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Sell a Movie (or Fail) in Four Hours
Written by David Tames on November 13, 2005
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In today’s New York Times, I read “ How to Sell a Movie (or Fail) in Four Hours” an article by Adam Leipzig, president of National Geographic Feature Films, providing an amusing and succinct description of the challenges studio executives face today bringing movies to market,...  Continue Reading...

Theaters Left Behind
Written by David Tames on November 13, 2005
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Theater attendance is down. The cost of digital projection is down. DVD sales drive the profits in the motion picture industry while pirates provide a flow of cheap content via alternative channels, it’s no wonder that distribution is getting turned on it’s head and will eventually...  Continue Reading...

Northampton Film Festival – Three Picks
Written by David Tames on November 10, 2005
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The Northampton Independent Film Festival takes place in Northampton, Massachusetts this weekend and is offering a great program, here are three picks among the many great films being screened: On Saturday the 13th at 3:30pm “In the Land of Milk and Money” (2004, Susan Emshwiller)...  Continue Reading...

Teenage content creators
Written by David Tames on November 8, 2005
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A recently published report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project dated November 2, 2005 found that American teens are utilizing the interactive capabilities of the internet as they create and share their own media creations. Fully half of all teens and 57% of teens who use the...  Continue Reading...

First look at the JVC GY-HD100U 24P HDV Camcorder
Written by David Tames on November 1, 2005
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Thanks to the generosity of Marty Feldman at The Camera Company I was able to take the new JVC GY-HD100U 24P HDV Camcorder out for a spin. My first impressions are this is a very nice camcorder and considering it’s true 24P and has a real lens and pro camera ergonomics, it’s going...  Continue Reading...