HPA Tech Retreat 2011 Day 3

Day 3 (by my counting; HPA calls this Day 2, because Tuesday’s Super Session doesn’t count) covered LTO-5, LTFS, IMF, HDSLR, OLED, FIMS, SOA, SLA, monitors vs. displays, file-based mastering, Hollywood in the cloud, and Disney restorations.

HPA Tech Retreat 2011 Day 1

HPA set the stage for the Super Session with these words:

“With all the options in workflow today, it seems no two projects are exactly alike.  Just like snowflakes, our projects begin beautiful, shiny, and a unique wonder to behold. But as they slowly drift to their final destination, they seem to just turn into slush, as we leave them behind searching for our next wonderful, pristine, new way.”

HPA Tech Retreat 2011

There’s a quiet gathering in Palm Springs every February. Many of the post-production industry’s leading luminaries, along with a gaggle of production folks, hangers-on, and ne’er-do-wells (including your correspondent) assemble for the Hollywood Post Alliance’s Tech Retreat, three and a half days of discussion about where the industry is and where it’s going.

How Would You Build The Entertainment Business From Scratch?

Philip & I originally talked about the concept of starting over in production with a green field – no established starting points – in episode 11.
In this episode we take it a little deeper as there is a lot of ground to cover.
How would a new studio look? What would distribution look like? Would it be a return to the studio system approach of old?
These are just a few of the many areas we tackle in this episode of the Terence & Philip show.

Maybe Facebook Is Good For Something After All

I’m not really a huge Facebook fan, but I can recognize a bargain when I see one.  If you are on Facebook and you “like” Smartsound, they’ll send you a free music track on February 15th.  Hey, what can it hurt?  It’s not like they want you to play Farmville or something. 

Panasonic AF-100: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Panasonic AF-100 is getting a lot of buzz as a possible HDSLR killer. We used it in the real world in place of an HDSLR, and now we know. And soon, so will you. Read on…

So You Think You Have An Original Idea?

Everything is a Remix from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.

Everything is a Remix Part 2 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo.

Big thanks to Gary Bettan of Videoguys.com for pointing out a really interesting take on modern creativity.  It’s at a site called EverythingisaRemix.info .  A guy named Kirby Ferguson just disassembles two of the most sacred cows of the last forty years - Led Zeppelin and Star Wars - in a funny, deadpan way that makes “This American Life” sound like “Family Guy.”  And they aren’t the only victims here - be sure to hang on through the credits for even more fun!  There are currently two episodes out (of a promised four).  Even though there are embed links in this post, be sure to go to his site and click on the “Donate” button.  This guy deserves a little dough!

Super 35 size me

Next month marks the debut of Sony’s first handheld Super 35mm model for professionals: the PMW-F3.  It’s also Sony’s first such camera with XDCAM EX recording and first with CMOS technology.  And the F3 starts at just $16,000 MSRP.  The new camera is beginning to make a name for itself after some sweet pre-production tests and first-on-the-block Vimeo posts.  In this article, we’ll take a look at the new camera’s Super 35mm image sensor, and see exactly what Sony means by “Super 35.” 

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