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New Magic Options: Blackmagic Design Releases Camera 3.4 Update for Production Camera 4K (Industry Press Release)
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Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya (Straight Shooter Review)
I grew up believing the Mayan Indians were a long lost civilization, like the lost tribe of the Maori. I knew about their amazing science and their calendar, but, at some time in my childhood, had come to believe that they’d been slaughtered by the Aztecs and no longer existed.
As often happens with Dawn Engle’s films through PeaceJam, I learned a lot about both people groups and people that changed my perception through this film—not the least of which being that the Mayan Indians still exist as the indigenous people of Guatemala (as well as a number of other Latin American countries), despite genocidal attempts of a 36 year civil war.
Nu-Media Breakthrough: Pokemon Go Filmmaking Challenge (Editorial/Contest)
Pokemon GO Players in central park. (Photo courtesy of Eli Blumenthal/USA TODAY )
As MicroFilmmaker explores new media and content creation as it happens, we would be remiss to not shine the light on the Pokemon GO phenomenon, which is taking over the world.
The potential for geocaching storytelling that we’ve been talking about for years may begin to be unleashed for other creatives in the wake of this!
And regardless of how long it lasts, hopefully some of our readers are already grabbing footage and developing a documentary about the Pokeman GO phenomenon.
In fact, we’d like to challenge you to create 5 minute short films on how Pokemon GO is effecting members of your local community–wherever you’re from!
To get you started, here’s a 2 1/2 minute BTS short from the folks at Schmoes Know and Collider.com!
Red Giant Universe 2.0: Expands its Creative Force with Major Updates (Industry Press Release)
Four brand new plugins and updates to 29 effects and transitions. Brand new visual preset browser. HUD Components, Logo Motion and more new tools and updates for editors and motion graphics artists. Available now in the Red Giant Universe 2.0.
Reallusion Levels the Visual Effects Playing Field: Full 3D Compositing Package for Video Editors (Industry Press Release)
Reallusion, a leading 2D and 3D animation software and content developer, announces the launch of a 3D composting solution for everyday video editors – the iClone 3D Video Compositing Studio pack. The bundle features real-time animation for virtual newsrooms, dynamic 3D video montage, 3D layering effects & transparent videos inside Reallusion’s iClone 6. The company has collaborated with leading visual effects provider - Digital Juice®, to offer popular video assets in one complete package at a competitive price.
Amp Up Your Live Streams: YouTube and Facebook with mimoLive (Industry Press Release)
mimoLive, the multi-in, multi-out live video engine, is more than just a BoinxTV upgrade; features include live video streaming, powerful graphics, live-keying, file recording, a built-in video switcher, 64-bit architecture and much more