Cartoon Network’s Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi may just reinvent the way animators think about 2D. Many animated TV shows are still based on pencil-and-paper drawings, which are scanned into conventional animation programs, but Puffy AmiYumi, produced by Renegade Animation, saves time and money by using Macromedia Flash as a key animation tool. The result is that Puffy AmiYumi is the only animated program created entirely in the U.S. READ MORE...
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1080p monitors are hitting the market just in time for the holidays and videographers and editors must now consider the display on which their clients and viewers will be watching finished video productions. Although there are a number of plasma , rear projection, and LCD monitors in the consumer market already, less than 15% of the public has made a purchase of hi-def displays. Prices of 1080 monitors are dropping from the $20,000.00 range to the $4,000.00 retail price range, and it's quite likely the industry will see much higher consumer purchases this holiday season. READ MORE...
just finished my first ever horror short. people have been pretty happy with it so far. if ya got 7 minutes, check it out and let me know what you think! WATCH HERE...
Most experimentation in animation occurs within short format productions, whether they are high-budgeted commercials, low-budgeted independent shorts or something in between. The growing number of short film festivals around the world attest to the vitality of these works but distribution tends to be difficult and irregular. You can see Quicktime clips from some of the most interesting films. CLICK HERE...
Using a 4 x 5 inch graphics tablet to have fun with your digital photos With the rising popularity of digital cameras and digital photography, many computer-savy users are eager to put their own finishing touches on their digital images. Some have, however, quickly found out that sketching or painting with a mouse is like trying to draw with a bar of soap held in the middle of your hand. READ MORE...
On Friday September 30th and Saturday October 1st, HDFEST will present film selections from the HDFEST 2005 World Tour at the Goldcrest Post Screening Room, 799 Washington Street. All projects screened at the festival will be screened in high-definition resolution. The festival will also present a series of panel discussions and seminars on HD filmmaking, HD editing and digital cinema. The festival schedule can be found at http://www.hdfest.com/nyc_05.htm READ MORE...
However, don't get too excited, because they're not bringing back The Muppet Show. Instead, the six-episode series, America's Next Muppet will spoof American Idol as a slew of new Muppets audition for mainstays like Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, and Miss Piggy for a chance to be on the show. READ MORE...
So let me get this straight: every week these two brothers are looking for their missing dad, and they not only encounter mysterious things every week, but classic mysterious things every week? The first week was The Woman In White, and this week it's the Wendigo. What's next, not a sea monster but the actual Loch Ness Monster? Not a vampire but the actual Dracula? READ MORE...
Visual images are important but let's not forget the power of audio imagry. When you're selling or promoting a product or service, audio can often make the big difference. Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night with a song you heard in a commercial earlier that day playing over and over again in your head? A more distracted audience and tighter budgets are just two of the challenges facing audio pros these days. READ MORE...
Music is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown, Jr.- released by No Credits Productions and More Than Five Years in the Making, Brown Sees Film Before His Death - READ MORE...
KillerWolf Films will be attending the Fangoria Convention in Secaucus,NJ (outside of NYC) on September 24-25th. At this convention will be the DVD premier of "Swamp Zombies" starring Jasmin St Claire, Blue Meanie, Dan Severn, and Pamela Sutch. DVD 3 disc set goes for $15, blue meanie and pam sutch will be at the killerwolf booth. Hope to see you there! SEE THE PREVIEW...
Here is where you will find the help to write a horror screenplay without leaving your seat (God knows you'd be much better off getting some exercise instead of sitting in front of the computer for hours on end, munching Doritos and Cheese Curls and downing Coke after Coke or beer after beer), but, it's your life. There's enough stuff on the Web to help you write your first script and who knows, you may put a little jingle in your jeans and then you can buy Cheese Curls by the case. READ MORE...
Technology is always chasing the common task and trying to make everyone's life easier. Tape logging is a task that most want to make as automated and as easy as possible. How else can you explain all the software gizmos and gadgets videophiles have developed to make the task as painless as possible? READ MORE...
Do you know the difference between balanced and unbalanced audio? When should you use a camcorder's 24P mode? Can you define a Turnkey Editing System?
Low Budget Special FX How can we make a low budget feature film like HORRORS OF WAR look like a big budget feature? Utilizing top notch special effects and innovative new software, we are able to create convicing looks. It could be as simple as changing the colour of the sky or it could be the creation of an army. CONTACT: phil@horrorsofwarmovie.com SEE THE FX.
