRAPH Show Reel are now being accepted. Submit your most recent shorts, spots, game cinematics, music videos, films, or anything created using Autodesk tools, including 3ds Max, Maya, MotionBuilder, Mudbox, Combustion, Toxik, Inferno, Flame, Flint, Smoke and Lustre for a chance at having your work shown to thousands of people in the industry.
To see last year’s SIGGRAPH Show Reel, visit: http://download.autodesk.com/us/mnevideo/Sigg_Showreel_Dist_Version_1.0.mov
Autodesk is also seeking design, arc ...
Virtual Beijing Olympics Project: Exclusive Q&A With Animator Ben Young
2008/06/11
Reel-Exchange member Ben Young (see Ben's profile) recently completed work designing a virtual model of the site of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The following is an exclusive Q&A between Ben and Reel-Exchange Community Manager Craig Erpelding. (If you have a project you'd like to discuss in an exclusive Reel-Exchange Q&A, email information about the project to support@reel-exchange.com)
Watch Ben Young's "Beijing Olympics: Virtually There"
CE: How did you get involved with the Beijing Olympics project--what was the scope of the entire project and what parts of the content creation did you take ...
Sundance Film Festival 2009 Call for Entries
2008/06/17
Please note the following information for submitting your film to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festival does not accept written applications! The only way to submit your film is to fill out the online application by clicking the link at the bottom of the page. You may click here to view the 2009 Submissions FAQ document. The following are the deadlines and fees for this year:
EARLY SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
U.S. & INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMS
Monday, August 18th, 2008 - $35 ENTRY FEE
U.S. & INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES
Monday, August 18th, 2008 - $45 ENTRY FE ...
Undiscovered Filmmakers have a chance to win $10,000 and a spot on MTV
2008/06/17
Dibs brand ice cream snacks is setting the stage for the national opportunity of a lifetime. In the Dibs Bite-Sized Film Fest, Contestants create 30-45 second videos showing how they Do Dibs Instead for a chance to win $10,000 and have their film aired on MTV.
To enter, teens upload a video to the website at www.dibsfilmfest.com, go to the editing room where the movie magic happens and turn their hot idea into a cool flick. They have the option to start with a clip from the available video library or upload one of their own, then they edit like a pro from shot to shot and lay down a sweet sou ...
Daryn Okada Encores as ASC President
2008/06/23
Daryn Okada, ASC has been chosen by his peers to serve a third one-year term as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). The other officers are vice presidents Michael Goi, ASC, Owen Roizman, ASC, and Richard Crudo, ASC; Treasurer Victor J. Kemper, ASC; Secretary Isidore Mankofsky, ASC; and Sergeant At Arms John Hora, ASC. The board members include Curtis Clark, ASC, Caleb Deschanel, ASC, John C. Flinn, III, ASC, William A. Fraker, ASC, BSC, Stephen Lighthill, ASC, Robert Primes, ASC, Nancy Schreiber, ASC, Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC, and Kees Van Oostrum, ASC.
“It still amaz ...
Encoding Best Practices from Digital Content Producer Magazine
2008/06/25
Digital Content Producer magazine contributor Jan Ozer recently wrote a two-part series on the best practices for encoding video which was highlighted in the "HDV@Work" newsletter (see the newsletter archives at: http://digitalcontentproducer.com/newsletters/hdv_archives/. Below are portions of the two-part series.
Encoding Best Practices: Part 1
By Jan Ozer
In this first installment, I’ll share the results of a survey I recently completed that details the best practices of high-profile broadcast and corporate streaming producers, examining options such as codec choice, video resolution, aud ...
New Panasonic P2 Workflow Workshops Announced
2008/06/27
P2 Training Program Offers Education on Vast Benefits of Tapeless Production
In its ongoing commitment to provide career-advancing education, Panasonic has announced additional dates and cities for its popular P2 Workflow Workshops training program.
Run by HD EXPO, the P2 Workflow Workshop is a two-day, professional-level class designed to give video professionals including cinematographers, producers, production and post production team members an in-depth understanding of the P2 solid-state technology, cameras and workflow tools.
Launched in 2007 in a number of cities, the P2 Workflow ...
Vicon Film Festival announces winner
2008/07/01
Twisted Murder takes top prize of $10,000
Vicon, developer of Academy Award-winning motion capture systems, announced Twisted Murder as the winner of its international Vicon Film Festival. The film was created by Paulo de Almada, an animation artist from Los Angeles, Calif. He was awarded the cash prize of $10,000 after the judges voted unanimously in support of his outstanding entry.
The winning entries can be viewed at www.vicon.com/filmfestival/
Twisted Murder is about a detective who discovers his girlfriend has been murdered. As the title suggests, there is a twist at the end as the ki ...
Bel Air Film Festival 2008 Opportunities
2008/07/03
The first annual Bel Air Film Festival is set to take place this November 13th-18th, 2008 in Bel Air, Calif. The Bel Air Film Festival is currently seeking submissions in the following categories listed below. Do not hesitate to contact the film festival coordinating team with any questions you may have. You can go to www.belairfilmfestival.com for information regarding the festival and film submissions.
Film submissions: The Festival is seeking films in the following categories: Shorts, Features, Comedy, Animation, Commercials, Music Videos
Advisory board: Motion picture personalities ...
Adobe Releases Flash Tools for Improved Video Search Results
2008/07/03
Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the company is teaming up with search industry leaders to dramatically improve search results of dynamic Web content and rich Internet applications (RIAs). Adobe is providing optimized Adobe Flash Player technology to Google and Yahoo! to enhance search engine indexing of the Flash file format (SWF) and uncover information that is currently undiscoverable by search engines. This will provide more relevant automatic search rankings of the millions of RIAs and other dynamic content that run in Adobe Flash Player. Moving forward, RIA developers and rich Web co ...
Softimage Announces New XSI 7 with ICE Platform
2008/07/07
Softimage has announced SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7, the latest version of its professional 3D animation software for games, film and television. SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7 software will introduce a transformative open platform called ICE, designed to capture the infinitely creative vision of content producers. With a visual interface and an easy-to-use node-based programming model, users will be able to quickly create complex visual effects. ICE will allow artists to explore, learn and modify the robust library of particle-based visual effects and deformation tools that will ship in SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7 software, or sim ...
New $10,000 VFX Video Tutorial Contest
2008/07/09
Imagineer Systems Challenges VFX, Editorial Community with Video Tutorial Development Contest
VFX Industry Influencers to Participate on Panel of Judges; Winner Takes Home $10,000 VFX Tool Kit
Imagineer Systems, creators of next-generation VFX tools, today announced it is extending a challenge to Imagineer Systems customers and the entire VFX, content creation and post production community, to create the next great series of video tutorials for Imagineer Systems VFX tools. Continuing its spirit of listening to, and learning from its customers, the Company is challenging users to create video ...
Toronto International Film Festival Volunteer Opportunities
2008/07/08
Get Involved And Have A Blast Volunteering For TIFF 08
The Toronto International Film Festival is recruiting volunteers to help with a variety of duties at this year's Festival, which runs September 4 through 13, 2008. Last year, a committed team of over 1,800 volunteers generously contributed their time and energy to the Toronto International Film Festival. Hailing from Toronto, across Canada and around the world, Festival volunteers are brought together by an appreciation of cinema. Volunteer recruitment sessions for the 2008 Festival begin in July. For further information on recruitment da ...
Indie Filmmakers Create New Movie Distribution Model
2008/07/14
“FROM HERE TO AWESOME” LETS FILMMAKERS TAKE CONTROL, REACHING AUDIENCES DIRECTLY IN NEW FILM FESTIVAL MODEL
FIRST DIY DAYS EVENT IN L.A. (July 26th) TO PROVIDE FILMMAKERS WITH TIPS TO BYPASS TRADITIONAL FILM DISTRIBUTION AND PLAY FILMS DIRECTLY IN THEATERS, LIVING ROOMS, ONLINE, MOBILE
What's an independent filmmaker to do in these times of a struggling industry, piracy and increased competition?
From Here to Awesome (http://www.fromheretoawesome.com), a new discovery and distribution film festival platform using both traditional and new media vehicles, is putting the control in the h ...
Tucson Film & Music Festival Announces Final Call For Entries
2008/07/15
Festival Welcomes Returning Sponsors, Sets Event Dates
The Tucson Film & Music Festival (TFMF) has announced its final call for entries for the 4th annual festival, to be held Columbus Day weekend (October 10-12) in Tucson, Ariz. The Tucson Film & Music Festival showcases music and music-related shorts, documentaries and features, with a focus on artists with a connection to Arizona and to the Southwest.
The TFMF is currently accepting documentaries, narrative features, shorts, and music videos. Filmmakers from Arizona and the Southwest are particularly encouraged to submit. Submissions must ...
VES Publishes First White Paper: The State of Visual Effects in the Entertainment Industry
2008/07/16
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has published its first
ever white paper, entitled "The State of Visual Effects in the Entertainment
Industry." The document examines existing conditions within the visual
effects industry and how these issues affect the entertainment business on a
macro scale, from workflow to the interaction of personnel within various
departments and the extraordinary impacts that the digital revolution has
caused.
"The VES is the foremost knowledge-base in the world concerning visual
effects and we feel that we have a unique perspective as to how the work of
visual artis ...
Shooting "Kyle XY": Exclusive Q&A with DP Scott Williams
2008/07/21
Scott Williams is an IATSE- and ICG-affiliated cinematographer located in Bellingham, Wash. He has lensed many television series over his career, most recently shooting episodes of ABC Family's series Kyle XY in HD. See some of Williams' work from Kyle XY on his Reel-Exchange profile page.
If you would like to have a Q&A on one of your recent projects, email Reel-Exchange Community Manager Craig Erpelding at support@reel-exchange.com.
