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Eat Pray Love Film Edited Entirely in Final Cut Pro
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Aug 20, 2010
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Eat Pray Love, a new Columbia Pictures feature film based on the
Elizabeth Gilbert novel of the same title and starring Julia Roberts,
was edited entirely in Final Cut Pro. Apple has posted a page
detailing the editing
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Using the iPad on Set
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Jun 19, 2010
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Yesterday I posted a trailer for the new “Twisted Metal“ Playstation game that we shot in downtown Los
Angeles. That shoot also happened to be the first time that I was
able to put my iPad 3G to use on set. I have always
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DSLRs For Filmmakers – One DPs Perspective
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Jun 02, 2010
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“To the the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins
to look like a nail.” – Abraham Maslow. Likewise, a Cinematographer with
a DSLR might be tempted to use it for motion picture projects, even
though it
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Creativity is King in the World of Independent Film Production
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Jun 01, 2010
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A creative mind is a low budget filmmaker’s most valuable tool.
It all starts with an original thought; from there it is all about
nurturing that thought until it grows to be a brilliant idea. After that
it is a matter of
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Solutions to Improve FCP’s Media Management
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Jun 01, 2010
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Media management has long been considered Apple Final Cut Pro’s
Achilles’ Heel. In reality, FCP has gotten better in this regard and
does a pretty decent job of linking project master clips to media. The
shortcomings of FCP
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New Trends in Motion Photography: Moving Portraits and Vertical Video(2)
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May 24, 2010
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New HDSLR cameras (like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II) as
well as new playback devices like the iPad and digital picture frames
are allowing people to think outside the traditional photography box.
Several new ideas are popping
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New Trends in Motion Photography: Moving Portraits and Vertical Video
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May 24, 2010
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New HDSLR cameras (like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II) as
well as new playback devices like the iPad and digital picture frames
are allowing people to think outside the traditional photography box.
Several new ideas are popping
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Canon HD DSLRs For Cinematography
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May 04, 2010
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For anyone new or interested in Canon HDSLRs, here’s a useful video
just posted by the Digital Cinema Society from a March event at
Hollywood's Birns Sawyer. Two engineers from Canon compare the
various Canon DSLR
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The Final Cut Studio Centric Facility
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Jan 25, 2010
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Back in the day, the last large mainstream facility that I helped
design, install and manage was geared towards episodic TV series post.
We had several dedicated linear bays, DaVinci film transfer,
graphics VFX and audio
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2010 Matrox Road Tour
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Jan 24, 2010
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Apple, Matrox and leading camera manufacturers are uniting forces to share tips and tricks to improve your video editing workflow - from shooting, to editing, to delivery. An Apple representative will demonstrate Final Cut Pro
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Canon U.S.A. Kicks Off Innovative “Story Beyond The Still” Digital Image Contest On Vimeo.Com
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Jan 18, 2010
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Company works with Vimeo and Grey New York to launch collaborative project commencing with interpretive work by photographer Vincent Laforet. Lake Success, NY – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, announced the
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Rainn Wilson on His Nikon DSLR Short Film, and Why Dwight Would Taste Banhammer
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Dec 21, 2009
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Rainn Wilson, best known for playing Dwight Schrute on The Office, shot a 140-second film using a Nikon D5000 as part of his participation in the Nikon Film Festival. He talked with us about directing, pancakes and solar-powered
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YouTube Lists Most-Watched Videos of 2009
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Dec 16, 2009
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San Bruno, CA -- YouTube announced its first official list of
most-watched videos for the year. The Google-owned video Web site also clocked
the top music videos and search terms. And the winners are... Click
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Fledgling Filmmakers Opt for Direct-to-Video
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Dec 12, 2009
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Next holiday party, take a look around. I'm betting there is someone in
the room who has made a movie -- or is seriously thinking about it. I'm
talking about people with day jobs and scant experience behind a
camera. Doesn't
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Hollywood has a 'Panic Attack!'
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Dec 04, 2009
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A few weeks ago, a movie industry pal tipped me off to an especially
cool new YouTube short by an obscure filmmaker from Uruguay. "Watch
it," he said. "This guy is going to be a big star."
I've been around long enough to know
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