The 2009 DUH! AWARDS

Celebrating the DUMBEST, most UNDECIDED and most HERALDED achievements in TV in 2009.

IS DIGITAL PIRACY HERE TO STAY?

The Pirate Bay Welcomes Its 4 Millionth User

Despite the numerous lawsuits that have been targeted at The Pirate Bay, the notorious BitTorrent site welcomed its 4 millionth user last weekend.

Founded in 2003, the initial goal of the Pirate Bay founders was to build the first Scandinavian BitTorrent community. Due to the enormous international interest in the (former) tracker the operators of the site changed their initial plans and made the site available in multiple languages a year after it was launched.

READ MORE - http://freakbits.com/the-pirate-bay-welcomes-its-4-millionth-user-1209

The decade according to 9-year-olds

In a film by allison louie-garcia, there are some surprising revelations about THE PAST TEN YEARS AS SEEN BY 9 YEAR OLDS BORN IN THE YEAR 2000. Although they lived through it, everything in this world clearly hinges upon your past experiences and your point of view.

The decade according to 9-year-olds from allison louie-garcia on Vimeo.

The top 10 sleeper movie hits of the decade

Sleepers come seemingly from out of nowhere.

They are the little films that confound expectations, attracting enthusiastic audiences that happily spread the word.

Sometimes they come from the studio system, produced almost as an afterthought, but mostly they're produced well off the radar. On occasion, they upend the established order by opening at No. 1 at the box office.

10. "CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON" (SONY PICTURES CLASSICS, 2000)
Budget: $17 million Domestic gross: $128 million
9. "DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN" (LIONSGATE, 2005)
Budget: $5.5 million Domestic gross: $50.4 million
8. "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE" (FOX SEARCHLIGHT, 2008)
Budget: $15 million Domestic gross: $141.3 million

READ MORE By Gregg Kilday, Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit - http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091229/film_nm/us_sleepers

Copyright © 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

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Ten filmmakers everyone should be thankful for

In the spirit of the holidays,

it seems appropriate to give thanks for the filmmakers that have touched so many lives with their work. So without wasting any more time, here are ten filmmakers everyone should be thankful for.

1. Stanley Kubrick
The most simple and succinct way to put this is when you ask great filmmakers who the best filmmaker ever was or is, 99 times out of 100, the name they will utter is Stanley Kubrick. He simply reinvented the art form time and time again, always pushing the limits both in subject matter and technically with the tools of his craft. To thank Kubrick for all he has done would take more space than is available here, but probably his most important contribution was his unwavering vision and his relentless desire to carry it out his way or not at all.

READ MORE by Eric Shlapack - http://www.examiner.com/x-17667-Tucson-Film-Industry-Examiner~y2009m11d27-Ten-filmmakers-everyone-should-be-thankful-for

Copyright © 2009 Clarity Digital Group LLC d/b/a Examiner.com. All Rights reserved.

12 Things Made Obsolete by New Media

THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF THE NEW CENTURY
have made drastic changes in the way we live

GONE or GOING FAST are Classifieds In Newspapers; Dial Up Internet; Encyclopedias; CDs; Landline Phones; Film and Video Tape (And Cameras that use them); Yellow Pages And Address Books; Printed Catalogs; Fax Machines and there are MORE SURPRISES...


READ MORE and LEARN WHY: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/26/obsolete-things-that-expi_n_402674.html?slidenumber=jHdF9MtUtnw%3D&slideshow#slide_image

Is It Time for New Rules in the Media and Entertainment Industry?

Jacob R. Miles III writes, "For decades media companies producing newspapers, magazines, radio and broadcast stations have ruled the roost, they were putting up strong numbers in growth, revenue and profit margins!"

Today is a new day, a time for new rules in the media and entertainment industry. Yesterday's media companies around the world are facing their own economic crisis. Newspapers are closing or cutting jobs at an unprecedented rate. Broadcast television and radio are loosing audiences at never experienced before rates. Magazines are in a constant state of flux and change as they try to preserve their audiences and decrease their production costs.