CE: As director of photography for a series like Kyle XY, what were the biggest shooting challenges?
SW: The biggest challenge on Kyle XY was time—same a ...
Pixar, Sony, and Lucasfilm Host Studio Nights at Siggraph 2008
2008/07/28
As part of the newly expanded format of the Computer Animation Festival, SIGGRAPH 2008 will feature three all-star Production Studio Nights hosted by industry powerhouses Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Lucasfilm.
In addition to the Festival's popular Competition and Invited Screenings, Festival Talks, and Production Sessions, each studio will host evening events at Los Angeles' famed Nokia Theatre. Highlights will include an exclusive advance screening of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, preceded by a conversation between Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll and Director Dav ...
Stereoscopic 3D CG Art Contest for Siggraph 2008
2008/07/29
Winners Will Be Rewarded With Special Prizes From iZ3D, AMD, and Epic Games
Stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) is easily one of the most talked about technologies in the gaming market, and Meant to be Seen, CGArena, and iZ3D have teamed up to launch a special S-3D CG art contest at SIGGRAPH with the help of some exciting prizes put forward by leading industry members.
Stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) refers to the ability to display true volumetric 3D content through 2D media. Examples include explosions that pop out of the screen, and a sense of depth that makes players think they can reach inside the game. S-3D ...
Scriptapalooza Announces Quarter Finalists for 2008 Screenwriting Competition
2008/07/30
Scriptapalooza, a screenwriting competition started in 1998, recently announced the quarter finalists of their 2008 competition.
The contest, supported by the Writers Guild of America west (WGAw) and the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC), has yielded feature films
produced most recently by Lifetime-- Queen Sized and The Family Holiday--among others. Writers winning or placing in the competition
regularly find representation and/or placement at studios and development companies. First place winners also receive $10,000.
For more information visit scriptapalooza.com.
Scriptapalooza TV writing comp ...
VES Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
2008/08/04
The Visual Effects Society Names Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall As
Recipients of VES Lifetime Achievement Award
The Visual Effects Society (VES), the
entertainment industry's only official organization representing the
extended community of visual effects professionals, has named producers
Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall of The Kennedy/Marshall Company, as the
recipients of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th Annual VES
Awards which will be held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills on
Saturday, February 21, 2009.
The VES Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded by the VE ...
Advance Screening of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" at Siggraph
2008/08/05
Powerhouse production company Lucasfilm will present an exclusive advance screening of their highly-anticipated animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars as part of the new Production Studio Nights at the SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival. Hosted by John Knoll, Visual Effects Supervisor from Industrial Light & Magic, the evening will begin with a behind-the-scenes discussion about the film's design and style with the film's Director, Dave Filoni. The advance screening of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will follow the discussion on Thursday, 14 August at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angel ...
SXSW Film Announces 2009 Festival Call for Entries, SXSWclick Winners
2008/08/08
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce its "Call for Entries" for the 2009 event, taking place March 13-21, 2009 in Austin, Texas. In addition, the SXSW Film Festival has announced the winners for the 5th annual SXSWclick Festival, presented by Boston University Department of Film and Television.
The SXSW 2009 "Call for Entries" is now open. Filmmakers are invited to submit their new works to the annual festival, which has become an international destination for cinematic discovery. Submissions can only be entered via the official SXSW Web site: h ...
23rd Annual Israel Film Festival
2008/08/11
The 23rd Israel Film Festival, the largest showcase of Israeli films in the United States will open with a star-studded Awards Gala and Premiere Screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Wednesday, October 29, and will continue at the Clearview 62nd & Broadway Cinema through November 13, 2008. The 23rd Israel Film Festival will present close to 40 Israeli new features, documentaries, TV dramas and award-winning student films, ranging from cinéma vérité and comedies to thought-provoking, powerful dramas and documentaries. Over 20 Israeli producers, directors and stars are expected to attend and pa ...
Final Draft Announces "Big Break" International Screenwriting Contest Judges
2008/08/13
Final Draft, Inc., publisher of Final Draft, the #1-selling scriptwriting software, announces jury members for its 9th annual Big Break International Screenplay Contest. These stellar jury members represent award-winning writers and development executives. They will judge the top-10 scripts in September, and the top-three winners will be announced at an awards event in October.
The 2008 judges are:
• Dana Stevens—Writer: Life or Something Like It; For Love of the Game; City of Angels
• Benderspink management/production—A History of Violence; The Ring; Red Eye
• Blake Snyder—author: Save th ...
Adobe Design Achievement Award Winners Announced
2008/08/18
More than 2,700 Students from 33 Countries Competed in Eighth Annual Program
Adobe has announced the winners of the eighth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards, recognized as one of the world's premier student design and film competitions. The awards honor the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers and computer artists from renowned educational institutions around the globe. This year marked another record in submissions for the prestigious awards, with more than 2,700 students from 33 countries competing in the prog ...
Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2008 Movie Lineup
2008/08/20
The acclaimed Toronto International Film Festival has released the full list of films to be screened as a part of their 2008 event, which will take place September 4-13 in Toronto, Canada.
Notable screening's include director Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno; Appaloosa directed by Ed Harris and starting Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons; Joel and Ethan Coen's Burn after Readin; Che directed by Steven Soderbergh; Flash of Genius directed by Marc Abraham; Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna; and Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York; among many others.
A full list of the ...
2008 Hamptons International Film Festival
2008/08/27
The Hamptons International Film Festival
Sixteen Years in the Making
The 16th annual Hamptons International Film Festival will run October 15th through the 19th, celebrating some of the finest films from around the world. Spanning across the East End, from East Hampton, Sag Harbor, Montauk and Southampton, this year’s Festival promises everything we have grown to love from this culturally-rich festival, while expanding the international scope of films, industry and attendees. For more information: www.hamptonsfilmfest.org.
“This is a very exciting time,” says Executive Director, Karen Ari ...
Exclusive Q&A With "To The Hills" Director Fritz Donnelly
2008/08/28
Financial Advice, Fritz Donnelly's award-winning short film, was liscensed this summer by IFC. Fritz wrote, shot, and stars in the film as he does in many others films from his ongoing series of shorts, To the Hills. The latest collection of his work, tothehills 2, was picked up by From Here to Awesome (read more about From Here to Awesome)and is now being distributed by more than a dozen outlets including Indieflix, Netflix, Heretic, Caatchi, and Amazon. His first DVD compilation To the Hills: 24 Independent Short Films, sold more than 2,000 copies in New York on its relase, and it is carried ...
High-Powered Sports Panel Talks Tech at HD Expo New York
2008/09/02
HD EXPO (hdexpo.net) has announced an esteemed slate of panelists for "Creating High Powered Sports Programming: Wowing the Audience," set for the September 25th launch of HD EXPO New York. Bryan Burns, ESPN (Vice President, Strategic Business Planning and Development), Mark Haden (VP Of Engineering and IT, MLB Networks), Tim Napoleon (Chief Strategist, Media and Entertainment, for Akamai Technologies), Chris Wagner (Executive Vice President and Co-Founder of NeuLion) and a soon to be announced NFL executive take part in a panel discussion at HD EXPO. "The Audience ...
Asia Inspires ME International Motion Graphics and 3d Models Competition
2008/09/02
MotionElements Pte Ltd (ME) (http://www.motionelements.com) is an online marketplace for digital artists, hosting stock footages, motion graphics layers and 3d models for sale to potential clients such as post production houses. We want to help post production companies (ME buyers) quicken their work processes by providing them with versatile works that are already partially done eg. completed background, side panels or 3d models. We also want to help digital artists (ME sellers) monetize their works which are just waiting in their hard drives. ME is supported by the Media D ...
A Conversation about the Revolution of Branding, Storytelling and Technology
2008/09/09
HD EXPO (hdexpo.net) has announced "A Conversation About Revolution and What’s Next: Telling Stories, Branding and Community In A State of Change," featuring a panel of innovators and well known experts. The Conversation will feature Ken Yagoda, Steve Wax, Steve Coulson and John Dukakis, all estimable experts involved in work that is changing advertising and storytelling. The Conversation will take place during HD EXPO on September 25th, 2008 in Manhattan.
The Conversation is designed as an interactive discussion with the audience and four experts, who will explore the technolo ...
Student ASC Award Call For Entries
2008/09/10
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)has issued a call for entries in the 23rd annual Heritage Award competition for undergraduate, graduate or recently graduated film school students. The deadline for submissions is November 1.
The organization also has dedicated the 2009 Heritage Award to the memory of Burton “Bud” Stone, who was president of Deluxe Laboratories for 18 years. The Bud Stone Heritage Award will be presented to one or more recipients during the 23rd Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on February 15, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel here in Los Angeles. ...
Multi-format Tapeless Workflow
2008/09/11
Digital Content Producer magazine, as part of their online Webcast Series, recently held an event on the production and post workflow using tapeless acquisition technologies. The webcast, titled "Multi-Format Tapeless Workflow," was presented by Los Angeles-based Bandito Brothers' Chief Technology Officer Jacob Rosenberg.
If you are interested in the topic, the event is still FREE and is archived on Digital Content Producer's website.
Cisco Announces Online Short Film Contest
2008/09/16
Are you using digital technology in your home in an amazing way? Want to share it with the world? Got a talented friend with a camera who can interview you?
Enter into Cisco's Digital Cribs competition on Filmaka.com! Ten Digital Crib shorts will win $7500 USD! Another ten will be chosen by peer votes to win $5000 each. Winning Digital Crib clips will be seeded on over 200 sites across the internet, for the whole planet to see! This is your chance to tell the world what you're doing with technology! Submissions should be 3 minutes each, and in your native language and are due October 13. Go t ...
