How Hitchcock Used Editing in Masterpiece 'Rear Wi

July 29, 2014, 09:52 AM

http://nofilmschool.com/2014/07/alfred-hitchcock-e...

Editing is one of the most mysterious aspects of filmmaking. Through skillful manipulations of still images, it’s possible to create illusions of unity in time and space, and what’s more, make these illusions elicit emotion from an audience, whether tears, laughs, or screams (and sometimes all three at once). Alfred Hitchcock was a master of editing (and everything else in the realm of cinema), and nowhere is his editing skill, as well as that of editor George Tomasini, more on display than ...

Pro Tools Expert Podcast 127 - Pro Tools Expert

July 29, 2014, 09:52 AM

http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2014/7/2...

Russ, Mike, Neil and James are back to bring you another show with talking points, tips, tricks and questions answered.

FX studio Technicolor expanding in Montreal

July 29, 2014, 09:51 AM

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/...

Technicolor have announced their plans to expand the teams of MPC Montreal. In the next six months, they will ramp up from 300 to 520 employees!

When I give producers a timeframe for when footage

July 29, 2014, 09:51 AM

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Apple Updates MacBook Pro with Retina Display

July 29, 2014, 09:51 AM

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/07/29Apple-Up...

CUPERTINO, California—July 29, 2014—Apple® today updated MacBook Pro® with Retina® display with faster processors, double the memory in both entry-level configurations, and a new, lower starting price for the top-of-the-line 15-inch notebook. MacBook Pro with Retina display features a stunning high-resolution display, an amazing design just 0.71-inches thin, the latest processors and powerful graphics, and up to nine hours of battery life, delivering unbelievable performance in an inc...

PROMISE Technology's Vess R2000 Storage Series Ce

July 29, 2014, 09:51 AM

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PROMISE Technologys Vess R2000 Storage Series Certified with Milestone XProtect Video Management Software PROMISE Expands Portfolio of Solutions Certified by Milestone as its Vess R2000 is Now Tested, Proven and Documented for Optimal Configurations with XProtect VMS HSINCHU, Taiwan - July 29, 2014 PROMISE Technology, a leading developer of storage solutions for the video surveillance market and a Milestone Solution Partner, announces the PROMISE Vess R2000 external storage series joi...

Rodeo FX Delivers Visual Effects for Lucy

July 29, 2014, 09:50 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/rodeo-fx-d...

Montreal-based VFX studio Rodeo FX completed more than 160 visual effects shots for Luc Besson's new thriller Lucy. This was the company's first collaboration with the French writer/director, who is behind some of the toughest, most memorable female action heroes in cinematic history (La femme Nikita, The 5th Element).

90 to 5 Editing Challenge

July 29, 2014, 09:50 AM

http://www.cceditors.ca/90-to-5-editing-challenge/

Editors needed! …to win the 90to5 Editing Challenge 90to5 challenges you to cut a feature down to a short. The contest is a great creative exercise for editing greenhorns as well as seasoned film editors – it’s a lot of fun, it’s free and you can win big! Take a look at our facebook page

Apple's video conferencing patent

July 29, 2014, 09:50 AM

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Apple has been awarded a video conferencing patent for connecting multiple cameras in one location: Multiple cameras are oriented to capture video content of different image areas and generate corresponding original video streams that provide video content of the image areas. One part seems to overlap with the way Google Hangouts works: An active one of the image areas may be identified at any time by analyzing the audio content originating from the different image areas and selecti...

Apple patent: Metadata generation from nearby devi

July 29, 2014, 09:50 AM

http://alex4d.com/notes/item/metadata-generation-f...

Today Apple was awarded a patent for a process where when data is created or saved on a device, the device detects nearby devices ('second devices') and offers possible metadata tag options that could be associated with the data: Identifying the content can include identifying the content that has just been created (e.g., identifying a digital picture right after the picture is taken), or selecting from a list of content that was created when at least one of the second devices was in tr...