Technology
CGI Isn’t the Problem: In Hollywood, Reality’s Not Guaranteed
June 16, 2015 | Joshua SikoraAs another summer of blockbusters rolls around, it seems like the audience may finally be losing its appetite for computer-generated images (CGI) — at least if articles like this or this are to be believed. Across …
Students Demo Oculus Rift VR System
May 2, 2015 | Cinema & New Media ArtsWe’re always looking forward to what opportunities technology will unlock for the next generation of storytellers and artists. This last week, our Cinema & New Media Arts students tried out HBU’s new Oculus Rift VR system …
New Quadcopter Camera Rig for Students
December 1, 2014 | Cinema & New Media ArtsOur CNMA program just acquired a new Phantom quadcopter camera rig. Our students (and professors) haven’t put it down since it arrived!…
The Crowdsourcing Paradigm Shift
May 10, 2013 | Cinema & New Media ArtsOver at IndieWire, SlamDance Film Festival co-founder Dan Mirvish argues that donating might be better than investing when it comes to film:
In all the fuss over Veronica Mars and Zach Braff, people are getting …
Why Now Is Different Than Before
April 10, 2013 | Joshua Sikora“To me, the great hope is that now these little 8mm video recorders and stuff will come out and some people who normally wouldn’t make movies will be making them and suddenly one day, some little …
Interactive Filmmaker Chris Milk
April 7, 2013 | Cinema & New Media ArtsThe Guardian has posted an article on Chris Milk, a filmmaker exploring the new frontier of the web:
Milk is a filmmaker, and latterly one seduced by the possibilities of the internet – a medium most …
Math in the Movies
March 12, 2013 | Cinema & New Media ArtsThe Verge highlights the research of Pixar Senior Scientist Share Tony DeRose:
“The topic of DeRose’s lecture is “Math in the Movies.” This topic is his job: translating principles of arithmetic, geometry, and algebra into software …
Kickstarter Funds 25% of SXSW13
March 11, 2013 | Cinema & New Media ArtsKickstarter reports on the SXSW Film Festival 2013:
In the past three years, more than $100 million has been pledged to film projects on Kickstarter. Filmmakers have successfully funded nearly 9,000 projects, with support from more …
The Art of the Steadicam
March 7, 2013 | Cinema & New Media ArtsFrom Refocused Media:
Invented by Garrett Brown in the early 70’s, the steadicam shot — or ‘steadishot’ — has become one of the most dynamic and exciting forms of cinematography and is one of the …
Netflix and User Data
February 18, 2013 | Cinema & New Media ArtsAndrew Leonard, How Netflix is Turning Viewers Into Puppets
For years Netflix has been analyzing what we watched last night to suggest movies or TV shows that we might like to watch tomorrow. Now it …
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