HD Expo Comes to New York City Sept. 25, 2008
2008/09/17
POWERFUL PANELS, HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION, AND LEADING EDGE EXHIBITION AREA MARK HD EXPO ENTRY INTO NYC
WHEN: September 25th
Hours: 11 AM to 7 PM
WHERE: The Waterfront
222 12th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
ABOUT: HD EXPO comes to NYC after seven successful years establishing itself as the premier trade show, education, and community event for the content creation industry. This dynamic day will present the leading innovators of content creation technology with the artists who are pushing that technology to the limit in commercial and creative applications.
WHAT: The A ...
Ron Burdett Recieves HPA Lifetime Acheivement Award
2008/09/19
The Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Committee announced that postproduction industry veteran Ron Burdett will receive the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the HPA Awards on November 6th, 2008. Burdett has been known as a tireless leader in the post production community for over 30 years. Leon Silverman, President of HPA noted, “Ron Burdett has epitomized the entrepreneurial spirit of innovation and forward thinking that helped to define our modern post production industry. His leadership skills in helping to create a vibrant post production community as well as his contributions t ...
47th Ann Arbor Film Festival Call for Submissions
2008/09/23
Entry Fees and Deadlines
* Standard: $40 ~ October 15, 2008
* Late: $50 ~ November 15, 2008
Entering the Festival
Bold visions. Lovingly crafted. Cutting-edge. Artistically inspired. These are the kinds of films sought for the 47th Ann Arbor Film Festival, the longest-running showcase of independent, experimental and art-driven films in North America.
All lengths and genres accepted and considered: experimental, animation, documentary, and narrative.
• More than $20,000 awarded to films in competition
• Qualifying festival for Annual Academy Awards
• Top short films participate on ...
Motion Graphics Festival 09 Call for Entries
2008/09/24
In its 6th year, MGFest stands as the premier US event showcasing creative motion picture design. The festival presents a year-long, regionally focused program of events. The 5-city tour focuses on motion design, sound design, and film & video technology by hosting: art showcases, exhibits, workshops, classes, panel discussions, studio tours, theater screenings and industry mixers.
Chicago : January 2009
Boston : March 2009
Austin : May 2009
Atlanta : June 2009
Washington DC : November 2009
For more information visit mgfest.com.
Orlando MGFest : Oct 13-17, 2008
The Orlando Motion Graph ...
Hot List Newsletter Archive
2008/09/01
Reel-Exchange "The Hot List" Archive
The Hot List is a weekly newsletter that provides Reel-Exchange.com members and related, interested professionals (film, video, animation, visual effects, broadcast, and sound professionals) with important updates regarding the latest Reel-Exchange videos, industry job openings, Reel-Exchange member news or related news, tips on getting the most out of their Reel-exchange membership, and more.
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Hamptons International Film Festival Lineup Announced
2008/09/29
The Hamptons International Film Festival has announced the films, programs and special events which will make up the 2008 season. Now in its 16th year, this East Coast favorite comes to life against the fall back-drop as talent, industry and audiences participate in what has now become one of the leading international film festivals of the world. The 2008 Hamptons International Film Festival runs October 15th through 19th, 2008, in East Hampton, New York with additional venues in Southampton, Sag Harbor and Montauk.
The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate independ ...
Exclusive Q&A with Mind-Made Media
2008/10/01
Mind-Made Media is a Los Angeles-based independent production company started by two indie and big-budget filmmaking veterans, Alexandra Austin and Mike Walsh. Recently, the company produced award-winning viral content to promote the book 10 Birds with 1 Stone. For more information on Mind-Made, visit the company's Reel-Exchange profile.
If you would like to have a Q&A on one of your recent projects, email Reel-Exchange Community Manager Craig Erpelding at support@reel-exchange.com.
CE: In today’s Hollywood, do you consider yourselves filmmakers, or with the range of content that Mind-Made ...
Gen Art Film Festival Accepting Screening Committee Applications
2008/10/06
If you are a film-lover in New York City and looking for a great way to meet interesting people with similar interests, look no further than The Gen Art Screening Committee. Take part in the festival process by viewing submissions that no one has seen yet and discussing your opinions. Screener recommendations and feedback are crucial in programming the festival, so come on board and join the team!
Committee meetings take place once a week at Gen Art (133 West 25th St.) on either Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm; Starting October 21st and running through February 4th.
If you would ...
Kodak Film Competition Winners Named
2008/10/07
Ninth Annual Contest Rewards Talented Film School Students
Four students - one from each major region of the world - have been named first-place winners in the 2008 edition of the annual Kodak Filmschool Competition. The winners include Devendra Golatkar from the Film and Television Institute of India; Mateo Soler from the Universidad ORT Uruguay; Aonan Yang from Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Canada; and Amparo de Miguel Viguer of the Escuela de Cinematografia y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid (ECAM) in Spain.
Now in its ninth year, the annual competiti ...
Final Call for Entries - Big Sky Film Festival
2008/10/13
Final Deadline - October 20, 2008
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, the premier venue for
nonfiction film in the American West, is seeking submissions for its
sixth annual event. From February 13-22, 2009 the festival will
screen 100 films, including world and U.S. premieres, classics, rare
and experimental works on Montana's largest screen at the historic
Wilma Theater in downtown Missoula, Montana. In addition to ten days
of screenings, the event will feature many public and VIP events
including panel discussions, galas, receptions and networking
round-tables.
The competitive event ...
Free Webcast: Sub $1,000 Encoders
2008/11/03
UPDATED and RESCHEDULED due to technical difficulties
Live Event: Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 2:00pm ET
This webcast compares the VP6, H.264 and VC-1 output quality of sub-$1,000 batch encoding tools including the new Adobe Media Encoder, Apple Compressor, Sorenson Squeeze, Telestream Episode, Canopus ProCoder, On2 Flix Pro, and Microsoft’s Expression Encoder. Tests will include SD and HD resolution of real world videos, and screencam output.
Who should attend:
• Producers in the market for a batch encoder.
• Producers wondering how the quality of their current encoding tool compares to o ...
Exclusive Q&A with D.P. Dan Parsons
2008/10/21
Cinematographer Dan Parsons recently shot five shorts for the Global Short Film Network (GSFN): If God Had Wanted Us to Fly He Would Have Given Us Wings, The Undeniable Untimely Death of Leland Sturgis, Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator, Not Evelyn Cho, and The Haircut at locations including Austin, Texas and Culver Studios in Culver City, Calif. Parsons discusses the challenges of the projects with Craig Erpelding. For more on Parsons visit his Reel-Exhange profile.
If you’d like to submit for a possible Q&A, email Reel-Exchange Community Manager Craig Erpelding at support@reel-exchange.com.
...
The Creative Coalition to Host Inaugural Ball
2008/10/23
Leaders from Politics, Business, and Entertainment Come Together in Celebration
The Creative Coalition will host an Inaugural Ball on Tuesday evening, January 20, 2009 to commemorate the presidential inauguration. The ball will be a benefit gala hosted by members of The Creative Coalition, as well as Congressional officials and leaders from business, policy and media. Musical talent and location TBA.
Click on www.thecreativecoalition.org for sponsorship or ticket information.
WHAT: The Creative Coalition’s Inaugural Ball 2009
WHO: Confirmed hosts in attendance include actors and Co-Pre ...
SXSW Film Festival Announces '09 Speakers
2008/10/27
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference & Festival is happy to announce the first round of confirmed speakers for the 2009 event, to be held March 13-21, 2009 in Austin, Texas. The event will feature acclaimed writer/directors Todd Haynes and Richard Linklater in conversation together, as well as a rare appearance by Col Needham, Founder and Vice President of IMDb Service Limited to discuss the nature of information in the entertainment industry. Longtime Stanley Kubrick producer, Jan Harlan rounds out the group and will speak on his vast filmmaking experience.
"I couldn't be more ple ...
Portland Animator Groups Welcome Filmmaker, Richard Williams
2008/10/28
Academy Award Winning Animation Director and Author of "The Animator's Survival Kit" to Speak on Sophisticated Use of Animation Principles
Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington's local ACM SIGGRAPH chapter, and the Association International du Film d'Animation - Portland (ASIFA) today announced that renowned author, animation director and three-time Academy Award®® winner Richard Williams will present his series of instructional DVD Master Classes based on his bestselling book, "The Animator's Survival Kit," on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Portland Community College (PCC ...
Digital Cinema Society Presentation: Monetizing Your Stock Footage
2008/11/04
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), a nonprofit educational cooperative with an international membership nearing 4,000 has announced plans to present an event which will demystify the world of stock footage.
How To Monetize Your Stock Footage is scheduled for November 15th 2008 at West Post Digital in Santa Monica. In this event the DCS will explore how Filmmakers, especially Cinematographers, who may have terrific footage in their library, or would like to go out and hunt for great saleable images in their downtime, can capitalize on these efforts.
Participants include Paula Lumbard from Th ...
Hollywood Post Alliance Announces Judge's Award
2008/11/05
When the Third Annual Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) Awards unfold on November 6th, 2008, winners will be announced in ten creative categories, in Engineering Excellence and for the first time, with the HPA Judge’s Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production.
The HPA Judges Award was conceived in recognition of the intensely creative, technology-fueled and challenging environment that content creators, post production facilities, experts, and manufacturers operate in. Throughout the first three years of the Awards, judges often saw innovative ideas, products and processes that did ...
Q&A with "Mr. Deity" Creator Brian Dalton
2008/11/11
Filmmaker Brian Dalton is preparing for Season Three of his online video series Mr. Deity, in which Dalton wears the hat of Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Composer, Producer and Actor. The series was recently given distribution via Sony’s Crackle.com and can also be found on MrDeity.com. Dalton discusses creating and producing the web-based project with Reel-Exchange Community Manager Craig Erpelding. For more on Dalton visit his Reel-Exhange profile.
If you’d like to submit for a possible Reel-Exchange Q&A, email support@reel-exchange.com.