Fragmented audiences are at the core of yesterday's media & entertainment company problems. The growth of the internet and its next generation media companies are playing havoc with the ability of old line companies to project their sales and growth.

News, stories, photos, videos and graphics are the lifeline of the media and entertainment industry. The integration of the internet is the future of the industry, however the current/historical infrastructure and management structure are not suited for where the internet is going…..and it is going there (next generation media and entertainment model) fast.

The playing field is changing, opportunities to influence and shape the future of the media and entertainment industry. This raises the question… Is it time for new rules in the media and entertainment industry?

Recommended reading: The New Rules Of Marketing And Pr: How To Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing And Online Media To Reach Buyers Directly - by David Meerman Scott - Buy Now: http://tinyurl.com/cewkje

JINGLE BELLS

This is the original and final version of this 'Indianised' Jingle Bells song.

Big thanks to Nupur for creating this animation.
We are all hoping that more animations come from Nupur.



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Don’t mess with Jack Bauer

Don’t mess with Jack Bauer...ever...

NB: All 24 clips belong to Fox
All footage has been used in the Christmas spirit

www.rebelchristmascard2009.com/


Season's Greeting from MYFILM.com

Advantages of an LLC

Before doing anything else, producers of independent films should consider WHY they need an LLC.

There are advantages to having a Limited Liability Company tax status. This status is pretty new, since most states have only begun recognizing it since around 1999. Owners of an LLC are referred to as members.

Limited Liability Companies have caught on rapidly since they offer the advantages of very flexible tax treatment, versatility and simple operation, and they offer the most tax liability insulation.

For these reasons the LLC status has become a favorite of small business owners, particularly attorneys. Single member Limited Liability Companies had been barred in some states, but now all fifty states recognize the legitimacy of single owner Limited Liability Companies. No tax is paid when you transfer a sole proprietorship into an LLC.

To start a Limited Liability Company, you must register with your state's office of the Secretary of State and pay a fee to file an article of organization. Articles of organization are generally easy to file and require only the very basic information about your business, such as its name, location, and what it does.

There are fee-based websites that will set everything up for you for the cost of the filing fee, plus their services. There are also instructional books and software available to help you file an article of organization on your own. Fees for the service can run around $150, while state filing fees start at about $50 and can go above $500, depending on the state and the circumstances.

READ MORE - By Chintamani Abhyankar – http://ezinearticles.com/?Tax-Advantages-of-an-LLC&id=3359067 - Mr. Abhyankar is famous for offering financial solutions which anyone can follow. He is currently working on an eBook on identity theft.

© 2009 EzineArticles.com - All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

An Appeal from Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales

"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet has FREE ACCESS to the sum of ALL human knowledge." — Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia

Today, I am asking you to make a donation to support Wikipedia.

I started Wikipedia in 2001, and over the past eight years, I've been amazed and humbled to see hundreds of thousands of volunteers join with me to build the largest encyclopedia in human history.

Wikipedia isn't a commercial website. It's a community creation, entirely written and funded by people like you. More than 340 million people use Wikipedia every month - almost a third of the Internet-connected world. You are part of our community.

I believe in us. I believe that Wikipedia keeps getting better. That's the whole idea. One person writes something, somebody improves it a little, and it keeps getting better, over time. If you find it useful today, imagine how much we can achieve together in 5, 10, 20 years.

READ MORE - http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Personal_Appeal
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TWILIGHT brings out the Vampires...

Edward Dalton is a researcher in the year 2019, in which an unknown plague has transformed the world's population into vampires in this decidedly interesting look at how humans and vampires would see each other in a world overrun by vampires.



Everyone's favorite storyteller Guillermo del Toro is taking a stab (no pun intended) at the vampire story. if you’re as hip as some of us are and caught his interview in last months issue of wired you’ll know he’s intending to take a decidedly del toro spin on what he views everyone’s favorite monster to be.

Holiday Gifts to Support Independent Film

The internet is struggling to monetize independent films.

Studios run by corporations increasingly view their specialty divisions as a hobby, and eliminate them one by one while DVD sales are down.

