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Will shutting down the PirateBay make any difference?

So a high court judge has now said the Pirate Bay must be blocked from the UK by ISP’s. Yawn. That will take anyone with the slightest bit of know how about 10 seconds to get around. The tighter they squeeze, the more it will slip between their fingers. Very few people want to download [...]

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USB3 Drives For Film Makers and Editing…. here at last

USB3 Drives For Film Makers and Editing…. here at last

As part of the London Screenwriters Festival we will be filming some of the sessions. How these sessions will be made available in the future is part of a wider plan that, for now at least, I can’t quite reveal (I will very soon though). In order to do this, we will need to able [...]

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Stunning DSLR shots using Helikite Technology

Stunning DSLR shots using Helikite Technology

Following on from last weeks post about camera mounts for 5D MkII, I was sent a link for another kind of mount – a helikite. It’s a mix between a helium filled blimp and a kite, and allows the camera to make very smooth aerial shots. The clip above is probably shot using a helikite, [...]

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Could you shoot your next project with stunning High Dynamic Range (HDR) Cinematography?

Could you shoot your next project with stunning High Dynamic Range (HDR) Cinematography?

One of the problems with any image capture system, be it film or digital, is that of the available latitude. That is, the difference between absolute black and absolute white – latitude. This ‘scale’ is measured in photographic ‘stops’, (aka ‘F stop’ or ‘T stop’). As a film maker you will be familiar with these [...]

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USB 3 here… and it’s blisteringly fast – ideal for film editors!

USB 3 here… and it’s blisteringly fast – ideal for film editors!

Finally, USB3 has arrived – ‘so what’ I hear some of you say. Well USB 2 has served us all well for many years, but as anyone who has worked in post production knows, in these HD days, throwing around terabytes of data is commonplace, and while USB 2 drives are cheap and have enormous [...]

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Santa has brought me an Apple TV!

Santa has brought me an Apple TV!

Santa came early for me this year. I was given a shiny new and lovely Apple TV as a gift from Lucia, and I am rather excited! I asked for it early as I wanted it up and running before Christmas so that if there was a problem, I can get it sorted before everyone [...]

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Astonishing zero-budget Killer Robots Film lands film maker in Hollywood!

Good lord! I was just sent this… the film is above, the cutting from the BBC news site below. Irrespective of whether this really cost $300, or if the reported deal does come off or not (I sense a great deal of hyperbolae) I am sure that this guy is destined for great things. Terrific [...]

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How secure is your data? Do film makers create more data than most others…?

How secure is your data? Do film makers create more data than most others…?

It’s that time of year again, when I look to the digital assets created in the last year, and consider the data archiving needed. I know from experience the utter terror and anguish caused by a data loss or a hard drive crash – I had a bad on in the late nineties, and since [...]

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3D technology and using Telepresence

3D technology and using Telepresence

Over the last few days I have been working with some corporate clients on a very ambitious film. I can’t say what and who, but I can tell you of a few exciting things I have experienced. First off is 3D on a TV (we may be making a film in 3D). I saw a [...]

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Distributing The Digital Feature With Technology Today! A Proven Model?

For some time now I have been aware of the micro budget feature film, Four Eyed Monsters, which was made by two US guys with nothing but determination, ambition and a lot of savvy. The half hour presentation above really illustrates who they are and how much they put into the endeavour. There’s huge amounts [...]

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