Excellent Chart on Resolution and Audiovisual Formats January 2006
I found this great chart in the February issue of Filmmaker Magazine, comparing the resolution of different formats, including the human brain:
"Signs of Our Times" selected by the Chicago International Reel Film Festival September 2005
This is a very good development, and I'm certainly excited about this. I was recently informed that my short film "Signs of Our Times" has been selected for competition by the Chicago International Reel Film Festival. It will be showing in Chicago the weekend of September 30, 2005, and I will be attending the festival.
WebAward September 2005
We have been informed that we have received a WebAward in the 2005 WebAward Competition by the Web Marketing Association. Last year we designed and developed the new website for the Harrison Corporation, in collaboration with our friend and art director Richard Beauregard. The design work on that site just won the Standard of Excellence. You can check the site at:
http://www.harrisonspecialty.com
DV Expo in NYC July 2005
I attended the DV Expo at Jarvis Convention Center in NYC. It was very exciting to get to play with some of the new toys the industry is churning out. One thing is clear: HDTV is definitely the new standard. Most manufactures presented new HD or HDV devices fully operational and already compatible with most software application out there.
It's interesting to note that most manufacturers are actually favoring the HDV format, that although it uses a higher compression rate, it is more versatile and flexible (and certainly affordable) than other uncompressed HD alternatives. THis may actually imply a slight market advantage of Sony and JVC over Panasonic. THe new Panasonic AG-HVX200 is quite an amazing machine, providing high quality uncompressed HD in a variety of standards, including the "Holy Grail" of independent film-makers: real 24p! Still, this model is extremely expensive for most indies to afford, specially when adding the P2 cards, required to record uncompressed HD with this camera.
The most impressive offering in the show had to be JVC GY-HD100U, a 3-CCD HDV camcorder with true 24p capabilities... and considerably more affordable than the Panasonic equivalent.
Reviews of "Lingoland" April 2005
The reviews of Lingoland are in, and most of them are very positive. Not to brag or anything, but most of these reviews actually mention my work by name, and provide very positive comments on the video projections and animations that I created for the live performance.
Please use the links below to read the reviews of Lingoland:
The York Theater purchased the Ask Proxima C460 projector to deliver the video pieces and animated films during the live performance of "Lingoland." I have to say that I was definitely very impressed by the overall image quality of this machine, and the juice it was able to deliver even under stage lights. The projector uses a 3,500 lumens lamp that proved to be more than enough to project some superbly defined video backdrops during the live performance. I was most surprised at how it well performed even on those musical numbers that required most stage lights to be on. The image of other projectors may have been completely dimmed on these circumstances, but not this one.
ON the negative side I have to comment that this model lacked digital keystone correction, and it only corrected the keystone distortion on a vertical line, not horizontally. This became an issue when we realized the backstage area was too narrow for projection, and placing the camera at an odd angle was the only solution. IN the end, it was necessary to use a wide angle lens for the projector, as well as a series of mirrors to reflect the image from afar and cover the background canvas completely.
Panasonic Announces a new HD 24p prosumer camera
Lot of buzz in the industry about Panasonic's new "mystery camera." This is announced as Panasonic's response to both the Canon XL2 and Sony's Z1U HD camera. Panasonic is feeding the rumor mill by claiming this model will be capable of producing HD images at 24p for under $10k. Impressive and promising. We will have to see.
By the way, here's the new Panasonic beauty, the AG-HVX200. Here's a full review.
The York Theater purchased the Ask Proxima C460 projector to deliver the video pieces and animated films during the live performance of "Lingoland." I have to say that I was definitely very impressed by the overall image quality of this machine, and the juice it was able to deliver even under stage lights. The projector uses a 3,500 lumens lamp that proved to be more than enough to project some superbly defined video backdrops during the live performance. I was most surprised at how it well performed even on those musical numbers that required most stage lights to be on. The image of other projectors may have been completely dimmed on these circumstances, but not this one.