However, this is an exciting time because it is more possible than ever for audiences to connect directly with independent filmmakers and help support them with the films that they have made, and are making.

This list will introduce 10 gifts that you can give for the Holidays, Birthdays or special events to help support independent film.

READ MORE - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-reiss/a-christmas-and-hanukah-l_b_395890.html

INK Release strategy for DVD and BluRay

The producer of "INK" shares a wonderful Five Step distribution strategy that all indie filmmakers should know about!

"We began our journey in September of 2006 by scouting a location in Crested Butte, CO where we filmed the dreamy Storyteller forest. Now, three years later we have released our finished movie on Blu-ray and DVD"

You can pre-order both discs along with a t-shirt and poster on our website. Ink is on the shelf at every Blockbuster store in the country. In addition, it's available on Netflix instant and rental, iTunes, Amazon, and many other outlets.

I would like to share a bit more about our release strategy for Ink and what we have learned over the years. This strategy came out of years of attending festivals and having extraordinarily bad luck with traditional distribution deals and incorporates the recognition that times have changed.



READ MORE by Kiowa - http://doubleedgefilms.blogspot.com/2009/10/ink-on-dvd-and-blu-ray-our-release.html
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A fairy tale that could only happen in the movies

A FAIRY TALE !
Man makes video for $300.
Uploads to youTube on Thursday!
Goes to Hollywood.
Gets pots of money and a movie deal.
Sounds too good to be true.
Except this story is true.

"I uploaded 'Ataque de Panico!' (Panic Attack) on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of emails from Hollywood studios." Long story short, a bidding war ensued. The offer he pocketed: A $30 million deal with Sam "Spiderman" Raimi's Ghost House Pictures. That's a nice return on investment. Here's the video that got him Hollywood gold.



READ MORE - http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/buzzlog-uruguay-to-hollywood.html

Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.

WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU...

...we didn’t get into Sundance.

We weren’t expecting to, but it was still disappointing to get that email. According to the Sundance rejection letter, there were 9800 entries this year. Out of those, a mere 200 films were selected.

Every independent filmmaker dreams their movie will premiere at Sundance. They imagine going to Park City, answering questions from the audience, getting interviewed by entertainment journalists, attending the parties, and selling their movie in an all-out bidding war. So when you get that rejection email, that dream is officially dead.

The worst part is, you start questioning the quality of your movie. You start wondering if one more edit might have improved the film tenfold. If casting name actors would have made a difference. If, God forbid, your little movie is simply not as good as you thought it was.

READ MORE by Matt Harry - http://fuguefilm.blogspot.com/2009/12/we-regret-to-inform-you.html

Free Korean Movies in 2010 in NY

The American people are under attack

Held hostage by a totalitarian regime based in Hollywood that insists on torturing them with terrible movies based on lame toys and old TV shows in clear violation of their human rights, America's citizens cry out to the international community for assistance.

And Korea responds with
FREE INDEPENDENT FILMS!

The Korean Cultural Service, the most battle-tested and technologically advanced arm of the Korean government, is staging an invasion of Manhattan to liberate Americans from their current system of entertainment.

Coordinated by the director of the KCS, Soo Keun Song, every other Tuesday night, from January 12, 2010 until December 14, 2010, the Korean Cultural Service will be screening new Korean movies at the Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street) for free.

That's right, America. For FREE!

KOREAN MOVIE NIGHT
Tuesdays at 7pm
Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street, on the corner of Canal Street, one block from the A, C, E and 1 train Canal Street stops)

Price? Free. All you have to do is RSVP to info@koreanculture.org or call 212-759-9550

