“The vfx business is the canary in the coal mine for the studios’ movie business — especially the tentpole business.”
Category: media
Salvaging America’s Sound Recording History From A Bewildering Variety Of Formats
The recordings – news broadcasts, field recordings, interviews and radio dramas as well as music – which the Library of Congress project aims to preserve were made on media ranging from early wax cylinders and big aluminum discs covered with lacquer to turn-of-the-21st-century digital files created with software its makers no longer support.
Bankruptcy Of “Life Of Pi” Special Effects Company Worries Industry
“With the chapter 11 filing, the once-high-flying company has laid off roughly 300 employees, according to sources, with many sending their resumes around town. Some wonder how the Los Angeles-based effects business survive amid increased global competition.”
Special Effects Company For Life Of Pi Rakes In Awards But Goes Bankrupt
“The award-winning visual-effects company Rhythm & Hues, considered one of the industry’s leaders, is laying off 200 employees as it files for bankruptcy protection.”
What’s The Attraction Of Violent Video Games?
“The answer is unclear, but one thing is obvious: Violence sells games. The most popular video game franchise is Call of Duty, a war game where killing is the goal.”
Why Does An Oscar Best Actress Award So Often Signal Downward Career Turn?
“She was too pretty, too thin — and look at her career after that Oscar win. Nothing. Anything she does now, she gets criticized for.”
Movie Ticket Prices Stabilized In 2012, Admissions Up
“Movie admissions rose 5.5% in 2012. That would be a turnaround from recent years. For instance from 2010 to 2011, admissions declined about 4 percent. Prices rose to $7.96 in 2012 from $7.93 in 2011, an increase of only 3 cents per ticket.”
Can The Internet Reinvent The Classic Soap Opera?
“Soaps once made the transition from radio to television, why can’t they make the transition to internet? They already have, in some cases.”
Serious Movies – They’re Getting Longer
“It may come down to expectations: Directors want to give, and audiences are ready to take, and with ticket prices increasing, perhaps anything less than two hours is just not enough any more.”
A Syfy Show That’s Not Only Filmed In Canada
“The show has now sold to 50 countries, and I think one of the reasons it has is because it looks like a quote-unquote American show. …Everybody in this town knows how to make those, because a lot of them are made here.”