CE: Where did the genesis of the Mr. ...
2008 HPA Award Winners
2008/11/13
Hollywood’s Post Production Community Honors Top Talent and Industry Innovators
For the third consecutive year, The Hollywood Post Alliance presented its HPA Awards to the top behind-the-scenes talent working in motion pictures, television and commercials. In addition to craft category kudos, special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement, the first Charles S. Swartz Award and the newly launched HPA Judges Awards, all announced earlier, were also awarded on November 6th to a standing room only industry audience.
The winners of the 2008 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards are:
O ...
Remix Hotel Los Angeles 2008 Panelists and Special Guests
2008/11/19
Jason Bentley, Chris Vrenna and Brendon Small to join Danja, Thes One, Martin Atkins and others for three-day audio and video production event
Remix Hotel is heading to Los Angeles for its annual three-day forum of music-production technology, industry panels and artist appearances. Welcoming Avid as Presenting Partner, Remix Hotel Los Angeles 2008 adds a new programming component—video production—to its successful format of audio-related demos, exhibits and performances.
Remix Hotel provides everyone from budding producers to accomplished studiophiles with the opportunity to discover new to ...
Digital Cinema Society presents Blue & Green Screen Compositing
2008/11/18
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), a nonprofit educational cooperative with an international membership nearing 4,000 has announced plans to present an event exploring proven techniques for perfected Blue and Green screen VFX Compositing.
Blue and Green Screen Compositing is scheduled for December 6th 2008 at Big Vision Studios, (58 E Santa Anita Ave, Burbank, CA 91502.)
Noted Visual Effects Artist, Trainer, and Author Steve Wright**, will be joined by Ultimatte Guru Bob Kertesz, and other VFX experts, at a Digital Cinema Society educational event on the subject of Blue and Green Screen Com ...
Free Webcast: Cost-effective Rich Media Content Creation IT Infrastructure Primer
2008/11/24
Upgrading storage capacity, bandwidth, and network capabilities are incremental large-business expenses that content-creation businesses pay close attention to as the demand to provide ever-higher resolution content increases. The cost to implement greater networked storage capacity and bandwidth has dramatically decreased over the past several years. This is in part due to the ever decreasing cost of computing power, and in part driven by competition for market share among content-creation platforms. Recently, Autodesk has relinquished their lock on their expensive proprietary storage and ...
2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards Call for Entries
2008/11/25
Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced the call for entries for the ninth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA). The premiere competition honors the best student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from accredited higher education institutions worldwide. Now in partnership with the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (Icograda), the awards ceremony will be held during the Icograda World Design Congress in Beijing, China in October 2009. The Congress will bring together 2,500 delegates from aro ...
Hollywood Post Alliance Honors DigitalFilm Tree
2008/12/01
Ramy Katrib and the team at DigitalFilm Tree have spent the past ten years building the Hollywood-based company into a hub of creativity and technology that provides content creators with innovative and comprehensive services for television, feature films, gaming and internet delivery. Launched in 1998 by a team of expert editors and post specialists in a small office on Sunset Strip, Katrib set out to build a distinct facility that relied upon creative thinking, innovative engineering, color science, and a fearless dedication to do things non-traditionally. This combination of imagination a ...
Telly Awards Call for Entries
2008/12/03
Deadline December 19, 2008
The Awards
The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web.
Since 1978, our mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. The 29th Annual Telly Awards received over 14,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.
Classic Telly Awards
To commemorate the Telly Awards 30th Anniversary we have added Classic Telly categories. These are special categories to honor work tha ...
Q&A with Mechanism Digital's VFX Director Lucien Harriot
2008/12/04
Lucien Harriot is visual-effects director at New York-based design house Mechanism Digital—a cutting-edge East Coast facility producing effects and motion-graphics solutions for a client list that includes HBO’s Entourage, Casio, Duracell, Prudential, The Discovery Channel, MSNBC, and Tide. Harriot discusses the transforming of digital technologies for today’s content creators with Craig Erpelding. For more on Harriot, visit Mechanism Digital’s Reel-Exchange profile.
CE: With the rapid advance of technology, paired with the broadening of creative concepts that Mechanism produces, what tools t ...
Rules and Regulations for REEL IMPRESSIONS at the 2009 NAB Show
2008/11/15
For consideration for inclusion in the REEL IMPRESSIONS Showcase at the 2009 NAB Show April 20-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., submit a master copy of your reel—MUST BE EITHER 1920x1080i HDCAM (stereo) or 1920x1080i HDCAM-SR (stereo or 5.1)—along with a typed list of the camera formats and other hardware/software technology used to make the reel, your Reel-Exchange profile URL, and designate the showcase for which you would like to be considered: Cinematography, Editing/Visual Effects, Animation, or Student Work. Mail that package to:
"REEL IMPRESSIONS"
c/o Craig Erp ...
Acer Aspire One Launches Nationwide Online Video Contest
2008/12/09
Acer, the third largest vendor in the worldwide PC market (source: Gartner data, 1H 2008) today announced the Want One? Online Video Contest.
The contest, created to celebrate the spirit of the Aspire One, the first netbook launched by Acer, gives participants the chance to write, direct and make their own video and submit their best work for a chance to score worldwide recognition and win fantastic prizes like an Aspire One netbook, an Xbox 360, Microsoft Zune 8 GB MP3 player, cash and more.
The contest gives anyone with a video camera and imagination the opportunity to showcase their tale ...
SIGGRAPH 2009 Art Papers Explore Art in a Digital World
2008/12/16
ACM SIGGRAPH has announced the call for Art Papers for SIGGRAPH 2009, taking place 3-7 August in New Orleans, Louisiana. SIGGRAPH encourages paper submissions on topics that explore the creation of art and its place in society, helping people understand the changing roles of artists and art creation in the increasingly computerized, online world. The papers should present challenging ideas in accessible ways with the goal of informing artistic disciplines, setting standards, and stimulating future trends. In addition to the core topics of the digital arts and interactive techniques, Art Papers ...
Free Archived IT Infrastructure Webcast
2008/12/17
Upgrading storage capacity, bandwidth, and network capabilities are incremental large-business expenses that content-creation businesses pay close attention to as the demand to provide ever-higher resolution content increases. The cost to implement greater networked storage capacity and bandwidth has dramatically decreased over the past several years. This is in part due to the ever decreasing cost of computing power, and in part driven by competition for market share among content-creation platforms. Recently, Autodesk has relinquished their lock on their expensive proprietary storage and ...
Q&A with Cinematographer Stephen Murphy
2008/12/20
Originally from Ireland, Stephen Murphy began his career as a prosthetic makeup artist, designing and sculpting prosthetics and animatronics. He then worked as a camera assistant for several years before enjoying a successful career as a Steadicam and camera operator—working in features, commercials, and TV drama. Now based in both London and Dublin, Murphy's distinctive cinematography can be seen in features including Fifth Street, commercials, music videos, and short films from both countries. For more about Murphy, see his Reel-Exchange profile.
Submit Q&A ideas to Community Manager Craig ...
Announcing REEL IMPRESSIONS 2009
2008/12/24
The NAB Show and Reel-Exchange.com present
REEL IMPRESSIONS 2009—a joint partnership to showcase the projects
created by industry professionals using products they’ve seen or
purchased as a result of attending the NAB Show. REEL IMPRESSIONS could
show your reel in a big way—on a 35ft. silver screen in a
state-of-the-art 300-seat digital theater in the Central Hall of the Las
Vegas Convention Center during the 2009 NAB Show.
After a successful debut last year, REEL IMPRESSIONS 2009 will feature
four different showcases: Cinematography, Editing/Visual Effects,
Animation, and St ...
Call For Entries: VFX Artists
2009/01/07
Submit your Visual Effects work for inclusion in the 2009 REEL IMPRESSIONS Showcase--which will be shown on a 35ft. movie screen at the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev. April 20-23, 2009.
Annually, the NAB Show hosts more than 100,000 attendees from 167 countries--all film, TV, and animation influencers, Broadcast Producers, Directors, Studio Reps, and more.
Deadline for Entry: Feb. 27, 2009
For more info visit: digitalcontentproducer.com/reel-impressions/.
The ASC Announces 2008 Cinematography Award Finalists
2009/01/07
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button photographed by Claudio Miranda; The Dark Knight shot by Wally Pfister, ASC; The Reader by Chris Menges, BSC and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC; Revolutionary Road by Deakins; and Slumdog Millionaire from Anthony Dod Mantle, BSC are the finalists in the feature film category of the 23rd Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards competition. The winner will be named during the awards celebration in Los Angeles at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on February 15.
“This annual celebration is our way of letting our colleagues ...
Producing streaming video with Final Cut Pro and Compressor
2009/01/13
Apple Final Cut Studio is an outstanding video editor, and Compressor is highly capable, but inter-program workflows can be confusing to say the least. For example, which of the program’s de-interlacing settings (there are at least three between Final Cut Pro and Compressor) produces the best quality? And did you know that the preset you use in FCP can impact your ability to produce optimal quality de-interlacing, as can the encoding plug-in? A FREE webcast from Digital Content Producer details:
• The FCP-to-Compressor handoff, and how your project preset can impact output quality; optimal pr ...
Online Tech Seminars from Sony
2009/01/13
Log on and learn how innovations in recording media have enabled significant advances in today's digital acquisition systems. Sony has announced the following two seminars:
HD Tape Media in Perspective (Seminar 214)
This seminar will include an overview of the wide range of Sony professional HD tape formats and their respective recording media currently used in broadcast, production and e-cinematography including HDCAM SR, HDCAM and HDV. Learn how continuing advancements in compression technology have enabled longer record times and how the proliferation of formats that record at vastly diff ...
Sundance Filmmaker News
2009/01/21
Catch recent filmmaker news on the 2009 Sundance Blog from Digital Content Producer magazine.
