It’s official — Grass Valley sold!

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Grass Valley™ is pleased to announce that Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused investment company, has completed the closing process with Technicolor and finalized the acquisition of the Grass Valley Broadcast & Professional business. As of January 1, 2011 Grass Valley began doing business as an independent company, under the trade name “Grass Valley”. Terms of […]

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Lucrative Event Portraiture

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Photographers who claim just to record things as they happen at an event are missing out on some very large dollars. We find that most families are reluctant to organize and spend for a professional group portrait. When everyone is together and dressed for an important celebration, this is your opportunity to take a few […]

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Photo Assignment in Burma for TIME Magazine

Have you ever been chased by Burmese Secret Police when you were on a portrait assignment ? Nope, didn't think so! Check out this video interview with British photographer Platon about his recent cover shoot for TIME Magazine of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.{C}   What a crazy story and what beautiful […]

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JVC INTRODUCES GY-HM750U PROHD CAMCORDER

JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today introduced the GY-HM750U ProHD compact shoulder-mount camcorder. Ideal for ENG news, sports, documentaries, events, and other location shoots, it offers the industry’s fastest shoot-to-edit workflow by recording native HD or SD footage in ready-to-edit file formats on low-cost SDHC memory cards. Equipped with the […]

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Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects Hidden Gems: Chapter 5 – Animation Assistance

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We are in the process of going through our book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects 5th Edition (“CMG5”) and pulling out a few “hidden gems” from each chapter, including essential tips for new users as well as timesavers that experienced users may not be aware existed. Chapter 5 of CMG5 covers tricks you can […]

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The Heartbreaking Beauty of Pixar’s Films

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In 1995 Pixar released their first feature film, Toy Story. Since then, this amazing group of creatives has led in visual innovation and unique stories. As we review the year 2010, it seems fitting to share this inspiring mashup of Pixar films from the past 15 years. Enjoy. (Via Blastr) […]

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