MicroFilmmaker Magazine

CS6: San Jose Reviewer’s Workshop Early Insights

Jeremy T. Hanke — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:32:04 +0000

San Jose: CS6 Reviewer’s WorkshopTraining in the Adobe Headquarters in San JoseThis past week, I had a chance to check out some pretty incredible new features from Adobe’s new CS6 release along with Flash reviewer Mike Muwanguzi and Photoshop reviewer, … Read the rest of this story...

Film School Secrets (Review)

Mark Colegrove — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:49:03 +0000

Website ReviewFilm School Secrets Host: Seth HymesTopic: Film School Crash CoursePublisher: Film School SecretsAvailable Formats: Video Based WebsiteMSRP: $67 (one-time subscription)Expected Release: Available NowOfficial Website: http://www.filmschoolsecrets.comCritique Issue: Issue #76 (May 2012)Critiqued By: Mark ColegroveFinal Score: 5.8Well it’s no secret that … Read the rest of this story...

Getting Near Perfect Video From Your New Camera: The Basics

Jeremy T. Hanke — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:08:01 +0000

When you get a new camera, the first thing you want to know is: what are the best settings to make it look like a million dollars? The short answer: you're already asking the wrong questions. This does not mean there aren't ways to tweak your camera, but those are final touches to some much more preliminary understandings. The radio station you listen to while you drive your car is a much later choice than learning how to drive your car in the first place. Read the rest of this story...

Powerful New Adobe CS6 Release at Heart of Transformative Creative Cloud Initiative

Jeremy T. Hanke — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:04:31 +0000

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Creative Cloud™, a radical new way of providing tools and services* that will change the game for creatives worldwide. A subscription-based offering, Adobe Creative Cloud is a hub for making, sharing and delivering creative work and it is centered around a powerful release of Adobe Creative Suite® 6 software, packed with innovation across its industry-defining design, Web, video and digital imaging tools. Read the rest of this story...

iZotope Announces Iris

Gabe Gibitz — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:23:08 +0000

Cambridge, MA—April 17, 2012 – iZotope, Inc., a leading innovator in digital audio signal processing, has released iZotope Iris™, a new concept in sound design and sample manipulation in the form of a “visual instrument.”Powered by iZotope’s award-winning visual feedback … Read the rest of this story...

DramaClass (Critique)

Jeremy T. Hanke — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:10:20 +0000

When a television studio of ill repute decides they need to one-up their already questionable line of reality shows, they decide to create a reality show set in a tiny college that’s owned by Barbara Marconi, the barely legal wife of a millionaire. As the reality show gets ready to shoot, things come to a head between Mrs. Marconi, her current beau, her husband, and his enforcer. Read the rest of this story...

News from NAB 2012 in Las Vegas

AJ Wedding — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:32:34 +0000

I have finally overcome technical difficulties enough to bring you some exciting updates from NAB Las Vegas, 2012! The exhibit halls have been packed to the gills for the last three days with eager filmmakers looking to play with the … Read the rest of this story...

Cinema 4D Release 13 Studio (Review)

Mark Bremmer — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:30:00 +0000

It is getting harder and harder to look the other way when it comes to adding CG (Computer Graphics) to the independent filmmakers tool set. For serious indies that are looking to “up their game” Cinema 4D, the full studio version, is worth a long, hard look. Even TV shows are doing so much with green-screens and environment manipulation, that viewers are expecting a level of sophistication greater than ever before. Yes, we all know that the story is King. However, with offerings like Maxon’s Cinema 4D (C4D), even humble filmmakers can have professional grade tools in their studio, which only expands on the ability to tell a good story. Read the rest of this story...

MFM-High Ranked Short Filmmaker to use Kickstarter for Feature, “Teddy Boy”

Admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:32:59 +0000

Kekule Productions is currently raising a portion of its financing via the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform for the psychological thriller, “Teddy Boy.” Boulder-based producer, Meryem Ersoz (Black Wing Digital,“Mind’s Eye”) has partnered with Mr. Jourdan to co-produce the project which will be filmed in and around Denver, CO and Lake Granby near Rocky Mountain National Park. Sean J.S. Jourdan wrote the screenplay which will mark his feature debut. Read the rest of this story...

Photoshop CS6 Beta Now Available

Jeremy T. Hanke — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:00:55 +0000

Photoshop CS6 beta demonstrates Adobe’s focus on huge performance enhancements, imaging magic and creativity tools that offer customers a new experience in digital imaging. Key features include new additions to the Content-Aware tools: Content-Aware Patch allows greater control by letting users select and duplicate an area of an image to fill in or “patch” another. Content-Aware Move lets users select and magically move an object to a new place in the image. Read the rest of this story...