Stage One of the Korean Invasion will be: INDEPENDENT MOVIES

The Korean film industry imploded in 2006. With too many films in production (so many movies were being that cameras had to be borrowed from Japan) and too many bloated star vehicles hitting the market, the Korean film industry production bubble popped like a subprime mortgage crisis. But in late 2008 and 2009, hope was restored when a series of low budget, independent Korean movies became massive word-of-mouth hits. For the next eight weeks, the Korean Cultural Service will introduce these movies to America.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 @ 7pm
DAY TIME DRINKING (2008, 116 minutes, New York Premiere)
One of the rudest things you can do in Korea is turn down a drink. It¹s like spitting in someone¹s face. DAYTIME DRINKING is a rapidly escalating farce that tweaks the humiliation-meter up and up and up and up as Hyuk-Jin, newly broken up with his girlfriend, finds himself bullied into drinking an infinite amount of soju in a series of progressively more surreal situations. The debut film from Noh Young-Seok, Drinking became a word-of-mouth hit in Korea and has played dozens of film festivals around the world. With a vibe somewhere between Jim Jarmusch¹s Stranger than Paradise and Broken Lizard¹s Beerfest the only thing dry about this flick is its humor.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 @ 7pm
MEMBERS OF THE FUNERAL (2008, 99 minutes, North American Premiere)
Considered one of the most intellectually ambitious of Korea¹s current crop of indie features, this film¹s lush visuals and caustic performances hide the fact that it was shot for pennies. Member kicks off with a family of three going at each others' throats during a funeral for a teenaged boy. Flashbacks show the wounded innocents who grew up to become these monsters and as they flay the skin from their faces with their barbed words, the movie gradually darkens and deepens into something much more profound than a simple family snit fit.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 @ 7pm
BEAUTIFUL (2008, 88 minutes, New York Premiere)
First timer Juhn Jai-Hong took an unfinished screenplay by his mentor, Kim Ki-Duk (The Isle, Bad Guy), and turned it into this insane slice of grand guignol social critique that sends up Korea¹s obsession with plastic surgery with a side helping of maximum carnage. Kim is a pretty young woman often mistaken for an actress. Men are always hitting on her, and she's uncomfortable being the object of their sexual fantasies. Her discomfort deepens when she's attacked by a stalker who thinks he's in love with her, and then the cops accuse her of leading the guy on by looking sexy. Even the doctor at the hospital hits on her. Her only hope: to erase her beauty by any means necessary. A big budget, 35mm production, BEAUTIFUL is a queasy
mix of body horror, sexual politics, eating disorders, self-mutilation and homicidal rage.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 @ 7pm
BREATHLESS (2009, 131 minutes)
Winner of several awards at Rotterdam, and winner of "Best Debut Feature" at the New York Asian Film Festival, Breathless is uncompromising, two-fisted, DIY filmmaking at its heartbreaking best. Written, produced, directed and starring Yang Ik-June (who mortgaged his house to finance the film) this movie about a shiftless, violent thug drifting through life takes on emotional weight when he runs up against a schoolgirl, Yeon-Hee, who gives as good as she gets. Together, these two battered souls form an unlikely alliance against the world. Lauded by the New York Times as one of this year's real finds, Breathless will hurt you in all the right ways.

300 dpi artwork can be downloaded from:
http://www.subwaycinema.com/STILLS/KCS

Sorry, Rupert Murdoch-CONTENT Will Remain FREE

Here Are the Facts:

Last week Rupert Murdoch, in a Wall Street Journal Op-Ed, once again proclaimed the advertising business model dead and the era of free content over.

No one doubts that Murdoch is an astute business man. He has made a fortune in media, much of it in tabloids and by cozying up to dictatorships in countries such as China and Russia. He cynically titled the piece that he published in his own newspaper to further his business interests, ”Journalism and Freedom.”

Generally speaking, I’m a fan of Murdoch. They say, “you can’t argue with success” and I usually don’t. However, in this latest episode his reasoning is so divorced from the facts that I have my doubts as to whether he’s really serious.

The dominant trend today is actually toward greater media diversity.

READ MORE by Greg Satell - http://www.digitaltonto.com/2009/sorry-rupert-content-will-remain-free/
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Indie Spotlight: The Graduates

Writer and Director Ryan Gielen calls his film THE GRADUATES, “a love letter to Ocean City,” but it could just as easily be a love letter to that month in every graduate’s life when they don’t know whether they’re still in high school or already in college.

That adolescent Purgatory can be a difficult subject, but Gielen and company handle the keg-fueled "endless summer" celebration and ennui with a very capable eye and a budget of $95,000.