On the blog find interviews with Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (It Might Get Loud, An Inconvenient Truth), Greg Mottola (Adventureland, Superbad), Robert Siegel (Big Fan, The Wrestler), and many more--as well as films from fellow Reel-Exchange members Brent Huffman (Utopia, Part 3) and FlickerLab (The Glass House).
It's all on the Digital Content Producer 2009 Sundance Blog: CLICK HERE.
Rumblefish Organizes Digital Intermediate Seminar in Milan
2009/01/20
Rumblefish, one of Europe's leading pre- and post-production companies, will sponsor a day-long educational seminar for industry professionals on DI (digital intermediate) production on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Casa dell'Energia, Piazza Po, in Milan, Italy. Scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., the event will include discussions of DI workflow by experts and demonstrations of the latest technologies from top-tier providers. It will wrap up with the premiere screening of Four Single Fathers, an English-language indie feature produced by Gabriele Muccino, Fabrizio Donvito, and Marco Cohen with p ...
Fotolia Announces Call For Stock Video Submissions
2009/01/27
Fotolia (www.fotolia.com) one of the world's leading sources for legal, low-cost imagery announces a call for high quality, user-generated video submissions, in preparation for the launch of its stock video offering, which will supplement its current library by licensing royalty-free video clips at microstock prices.
Fotolia is looking for a wide variety of content submissions - from animation and stop motion to digital film and traditional video.
Submissions should be 320 X 240 to 1920 X 1080, 24 - 30 frames per second, and 5 - 60 seconds long. Beginning in mid-February, Fotolia will begin ...
ASC Announces Top Student Cinematographers
2009/01/28
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has named the 2009 recipients of the ASC Burton Stone Heritage Award for outstanding achievement in student filmmaking. Nathan Levine-Heaney from Florida State University took the top prize in the Graduate category, and Aaron Dunson from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts won in the Undergraduate competition. Their awards will be presented here during the 23rd Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards celebration on February 15, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.
“These students have demonstrated an ability to create image ...
Noise Industries Announces Effects Competition Winners
2009/02/03
Cadereyta, Ben & Jerry's and Charles David Take the Top Three Spots in the FxFaxtory Competition
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, announced the winners of the 2008 FxFactory Awards Competition.
Topping the winners list is effects artist Manuel Hernandez-Stumpfhuaser for his submission of the Cadereyta Mexico video. The stunning piece is treated with FxFactory effects on every frame. Everything from the FxFactory "Color Crush" filter to create that film like quality to the FxFactory "Glows" for stylizing and adding emotion t ...
Call for Submissions: Your Work Shown at NAB
2009/02/04
After a successful debut last year, REEL IMPRESSIONS 2009 will feature four different showcases: Cinematography, Editing/Visual Effects, Animation, and Student Work. More than 100,000 attendees from 167 countries will have the opportunity to see the incredible shots, cuts, and creations you have produced.
Submission Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2009
To submit your reel, you must first be a Reel-Exchange member. To establish your account, go to reel-exchange.com/register.html and register with the promo code REX009.
Once you have an account, or if you are already a member, select the “REEL ...
Reel Impressions Now Accepts HD QuickTimes
2009/02/11
The Reel Impressions showcase, projected in HD at the 2009 NAB Show, will now accept HD QuickTime files at Apple Pro Res, 24p--in addition to the HDCAM Masters.
There will be four showcases this year--Cinematography, Editing/VFX, Animation, and Student Work. There is still time to submit your work: Deadline February 27, 2009.
For more information on how to submit your work, visit the Reel Impressions Landing Page (scroll down for submission guidelines). Or, email Community Manager Craig Erpelding at support@reel-exchange.com.
Q&A With Mammoth HD's Clark Dunbar
2009/02/10
Clark Dunbar is CEO and creative director of Mammoth HD, a high-definition stock-footage company based out of Evergreen, Colo. Recently, Mammoth HD released several new stock footage libraries highlighting stock acquired with the Red Digital Cinema Red One camera. For more about Mammoth HD, visit the company's Reel-Exchange profile.
If you have a project you’d like to discuss in a Reel-Exchange Q&A email Community Manager Craig Erpelding at support@reel-exchange.com.
CE: What are the benefits of Red camera system to your stock footage?
CD: Mammoth HD's entry into Red was a really great mov ...
First Organic Film “Trailer” Competition Announces Call for Entries
2009/02/17
Curt Ellis to host viewing and award ceremony at Organic Summit, June 3, 2009
The first-ever competition for film trailers addressing organic agriculture and industry has issued a call for entries. The Organic Summit’s first annual Organic Film Trailer Competition is an opportunity for filmmakers creating works on organic agriculture and organic food to show their trailers at the premier leadership meeting for organic industry stakeholders.
Trailers from up to 10 work-in-progress films will be shown at the Organic Summit, June 3, 2009 in Stevenson, WA. One trailer will be selected as the Org ...
Call for Entries: Lake Arrowhead Film Festival Online
2009/02/18
The Lake Arrowhead Film Festival is now accepting entries for the 2009 Lake Arrowhead Film Festival Online (LAFFO). This year, to complement the live Lake Arrowhead Film Festival (LAFF), they are producing an online short film festival, featuring entries in the following categories:
-Dramatic Short Film
-Animated Short Film
-Documentary Short Film
For full submission information, please visit the website at http://arrowheadfilm.com.
LAFFO is officially underway, with this Call for Entries. Awards will be announced at the LAFF banquet on April 5, 2009.
Please note that LAFF and LAFFO ...
Q&A With FlickerLab's Harold Moss
2009/02/25
Harold Moss is the founder and creative
director at FlickerLab and Moss—based in
New York—which worked on two movies that are grabbing headlines of late: The Reckoning was selected to the Documentary competition at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, and Trouble the Water got an Oscar nomination this year for Best Documentary. For more on Moss, visit FlickerLab’s Reel-Exchange profile.
Submit a Q&A idea for your work by emailing Community Manager Craig Erpelding at support@reel-exchange.com.
CE: Congratulations on a big month for FlickerLab. Reflect on these honors and how your animation/desi ...
2009 Oscar Winners: How the Films Were Made
2009/02/24
Find out insider information on how the films represented in the 2009 Oscars were made--from the visual effects of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and animation techniques for Wall-E, to filming The Wrestler and a Slumdog Millionaire remix from Addictive TV. All these articles, and more, from the editors of millimeter and Digital Content Producer are archived on their Awards Focus page.
Spore and The Sims Creator to Keynote SIGGRAPH
2009/03/04
SIGGRAPH announces the selection of famed video game designer Will Wright, creator of the popular Spore and The Sims series, to give a keynote presentation at SIGGRAPH 2009, the 36th International Conference and Exhibition for Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques.
Wright rose to prominence when he invented SimCity, the widely acclaimed, non-violent, open-ended simulation video game. Since its release 20 years ago, Wright has expanded his simulation realm with the introduction of The Sims series, and several other follow-ups that include, SimEarth: The Living Planet, and SimAnt: The E ...
2009 SXSW Film Festival Lineup
2009/03/03
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival has
announced the complete lineup for this year’s Festival, March 13 – 21, 2009 in Austin, Texas. Over the course of
nine days, 108 features will screen at the festival, with 54 of those having their world premieres at SXSW 2009.
Among the major films added to the lineup are: Spike Lee’s Passing Strange, Sebastian Gutierrez’s Women in
Trouble, Wyatt McDill’s Four Boxes, David Lee Miller’s My Suicide, Tim McCanlie’s The Two Bobs, Cary
Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre, Brant Sersen’s Splinterheads, Andrew Bujalski’s Beeswax, Kathryn Bigelow’s Hurt ...
2009 Music and Sound Resource Report
2009/03/10
Sound + Music
Reel-Exchange presents a directory of music libraries and custom audio options.
Download the Resource Report in PDF format.
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Call For Submissions: Red Giant NAB Showcase
2009/03/11
Red Giant Software is looking for video footage to feature on its demo reel and web gallery. We know you do awesome work. If you have used any Red Giant, Trapcode, or Digital Anarchy products and would like to share your reel with them, please send an email to reel@redgiantsoftware.com.
Watch Red Giant's 2008 demo reel:
http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/videos/gallery/11/
RED Revolution on the Road
2009/03/16
RED on the ROAD is the ultimate RED toolbox that gives control of the production back to the Director and DP.
CLAi’s 32-foot Class A “Big RED RV” brings all the pieces of the technical and creative process together for the first time, by integrating video shooting on RED One, secure DIT data management functions, on-location editing with multiple 4k Final Cut suites, as well as providing crew, other equipment, and transportation to fashion one very complete production suite—on six wheels.
The Big RED RV enables a revolutionary workflow. With a comprehensive DIT support system, footage is sec ...
Industry and Technology Blogcast
2009/03/17
Stay up to date with audio interviews from the editors of millimeter magazine via the DCP Blogcast. The DCP Blogcast highlights conversations with today’s top filmmakers and content producers via the millimeter and Digital Content Producer podcast series. Featuring conversations discussing HD Technology, products and events showcased at the annual NAB Show, and even Sundance Film Festival artists, the DCP blogcast is a premier audio resource for staying up to date with the content creation industry.
Subscribe to the DCP Blogcast via RSS feed links on the Blogcast page or via iTunes. For quest ...
Call for Submissions: Digital Signage Content Creators
2009/03/25
Reel-Exchange.com continues to put our members in print! This time, millimeter and SVC magazines will run a "Digital Signage Resource Report" highlighting top content creators around the globe.
If you have created content for digital signage (including--but not limited to: Sports Arenas, Retail, Airports, Hospitals, Houses of Worship, Corporate or Office buildings, etc.) you are eligible for inclusion in the report.
