Archive of the Documentaries Category

Directed by Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega, Film Looks at an Annual Beauty Pageant Held at Colombia’s Largest Women’s Prison

San Francisco, CA (February 20, 2008)—Phoenix Editorial & Designs recently completed film titles, color correction, and finishing on the Oscar nominated documentary short “La Corona.� The 40-minute film is directed by Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega and produced by Runaway Films and Vega Films. “La Corona� is up for Best Documentary Short at the 80th Annual Academy Awards®, and also won an honorable mention from the Shorts Jury at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. more

As High Definition video (HD) becomes the standard for broadcast and professional videographers, as well as a wide range of filmmakers, manufacturers are introducing a growing array of HD cameras that range from economical camcorders to high-end digital cinematography solutions. This proliferation of camera models is prompting increasing questions among users as to which HD lens is best for their particular camera and production application. more

Post House Teams With 3D Production Company Melrae Pictures To Deliver Ultimate 3D/HD Theatrical Experience

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – “You are going to see a star; an astrophysical object; in three dimensions, with great resolution; for the very first time!” So begins 3D Sun, a fascinating new look at something each of us sees every day. Featuring extensive offline/online 3D editing, visual effects, color-correction and finishing by Splice Here (www.splicehere.tv), 3D SUN envisions and explains the “how and why” behind images that will be captured by STEREO, a still unfolding two-year NASA mission that relies on two nearly identical space-based observatories to provide the first-ever, high definition 3D stereoscopic images of the Sun. more

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The Beijing Collections by Christin Bolweski, feature the The Forbidden City (the Chinese Imperial Palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty and is today a museum) and Tiananmen Square with Mao Zadong’s Mausoleum and the buildings surrounding the area. more

BURBANK, CA – (January 18, 2008) – Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS) today announced that its Technicolor Services division, provided services for 15 theatrical features premiering at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, which began Jan. 16 and continues through Jan. 24 in Park City, Utah. Sundance remains the preeminent showcase for independent filmmaking, bringing together a remarkable assemblage of films from around the world. more

Award-winning directors and editors to present on Avid stage in New Frontier
PARK CITY, Utah, January 17, 2008 – Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVID) today announced that a wide variety of independent filmmakers used Avid® products to create films selected for this year’s Sundance Film Festival, which will take place in Park City, Utah from January 17 – 27. Avid will also host a series of stage presentations in the New Frontier on Main Street – with special guests including famed Director/Producer Doug Liman (The Bourne Ultimatum, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Swingers) and Editor Kevin Tent (Sideways), amongst others. more

RICHMOND, VA — North Bridge Entertainment, a dynamic new production company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, recently launched with partners John D. Bert and Kevin R. Hershberger. Both men are historians and historical film veterans with a long and varied list of projects behind them –big and small. more

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 7, 2008 – As the demand for HDTV program content continues to increase, production companies of all sizes are faced with the challenge of delivering the increased quality of high-definition, widescreen video at competitive rates. Washington DC-based Télécam Films, a full-service television and video production company, reports that it is meeting this challenge by outfitting each of its Sony XDCAM HD tapeless cameras with two of Canon U.S.A. Inc.’s new cost-effective HDgc portable broadcast lenses. Télécam purchased two Canon U.S.A. KH16ex5.7 IRSE ENG/EFP HDgc zoom lenses and two Canon U.S.A. KH10ex3.6 IRSE wide-angle HDgc lenses. Both lens models include Canon U.S.A.’s exclusive eDrive technologies, which provide features originally developed for Canon U.S.A.’s higher-end portable HD lenses. more

The DOMINION Group of Advanced Media Companies, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, announced today that its DOMINION Post/Graphics division has signed a formal agreement with Feld Entertainment, Inc., to provide the entertainment company with a Digital Asset Management System for its multimedia collection of show productions, which include Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, Disney On Ice, Disney Live! and Disney’s High School Musical: The Ice Tour. more