READ MORE at Film School Rejects by Dr. Cole Abaius - http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/reviews/indie-spotlight-the-graduates.php#ixzz0YGfcwFf6

All Rights Reserved © 2006-2009 Reject Media, LLC



WATCH THE FULL MOVIE FOR FREE ON HULU:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/92154/the-graduates

NEW MEDIA technology UPDATE

New Media makes many things possible and many of those who still rely on old media are completely oblivious to the changes that will soon affect us all...

See some recent technological advances and know what's coming:


SPRXmobile has launched the world’s first augmented reality browser for mobile phones names Layar. Layar adds realtime digital information on top of the real world seen through a mobile device’s camera. It does not need any use of recognition through images or other objects. Instead it locates it’s position through a combination of camera, compass and GPS.


Google has implemented semi-3D “Smart Navigation,” which makes your virtual walking a lot easier. Your cursor is mapped on a rough 3D model of the scene, with a convincing sense of depth. Just click where you want to go, and Street View takes you there, making the transition with an unexpectedly convincing pseudo-3D effect.
It also works for off-road sights, like storefronts or distant scenery. These items are mapped as well, so if you lead your cursor to, say, the front door of your house, Street View will automatically take you to the best possible viewpoint. The above video explains it all pretty well.


The EU Joint-Action Science and Technology project (JAST) is developing robots that can engage in joint activities with humans or other robots, to complete tasks through teamwork. Their latest demonstration (see video above) shows their progress with a robot that observes and predicts a human working on a project. The robot identifies the components the human is using and the likely result of assembling the components. The robot then assists the human with the work, locating parts as they are needed, and providing them to the human. The idea is to give robot the capacity for "observation and mirroring (resonance)".

Paramount set to finance up to 20 'micro-budget' movies annually

THE HANDWRITING IS ON THE WALL!

Let's call it the "PARANORMAL EFFECT" and it brings a whole new way for studio producers to see what every indie filmmaker already knows!

It's also "THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT" all over again! What Artisan Entertainment learned eleven short years ago is finally starting to sink in.

Some of 2009's most profitable movies have been modestly budgeted works that grossed huge multiples of their costs, including "Paranormal Activity," "The Hangover," "District 9" and "The Blind Side." Realizing that these are not flukes and dazzled by the fact that it could gross more than $100 million on a movie that barely cost $15,000 to make, Paramount Pictures is now set to launch a new production wing devoted to films budgeted at less than $100,000. And every other studio will soon follow.

New Paramount division will think small - READ MORE By John Horn - http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-paramount11-2009dec11,0,155266.story?track=rss

READ MORE By John Horn - http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/12/hollywood-films-on-the-cheap-paramounts-low-budget-movie-gamble.html

Copyright 2009, A Tribune Web site

NEW MEDIA brings ATTENTION TO THE TRUTH...

even the big Hollywood execs are finally starting to notice:

1.) THE ARTIST MAKES MAKES THE ART GOOD OR BAD;
NOT THE PRICE OF THE CANVAS AND PAINT BRUSHES.

2.) GREAT FILMS DO NOT NECESSARILY MAKE MONEY and
BAD FILMS DO NOT NECESSARILY LOSE MONEY.

3.) GREAT ADVERTISING CAN GENERATE INTEREST IN THE WORST ART.

4.) GREAT ART WILL REMAIN OBSCURE WITHOUT ADVERTISING.

5.) AND ADVERTISING TODAY IS FREE...a great deal of publicity and advertising can be had at low or no cost by simply using the Internet!

©2009, Stanley N. Lozowski, All Rights Reserved.

Before You Close That Distribution Deal...!

I was recently on the phone with one of the many producers/directors who called needing a little assistance. We were discussing the negotiation this producer was about to have, with a distributor who was interested in his movie. So we're chatting and I'm rattling off a number of questions this producer needs to ask the distributor.

Question #1:
How many cities does this distributor want to put your movie or documentary into?

Will it be one city, like New York or Los Angeles? Will it be two cities? Will it be ten? Why is this even important to know?