Submission Guidelines:
Email the following items to support@reel-exchange.com
-Your Name
-Your Location
-Your Reel-Exchange profile url (don't have one? register here using promo ...
Free Webcast: Tapeless Field Production
2009/03/23
Date:
April 7, 2009
Speaker:
Barry Braverman, Contributing Writer, Millimeter magazine
The advent of a tapeless workflow has wreaked fear in the hearts of shooters and producers alike. In years past, the question posed apprehensively at end of every shooting day was always the same: “Who has the tapes?” Now, as tapeless technologies evolve, the answer to that question is increasingly, ‘no one.’ Thus, there has been a meteoric rise in our fear as original camera files are moved to a storage medium and the camera’s flash memory is re-formatted—i.e. erased, for further use. In the hope of reduc ...
Post a Video. Win a Wii.
2009/03/31
Join the industry’s largest professional marketing site, Reel-Exchange.com, and not only are you playing today’s Web 2.0 strategy game by promoting your work in one of the most visited demo reel sites on the planet, but you could also win one of the most sought after gaming systems on the market—the Nintendo Wii ($250 value).
Post a Video to your Reel-Exchange.com profile by May 31, 2009 and you're automatically entered to the Wii Sweepstakes.
Not a member? Register and create a profile at reel-exchange.com/register.html and use promo code REX016.
YOU MUST CREATE A PROFILE, UPLOAD AT LEAST ...
Training Opportunties in April
2009/04/01
From the latest issue of Digital Content Producer magazine.
Avid — Advanced Editing Tips and Techniques
April 6-8, Hollywood, $1,195
edu.moviola.com
Designed for experienced Avid Media Composer, Xpress Pro, or Symphony editors who want to become more productive by mastering the systems' sophisticated editing features and shortcuts, this three-day course includes demonstrations by the instructor followed by hands-on practice exercises, with ample time for experimentation. Topics include Avid's grouping and multicamera features, understanding video and audio monitoring while trimming, and adv ...
San Diego Film Festival Call for Entries
2009/04/07
The 8th annual San Diego Film Festival is now accepting narrative feature films, documentaries, short films and music videos submissions for the 2009 event, Sept. 23-27. The event showcases the best of American and International films, over 5 days and nights in the city’s historic Gaslamp Quarter.
Last year’s event drew some 20,000 filmmakers, industry execs and film-lovers, and was named to 4 "Top Ten" lists in The Ultimate Film Festival Guide.
To submit visit the official website at www.SDFF.org.
Update to Job Board, More Listings!
2009/04/08
In order to serve the Reel-Exchange community better, we've added more job postings to our job board in the form of Film/TV postings from major markets on Craigslist.org, as well as a feed from other industry job posting sites.
These listings are updated constantly throughout the day, so you may want to bookmark the Job Board page and check back periodically. You'll find the listings down the right side of the page (see image below).
As always, it's FREE to post your jobs, collaboration opportunities, volunteer, or internship openings/requests in the main column of the Job Board. Simply emai ...
Q&A with Salt Creative Director Ian Douglass
2009/04/14
Ian Douglass is Creative Director/Partner at Salt, a creative design and postproduction boutique located in Culver City, Calif., that has done work for national advertising clients as well as television networks and studios including FOX Sports, G4, CBS/Paramount, NBC Universal, as well as a recent project for Fuel TV highlighting the contemporary art duo, the Clayton brothers. For more on Salt visit their Reel-Exchange profile.
CE: How did you get involved with the Clayton Brothers’ project for, Fuel TV?
ID: First, we've always been huge fans of Fuel TV's signature series. Each piece is bas ...
2009 NAB Show Uber Blog
2009/04/15
Reel-Exchange wants to keep you up to date with all the NAB Show happenings surrounding technology big shots like Red Digital Cinema, Adobe, Sony, Panasonic, Apple, and Autodesk regarding their latest HD camera, desktop editing, animation, and visual effects products like the Red One, P2 solid state technology, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Maya, and more.
To do so, we’ve created an Uber NAB Blog feed, combining headlines from the industry-leading blogs of Broadcast Engineering magazine, Millimeter/Digital Content Producer magazine, and Mix magazine. Check it out below, and check back often! ...
2009 NAB Show Highlights
2009/04/22
Though attendance may be down at NAB Show 2009, there's still a ton of information coming out of the show. Maybe you've been following our NAB Show Uber Blog, which features posts from the industry-leading blogs of Broadcast Engineering magazine, Millimeter/Digital Content Producer magazine, and Mix magazine. To help sort through all of it, we've compiled a short list of some of the more interesting information to come out of NAB 2009.
Broadcast Engineering TV: AJA Ki Pro portable digital disk recorder NAB 2009 FreshDV Video: JVC HM700, HM100, and 4K Boris Continuum Complete - Native Editin ...
Training Opportunities in May
2009/04/22
Introduction to Premiere Pro
May 4-6, Orlando, Fla., $1,395
www.fmctraining.com
Adobe Premiere Pro software is a revolutionary nonlinear video-editing application. Powerful real-time video and audio editing tools give you precise control over virtually every aspect of your production. Built for the exceptional performance of Microsoft Windows® XP systems, Adobe Premiere Pro takes video production to an entirely new level.
Final Cut Pro 200
May 18-22, New York, $1,700
www.mewshop.com
This five-day workshop highlights the entire feature set of Final Cut Pro. This course is designed for those ...
Kodak Educational Competitions Open for Submissions
2009/04/27
Kodak announced it is accepting submissions for two different competitions - the EASTMAN Scholarship program and the KODAK Film School Competition - that are part of the company's extensive and ongoing educational initiatives with film schools and students throughout the world.
The 2009 EASTMAN Scholarship program is open to accredited film schools in the United States, Canada, and - for the first time - participating countries in Latin America. Schools are welcome to submit a maximum of two student candidates who will be judged on a combination of their past work, faculty recommendations, a ...
Win $100K in Prizes Plus Meet Spike Lee
2009/04/30
Make a video for 12 of the World's Biggest Brands!
MOFILM have done it again--and they think YOU, the Reel-Exchange creative comrmunity, can make an Ad.
They've teamed up with TWELVE of the world's biggest brands to showcase YOUR work. Prizes include World Cup Tickets, Meet Formula 1 Hero Lewis Hamilton or win $10K of BestBuy vouchers. Plus the grand prize winner will meet the great man himself in Cannes, Spike Lee.
To get started download any one of the twelve briefs from the MOFILM website. Hurry, the competition closes in early June.
Manhattan Edit Workshop May 2009 Classes
2009/05/04
5/9/09
A Filmmaker’s Guide to After Effects: In this intensive, one-day course taught by Marcus Geduld, we'll tour the major features of Adobe After Effects. After learning the interface, we'll dive into importing assets and timeline animation. We'll round out the morning with effects, nested timelines and rendering. After lunch, we'll launch into some of AE's advanced features, such as Bezier masks, chroma keying, text animation and some advanced effects. Saturday 10am – 5pm, Cost: $199 For more information or to register go to www.mewshop.com.
5/9/09 – 5/10/09
Avid Media Composer 101: This ...
Myths of the Animation Industry
2009/05/06 Mark Garabedian
The animation industry is the business of creating myth and magic. As such, it's not surprising that a myriad of meta-myths have arisen—easy-to-believe falsehoods about the industry itself. In preparing for their future careers, the next generation of animators and artists need not be waylaid by such rumors. Below are five common myths about the world of cartoons and the realities behind them.
Myth: 2D animation is a dying art.
Nothing could be further from the truth. While 3D animation is filling theaters across the globe, 2D art endures. Internationally, films such as Sony Picture's Pe ...
Call for Entries: Fourth Annual Hollywood Post Alliance Awards
2009/05/11
The Hollywood Post Alliance has announced the Call for Entries for the Fourth Annual HPA Awards. The popular award show will take place November 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Launched in 2006, the HPA Awards have become a standard by which creative and technical excellence in the art, science and craft of post production is measured.
The HPA Awards invite entries in the following categories:
-Outstanding Color Grading using a digital intermediate process-Feature Film
-Outstanding Color Grading-Television
-Outstanding Color Grading-Commercial
-Outstanding Editing-Feature Film
- ...
Behind-the-Scenes Video Contest
2009/05/13
ProductionHUBTV hosts a behind-the-scenes footage competition for 10th anniversary, rewards $10K in prizes for winning videos
After a decade of existence, ProductionHUB.com announces a celebratory video contest. Their goal is to get users to show off the greatest behind-the-scenes moments from the past ten years. The contest is not looking for rehearsed interviews or planned scenarios. Rather, a true depiction of what life is like behind the scenes, before, during and after the camera rolls.
The contest will land winner(s) $10K worth of advertising on the ProductionHUB Web site (which recei ...
Oscar Winners, Experts and Icons Set for EditFest NY Launch
2009/05/20
On the weekend of June 12 & 13, EditFest NY makes its east coast debut at the Directors Guild of America, 110 W. 57 Street, New York. EditFest, presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), will feature panels, hands-on technology training and an opening night gala reception. Aimed at content creators and those who work with them in the creative and the post production process, EditFest presents an opportunity to hear and meet a rare gathering of the industry’s successful and insightful experts.
Launched with great success last year in Los Angles, EditFes ...
Tracking Non-parallaxed Footage for Effects
2009/05/21 Vincent MacTiernan
Workflow testing on “Not So Peaceful”
By Vincent MacTiernan
“Not So Peaceful” was a test piece to see how well bad, handheld footage could be tracked with no parallax. So, I started out shooting some footage by the East River in New York City using a first generation Flip Video camcorder (the battery-operated one).
After offloading the footage, to my workstation, I then ran it through Andersson Technologies’ SynthEyes tracker (a program that has bailed me out of more tight situations than any other tracking software). I tracked it as a Tripod because it had no parallax--even though it was ...
