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In another sign of the significant changes that are occuring in the motion picture industry, the NY Times is reporting that 20th Century Props is closing. Mr. Schwartz, the owner of 20th Century Props, plans to go out of business next month and auction the inventory. Battered by the surge in out-of-state movie production and [...]
Ruth Ratny is indicating that after nearly a year of contentious wrangling between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, SAG members voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract, which immediately triggered activity on a backlog of stalled L.A.-generated movie and TV production. Votes in favor of the contract exceeded 70% in [...]
In order to avoid a conflict with the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has moved back its date one week for the 2010 Academy Awards. Indiewire brought us the news.
Online entertainment grew up in 2008. Major Production studios, independent new media producers, and a swath of talent ranging from Hollywood celebrities to overnight internet sensations contributed to the development of a distinctive and vibrant new medium. It’s time it got its own awards. The Streamys were created to recognize and honor outstanding achievement for [...]
“What! We’re giving Oprah a tax credit?” exclaimed members of the Illinois House in reaction to an amendment to renew the Illinois filmmakers tax credit AND to include talk shows was introduced in the Senate. Now exactly one year later, that statement has come back to bite them in the buttsky, as NBC Universal whisks [...]
It’s not just a rhetorical question. I’ve written about the coming changes in the Wireless Spectrum a couple of times (Beware 700MHz and Shure Offers Info) . It’s a topic that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention but in these times of tightened budgets, it becomes even more important as you make equipment decisions. Here’s [...]
That’s what we found out from the New York Times this week: A study of New York’s tax breaks for movie and television production suggested that a 30 percent credit offered by the state, with an additional 5 percent offered by New York City, could be expected to keep or create about 19,500 jobs while [...]
We’re not a political blog but we are interested in the use of video, and related motion media, in communicating stories. This is video from the Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository. The Gaza footage is released under the ‘Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution’ license which allows for commercial and non-commercial use. This means that news outlets, [...]
Nine films have been named to the short list for the Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 81st Academy Awards, narrrowed down from the sixty-five titles that originally qualified for consideration. Listed in alphabetical order by country, the films are: Austria, “Revanche,” directed by Gotz Spielmann Canada, “The Necessities of Life,” directed by Benoit Pilon [...]
Did you catch the broadcast last night? Plenty of news, including some good stuff you can catch right now at The Moxie. The best picture went to WALTZ WITH BASHIR the First Doc to Win at the Golden Globes Ari Folman’s WALTZ WITH BASHIR, the acclaimed animated doc from Isreal that was recently named Best [...]
For those of you planning on watching the Grammy’s, or considering it, there is a local connection this year. Paul Crowder, who is married to Kelly H’Doubler (Glendale HS graduate), is nominated for his movie – “Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who” Paul and Kelly participated in the 2007 Show-Me Missouri International Film Festival, [...]
Frank’s an MSU graphics arts grad who lent his animation skills to this short film on the US Penal system. There are currently more than 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States. What does that look like, exactly? That’s equivalent to putting the combined populations of Miami, Las Vegas, and Minneapolis behind bars. Why [...]
The National Scholastic Press Association held their Annual Convention in St Louis earlier this month and several area schools came home with awards. There were also several winners from the state that bode well for the development and support of motion media and multimedia efforts in the region. 2008 NSPA Broadcast Story of the Year [...]
If you’re in the market for a Wireless microphone, be aware of what you are buying. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is considering kicking all wireless microphones from the 700 MHz spectrum. Turns out, many of the wireless microphones are illegally operating in the spectrum in the first place. According to an article last month [...]
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