It's important because this will help you gauge the distributor's true interest. And if you've done your due diligence on them...

READ MORE...http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001Q54IKSLlf4GGLpD7NPF1cKxLl_JQzBMcQNOEQZixnHrPTsWWRv11A50-GAaFCnW4h6ORayqflTAcKCDhtGbRxQ2vTCXIo2dexiArR6HEpK6wjdD6-IrPoA%3D%3D

© 2009 Jerome Courshon. All Rights Reserved.

GREED

GREED is a dark comedy from Sweden about human greed laid bare for the idiotic and dangerous thing it is, something we all know is a part of us bubbling beneath the surface, that some keep in check and others fail to.

http://www.wildsound-filmmaking-feedback-events.com/greed.html

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INDIES DIRECT is now LIVE

To Scott, Stanley and Jayne,

As a big fan of your blog, I know that you and your readers are always on the lookout for the best new ideas in independent film. I wanted to share with you and your readers an incredibly exciting new online distribution site for independent film, called Indies Direct. While the official site launch is December 16th, we are offering a *special, 15% advanced discount* for our favorite blogs this Wednesday, December 9th.

IndiesDirect.com is a pioneering way for film lovers to watch the best of independent cinema. Imagine watching undistributed gems from Sundance, Tribeca and the South by Southwest film festivals, all from the comfort of your own home - no industry pass or expensive tickets necessary! This site will also help create a home for filmmakers where they can sell their film, see a sizable profit, and continue to create and distribute more films with an artist's vision.

The website is having its beta launch this Wednesday, December 9th, by releasing award-winning documentaries. One of these films is /Courting Condi,/ a mockumentary about one man's love for former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. The actor Devin Ratray (famously known as the characer "Buzz" from /Home Alone/) stars in this much lauded film that has received 26 awards on the film festival circuit. /Fans of Film/ called it "a great watch for doc junkies", and the /The New York Times /called it "smart, poetic, and informative."



More information about the film can be found at http://www.courtingcondi.com/

If you think your readers might be interested in seeing groundbreaking new movies at a discounted price (and I strongly believe they would!) it would be great if you post the trailer of /Courting Condi/ on your blog, and notify your readers about the beta launch of http://www.IndiesDirect.com. *If they type in "condiplease" at checkout, they will receive 15% off their purchase.* (Viewers can pay to either stream, download to own, or buy the DVD of these films.)

As I have already mentioned, this is a beta launch, so the site is still being developed. In the upcoming months, IndiesDirect will be acquiring many more movies. You can follow IndiesDirect on twitter for regular updates, or become a fan on facebook.

Thanks a lot guys, and please let me know if you have any further questions!

Best,
Kishori Rajan
Associate Producer of Sales and Marketing
twitter: kishori

SCREEN COMMENT: An intelligent CINEMA website

SCREENCOMMENT.com is a great website for filmmakers and people who love good films.

TEN FILMS THAT MATTERED in 2009

Every film, in fact matters. They matter because a film is an impossible proposition to begin with. For men it’s the closest they’ll get to giving birth. Lars Von Trier did give birth this year, to his neurotic mini-me, after which he made Antichrist and scared the bejesus out of everyone. Many a filmmaker who isn’t Steven Spielberg will develop nausea, lose weight, become insomniac or just age prematurely in the process of seeing their film to post-production . So it’s really difficult to put down any movie as ‘the thing that should have never been made.’ Well, there are a few exceptions.

READ MORE By ALI NADERZAD - http://alinaderzad.blogspot.com/
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HAVING GOOD MANAGEMENT...

Remember the Turtles? "Happy Together"?

The Turtles were formed by Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan. They were saxophone players who did whatever was trendy in order to make a living as musicians. All 6 Turtles sang and this is Mark and Howard (circa 1990) as they describe the business side of their music career.

Producing their music turned into a big nightmare and this illustrates more than anything that even the most talented artists need good competent managers who will work with them.



The Turtles performing "Happy Together"

Chinese recreate Tiger Woods crash with computer animation

If this isn't the viral sensation of the Internet by sundown, then the Internet isn't working properly today.

