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The Story Joey lives an idyllic life with his parents on the coast of Florida. His days are spent playing with his cousins, sailing with his dad, and making up stories with his mom. It’s a perfect life until the day they receive a disturbing phone call: a stranger’s decision could tear Joey away...
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By Tom Zaczyk Part 2 Preserving the Library According to a White Paper on film storage presented in August 1994 by the National Film Preservation Board, “The goal in film preservation is to extend the useful life of collection materials so that they remain accessible to future generations.” I agree wholeheartedly with this statement...
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Courageous shoots on RED (the Red Camera).
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Source: broadcastengineering.com Internet-enabled televisions (IETVs) have hit the mainstream among consumers and by the end of 2014 will account for 148.3 million units or 54 percent of the total flat-panel TV market, according to a new forecast from display market expert iSuppli. This year, shipments of IETVs are expected to increase nearly 125 percent...
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With 3D taking the world by storm in a huge comeback, it’s no surprise that consumer electronics manufacturers have started developing 3D camcorders. First we had 3D movies, then 3D TV sets in the home and Nintendo went three-dimensional for the handheld DS. Will the appetite stretch to home movies? Electronics giant Panasonic has...
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By Tom Zaczyk Part 1 THE LIBRARY I am writing this series of articles as advice to some and a reminder to others about the care that filmmakers should take with their movies long after theatrical and video distribution. Ultimately, this is about good stewardship. These titles were made to honor God, so once...
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I.M. / Instant Messenger—The Motion Picture is a project currently underway from Tangerine Sky Productions, Ltd. In most cases “I.M.” stands for “Instant Messaging,” but this story is about just who that messenger is, and to whom he is sending those messages. “I.M.” is based on Kevin Collier’s 2004 award-winning book, “barthpenn@heaven.org,” about an...
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By Norton Rodriguez Location scouting is a vital process in the pre-production stage of filmmaking and commercial production. Once scriptwriters, producers or directors have decided what general kind of scenery they require for the various parts of their work that is shot outside of the studio, a search is begun for a suitable place...
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The first iPhone 4 cinematic film…  so, they claim (?) But the interesting thing is that about two (2) years ago, I had a dream that we were shooting a movie with a cell phone. It was completely wide screen.  Today, the iPhone 4 has made it possible to make a movie with a cell...
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