Sam Nicholson, founder of Stargate Digital, described the shift in the visual effects world as “A continual paradigm shift requiring the engine to continually go faster, and those of us in this industry to continually reinvent our thinking about what is achievable, and how quickly.” READ MORE...
Extra Mile, a new cinema commercial for Hyundai's Sonata, includes three 30-second television spots and a 60-second theatrical commercial. For each spot, mixer Peter Rincon of POP Sound, blended music, sound design, and voiceover tracks. Creating the 5.1 mix for the 60-second theatrical spot was the most complex part Extra Mile's audio work. A narrator's track that would typically be placed in the center speaker was instead spread across the left and right channels. READ MORE...
Stevie's Little WonderThe story of the Nano started nine months ago, when Apple CEO Steve Jobs and his team looked at the iPod Mini. They decided they could make it better by making an absurdly tiny, unbearably sexy successor to the iPod Mini. READ MORE...
The martial arts legend Bruce Lee is to be honoured with a statue in the southern Bosnian city of Mostar, as a symbolic protest against ethnic division, local authorities said. Bruce Lee was chosen as a hero that all ethnic groups could relate to, in a city that was nearly destroyed during the fierce fighting between Croats and Muslims during Bosnia's 1992-95 war and that remains bitterly divided. READ MORE...
Read this astounding interview with Marc Zicree, a master writer who talks about creating a career strategy to navigate your way through the entertainment business. If you ever wondered how to get into the door of a studio or how to get an A-list actor to take you seriously, Marc has some intriguing ideas and strategies. READ MORE...
Screenplays are best when the reader forgets they are even reading and believe instead that they are having a VISUAL EXPERIENCE. Just as a trained musician can "read" a piece of music and HEAR it as if the notes were actually being struck before him, the screenwriter relies on their words to make someone WATCH a film unreel as if it was being projected in their mind. READ MORE...
Editing using Jahshaka The world's first OpenSource Realtime Editing and Effects System, Jahshaka takes advantage of the power of OpenGL and OpenML to give its users exceptional levels of performance. Currently supporting Linux, OsX, Irix and Windows, Solaris is on the way! Jahshaka is licenced to the public under the GNU GPL agreement. The jahshaka editing module is new and improved, currently only on linux but with RC2 Osx and windows for our final release! LEARN MORE...
Got a New Camcorder? Here's What to Do With It.Not too long ago there was a company in Los Angeles called Intertainer. They were acquiring movies that they planned to catalogue and distribute through interactive television. They may have been just a little ahead of their time, but that same demand for content has now reached the mobile audience. READ MORE...
Alien mayhem for PS2 During the 1950’s the only thing we had to worry about was the bomb, commies, and aliens coming down and destroying us all. In Destroy All Humans, you get to play the trigger happy alien bent on causing mayhem and blowing things up.SERIOUS GAME SUMMIT EXPO Washington, D.C.; Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
DUAL MONITOR REVOLUTION! It was not until I split my computer desktop between two monitors, that everything started to flow so much easier. To have the to video preview always available to see because nothing else has to cover allows you to immedialtly see the results of your actions. To have the tools docked where they can redily be seen is icing on the cake. To have the ablity to have a clear timeline is also fantasic. READ MORE...
Under proper storage conditions, Mitsui Advanced Media (MAM) claims a 300-year archival shelf life for its Gold Archive Grade CD-R product.
An Intern’s Story
Gaining experience as a visual effects artist on films like Final Fantasy, The Matrix sequels, Return of the King, I, Robot and Revenge of the Sith, Kory Juul wanted a more personal project to work on; an animated short. His Sunaba (The Sandbox) is the result of two year's work for writer/director/editor Juul.His colleagues at Meticulous and some very close friends helped craft the story of a young boy's artistic struggle and perserverance as a sculptor of intricate sandcastles. READ MORE...
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MUSICALS
In these post-drive-in days dominated by corporate multiscreen theaters, where can auteurs of indie popcorn flicks show their stuff?
Based on an Oscar-winning short film 'Bobs Birthday' from 1995, 'Bob & Margaret' is a show I've seen many episodes of over time, but I've never managed to watch them all (52 episodes over 4 seasons - not sure if they've all been aired here) in the correct order. Deceptively simple in its premise, Bob (a Dentist) and Margaret (a Chiropodist) stuggle to work out what's missing from their life. Essentially, they're not entirely suited to modern life, but like so many of us they still battle to master it. READ MORE...
