Netflix Business Plan and The Future of Media Distribution

Digital Distribution on August 1st, 2010 1 Comment

This glimpse into how Netflix sees the future of media distribution is revealing both for their segment and for the broader industry. This is the actual powerpoint presentation from their CEO’s office, they were nice enough to share it…
Netflix Business Opportunity
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UPDATE: 5D Mark II in Major TV Production

Filmmaking, Gear on February 9th, 2010 2 Comments

A quick but substantial update to the earlier post about the 5-camera Canon 5D Mark II rig used for the TV show “24″.  Here, DP Rodney Charters and Sam Nicholson (from Stargate) go into much greater detail and show the rig in action.
They see these cameras playing increasingly significant roles on high-end productions.   They [...]

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Film Industry Apocalypse & Rebirth

Cover Stories, Filmmaking, Films, Marketing for Creatives on January 31st, 2010 Comments Off

The old model collapses as a new one is on the verge of rising [click title for more]

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The Moment You Become A Director

Filmmaking on January 22nd, 2010 Comments Off

Quentin Tarantino, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Kathryn Bigalow, and Lee Daniels discuss the moment that made them a director — when they faced a pivotal challenge and fought for their film.  Via The Los Angeles Times‘ “The Envelope”

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YouTube Video Leads to $30m Hollywood Deal

Cover Stories, Filmmaking, Films on January 7th, 2010 6 Comments

Fede Alvarez made short film of giant robots attacking his home town, uploaded it to YouTube, and within a week was fielding deals from Hollywood producers — closing one at $30m to for his next film. [click title for more]

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