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check out 2 great coen brother films on Hulu

nl — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:23:30 +0000

Here’s are links to The Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona on hulu.

Final Cut Pro & Motion Tutorials On YouTube

nl — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:17:32 +0000

The Best Must Have Final Cut Pro & Express Tutorial Videos On YouTube

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The state of independent film

nl — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:51:51 +0000

There was a great piece in yesterday’s New York times on the state of independent film, called ” little movies, big problems.” The gist of the piece was there’s just too many little films out there, by the time people hear about them, they are gone from the theaters.
The writer went on to say, this has affected the independent scene and points to a keynote speech given by Mark Gill last week at the Los Angeles Film festival.
Below are some of the points:

I know I don’t have to repeat all the ways that the independent film business is in trouble. But I’m going to do it anyway–because the accumulation of bad news is kind of awe- inspiring:

1: Picturehouse and Warner Independent have been shut down.

2: New Line’s staff was cut by 90 percent, and the survivors were sent to hell…I mean…Burbank.

3: Paramount Vantage was folded into the mother ship (this one may not be all bad news, by the way, but it still scares the hell out of independent film people).

4: Sidney Kimmel shrunk his company in half.

5: ThinkFilm is being sued for not paying its advertising bills, even as the unions repeatedly close down their David O. Russell production with the prophetic title “Nailed” for failure to meet weekly payroll.

6: Another five companies are in serious financial peril. And those are only the ones I’m sure of.

Mark went on to say most of the indie films are flat-out awful.” This is because

….Filmmaking, back when that meant real film, was a heinously expensive activity. Now anyone with access to digital equipment and some gullible friends, relatives or investors can put their precious thoughts on a large screen for all to see.”

This has led to a lot more product (films) from the independent scene, while the big companies like Disney and Warner Brothers have cut down the number of films they release in a given year.

Check out the IndieWire’s coverage on Mark’s speech here.

Kope Jumps Viral vidoes

nl — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:30:50 +0000

Here’s two great viral videos of Kope Bryant.

First up the snakes..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBJZXyfLrpU

Here’s he is jumping over a car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hWJkdUMiMw

Free FCP plug-ins by Stib

nl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:50:30 +0000

Check out these free plug-ins from Pure and Applied
Check them out here to see what they do. To download them go here.

Wall-E Ads

nl — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:33:40 +0000

This week, I was checking out the Euro Cup games and came across a new TV spot for Disney’s / Pixar’s new film “Wall-E.”

They have been targeting the ads to specific demographics by having a 10 seconds intro relating to the program your watching. This is a great way to get people interested in your product by relating to the audience at hand.

Here’s their Football / Soccer ad..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iTcXFlNpgc

And ere’s their NBA ad..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zztl8y9Skbk

To see some more intros go to the Wall-E page on YouTube or on this fan’s page.