Millimeter October 2000COVEREditor's NotesStart Your NetworksCynthia Wisehart At the IBC trade show in Amsterdam, Doron Kempel, VP of EMC's Media Solutions Group, had prepared a version of his Wall Street pitch especially for broadcasters.... FeaturesNetwork EffectsEllen Wolff Perspectives On Networked Production Nowhere are the promises of high-speed connectivity more enticing than in the motion picture post-production business,... Dynamic ForcesAudrey Doyle Stock Footage Trends Beta SP or high definition? CD-ROM delivery or download capability? Big screen, small screen, or computer screen? When it comes to... Spreading the GospelPete Putman If there was any doubt that digital cinema is gaining a lot of mainstream attention, the premiere showing of Titan A.E. at the Supercomm show in Atlanta... The Real SurvivorsMichael Goldman With the second season of Survivor currently in production somewhere on the Australian Outback, the frenzy surrounding the smash CBS reality series continues.... TechnologyYour Future WorkstationDan Ochiva What is the workstation in your future like? It''s in the labs now, it''s cheaper than ever, and it''s fast. "Everyone thought the workstation market... Step by StepThe Dubbed Action MovieEllen Wolff The Dubbed Action Movie, a wacky film that follows in the tradition of Woody Allen's What's Up, Tiger Lily?, features over 2,000 effects shots, but none... ClipsFour Minutes of FamousMatt Cheplic Visual effects supervisor Aaron Powell and the rest of Venice-based Blur Studios already know how they will be spending the holidays this year. A four-minute... Intelligent CaptureKristinha McCort New York-based Quiet Man normally uses keyframing techniques to animate characters in spots. But "Intelligent Life," a recent commercial for toy manufacturer... The Quest for PolaroidKristinha McCort For a recent IKEA campaign that depicts men halted in various activities by unexpected IKEA sales announcements, director Jorgen Loof of Stockholm-based... Underground EducationMatt Cheplic Dark Days is Marc Singer's documentary about New York's homeless citizens who live in the labyrinth of train tunnels under the city. The English-born... How to Film a FallMichael Goldman Aaron Rhodes admits he stepped a bit out of his role as documentarian while making his short film, Falling, but he claims it was for a good cause. Rhodes... Seven-Second StoryMichael Goldman A new :15 promoting Biore pore cleaning strips required subtle effects work during the editing phase. In addition, says John Zieman, who performed both... Fields and FramesFields & FramesDan Ochiva Avid's acquisition of Boulder, Colorado-based Pluto Technology, announced at last month's IBC convention, points out the difficulties small, innovative... Digital Production NewsFaster Streaming Same ConnectionsDan Ochiva The compression wars are coming. Over the next six months expect recently developed compression technology to deliver high-effect, 30fps video, and 3D... DVD Journalism ...whazzup?Kristinha McCort Los Angeles-based QuickBand Networks doesn't just want to revolutionize DVD - the company wants to revolutionize journalism. QuickBand's DVDs - which... Digital ProductionApple = VideoD.W. Leitner How True Is Apple's NAB 2000 Slogan? It's challenging to write about Apple these days without coming off as a shill for the company. Call it The Tao of... Need for SpeedPhilip De Lancie Automation in DVD Production If you work with as many assets as we do," says Terry Barnum, director of digital media at Digital OutPost in Carlsbad, California,... ReviewOnStream Echo 30S.D. Katz In the production industry, you don't have to explain to anyone about the increasing need for storage. As digital technology becomes faster and easier... Ligos' LSX-MPEG SuiteS.D. Katz It seems everyone in the entertainment industry is squeezing things onto the Web, or at least onto some digital format from DVD to CD. For a long time... Fade to BlackMichael Ballhaus, CinematographerMichael Goldman Michael Ballhaus chuckles at the recollection of how his ongoing collaboration with Martin Scorsese began. What he calls "my big break in America" was... ArticlesServing HD To A Wider AudiencePeter H. Putnam As HD servers find broadcast and post-production applications, nonbroadcast HD also benefits from tapeless technology. ... |
