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- 80% of Films That Make It into Sundance Get Distribution Deals
NoFilmSchool (Today) - That's no typo; that's real life. 4 out of 5 films that, by some divine and gracious mercy, happen to make it into Sundance also manage to snag distribution deals. CEO David Larkin, and his team over at GoWatchIt.com, which lets users check the availability of movies or television shows... - 12 hours
- EditStock Provides Affordable Footage to Practice Editing & Professional Feedback on Your Work NoFilmSchool (Today) - Like most creative endeavors, becoming a better editor is a matter of consistent practice and receiving constructive feedback on your work. Simple though that may sound, it's not particularly easy for aspiring editors to obtain raw footage to cut on their own, nor is it easy to get honest, critical...
- 'When We Weren't Filming We Were Selling Trees': An Interview with 'Christmas, Again' Filmmakers NoFilmSchool (Today) - Kentucker Audley (founder of Nobudge) stars in the Sundance drama Christmas, Again by first-time NY-based filmmaker Charles Poekel. We got a chance to catch up with them in Park City to talk about shooting on super 16, acting preparation and the foibles of Christmas. Watch the 9 minute interview below:...
- Follow-up to the Latest Polls
Sigma Rumors (Today) - Reference: Which lens(es) would you like Sigma to update? That was a much discussed poll. A couple of notes: The very good 85mm f/1.4 EX DG easily tops it. Now that the highly regarded 35mm and 50mm f/1.4 Art have set the pace for quality, a lens that rivals... - E-Pl5 with kit lens and SD card sells for $399.
43Rumors (Today) - Share Olympus US lowered the price of the E-Pl5 which you now get for $399 with kit lens and SD card at Amazon (Click here) and GetOlympus (without the card). More camera deals: Panasonic G6 for $519 with kit lens at Amazon US (Click here) Panasonic GF6 with kit lens... - First new Speedbooster Ultra in Stock at BHphoto.
SonyAlphaRumors (Today) - Share The first of the new generation Speedbooster Ultra are in Stock at BHphoto or shipping within 2-4 weeks. Check out the list: In Stock: Metabones Canon EF-Emount Speed Booster Ultra-Black Matt (Click here). Metabones QBM-Emount Speed Booster Ultra-Black Matt (Click here). Metabones Contarex-Emount Speed Booster Ultra-Black Matt (Click here).... - Viewfactor announce DLCM-1 digital servo motor – a smaller, lighter alternative for remote lens control
DSLR News Shooter (Today) - By site editor Dan Chung: Once upon a time, focus servo motors were strictly limited to the high end of cinema shooting; they were prohibitively expensive and never seen on lower budget shoots. Each motor allows control of focus, iris or zoom via either a wired, or more commonly wireless,... - 24 hours
- 2015 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Now Open, Early Deadline March 2nd NoFilmSchool (Today) - The 2015 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is now open for submissions, and the early deadline of March 2nd is fast approaching. So if you want to save some money on fees and get fresh readers for your script, you'd better get to work. For this first time ever, the...
- New firmware update for the Atomos Shogun 4K recorder. SonyAlphaRumors (Today) - Share A7s owner that wat to record 4K can use the Atomos Shogun which sells for $2,000 at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). And there is a new firmware update (6.02) you can download at atomos.com/support/: Enhancements and Fixes: * Fixed occasional 1/2 blue frame chroma swap (Yr...
- Satirical FS7 Test Video Will Leave You in Tears (Laughing)
Cinema5D news (Today) - Let’s face it. Most of the community reading this site and certainly the whole team at cinema5D are nerds. Camera nerds. There’s no denying. All too often we torture our friends and loved ones with the latest and greatest tool we acquired, sometimes they even have to star in our camera... - New Atomos Shogun firmware update. 43Rumors (Today) - Share If yo own the GH4 you may be interested in this: Atomos released the new Shogun 6.02 firmware update. You can download it here: atomos.com/support/: Enhancements and Fixes: * Fixed occasional 1/2 blue frame chroma swap (Yr Yb) when recording 4K 30p on A7s and GH4. * Implemented user...
- Germany deals: Gold box today on the A99 (And A7 for $979). SonyAlphaRumors (Today) - Share Germany is learning from the US market and you can find more and more “Blitzangebote” on Sony stuff. Today at 16:00 there will be such a deal on the A99 (Click here). Sony A7s sells now for under 200 Euro in Germany at Technikdirect (Click here). Sony A7 for...
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- As Sundance Films Race to the Finish, Endcrawl Gets Them to the Final Frame NoFilmSchool (Yesterday) - In the past few weeks, one service most likely saved the collective butts of post supervisors on several lucky Sundance films, desperately trying to make that print traffic deadline. That service is Endcrawl. Back in October 2013, V wrote about Endcrawl's introduction as a new service to generate end credits...
- Exclusive Interview: Head of Projection at Sundance on the First Year 35mm Died NoFilmSchool (Yesterday) - For the first year in Sundance history, there are no films projecting from 35mm prints. What does that mean for independent filmmakers? It means the DCP is likely here to stay, according to Holden Payne, the Technical Director of Exhibition and Projection of the Sundance Film Festival. If you've had...
- Exclusive Interview: Head of Projection at Sundance on the Year 35mm Died NoFilmSchool (Yesterday) - For the first year in Sundance history, there are no films projecting from 35mm prints. What does that mean for independent filmmakers? It means the DCP is likely here to stay, according to Holden Payne, the Technical Director of Exhibition and Projection of the Sundance Film Festival. If you've had...
