Tuesday March 11, 2008 Things a filmmaker can learn from… The Sopranos
In the first of our blog-only series of features, where we take a look at a film or TV show that you should watch to improve your moviemaking, we enter a world of made men, bada-bings and, er, psychotherapy
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Monday March 10, 2008 Monday afternoon caffeine shot…
…okay, maybe this blog can't supply you with a much-needed coffee hit, but we can perk you up in other ways. In a world that's awash with film parodies and swedes ( Be Kind Rewind -style remakes) it takes a lot to make us at Digital Video take notice but...
Sigur Ros' full-length film, Heima, is on YouTube
One of the hardest mediums to get right as a filmmaker is the music documentary. Trying to balance live footage with thoughts and comments from the band is hard work, with only a few notables ever satisfying both die-hard fans and casual listeners. Sigur Ros...
Friday March 07, 2008 Camcorder manufacturer websites
To save you some time and effort, we've compiled a list of the main
players in the camcorder world. Just click on the names below to visit
the sites. Canon Hitachi JVC Panasonic Samsung Sanyo Sony RED
Thursday March 06, 2008 We need you!
Digital Video magazine is calling for filmmakers everywhere to send us your films, queries about kit and technique, and information on what movies you are making. There's plenty of opportunity to get your work featured in the UK's leading videomaking...
Wednesday October 03, 2007 Festival films for free online
You don’t need to visit London to catch this year’s Raindance independent film festival. You can watch some of the films in competition for free on your computer –on the same day as they are being shown in the festival. All you need to do is head over to ...
First Gaelic film
If a film with dialogue mostly in Aramaic can become an international hit (Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ ), then why not one in Gaelic? Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the first contemporary film in language that now has just under 60,000...
High-def video over the internet?
Hour-long downloads and poor quality streaming video could become a thing of the past if the UK’s telecoms regulator Ofcom has its way. Countries including France, Japan and the US have already started investing in broadband networks that could raise download...
Monday October 01, 2007 Crisis worsens at Jessops
The problems continue at camera retailer Jessops , with the resignation of its Chief Executive after just over a year in the job. Chris Langley is leaving to “pursue other business interests,” according to a statement issued by the company. His departure...
Wednesday September 26, 2007 Scary shorts wanted
How good a filmmaker are you? There’s nothing like going up against your peers to stretch yourself creatively, and the Halloween Horror Film Challenge is the perfect opportunity. You have until 24 October to submit your horrific shorts (10 minutes or less)...
Monday September 10, 2007 Cadbury's monkey business
It looks like advertising agency Fallon has come up trumps again with its new Cadbury's chocolate ad. The agency who has Sony Bravia – you know, the bouncing balls and paint – and Orange – you know, the annoying whimsy singalong ads – knotched on its bedpost...
Friday September 07, 2007 Eclectic Method
Digital Video were lucky enough to be invited to the launch event of Sony's new Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition 8 yesterday and were impressed by what we saw. Not only is the editing software a snip at £69.99, we were given a live performance of the...
Friday August 31, 2007 BT offers online storage
BT’s Digital Vault is a new online media storage system offering users the ability to save, share and automatically back-up precious digital files. The Vault is, refreshingly, available to all, so you don’t need to be a BT customer, and has a range of...
Thursday August 30, 2007 Big Brother Britain
Pardon our tabloid-esque title but, according to Martin Sadler of Hewlett Packard, by 2057 the technology will be in place to record a human’s life constantly from birth to death, Truman Show-style. It’s all because of the growth in intelligent sensors. He...