The above video uses computer animation to show two different scenarios that lead to the Tiger Woods car accident. Both are hilarious.

Read more: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2009/12/01/chinese-recreate-tiger-woods-crash-with-computer-animation.aspx#ixzz0YfEFHrKf

FREE 3D TUTORIALS

Learn 3D online and become a master animator/artist

TUTORIALS - LEARN MORE - http://www.cgtantra.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=13&Itemid=34

Making of The Votussoloum Matte painting - Lincoln Renall - CGTantra Challenge Winner
Making of 'The Legend of Ram' - Vivek Ram
MEL Scripting : Reference Box for modeling.
Making of Qiane - Goddess of Illusions by Shreya Shetty
Making of 'The Cow Girl' - Samar Vijay
Making of 'The Cursed Pirate' - Rohan Oka
Making of a Matte Painting - The Ancient Temple by Gordon Tarpley
Making of 'The Alien Civilization' - by Eric J. Dima-ala (Winner of DMP Challenge)
Making of the Alien Civilization by Tyler Durden
Making of The Lost World matte painting – Somnath Patra – CGTantra Challenge Winner
Making of The Lost World Matte painting – Alex Soroka – CGTantra Challenge Winner
Making of The Lost World matte painting – Pavel Cucka – CGTantra Challenge Winner
'The Making of The Decline of Babel Myth – Jacobsen War' by Frederic St-Arnaud, Part - 2
'The Making of The Decline of Babel Myth – Jacobsen War' by Frederic St-Arnaud
MAKING OF "JAMUKHA, GOT MILK?"
Using UV Spaces within Maya and Zbrush
Unreal Character Development: Part 2 - Unwrapping & Texturing 01
Unreal Character Development: Part 1 - Concept & Modeling 02
Unreal Character Development: Part 1 - Concept & Modeling 01
Making of “Super no More!” by Ronny Gani
Making Of Dawn, The Dinotaur by Sri Ram Chandra
The Making of Al Pacino by Vikram V.
Programing for Pipeline - Susanta Dutta
Programing for Pipeline II - Susanta Dutta
Conversational MEL Part 2 by Nimble Studios Inc.
Conversational MEL Part 1 by Nimble Studios Inc.
Animomania Workflow Tutorial by Amrit Derhgawen
The Making of Mike Wazowski (with Walkthrough) - Waheed Nasir
The Making of Love Is In The Air - Shyamshriram
The Making of Suraagh Rasaan - CGGuru
The Making of Skullhead Mobster - Harshdeep Borah
The Making Of Macaw - Waheed Nasir
The Making of Kameswaran Iyer - Prashant Sadaphule

HAPPY THANKSGIVING?

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/11/egreetings/source/2.htm
In the event some people are still not aware:

New Media = No Money

Anyone and everyone with a camcorder and/or a computer is taking their pocket money and making records, books, videos and films today-and despite their low/no/micro/zero budget, some rival the best that Hollywood has to offer. And thanks to the $181 1080p Camileo and better, faster, lower cost computer programs, the next generation of independent films will truly astound the world!

HUNT FOR GOLLUM - Made for £3000, this new LORD OF THE RINGS film inspired by the appendices of JRR Tolkein's classic trilogy. As with other fan films it is made purely for the enjoyment of the material and the experience of making a high-quality low-budget film that has a multi-million dollar look. Watch the film in HD. Click MENU for SUBTITLES in various languages (or the additional languages version- argentina/portuguese/etc...)
http://www.dailymotion.com/gb/video/x93zji_the-hunt-for-gollum-hd-version_shortfilms

Have you seen SITA? Probably the best 2D animated Indian feature made to date was made in NYC. It’s titled SITA SINGS THE BLUES. Film critic Roger Ebert loved it and raved about it calling it one of the best films of 2008! Every major film festival around the world featured it! How on earth could one person working only with her computer shame Hollywood (and Bollywood) and make one of the best films of 2008 all by herself? Our NY animator friend, Nina Paley, is in a class by herself! Her award winning ultra low-budget animated film, SITA SINGS THE BLUES is available for streaming. (My sound partner, Bill Enrico's NY company, did the final sound work) Watch it full screen in HD and enjoy every minute.
http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/blog/watch-sita-sings-the-blues-online/347/

