Production

Film production, the stable earner

Written by Kelsey Brookes Monday, 15 June 2009 21:31

Arizona Virtual Studios COO John Koop talks to PR Web about their custom-built green and white screens. Seemingly a guy after George Lucas' heart, he claims:

"with a properly lit green screen, the creative freedom is basically limitless."

Also citing production cost benefits, Arizona Virtual Studios has been producing scenes for the Fox TV show, Sex Decoy - Love Stings.

The most interesting quote is from Philip Bradstock, Film Commissioner for the Phoenix Film Office:

"The film industry, in all its many forms, has proven stable in an uncertain economy and continues to bring dollars to Phoenix businesses."

Read the whole story on PR Web.

When unreal isn't real enough

Written by Kelsey Brookes Friday, 12 June 2009 08:05

Mark Pickavance over at Den of Geek has a great editorial on why the ultra-realistic visual effects of today leave him cold.

Although I'll leave Mark to cover the main ground, I must say I definitely agree for the most part that there is a disconnect between our perception of risk and our ability to suspend disbelief to effectively relate to the drama.

I generally put this down to crappy filmmaking rather than the rise of CG, however. I simply believe that for the most part blockbuster films, typically the most egregious users of CG, fail to deliver plots and characters we can relate to.

Read more: When unreal isn't real enough

I don't even know where to begin....

Written by Administrator Thursday, 11 June 2009 23:36

A play about TV?

Stop motion music video

Written by Kelsey Brookes Thursday, 11 June 2009 23:14

This stop-motion music video was made with over 4000 still frames, with every frame being hand-painted on the performer's faces:

Find out more about the production over at BoingBoing

Composers for copyright reform

Written by Kelsey Brookes Thursday, 11 June 2009 23:03

Composers are fighting for their right to get paid for their work. In April 2007 a U.S. federal court ruling determined that downloaded music was not considered a performance, essentially preventing composers from claiming royalties from online sales.

With the online channel growing as traditional media distribution falters, actual creators are seeing their earnings reduce while cheaper online methods see increased profits for distributors.

Read more on this issue over at Reuters.