June Classes at Manhattan Edit Workshop
2009/06/01
Register for these events on mewshop.com.
6/6/09 – 6/7/09
Avid Media Composer 101: This is a two-day weekend course that introduces the concepts of nonlinear editing and includes all basic features of the Avid Media Composer system for Macintosh. Session time is divided between demonstration and hands-on practice, with ample time for experimentation with sample SD and HD material. Saturday & Sunday 10am – 6pm, Cost: $1000 For more information or to register go to www.mewshop.com.
6/6/09 – 6/7/09
Soundtrack Pro 101: This two-day class guides you through using Soundtrack Pro to edit audio fil ...
Millimeter publishes 2009 VFX Resource Report
2009/06/02
Reel-Exchange visual effects artists and companies were highlighted in the May 2009 issue of Millimeter magazine. As part of the new combination of resources between Reel-Exchange.com and Millimeter magazine, this report was created via submissions from the Reel-Exchange VFX community.
To view the VFX Resource Report pdf click here.
To download, right click, "save as."
Call for Entries - 2009 Global Media Awards
2009/06/09
The Population Institute's Global Media Awards are devoted to drawing attention to global population issues. The award honors those who have contributed to creating an awareness of population problems through their journalistic endeavors in a meritorious manner.
Eligibility Dates and Deadline for Submission:
Eligible works must have been published or aired between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009. Deadline for entries is September 4, 2009. Winners will receive award in Washington, D.C. with all expenses paid.
Category Definitions (among others)
• Best Film or Miniseries: For the best ...
Reel-Exchange's "Win A Wii" Winner Announced
2009/06/08
Reel-Exchange.com's 2009 "Win A Wii" Giveaway is complete, with Kevin Blake of Audio Hangar (Los Angeles, Calif.) selected as winner of a Nintendo Wii game system.
"We are very excited about winning a Wii and can't wait to get it set up in the office. I just hope it doesn't kill productivity too much," Blake says. "Reel-Exchange is a great community of talented professionals and it has been a powerful marketing tool for Audio Hangar. Thanks for the great service and the free stuff!"
The "Win A Wii" giveaway was open to anyone posting a demo reel or video to their published Reel-Exchange prof ...
Up and Coming Animation Studios
2009/06/10
By Tom McLean on behalf of AnimationMentor.com
Most animators are driven to get into the business by their love of great animation, whether it’s a Walt Disney classic or the latest smash hit from DreamWorks. But it’s rare for new animators to start working for the prestigious studios that make those movies right out of school. Thankfully, the animation landscape is expanding quickly, with the number of studios doing high-quality work that needs top talent growing even more quickly. Here’s a look at three studios on the rise—Blur Studio, House of Cool, and Reel FX/Radium— as we ask ...
$100,000 Careerbuilder.com Commercial Contest
2009/06/17
Create an ad that could be played during the "Big Game."
Submission deadline: July 3, 2009
Get all the info at: http://www.hiremytvad.com/
The Intricacies of Digital Signage Content
2009/06/23
As every professional in our industry knows, today’s video display environments
are more vast than ever. Clients constantly look for new, innovative ways to put
digital signage in a wide variety of locations—with every configuration requiring
custom design and creativity. While the future looks to present commercial and
informational messaging to the population in as many ways as possible—whether
it be in-store retail, elevator displays, museums, arenas, or JumboTrons—the
question arises of how to find and build content that will actually stream on them.
The first key is developing communicat ...
2009 Digital Signage Resource Report
2009/06/22
Reel-Exchange digital signage content creators were highlighted in the June 2009 issue of SVC and Millimeter magazines. As part of the new combination of resources between Reel-Exchange.com, SVC, and Millimeter magazine, this report was created via submissions from the Reel-Exchange digital signage community.
View the 2009 Digital Signage Resource Report pdf.
To download, right click, "save as."
Reel-Exchange Resource Reports
2009/06/01
Reel-Exchange Resource Reports run in top industry magazines for the film, video, and audio production industries: Millimeter, Mix, Electronic Musician, and Sound & Video Contractor to name a few. To get included in these print magazines, the process simply starts with creating a Reel-Exchange profile (click here to register, use promo code REX018) so the Editors of leading publications can find you and promote your skills. See a list of previous Resource Reports below and if you have any questions please email Reel-Exchange Community Manager Craig Erpelding at support@reel-exchange.com.
Top ...
Getting to the Heart of Animation
2009/06/30 Cliff Plummer, CEO Digital Domain
Pipelines don’t create stories; people do.
The biggest trends in animation today are both driving and driven by the same thing: an evolution in storytelling. We see directors now who are just as comfortable behind workstations as they are behind cameras, and they’re experimenting with all kinds of techniques to create new experiences for audiences. This blending of techniques—CG, stereo 3D, live action, stop motion, miniatures, machinima, performance capture, and other approaches—requires that we, as creative companies, expand our thinking and capabilities too. The days of "this is our pipeli ...
July Classes at Manhattan Edit Workshop
2009/06/29
7/6/09 – 7/7/09
Adobe After Effects CS4 Level II: This two-day intermediate class will take you beyond the basics by focusing on industry standard best-practices for creating motion graphics. Building on concepts learned in the level one class, course topics include blending modes, masks and track mattes, working in 3D Space, cameras, lighting in 3D, parenting, nesting and advanced text animation
Prerequisite: After Effects Level I or equivalent experience. Monday & Tuesday 10am – 6pm, Cost: $950. For more information or to register go to www.mewshop.com.
7/6/09 – 7/10/09
Final Cut Pro 200 ...
Q&A on Jack Link's Living Sasquatch
2009/07/08 By Craig Erpelding
The "Messin' With Sasquatch" campaign for Jack Link's Beef Jerky has provided comedic moments within commercial breaks for three years now. Brock Davis, group creative director at Carmichael Lynch, took the campaign further, having Sasquatch network on MySpace and Facebook, auction items at eBay, and write reviews on Amazon. Recently, Davis took the beast of comedy into webcam interactivity via LivingSasquatch.com, where fans were encouraged to capture webcam footage of themselves interacting with a 3D animated model of Sasquatch. Davis and LivingSasquatch.com Flash Developer Clint Hannaford o ...
2009 Animation Resource Report
2009/07/16
Reel-Exchange animators and animation companies were highlighted in the July 2009 issue of millimeter magazine. As part of the new combination of resources between Reel-Exchange.com and millimeter magazine, this report was created via submissions from the Reel-Exchange animation community.
To view the VFX Resource Report pdf click here.
To download, right click and "save as."
First Look Review: Apple Final Cut Pro 7
2009/07/23
Over at millimeter.com we have a first-look review of Apple Final Cut Pro 7. We know you're interested, so head over there and check it out.
Call for Submissions: Top Facilities
2009/08/03
Reel-Exchange.com continues to put our members in print! This time, millimeter magazine will run a "Top Facilities Resource Report" highlighting top production and post houses from around the globe.
All studios that were not featured in last year's report are eligible for inclusion in the report.
Submission Guidelines:
Email the following items to support@reel-exchange.com
-Your Name
-Your Location
-Your Reel-Exchange profile url (don't have one? register here using promo code REX001)
-A 100 word summary of your production or post work, you can include clients, technology/software used, etc. ...
Funny or Die Contest
2009/08/11
The funny or dead folks over at Funny or Die are looking for your funniest "Comedy Fetish" themed amatuer videos. The have prizes, so head over to the contest page to register and find out more. Let us know if you win!
Q&A with John Montgomery of fxphd.com
2009/08/11 By Craig Erpelding
John Montgomery is a visual-effects artist and a cofounder of fxguide.com, a website for high-end visual-effects professionals, and fxphd.com, a website that provides training in compositing and postproduction. Montgomery was the visual-effects executive producer on Red Dwarf: Back to Earth, which will see a U.S. DVD and Blu-ray release in October. Fxphd members, along with Fin Design+Effects, worked on the show’s visual effects. For more on fxphd, visit the fxphd Reel-Exchange profile.
CE: Explain your role in the Red Dwarf project, how did you become involved, and in what capacity?
Montgom ...
Camera Review: JVC GY-HM100U
2009/08/11
Interested in a small, lightweight HD camcorder that records on SDHC cards? Check out D.W. Leitner's JVC GY-HM100U review at millimeter.com.
2009 Sound for Picture Resource Report
2009/08/19
Reel-Exchange composers, sound editors, and production and post sound houses were highlighted in the August 2009 issues of millimeter magazine, Electronic Musician, and Mix. As part of the new combination of resources between Reel-Exchange.com, millimeter magazine, Electronic Musician, and Mix, this report was created via submissions from the Reel-Exchange audio community.
To view the Sound for Picture Resource Report pdf click here.
To download, right click and "save as."
September Classes at Manhattan Edit Workshop
2009/09/03
9/11/09
Avid v3.5 Upgrade Workshop: Manhattan Edit Workshop now offers a one day course about the new features of Avid 3.5. This course will highlight:
Improved tapeless workflow and HD support
Avid Media Access (AMA).
Support for 3D Cinema
Keyframeable Color Correction
Fluid Stabilizer
12 Channels of audio I/O via HD-SDI.
Audio Improvements.
Improvements to the Timecode Burn-In Tool
Friday 10am – 5pm, Cost: $199. For more information or to register go to www.mewshop.com.
9/12/09
Avid v3.5 Upgrade Workshop: Manhattan Edit Workshop now offers a one day course about the new features of Avid 3. ...
Camera Review: JVC GY-HM700U
2009/09/03
D.W. Leitner evaluates the shoulder-mounted JVC GY-HM700U at millimeter.com. Find out what the mysterious "Cross-Shaped Button" really does.
