NSW Film & TV gets extra $5mill
Written by Kelsey Brookes Monday, 22 June 2009 00:06
The NSW Film and Television Office has been given an additional $5 million in the state budget as part of an initiative to win back film production from Victoria and Queensland.
While Labour governments are typically perceived as unsupportive of the arts, the state budget has also granted additional funding to Sydney Theatre Company. NSW Government has also launched a 'film-friendly' policy to encourage councils to support production and successfully attracted Hollywood feature, Green Lantern to Fox Studios.
Full article on Brisbane Times.
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Ashton Kutcher's new web-to-TV venture
Written by Kelsey Brookes Sunday, 21 June 2009 23:55
Ashton Kutcher is one of the few Hollywood types who really get the potential for mixing online publishing with traditional TV for more than just marketing gimmicks.
His latest venture is an extension of a project originally started with MySpace during the recent U.S. Presidential elections, featuring celebrities pledging volunteer work for charity.
This has evolved to a TV production following various stars and their charity work.
Read about I Pledge on New Chatter.
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Written by Kelsey Brookes Sunday, 21 June 2009 23:52
Finally, an answer to one of the longest running questions in sport. 0 CommentsDF Indie: low budget films
Written by Kelsey Brookes Sunday, 21 June 2009 23:43
The New York Times is running a piece on startup film company DF Indie Studios, dedicated to producing features with budgets of less than $10 million.
Headed up by chief executive Mary E. Dickinson and president Charlene Fisher, the group have identified a dearth of quality low-budget films in the era of disappointing blockbusters and believe they can attract quality producers with guaranteed U.S. releases and ample marketing budgets.
Full story on The New York Times.
0 CommentsMPC's mobile data lab
Written by Kelsey Brookes Sunday, 21 June 2009 23:08
The Moving Picture Company have put up a time-lapse video on YouTube of a mobile data lab being setup in a hotel in Toronto.
MPC set up this mobile Data Lab in a hotel room in Toronto to capture and process the data from a shoot with 56 RED cameras shooting simultaneously. The data was processed to give the editor the rushes the same day with enough time to put together an edit and change anything for the next day. Forty one hours of footage was processed over the course of the three day shoot.
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