There was no such thing as the DVD 30 years ago and not many people owned VCRs. Summer was just starting to become an annual bazaar of special-effects blockbusters. There was no such thing as digital photography or editing, either. The movie world back when the Toronto International Film Festival began in 1975 was a lot different from what it has transformed into today.
Ex-baseball great Jose Canseco is trying to become Hollywood's latest action hero and his almost unknown manager Bob Debrino is trying to make it in Hollywood as well. Both guys make this article fascinating reading for anyone trying to get into the Hollywood game.
The new WB series "Supernatural" doesn't begin airing until next week, but it's available online now — another sign of broadcast TV's increasingly aggressive promotional schemes.
Bob Denver has died at the age of 70. Adored by fans of classic tv as Gilligan, the first mate of the S.S. Minnow in Gilligan's Island from 1964-1967...and earlier as beatnik Maynard G. Krebs from the "Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" show from 1959-1963. Saturday morning tv fans also knew him as Junior from "Far Out Space Nuts" ("Lunch not launch!") Denver was a gifted comic actor.His work with Alan Hale Jr. as the Skipper were like a modern day version of Laurel and Hardy. VISIT THE FAN SITE...
MovingPicture is a tool that allows documentary and industrial filmmakers to pan, scan and zoom on high resolution images (up to 8,000 by 8,000 pixels), ala "Ken Burns."
The Jason Statham thriller enjoyed the biggest debut of any film opening over the Labor Day weekend and helped propel Hollywood to its second-best Labor Day holiday overall, behind only 2003. Transporter 2 raked in $20.3 million, according to estimates from box-office tracker Nielsen EDI.Blockbuster vs. Netflix and Downloadable Movies
Summer Bust Leaves Hollywood Uncertain
Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles burst onto the international independent film scene with 2002's critically adored feature 'City of God,' which chronicled the life of boys growing up in one of Rio's notorious favelas. The gorgeously shot drama, starring actual young residents, propelled Meirelles all the way to an Oscar nod for Best Director.
"Should fear be used to take away certain civil liberties?" Actor George Clooney has insisted that his second directorial outing - Good Night and Good Luck - is not intended as a political statement. "My goal is not to attack any administration, my goal is to raise a debate."Italy began hosting one of the world's most prestigious film festivals as long ago as 1932 when Benito Mussolini was one of the first to understand the importance of international exploitation and marketing of films. Both he and the Nazis in Germany were to use the new art form for regime propaganda. He invited along to Venice for the first festival Louis Lumiere, the Frenchman who had invented the motion picture camera and projector and had given the world's first movie show in a Paris cafe in 1895.
Each director must have his own style. There two answers why this is so -- short and long. The short answer is commercial; the unique style is your ability to say the old stories in a new way. They give you a proven formula story and you make money selling it again.
"There has never been a homosexual cowboy movie." Brokeback Mountain is based on a short story by The Shipping News author E Annie Proulx, this is the tender story of the forbidden love that develops between two male cowboys who meet on a Wyoming ranch in 1963. Hidden from a society that will not accept it, their relationship grows and deepens over 20 years in a film that is sure to raise eyebrows in the country where it is set. Director Ang Lee's last film was comic-book blockbuster The Hulk. READ MORE...
The writer and director of the movie CRASH who also wrote the script for MILLION DOLLAR BABY has been brought in to work on the next James Bond film. Paul Haggis has been hired to do a rewrite of the script of CASINO ROYALE.
Controversial US director Spike Lee has criticized Hollywood for its lack of originality while launching his latest movie at the Venice Film Festival.
Method acting is the endeavour to apply natural rules and laws to the theatre which can aid an actor with the process of playing a role.
For writers, Shame can be a strong and divisive emotion. It seems to surface at the very worst times and when we are most vulnerable. It's also an occupational certainty, and how we deal with it can make a huge difference in our progress.
Based on the short story by Ray Bradbury, A Sound of Thunder relates the disastrous consequences to the history of the world if even a minor piece of the past is altered.
AN OUTLANDISH PREMISE: Norman is an aging, second-rate comic. He wants to leave his mark on the world, but he knows he’s not a good enough comedian to be remembered for his stand-up routine. Ours is a violent society and if you want to be famous, and don’t have any skills, an easy way is to kill as many people as you can before you either die or get caught.
This listing is for users interested in getting the most out of AFTER EFFECTS. It's always easy to do things after you know how. There are tutorials for just about everything on the Internet and finding the best ones can take a lot of time and research.