REMBRANDT'S J'ACCUSE - This is Peter Greenaway’s rich film essay about Rembrandt's famous painting, The Night Watch. In this film Peter persuasively argues that Rembrandt's famous painting contains an accusation of murder. He analyzes the mysteries in the work that may have caused land led to Rembrandt’s downfall. http://www.indiemoviesonline.com/movie/Rembrandt%27s-J%27accuse

COMMIT – This is probably the most typical 90 minute new media feature film made with a very low-budget. Directed by Mickey Blaine using only two actors and two locations, it was shot by turning the camera on and off three times during two days, just as it was "performed". Isn't that wonderful? No editing required! Winning awards at festivals, the two actors in the film maintain excellent engaging dialogue and your eyes will be glued to the screen to the very last scene which will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. http://www.filmgo.net/NowPlaying/Commit/tabid/148/Default.aspx

With the price of everything heading towards zero, the new question is now, "How do you make money when the price of all new media will soon be FREE?"

E-greetings like the one on top of this e-mail are slowly starting to replace traditional greeting cards and we all know how e-mail has taken a bite out of the US Postal Service snail mail. Google has over 200 very high quality applications they offer without charge. Television as we used to know it becomes obsolete as no one wants to wait any longer for the 9:00 movie or the 6:00 or 11:00 news; they want to see it now!

YouTube and Vimeo let you upload important news, interviews, and personal silliness. Craigslist wiped out newspapers’ classified ad sections globally – nearly all printed papers and magazines now totter on the brink of bankruptcy if they fail to make the transition.

Wikipedia has nearly obliterated the venerable and highly respected 240-year-old Encyclopedia Brittanica literally wiping its 20 heavy volumes off all library shelves and the face of the Earth. Skype and Messenger programs have just started to devastate the phone industry with long distance calls almost a thing of the past. 330+ million Internet viewers have made Susan Boyle the most famous woman in the world and as a result, her debut CD has become the most pre-ordered CD in the history of Amazon.com.

Facebook, mySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn (and a host of others including a much smaller one that is discovering the secret) vie for our attention and support while anything and everything is available on the Internet at all times, NOT at your local newsstand, book store, department store, record shop, television, theater or local meeting place. No one wants to wait; instant gratification is the key.

I always thought that there would come a day when someone would astonish us by producing a "new media" 3D feature movie with Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne and Bruce Lee, but I now realize that I was wrong. It appears that the first new "new media" film will star John, Paul, George and Ringo but because of his untimely death, another film that could be a contender would star Michael Jackson.

Most do not doubt that 2010 will be much worse economically than 2009. All businesses, except those few, very powerful corporations at the very top are going to struggle in the years ahead. They will try to adjust their pricing, their offers, their products, their services, their hours and everything else in order to keep money flowing in and their doors open.

Almost every "no money-new media" independent film made to date has NOT made money and probably never will make money in the near future as Hollywood maintains its stranglehold on the theaters, TV and cable companies. And as Hollywood begins to fail (MGM is the first to be sold) and change if you want to make money with a new project, you cannot do what everyone who owns a camcorder is doing. You cannot just make "films"...

There is a NEW "new media" concept that will slowly work its way into our lives, changing the way everything is presented. And the person who best understood this and was just starting to explore it (and saw how to use it as a vehicle to make his comeback)...was Michael Jackson.

I am Stanley Lozowski, a retired teacher, having the time of my life blogging, writing books and producing digital films. In the process, I have learned so much about "new media" that I'm now being called a "new media guru of sorts" (whatever that means) thanks to my 5000 blogs and my "george" article:
http://www.what-hath-george-wrought.synthasite.com

Incredible as it seems, while searching for an inexpensive way to make realistic special effects, George became the dominating force that has forever changed the entire world and the way we will live in the 21st century. In my humble opinion, he (and not Al Gore) is responsible for the green revolution.