If you’re a film geek like the rest of us, this is world-shattering news. Shooting and playing back in 48fps is a whole new way of viewing films. Here’s Peter Jackson’s facebook notes: http://www.facebook.com/notes/peter-jackson/48-frames-per-second/10150222861171558

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/video/related-most_popular/video-cinealta_pmwf3_behind_the_scenes_f3_usc/ ——If you can handle the tech talk for the full 30 minutes, you get bonus points. One of the head honchos explains the difference between CCD and CMOS and resolution across several of the latest cameras (Canon, JVC, and Panasonic not even mentioned here. Shows what Sony thinks of them in the professional video [...]

NATPE is a major film market for Hollywood’s top players. Watch the panels now, FREE! The National Association of Television Program Executives is in full swing this year in Miami, January 24-26. If you’re interested in learning from the pros without paying the full $430 per day or whopping $1050 3-day pass, there’s another way. [...]

Previsualization is possibly the best tool for communicating your film. Don’t know what it’s all about? Watch this quick, free 9 minute documentary brought to us by the renowned (just kidding, I’ve never heard of them) Previs Society. The video is very well put together and includes interviews with some of the top names, and [...]

So Google announced that it changed it’s name to Topeka, a city which just changed its name to Google. They almost took me for a run there until I realized the date. Good one Google! Let’s see how the public takes it. The article: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/03/100-free-and-useful-web-apps-for-writers/ Really helpful page of links broken up into categories: Organization Brainstorming Inspiration Writing Publishing Freelancing Communication Collaboration Marketing and Networking Miscellaneous Tools *Courtesy UMLA

Someone asked me today the difference between dv, dvcam, and dvpro. Didn’t know exactly how to answer other than they are the same but for different types of cameras, dvpro being the most reliable. Here’s the breakdown of each Turns out it’s all about Microns!

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, I’m speaking at UM for Com Week- a week long event that brings the real world to students. Career Connections: Surviving Your First Year in the Motion Picture Industry Special lunch with alumnus David Marcus. David has been successfully working in the Miami area on features, commercials, documentaries and music videos [...]

Ok- you caught me, I watched GI Joe off Netflix. But as far as a throw away action-figure-based action movie goes- this wasn’t too bad. Not a big fan- but whatever it worked for me. But the commentary is great for aspiring filmmakers to learn from. Director Stephen Sommers and Producer/Editor Bob Ducsay explains a [...]

So google is trying to put its foot into social networking, like apple did with the ipad for netbooks and eReaders. “By letting users post photos, links and updates openly, the tool would mimic Twitter’s micro-blogging format. But users also will be able to make their content available to “friends only,” more closely following the [...]