Monday April 30, 2007 Making sense of the censor
The Guardian today has run a story about Bristol City Council overturning the 18-rating ruling of Shane Meadow’s new film This Is England . Bristol Council has declassified the film to a 15 rating and have called the BBFC’s 18 decision as, “idiotic”.
So, ...
Vegas at Vegas
Newly renamed Sony Creative Software made use of the NAB show in Las Vegas to announce a small but incredibly important update to its Vegas non-linear editing software – AVCHD support.
While the software’s version number remains largely unchanged (the AVCHD...
Freeze Frame: issue 227
Have you made a short film? Do you want it showcased to thousands? Then send it in to these pages and become part of Digital Video’s moviemaking community ...
Friday April 27, 2007 Slow news day
Apparently, film star and Elvis Presley fanatic Nicolas Cage held his breath for two minutes on the David Letterman Show last night. Don’t believe us? Click here and read all about it, courtesy of IMDB.com.
And we thought only Chris Morris and The Day...
Enjoy the Vue, courtesy of Canon
Frequently, videomaking and a love of cinema go hand in hand, which is why we’re quite chuffed by Canon’s latest promotional endeavour. Purchase selected models from its 2007 range and you can get a year’s 2-for-1 cinema pass.
The pass is valid at the Vue...
Jack Valenti dies, aged 85
Love it or hate it, but film censorship revolutionised cinema. Former MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America) president Jack Valenti, who died of a stroke yesterday, was the leader of that revolution. He was the person who created the ratings system in...
Thursday April 26, 2007 Hollywood effects at greengrocers’ prices
“Moan, moan, moan – everything’s so expensive these days, isn’t it?” It’s a comment not untypical of my mate (and avid moviemaker) Andy. His whinge was prompted by the arrival of Final Cut Studio 2, Apple’s latest incarnation of its mighty video editing...
The future’s bright, the future’s Red
For some time now Red Digital Cinema’s Big Red One camcorder has been a quiet favourite for the coolest camcorder of the year, perhaps even the decade. But, after NAB 2007, it’s quiet no longer – generating probably the biggest noise of the show.
Filmmakers,...
Walmart takes pole-position in the next-gen race
US company Walmart, owner of Asda over here and pretty much anything consumer related in America, is rumoured to be releasing a cut-price HD DVD player. Though the company has yet to make a statement, Mylot.com has mentioned that the price of the players...
Thursday March 08, 2007 Issue 227 is out today
The new edition of Digital Video is out to buy today and what an issue it is. Not only do we take the latest Sony high-def disc cam, the UX1, out for a spin, but we give you a massive selection of quick tips to improve your movies, disclose insider info on how...
Bravia new world
Advertising agency Fallon London were celebrating last night after winning the Best Commercial award at the British Television Advertising Awards for its Sony Bravia TV advert Paint. And all it took was 70,000 litres of paint, 1,700 detonators, 455 mortars, a...
Friday March 02, 2007 Weekly round-up
Due to a complete lack of blog updates – please forgive us – we’ve decided to put everything that’s happened to us and the world of filmmaking this week into one big, er, blog. Unfortunately, not much has happened except for the Oscars, so here’s some fairly...
Wednesday February 07, 2007 MySpace Movie MashUp
MySpace is offering budding filmmakers the job of a lifetime – to direct a £1 million feature film. To enter the competition, which begins today, all you have to do is submit a short film to the website. A winner will be chosen by a panel of judges which...
Thursday February 01, 2007 Freeze Frame: issue 226
Everybody knows that 2006 was the year of Web 2.0. This phrase was coined to describe the huge influx of user-generated content that now powers the internet. No longer does a user just log on to receive information but they also log on to give information –...
Wednesday January 31, 2007 You saw it here first…
As we’ve quite rightly predicted in our forthcoming issue, YouTube is the site that makes you famous. Issue 226 will tell you all about how to become an instant YouTube superstar, giving you the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the likes of an...
