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SPECIAL REPORT: MICHIGAN TAKES FILM PRODUCTION SERIOUSLY
Published: April 28, 2009
New tax incentives are bringing an influx of film production and post into the state.
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MAKING IT IN NEW YORK
Published: April 28, 2009
If you ask someone about trends these days, it’s nearly impossible not to bring up the economy, since that is the root of most trends these days.
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TRENDS IN BIG APPLE POST
Published: April 28, 2009
It’s hard to have a conversation about trends in the New York market
without the economy rearing its ugly head. While no one wants to say
the sky is falling, because for many it’s not, all admit that budgets
are tighter, competition is fierce and there is a fear that standards
might be lowered.
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VFX FOR TV SERIES
Published: March 25, 2009
While overt visual effects, like a liquid metal terminator, a morphing
Mustang, a frozen man or a ping-pong playing mirror, encourage you to
suspend your disbelief, they at the same time can help get you deeper
involved in the story.
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SOCIAL NETWORKING AND OUR INDUSTRY
Published: March 24, 2009
Facebook isn’t just for catching up with friends you haven’t seen since elementary school, it’s also a good place to start networking with people from the industry — those you’ve met and those you hope to meet. Then there is Twitter, Linked In, Plaxo, MySpace, etc.
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POSTING NEW MEDIA
Published: February 26, 2009
How to keep the quality and creative up while keeping costs down.
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THE CHANGING FACE OF TRADE SHOWS
Published: February 25, 2009
With NAB only one month away, things are getting interesting. While Avid is back at the South Hall with a booth after sitting out 2008, other companies have decided against exhibiting in 2009 — Quantel, Filmlight and Red among them. While attendance is expected to be down, so are the room rates, giving some a compelling reason to make the trip, even in this economy.
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A GREEN EVOLUTION
Published: January 27, 2009
Our industry has typically been a little more crunchy granola than
most, so to hear that many production, post and film studios have
easily taken to greening doesn’t surprise me. And they do it not
because it’s granola, but because it’s the right thing to do… and, in
these difficult economic times, they might just save some money along
the way.
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EMBRACING THE GREEN
Published: January 27, 2009
You may have noticed that recently Post has been talking to companies about how they are trying to reduce their carbon footprint, and this issue is no exception. In this issue, we are highlighting some people and companies that are doing their part, sometimes one plastic bottle, one light bulb, one green tip at a time.
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NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
Published: December 22, 2008
As we enter 2009, it's easy to be a little discouraged, considering the economy. But I've heard many people say that times of struggle lead to innovation. What I hope, and believe, will happen is that industry pros will work more efficiently, try new technologies and just be smarter about how they work, making for a successful year.
I asked a few studios if they made any New Year's resolutions...
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