Hollywood Reinvented

Signposts to the Next Apple Revolution

adminlj — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:37:32 +0000

Some signs pointing to the next way Apple will revolutionize the consumer electronics business and create a new paradigm for the way we consume home entertainment.

Canon Going Hollywood?

adminlj — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:40:44 +0000

Last week I received an invitation to a special event from Canon USA to be held in November at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Today, Broadcast Engineering.com is reporting that Canon is establishing a new Professional Technology and Support Center on the Sunset Gower Studios lot to serve the needs of the motion ...

AOL Unveils New Web Shows From Jennifer Lopez, Mark Burnett

adminlj — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:55:57 +0000

AOL unveiled a slate of 15 web series on Monday boasting partnerships with the likes of Michael Eisner’s Vuguru and Mark Burnett. Thanks to J-Lo., the company will also be re-launching a brand best known for fashioning Leif Garrett and Jonathan Taylor Thomas into teen idols — Tiger Beat. The ...

Paramount Reorganizes, Catches Up With Future

adminlj — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:52:55 +0000

Paramount announced plans on Monday to launch a major reorganization in response to such relatively new phenomena as digital distribution and simultaneous openings of films domestically and overseas. Studio Chairman Brad Grey said that its DVD, digital and television licensing units will be combined into a new division called Home ...

YouTube Prepares to Launch Scheduled Channels

adminlj — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:25:40 +0000

Web Giant Going Head to Head With TV Will consumers put down the remote and tune into YouTube? The Google-owned site is getting closer to finding out. The video giant is finalizing contracts for its first of more than a dozen “channels” featuring regularly scheduled content on big broad themes such ...

iDebacle: How Apple Took the “Pro” Out of FCP X

adminlj — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:50:05 +0000

By Lawrence Jordan If you’re an editor working with Apple’s Final Cut Pro, you’re probably well aware of the controversy and debate surrounding its latest release, which the company has dubbed Final Cut Pro X. If you haven’t heard about all the drama, pull up a chair and, in this ...

11 iPad Apps to Stream Free Videos

adminlj — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:09:18 +0000

The ever-popular Apple iPad, with its wide, high-resolution screen, is a great device for watching video (better than the tiny iPhone, anyway); and yet the options for video discovery are surprisingly limited, given how tailor-made the iPad seems to be for media consumption of all kinds. Sure, you’ve got YouTube for your ...

Miramax to Begin Renting Movies on Facebook

adminlj — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:01:31 +0000

Miramax will begin offering movie rentals via Facebook, following in the footsteps of other major studios, such as Warner Bros. and Universal, which have experimented with streaming their content via the social networking site. Twenty titles will be available to U.S. users at the launch of Miramax’s “eXperience” Facebook app,including Chicago, Good Will Hunting, Clerks, CouldMountain, and Gangs of New York, ...

Warner Bros. Tests App for Web Film Purchases

adminlj — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:37:19 +0000

Warner Bros. has just launched a beta test of Flixster Collections, a new application to organize, display and purchase movies online. It’s the first time a film studio has developed a computer application intended to promote general home entertainment, instead of just its own titles. “We think it’s really important ...

Exclusive Sneak Peek at Avid Media Composer 6.0 Interface

adminlj — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:09:45 +0000

Updated: Exclusive Sneak Peek at Avid 6.0 64-Bit Media Composer Interface. Hat tip to Jeff Sengpiehl for this snapshot from the 7-13-11 Avid event at the Steven Ross Theater on the Warner Bros. Studio Lot in Burbank, CA Closer view of the revamped Avid Media Composer user interface. Avid 6.0 Coming soon ...