Traceroute (Straight Shooter Film Review)

Posted by on Apr 15, 2016 in Documentary, Feature Length, Featured, Straight Shooter Reviews, Straight Shooter Reviews (Feature Documentary) | 0 comments

Austrian filmmaker Johannes Grenzfurthner is on a mission to find all the nerdiest spots and people in America—at least, all the spots associated with the nerdy people he connected with online ahead of time. With a roadmap that takes him 7,000 miles (from California to New York) and an agenda of communist apologetics to share, he sets out to explore everything from creature effects companies to sex-geeks to massive caves to cyberpunks to alien researchers—all from an outsider’s perspective.

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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera: Used to Shoot Action Scenes for ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ (Industry Press Release)

Posted by on Apr 11, 2016 in Featured, Industry, Press Releases | 0 comments

Blackmagic Design today announced that DP Xavier Grobet used several Pocket Cinema Cameras to shoot select scenes for Paramount Pictures’ comedy “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.” Grobet required a small form factor camera that delivered cinematic images for the film’s in-vehicle shots and several actions scenes.

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Red Giant Spring Sale: Gives 25% Off Plugins on April 12th (Industry Press Release)

Posted by on Apr 9, 2016 in Discounts, Featured, Industry, Press Releases | 0 comments

Red Giant today announced the return of its annual Spring Sale, hitting the web on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. For 24 hours only, all Red Giant VFX, filmmaking and motion graphics plugins and suites sold online at www.redgiant.com, including full licenses, upgrades and products from the academic store* (already 50% off), will be on sale at 25% off the regular price from 8:00 AM PDT on April 12, 2016 to 8:00 AM PDT on April 13, 2016.

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