Film Unit Behind Successful Late Night Comedy Show Embraces Adobe Video Workflow

Film Unit Behind Successful Late Night Comedy Show Embraces Adobe Video Workflow 1

Remember the 1970s days of Saturday Night Live (SNL) and the Coneheads? Okay, you may be too young, but trust us: it’s as hilarious now as it was then. George Carlin was the first host, alongside comedy legends like Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, and John Belushi. Today, the popular, late-night sketch […]

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Feature and Television Productions Captured by Codex Honored at BAFTA, ASC Awards

Feature and Television Productions Captured by Codex Honored at BAFTA, ASC Awards 5

Feature film and television productions produced with Codex digital recording and workflow technology continue to rack up key technical and creative awards. At this year’s British Film Academy Awards (BAFTA) held this past Sunday in London, Skyfall took the Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film of the Year, while Life of Pi won for […]

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Rodney Charters Honored with ASC Career Achievement in Television Award

Rodney Charters Honored with ASC Career Achievement in Television Award 8

One needs only glance at Rodney Charters’, ASC, CSC, accomplishments, and it is clear why the Society of American Cinematographers chose to recognize him.   Charters has a lineage of television credits dating back to the 80′s including “The Commish” “Nash Bridges” “Mantis” “Roswell” and the reboot of the “Dallas” just to name a few. […]

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Shotgun production management software deals lower-cost subscription model

Chances are that you have no first-hand experience with Shotgun, Tank or Revolver (although if you live in Texas you will no doubt initially claim to be familiar). With 400 customers worldwise, Shotgun may count as a runaway success in the VFX business while hundreds, thousands (even billions) of other potential customers worldwide remain on […]

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Saving Favorite Effects in Final Cut Pro X

Saving Favorite Effects in Final Cut Pro X 10

On this week's MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how you can modify effects in Final Cut Pro X and then save them for later use.   Saving favorite effects (including titles, transitions, generators, and effects) in Final Cut Pro X works quite a bit differently than it did in early versions […]

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