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Archives for: March 20095
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Canadians knock out system
Monday March 16th 2009MONTREAL — When the government announced March 9 that it was creating the C$310 million ($239 million) Canada Media Fund to disburse coin to networks many voiced concern for embattled pubcaster CBC. The new fund replaces the Television Fund and the much smaller New Media Fund. It comes with new[…]
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Academy tweaks Emmy rules
Friday March 13th 2009Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert won’t be losing to Tony Bennett and Barry Manilow at the Emmys again. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has tweaked its rules in several categories, including splitting the Individual performance in a variety or music program field into two: one for hosts of comedy/variety/music series and one for performers in such specials. The rule change reverts the nominations setup to the way it was before the two categories were combined in one category in 1997, resulting in some awkward face-offs.
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Tom Hanks enters SAG fray
Thursday March 12th 2009Tom Hanks has gotten involved in SAG’s stalled contract negotiations, joining George Clooney in informal approaches on behalf of the Screen Actors Guild. The moves by the stars over the past week are aimed at nudging the guild and the congloms off their stalemate over the issue of when the SAG’s master feature-primetime contract would expire. SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers had no comment late Wednsday about the talks.
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Geneva Film Co. produces world’s first 3D commercial for charity
Thursday March 12th 2009Geneva Film Co., an innovative Toronto company specializing in Live Action Digital 3D, has produced the world’s first 3D public service announcement. The spot was commissioned by the Tema Conter Memorial Trust — a national charity that helps emergency services personnel understand and cope with the effects of Acute and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Shot on location in Toronto, Ontario, the PSA was filmed using a leading edge duel camera system supplied by Toronto’s 3D Camera Company. The rig mounts together two Arri cameras to record film images for the left and right eyes to create the immersive 3D effect.
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Par, Technicolor make noise with deal
Wednesday March 11th 2009Paramount said Tuesday that it is partnering with Technicolor on an ambitious expansion of the studio’s sound postproduction operations. A newly expanded and refurbished sound facility will become the centerpiece of what Paramount has dubbed its Post Production Village on the studio’s Hollywood lot. The facility will be managed by[…]
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Archives for: March 20095
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Canadians knock out system
Monday March 16th 2009MONTREAL — When the government announced March 9 that it was creating the C$310 million ($239 million) Canada Media Fund to disburse coin to networks many voiced concern for embattled pubcaster CBC. The new fund replaces the Television Fund and the much smaller New Media Fund. It comes with new[…]
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Academy tweaks Emmy rules
Friday March 13th 2009Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert won’t be losing to Tony Bennett and Barry Manilow at the Emmys again. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has tweaked its rules in several categories, including splitting the Individual performance in a variety or music program field into two: one for hosts of comedy/variety/music series and one for performers in such specials. The rule change reverts the nominations setup to the way it was before the two categories were combined in one category in 1997, resulting in some awkward face-offs.
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Tom Hanks enters SAG fray
Thursday March 12th 2009Tom Hanks has gotten involved in SAG’s stalled contract negotiations, joining George Clooney in informal approaches on behalf of the Screen Actors Guild. The moves by the stars over the past week are aimed at nudging the guild and the congloms off their stalemate over the issue of when the SAG’s master feature-primetime contract would expire. SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers had no comment late Wednsday about the talks.
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Geneva Film Co. produces world’s first 3D commercial for charity
Thursday March 12th 2009Geneva Film Co., an innovative Toronto company specializing in Live Action Digital 3D, has produced the world’s first 3D public service announcement. The spot was commissioned by the Tema Conter Memorial Trust — a national charity that helps emergency services personnel understand and cope with the effects of Acute and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Shot on location in Toronto, Ontario, the PSA was filmed using a leading edge duel camera system supplied by Toronto’s 3D Camera Company. The rig mounts together two Arri cameras to record film images for the left and right eyes to create the immersive 3D effect.
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Par, Technicolor make noise with deal
Wednesday March 11th 2009Paramount said Tuesday that it is partnering with Technicolor on an ambitious expansion of the studio’s sound postproduction operations. A newly expanded and refurbished sound facility will become the centerpiece of what Paramount has dubbed its Post Production Village on the studio’s Hollywood lot. The facility will be managed by[…]
ARCHIVES
Archives for: March 20095
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Canadians knock out system
Monday March 16th 2009MONTREAL — When the government announced March 9 that it was creating the C$310 million ($239 million) Canada Media Fund to disburse coin to networks many voiced concern for embattled pubcaster CBC. The new fund replaces the Television Fund and the much smaller New Media Fund. It comes with new[…]
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Academy tweaks Emmy rules
Friday March 13th 2009Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert won’t be losing to Tony Bennett and Barry Manilow at the Emmys again. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has tweaked its rules in several categories, including splitting the Individual performance in a variety or music program field into two: one for hosts of comedy/variety/music series and one for performers in such specials. The rule change reverts the nominations setup to the way it was before the two categories were combined in one category in 1997, resulting in some awkward face-offs.
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Tom Hanks enters SAG fray
Thursday March 12th 2009Tom Hanks has gotten involved in SAG’s stalled contract negotiations, joining George Clooney in informal approaches on behalf of the Screen Actors Guild. The moves by the stars over the past week are aimed at nudging the guild and the congloms off their stalemate over the issue of when the SAG’s master feature-primetime contract would expire. SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers had no comment late Wednsday about the talks.
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Geneva Film Co. produces world’s first 3D commercial for charity
Thursday March 12th 2009Geneva Film Co., an innovative Toronto company specializing in Live Action Digital 3D, has produced the world’s first 3D public service announcement. The spot was commissioned by the Tema Conter Memorial Trust — a national charity that helps emergency services personnel understand and cope with the effects of Acute and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Shot on location in Toronto, Ontario, the PSA was filmed using a leading edge duel camera system supplied by Toronto’s 3D Camera Company. The rig mounts together two Arri cameras to record film images for the left and right eyes to create the immersive 3D effect.
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Par, Technicolor make noise with deal
Wednesday March 11th 2009Paramount said Tuesday that it is partnering with Technicolor on an ambitious expansion of the studio’s sound postproduction operations. A newly expanded and refurbished sound facility will become the centerpiece of what Paramount has dubbed its Post Production Village on the studio’s Hollywood lot. The facility will be managed by[…]
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