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Chatting with new Mavericks: Kickstarter for Events…

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012 in Behind-the-Scenes, Event Coverage, Festivals, Interviews, News | 0 comments

One of the personalities I got a chance to know is just launched DarkestGoth Magazine editor, GV Pasclato. Recently, he and his team started working on a new way of using Kickstarter in the form of the mira nocta Bluegrass Goth Festival. I personally hadn't thought of using Kickstarter for an event, but had to admit it had lots of possibilities for Independent filmmakers who might want to do their own film festival or a multi-faceted exploration of a few film series with cult followings.

I liked what their ideas were enough that I was even willing to speak on camera to some of their readers, who have a lot of similarities to our filmmaking audience, and even to agree to show the Day 419 film with a Q&A if their event is funded.

With that said, here's a brief interview that GV was kind enough to give me about what they're doing:

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CS6: San Jose Reviewer’s Workshop Early Insights

Posted by on May 12, 2012 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Event Coverage, Industry, News, Trade Shows | 2 comments

Training in the Adobe Headquarters in San Jose

San Jose:
CS6 Reviewer’s Workshop

Training in the Adobe Headquarters in San Jose

This past week, I had a chance to check out some pretty incredible new features from Adobe’s new CS6 release along with Flash reviewer Mike Muwanguzi and Photoshop reviewer, Nate Eckelbarger.

While I’ve had a chance to receive training from Adobe on their new products for a number of years now, this is the first time the training has happened when we weren’t under a Non-Disclosure Agreement. Normally, a select group of press representatives is invited to explore the new software at either Adobe’s headquarters in San Jose or at a special event in NYC 6-8 weeks before the release of the new software. In the past, this time barrier between exposure and ability to share has resulted in a loss of overall excitement as even the most cutting edge improvements become simply accepted shortly after exposure! Since the NDA usually lasts until they start releasing the actual software, the fact that the software launched the Friday before the training in San Jose meant that the NDA had expired by this past Tuesday when we began. read more

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News from NAB 2012 in Las Vegas

Posted by on Apr 18, 2012 in Event Coverage, News | 1 comment

Black Magic CInema: Yes, it is real. And it ships in July.

I have finally overcome technical difficulties enough to bring you some exciting updates from NAB Las Vegas, 2012! The exhibit halls have been packed to the gills for the last three days with eager filmmakers looking to play with the latest toys. Here are a few of the highlights:

It is rare that you find a booth out of place at the show, but even less often is there a product that doesn’t seem to belong to a certain company. 

Black Magic CInema: Yes, it is real. And it ships in July.

Showing up out of nowhere, Blackmagic Design, known for their video breakout boxes for post production and DaVinci post production boards has conjured up a new camera which fills the void left by Red hopefuls who thought the Scarlet would deliver at a cost they could afford. This camera is not vaporware….I played with one of the 4 that they had on display at the show, and I can say it is well thought out, designed for simplicity and 2.5k image capture with 13 stops of dynamic range! Frame rates of 24, 25, 29.97 and 30.

It’s a 2.5K camera with all the bells and whistles for $3K!

Formats CinemaDNGRAW, ProRes, and DNxHD. The camera takes SSD cards, has a built-in thunderbolt connection and will cost $3000 when it ships this JULY. Seriously! The camera has a built in 7″ monitor which also acts as a touchscreen menu for the cam itself. It currently has a Canon or Nikon mount, and they are experimenting with other options. read more

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