Digital Production Buzz – January 15, 2015

January 15, 2015, 01:53 PM

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On the Digital Production Buzz, Larry Jordan and Michael Horton talk with guests Matthijs Wouter Knol, Jessica Sitomer, and Kai Pradel: The New Director of the European Film Market Jessica Sitomer Returns! MediaSilo: New Product and New Tools

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January 15, 2015, 01:53 PM

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10 Ways to Look at the Oscar Nominations

January 15, 2015, 01:52 PM

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I say there are two kinds of people in this world — people who believe that the Oscars are a reliable indicator of quality filmmaking, and people who regard them as a congratulatory and vaguely embarrassing act of naked self-promotion … more » The post 10 Ways to Look at the Oscar Nominations appeared first on Studio Daily.

DaVinci Resolve Used on "Exodus: Gods and Kings"

January 15, 2015, 11:30 AM

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Blackmagic Design today announced that DaVinci Resolve was used at Deluxe Creative Services' Company 3 by colorist Stephen Nakamura to grade 20th Century Fox's epic adventure "Exodus: Gods and Kings."

French Composer Alexandre Desplat Gets Double Nom.

January 15, 2015, 10:28 AM

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Among Oscar nominees this year, Alexandre Desplat had twice as much reason to celebrate.

10 Biggest Snubs From The 2015 Oscar Nominations

January 15, 2015, 10:28 AM

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The Oscar nominations have landed, and as ever, basically no one's happy, unless your name is Morten Tyldum. The taste of the Academy never reflects that of the movie blogosphere, or of anyone except the Academy, really, so while there are plenty of more pleasant surprises (more on those shortly), there are also some less pleasant ones.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Crowd-Si

January 15, 2015, 10:28 AM

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Weta Digital was behind the striking special effects in two of this year’s Oscar nominees: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” and “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.” And while the latter was actually nominated for best sound editing as opposed to visual effects, that doesn’t diminish the impressive, large-scale battle sequences that Weta designed for the film.

Avid to Ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell on January 16

January 15, 2015, 10:27 AM

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Ceremony celebrates company’s Nasdaq relisting, business momentum, and aggressive growth strategy

OSCARS: Nominations announced

January 15, 2015, 10:27 AM

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LOS ANGELES — Directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams, actor Chris Pine and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards (www.oscar.com) this morning. Academy members from each of the 17 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories.  In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the B...

Video of the Day: Oscar Nominations Announcement

January 15, 2015, 10:27 AM

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Watch the Academy Awards nominations announcement live. At 5:30 a.m. PST, Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams will announce the nominees in the following categories: animated feature film, documentary feature, documentary short subject, film editing, original song, production design, animated short film, live action short film, sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects.