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Archives for: September 20095
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Is it really cheaper to shoot in digital?
Tuesday September 15th 2009Feeling pressure from studios and financiers, or just plain anxious about making a festival deadline, filmmakers sometimes shoot digitally rather than on film simply because they’ve heard that digital is cheaper and faster. But is it? Yes…and no. While it’s true that film stock costs more than digital tape or solid-state devices, that isn’t the only cost consideration: Crucial tech factors and prep time can add to digital’s pricetag. And the tab associated with film continues to be whittled down. So the choice isn’t an obvious one these days, and advocates for both camps say it may come down not to which medium costs more but to where those costs accrue.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 09/11/09 to 09/13/09
Monday September 14th 2009FilmTotalTyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, LGF$23,446,7859, Focus$10,740,446Inglourious Basterds, Wein.$6,140,617All About Steve, Fox$5,638,243The Final Destination, WB (NL)$5,522,377Sorority Row, Sum.$5,059,802Whiteout, WB$4,915,104District 9, TriS$3,538,769Gamer, LGF$3,293,055Julie & Julia, Sony$3,156,316
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Distribs eye Toronto films
Monday September 14th 2009The Toronto Film Festival continues to cement its dual reputation as a place for pickups as well as an effective pre-kudos season marketing hub. Though no major deals have surfaced so far, Stateside and foreign distribs are looking at several pics. Among films screened in the opening days of the[…]
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Showbiz kids bring talent to Toronto
Monday September 14th 2009Call it Toronto: Next Gen. This year’s crop of Toronto films feature a high number of features directed by the progenies of famous directors and other high profile parents. Some, like Jason Reitman, whose “Up in the Air” is one its way to being one of the fest’s more popular selections, are already well down their career paths. Drew Barrymore, established as an actress and producer, is taking a dip in the directing pool with her debut “Whip It!”
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U.K. set to lift product placement ban
Monday September 14th 2009Blighty looks certain to lift its ban on product placement in locally made commercial TV shows following a government U-turn. Culture minister Ben Bradshaw, appointed this summer, is expected to use his speech Wednesday at the Royal Television Society’s biennial Cambridge Convention to announce a proposal that will bring British[…]
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Archives for: September 20095
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Is it really cheaper to shoot in digital?
Tuesday September 15th 2009Feeling pressure from studios and financiers, or just plain anxious about making a festival deadline, filmmakers sometimes shoot digitally rather than on film simply because they’ve heard that digital is cheaper and faster. But is it? Yes…and no. While it’s true that film stock costs more than digital tape or solid-state devices, that isn’t the only cost consideration: Crucial tech factors and prep time can add to digital’s pricetag. And the tab associated with film continues to be whittled down. So the choice isn’t an obvious one these days, and advocates for both camps say it may come down not to which medium costs more but to where those costs accrue.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 09/11/09 to 09/13/09
Monday September 14th 2009FilmTotalTyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, LGF$23,446,7859, Focus$10,740,446Inglourious Basterds, Wein.$6,140,617All About Steve, Fox$5,638,243The Final Destination, WB (NL)$5,522,377Sorority Row, Sum.$5,059,802Whiteout, WB$4,915,104District 9, TriS$3,538,769Gamer, LGF$3,293,055Julie & Julia, Sony$3,156,316
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Distribs eye Toronto films
Monday September 14th 2009The Toronto Film Festival continues to cement its dual reputation as a place for pickups as well as an effective pre-kudos season marketing hub. Though no major deals have surfaced so far, Stateside and foreign distribs are looking at several pics. Among films screened in the opening days of the[…]
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Showbiz kids bring talent to Toronto
Monday September 14th 2009Call it Toronto: Next Gen. This year’s crop of Toronto films feature a high number of features directed by the progenies of famous directors and other high profile parents. Some, like Jason Reitman, whose “Up in the Air” is one its way to being one of the fest’s more popular selections, are already well down their career paths. Drew Barrymore, established as an actress and producer, is taking a dip in the directing pool with her debut “Whip It!”
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U.K. set to lift product placement ban
Monday September 14th 2009Blighty looks certain to lift its ban on product placement in locally made commercial TV shows following a government U-turn. Culture minister Ben Bradshaw, appointed this summer, is expected to use his speech Wednesday at the Royal Television Society’s biennial Cambridge Convention to announce a proposal that will bring British[…]
ARCHIVES
Archives for: September 20095
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Is it really cheaper to shoot in digital?
Tuesday September 15th 2009Feeling pressure from studios and financiers, or just plain anxious about making a festival deadline, filmmakers sometimes shoot digitally rather than on film simply because they’ve heard that digital is cheaper and faster. But is it? Yes…and no. While it’s true that film stock costs more than digital tape or solid-state devices, that isn’t the only cost consideration: Crucial tech factors and prep time can add to digital’s pricetag. And the tab associated with film continues to be whittled down. So the choice isn’t an obvious one these days, and advocates for both camps say it may come down not to which medium costs more but to where those costs accrue.
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Canada and U.S. Weekend Box Office – 09/11/09 to 09/13/09
Monday September 14th 2009FilmTotalTyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself, LGF$23,446,7859, Focus$10,740,446Inglourious Basterds, Wein.$6,140,617All About Steve, Fox$5,638,243The Final Destination, WB (NL)$5,522,377Sorority Row, Sum.$5,059,802Whiteout, WB$4,915,104District 9, TriS$3,538,769Gamer, LGF$3,293,055Julie & Julia, Sony$3,156,316
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Distribs eye Toronto films
Monday September 14th 2009The Toronto Film Festival continues to cement its dual reputation as a place for pickups as well as an effective pre-kudos season marketing hub. Though no major deals have surfaced so far, Stateside and foreign distribs are looking at several pics. Among films screened in the opening days of the[…]
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Showbiz kids bring talent to Toronto
Monday September 14th 2009Call it Toronto: Next Gen. This year’s crop of Toronto films feature a high number of features directed by the progenies of famous directors and other high profile parents. Some, like Jason Reitman, whose “Up in the Air” is one its way to being one of the fest’s more popular selections, are already well down their career paths. Drew Barrymore, established as an actress and producer, is taking a dip in the directing pool with her debut “Whip It!”
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U.K. set to lift product placement ban
Monday September 14th 2009Blighty looks certain to lift its ban on product placement in locally made commercial TV shows following a government U-turn. Culture minister Ben Bradshaw, appointed this summer, is expected to use his speech Wednesday at the Royal Television Society’s biennial Cambridge Convention to announce a proposal that will bring British[…]
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