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On the art and technology of independent filmmaking. Also on Facebook at https://t.co/AjvvCWwuhP, and on YouTube at https://t.co/MFTxYwUSjb.
Washington, D.C.
Joined March 2012
Netflix Publishes Generative AI Guidelines For Content Production | from @CineDnews
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Netflix outlines new generative AI guidelines for productions, covering data security, talent consent, and what makes it on screen.
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Woody Allen Defends Moscow Appearance: “Cutting Off Artistic Conversations Is Never the Answer” | from @worldofreel
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Allen now has to defend his recent appearance in Russia, but also semi-apologize, in a statement sent over to the Associated Press and CNN .
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The White Lotus – A Conversation with Frank Larson SOC; Armando Avallone SOC & Mike White | from @Cinematog_world
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By David Daut In the midst of the world shutting down and people being forced to isolate during the Covid-19 pandemic, The White Lotus emerged, serving as an escapist travelogue and a sardonic...
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Find Your Power: Advice to New Filmmakers from Side Hustle Director Abby Harri | from @FilmmakerMag
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A new friend came up to me after a screening and Q&A recently for my first short as a director, Side Hustle. “I realized that you’re completely honest, in a way that must be deeply painful to you.
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Apple’s Moving Prism Patent Might Impact iPhone Filmmaking | from @Y_M_Cinema
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Apple’s new patent moves a tiny prism for autofocus while the sensor handles stabilization and heat more efficiently.
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Vimeography’s good news after false alarm—video galleries for WordPress | from @ProVideo
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Back in 2017, I published an article explaining how Vimeography (a free & paid plugin for WordPress) was overcoming two major deficiencies in Vimeo Pro’s Portfolios. Flash forward eight years to...
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Let’s Talk About Nikon in the Cinema World. Can RED Make the Difference? | from @Y_M_Cinema
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An in depth look at Nikon and RED’s Z Cinema strategy grounded in Nikon’s latest investor reports and new patents.
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Report: Disney Is Suddenly Worried About Losing Its Gen Z “Male” Audience | from @worldofreel
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Disney is suddenly freaking out about losing its “boy” audience. No, really—they’ve finally noticed that the demographic they’ve spent the last decade ignoring might actually matter.
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Activists teach US-FCC about DRM cruelty & danger in ATSC 3.0 for over air TV | from @ProVideo
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Apparently, the US-FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has been unaware about the cruelty and danger carried by DRM encryption in ATSC 3.0. I have covered DRM (Digital Rights Management) in past...
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FEATURED VIDEO: Highest 2 Lowest | Making of Mini-Doc | A24
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Film Friday: Step inside Hollywood’s movie camera history in this museum walkthrough | from @dpreview
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In this two-part series, Emmy Award-winning cinematographer, director, producer and museum curator Steve Gainer walks us through the American Society of Cinematographers museum, highlighting the...
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Tiffen ships Steadicam Volt-3 electronically assisted stabiliser for Roll, Tilt & Pan | from @Cinematog_world
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For brand new M2 Systems and Steadicam M2 & M1 Upgrade Tiffen is launching a new advancement in Steadicam Volt technology. Volt-3 offers three axes of fully-adjustable stabilisation—Roll, Tilt, and...
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Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere Pro: Have I used this frame? (Reverse Match Frame) | from @ProVideo
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Robert Zemeckis' ‘Here' Is Slowly Winning Over Critics After Initial Harsh Reviews? | from @worldofreel
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Why Everyone Was Wrong About David Mamet and Neil Jordan’s ‘We’re No Angels’ | from @Indiewire
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The beautifully made Robert De Niro-Sean Penn comedy 'We're No Angels' got mixed reviews in 1989, but a new Blu-ray offers the chance for reappraisal.
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From Kodachrome to the Atomic Bomb: The Strange, Dark, and Untold History of Film | from @Fstoppers
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Edinburgh International Film Festival announces In Conversation: Thelma Schoonmaker on Michael Powell | from @Cinematog_world
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Special In Conversation event will see legendary film editor Thelma Schoonmaker discuss her late husband Michael Powell’s life and filmmaking career The Festival will also screen The Edge Of The...
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What It’s Like to Be a Cinematographer: Jessica Arzate on Film, Digital, and Finding Her Voice | from @Y_M_Cinema
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AFI-trained cinematographer Jessica Arzate shares what it’s really like to be a DP, discussing her favorite cameras (ARRI, Panavision, RED)
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Rare example of @IndieWire allowing a writer (@JimmyHemphill) to express something intelligent & true (versus shilling P.R.). Sharp to note that instead of cheap gags, Mamet's script gunned for deep theological matters, which only works when the writer is an actual believer too.
Why Everyone Was Wrong About David Mamet and Neil Jordan’s ‘We’re No Angels’
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“The Whole Movie is Doing an Impression of the Genre”: Akiva Schaffer on The Naked Gun | from @FilmmakerMag
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In the early 1980s, Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker pioneered a niche of slapstick- and wordplay-heavy spoof-comedies with films like Airplane! and Top Secret!
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