Q&A with Ian Kovalik of Mekanism
2009/09/08 By Craig Erpelding
When Ian Kovalik, creative director of Mekanism, and his team were being considered for a refresh of Charles Schwab's animated ads, they weren't sure whether Schwab, Wall Street, or any other brokerage would still be around. Luckily for Kovalik and Mekanism, Charles Schwab survived and tasked Mekanism with creating several ads that directly addressed investors' fears in the aftermath of the financial market collapse. For more from Kovalik, visit Mekanism's Reel-Exchange profile.
CE: Talk about creating the Schwab campaign—it's a highly visible series of spots with its own, unique visual ...
Apple Motion 4 Review
2009/09/15
Franklin McMahon takes Apple Motion 4 for a spin. Highlights include 3D reflections, 3D shadows, and depth of field.
Call for Entries: AmericaFree.TV
2009/09/16
AmericaFree.tv, www.americafree.tv, a leading Internet streaming Television and Movie broadcaster, announces its first online independent virtual film festival with a call for submissions from filmmakers of all genres. The festival, one of the first "all virtual" film fests, will honor films with awards, exposure to the AmericaFree.TV audience, and a $2,000 grand prize.
AmericaFree.TV will present the Grand Prize winner with a physical screening in Los Angeles to meet Academy Award Nominating rules on venue. Expert judges will select 10 finalists, which will be featured on the website www.am ...
Inside a Game Soundtrack
2009/09/17
Electronic Musician Editor Mike Levine spoke with Howard Mostrom, staff composer at Gas Powered Games, to discuss his approach to Demigod. Read on at emusician.com.
Autodesk University 2009 Call for Submissions
2009/09/18
Seeking exposure for your latest short film, commercial, reels, animations or episodic projects created with 3ds Max Design, 3ds Max, Showcase or Civil3D?
Look no further! Autodesk has issued a call for submissions for its 2009 Design Showreel and wants your latest and greatest material. The reel will be showcased at Autodesk University from Dec. 1-3, 2009, in Las Vegas.
Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to flaunt your work! To learn more about the submission process, please visit the website.
Deadline for submissions is Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
2009 Top Facilities Resource Report
2009/09/21
Reel-Exchange production and post houses were highlighted in the September 2009 issue of millimeter magazine.
To view the Top Facilities Resource Report pdf click here.
To download, right click and "save as."
Apple Logic Studio Review
2009/09/24
Electronic Musician editor Len Sasso reviews the newest version of Apple Logic Studio. Find out about Logic Pro's new time-stretching capabilities.
Acer Video Contest
2009/09/28
Acer is inviting consumers to illustrate, through their own original short film entries, what they’d do with the creativity, versatility and freedom the new Acer Aspire Timeline Notebook gives them with its unparalleled eight-plus hours of power from a single charge.
What makes Acer’s newest video competition even more enticing than the one it so successfully launched in 2008 mainly the fact that there will be two phases of this contest in which entrants are eligible to win fabulous prizes, including a trip for two to Las Vegas to attend CES, the hottest electronics show on earth and much m ...
Mac Pro vs. MacBook Pro
2009/09/29
The Apple Mac Pro is strong like bull with its dual quad-core Intel Nehalem processors,
but is that extra power compared to a MacBook Pro worth the hassle of lugging it around?
Jan Ozer considers that question in this two-part series.
Part 1
Part 2
What are your thoughts on power vs. portability? Send an email to Community Manager Andrew Ward at support@reel-exchange.com and I'll post some of the responses.
Q&A with Ben Grossman of The Syndicate
2009/10/01 By Craig Erpelding
Ben Grossman, creative director at The Syndicate, discusses his work on Martin Scorsese's upcoming film, Shutter Island, the tools he uses, and how he broke into the visual effects industry.
CE: Today's film students are more excited about working in visual effects than ever before. What made you decide on visual effects as a career and how did you get your start?
Grossman: Would it be too crass to say that I got into visual effects because it's the only nonunion job in Hollywood?
Most people who get into visual effects do it because of a movie they saw. There's usually one particular mo ...
Q&A with Phil Bates of Artbeats
2009/10/15 By Andrew Ward
The stock footage house Artbeats is celebrating its 20th year in business. To mark this occasion, we asked Artbeats founder and president Phil Bates some questions about the future of the stock footage industry, changes in the industry, and, of course, cameras. For more information about Artbeats, visit the company's Reel-Exchange profile
AW: What is the next big trend for stock footage houses?
Bates: As you know, Artbeats has always been on the leading edge of market trends. We've spent the last year and a half compiling an extensive library of 4K footage and are continuing to add to it m ...
Call for Submissions: Mega Joy
2009/10/21
Mega Joy — A Collaborative Film Project
WHAT: An assignment-based competition for emerging documentary filmmakers. The subject of this project is Christmas-light enthusiasts. A film submitted to this contest should be produced as a short documentary about one person’s or group’s quest to create a spectacular holiday light display for their community. The film’s goals will be to portray their passion, explore their motivation, record their process and results in order to develop a compelling story arc and artistically display the filmmakers’ vision.
WHEN: The 2009 and 2010 holiday seas ...
FIX Viral Video Contest
2009/10/27
What you do:
1. Fill out the form and upload your video clip.
2. We want your video to show us what YOUR fix is - tell us about the one thing that you can't live without,
in a creative, fun and compelling way. Videos should be no longer than 5 minutes.
3. Director Tao Ruspoli will choose the top 5 semi-finalist videos based on creativity, ingenuity,
and by how much he is entertained/moved/humored by your FIX.
4. The semi-finalists will be notified by phone.
5. Semi-finalist videos will be uploaded to viral video channels – videos will place 1st, 2nd and 3rd by total number of views.
What you ...
Q&A with Phoenix Editorial and Bonfire Labs
2009/11/05 By Andrew Ward
To help complete Bank of America's promotional website, Morris Broadcasting Channel (MBC), advertising agency Organic turned to Phoenix Editorial and Bonfire Labs. Phoenix and Bonfire were asked to make MBC look like an actual TV network, so they produced a number of logo animations, bumpers, show intros, and transitions. For the show open, Bonfire's Matt Silverman turned to a proven Red Digital Cinema Red One workflow for a one-day greenscreen shoot. Silverman and five animators then used Adobe After Effects to create the spinning van. Phoenix Editors Robbie Proctor and Jim Farber spliced tog ...
Grass Valley Cut and Win Contest
2009/11/09
Grass Valley, the leading global manufacturer of broadcast and production equipment including the nonlinear editing program EDIUS,
is hosting a contest for editors to show off their chops and compete at a chance for thousands of dollars of production gear!
Contestants need to cut together a 60-second or less commercial spot promoting EDIUS. Find out more information about EDIUS, here.
Your commercial can be anything you like, we only ask one thing – be funny.
Humorous entrants will receive special recognition and be weighted more heavily for winning consideration.
Other than that – go nuts! ...
SIGGRAPH 2010 Call for Submissions
2009/11/18
Head to http://www.siggraph.org/s2010/for_submitters/index
to submit your work.
Q&A with Prime Focus
2009/12/03 By Andrew Ward
How does a visual effects house land a major motion picture? Connections and capabilities seem to be the answers. Prime Focus (formerly Frantic Films) got the nod for The Twilight Saga: New Moon based on Prime Focus Visual Effects President Mike Fink's work on The Golden Compass (also directed by Chris Weitz), Fink's Oscar earned for his work on said film, and Prime Focus' matte painting department and water simulation software. We asked Fink and Eric Pascarelli, visual effects supervisor, about Prime Focus' work on New Moon. For more information, visit the company's Reel-Exchange profile.
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Call for Submissions: SVC Digital Signage Special Report
2009/12/07
Attention content creators! SVC magazine will run a "Digital Signage Special Report" highlighting top content creators around the globe.
If you have created content for digital signage (including--but not limited to: Sports Arenas, Retail, Airports, Hospitals, Houses of Worship, Corporate or Office buildings, etc.) you are eligible for inclusion in the report.
Submission Guidelines:
Email the following items to support@reel-exchange.com
-Your Name
-Your Location
-Your Reel-Exchange profile url (don't have one? register here using promo code REX001)
-A 100 word summary of your digital signage ...
Call for Submissions: SVC Digital Signage Special Report - Deadline Extended
2010/01/04
Attention content creators! SVC magazine will run a "Digital Signage Special Report" highlighting top content creators around the globe.
If you have created content for digital signage (including--but not limited to: Sports Arenas, Retail, Airports, Hospitals, Houses of Worship, Corporate or Office buildings, etc.) you are eligible for inclusion in the report.
Submission Guidelines:
Email the following items to support@reel-exchange.com
-Your Name
-Your Location
-Your Reel-Exchange profile url (don't have one? register here using promo code REX001)
-A 100 word summary of your digital signage ...
Q&A with Stephan Fleet of Legend 44
2010/01/14 By Andrew Ward
After Legend 44 released its film Player last year, the company's principals started work on their next film, Killers (working title). They decided this feature would be in 3D, and their film would be one of the first to explore the use 3D in a drama. Director Alina Szpak says 3D "brings audiences into the immediacy of the story and events. 3D can be a technique to heighten the sense of human contact, of involvement in the story." With that in mind, Director of Photography David C. Smith and Visual Effects Artist Stephan Fleet set out to develop techniques for 3D that would be usable by filmma ...
Q&A with David C. Smith of Legend 44
2010/01/21 By Andrew Ward
After Legend 44 released its film Player last year, the company's principals started work on their next film, Killers (working title). They decided this feature would be in 3D, and their film would be one of the first to explore the use 3D in a drama. Director Alina Szpak says 3D "brings audiences into the immediacy of the story and events. 3D can be a technique to heighten the sense of human contact, of involvement in the story." With that in mind, Director of Photography David C. Smith and Visual Effects Artist Stephan Fleet set out to develop techniques for 3D that would be usable by filmma ...
