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The polarization of film budgets

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When I walked out from seeing Avatar 3D in December, I tweeted: "$300 million very well spent!". At Media 2010 Suzanne Stefanac pointed to Escape to City 17, a machinima movie that had been made with a budget of less than $500, mainly for the costumes. It looks pretty good considering how little was spent.

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This 3D-Printed 35mm Movie Camera Is an Absolute Marvel of DIY Design and Engineering

Gizmodo

There are many reasons even big-budget movie and TV productions have switched to using digital cameras—the most obvious being that shooting on film is expensive. It’s why amateur filmmakers rarely opt for the 35mm cameras that dominated Hollywood for years, but Yuta Ikeya found a way to make them more affordable by … Read more.

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Karl Poyzer on his creative journey, finding joy in 3D, and creating a Vimeo staff pick

The Verge

With the limitations set on production teams and the complex logistics of getting back on set, some artists have had to find new ways to express themselves — like Karl Poyzer , a director of photography who took the time during the pandemic to dive into 3D artwork in Blender, with the goal of having fun and doing things his own way.

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What does Apple Vision Pro do: Comprehensive overview

Dataconomy

Nonetheless, early users of the headset can anticipate access to 3D movies and films, streaming services such as Disney+, and 180-degree videos enhanced by Apple’s Spatial Audio technology. Custom 3D lenses ensure the user interface remains visible, while HDR and “wide color” features aim to deliver superior image quality.

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Summary and notes from AIMIA event: Social media and user generated content

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Michela Ledwidge , Managing Director, MOD Films. I found what Michela Ledwidge of MOD films had to say fantastically interesting – she is clearly on the leading edge of this. She wants to apply the same idea to films. These are Pixar-quality films that anyone can modify or work on. Everyone can do their own film.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Threat Modeling

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If you’re not familiar with the film released Star Wars film, now retitled Episode Four: A New Hope, young Luke Skywalker, a a farm boy, from Tatooine, manages to find and exploit a significant flaw in the design of the Empire’s Death Star, a massive structure capable of destroying entire planets, such as the home world of Princess Leia.

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The ad industry is going all-in on AI

Vox

The Cannes she was referring to isn’t the one you’ve probably heard of — the film festival — but rather Cannes Lions, a similarly swanky festival celebrating advertising instead of cinema. That decline contributed to mass layoffs and budget cuts across the media industry.