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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/23/13 03:04:56 PM

You Weren't The Only One Watching Amazon's Original Programming This Weekend

Sarah Perez of TechCrunch writes: Amazon is pulling a Netflix today, in the sense that it’s now touting the release of its original programming as the “most watched” TV shows on the Amazon Video service since launch on Friday. Netflix previously issued the same statement about its original show, House of Cards. But it’s not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison, here.

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Sarah Perez, TechCrunch

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/23/13 01:04:07 PM

Manhunt Turns Ustream Into a Crowdsourced CNN

Ryan Tate of Wired writes: Ustream reports more than 2.5 million people tapped its livestream of Boston police officers closing on bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, marking a spotlight moment for a site that’s usually overshadowed by YouTube.

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Ryan Tate, Wired

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/18/13 03:04:09 PM

An Inside Look at MTV’s Social Strategy for the 2013 Movie Awards

Natan Edelsburg of Lost Remote writes: With more than 143 million Facebook likes and 1.2 million Instagram followers, MTV ranks as one of the biggest brands on both platforms. The network continues to outpace its rivals in terms of digital innovation, and with the MTV Movie Awards which aired last night, MTV has show the world that social TV is now about GIFs, Instagram and real-time access to fans via Facebook.

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Natan Edelsburg, Lost Remote

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/18/13 02:04:33 PM

Steve Buscemi Is 'Unstaged' with Vampire Weekend on YouTube

Sam Gutelle of Tubefilter writes: New York-based indie rockers Vampire Weekend will close out the Tribeca Film Festival with a concert on April 28th, and Steve Buscemi is stepping in to direct a stream of it. The actor is the latest celebrity to get paired with a band on American Express and VEVO‘s Unstaged, which premiered its new season with a mockumentary-style episode. READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

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Sam Gutelle, Tubefilter

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/16/13 11:04:11 AM

Joseph Koskinski Describes the World of 'Oblivion' as a Beautiful Desolation

This 20-minute behind-the-scenes Oblivion featurette includes the cast and crew explaining the story and the world-building of the futuristic sci-fi thriller. It also highlights some of the movie's more impressive visuals and VFX. Says director Joseph Kosinski, "The two words I had from the very beginning of the project was a beautiful desolation. It's almost primordial Earth, feels like Earth maybe the way it looked a million years ago...but against that rugged landscape, I wanted to bring a very clean, forward-looking technology." Watch below. (via io9)

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/15/13 11:04:00 AM

This Is What Has Been Cooking at Angenieux and Cooke

Jon Fauer of Film and Digital Times writes: At the AFC Micro Salon in Paris a few weeks ago, Angénieux CEO and President Pierre Andurand and Cooke Chairman Les Zellan were seen tête à tête. FDTimes has learned that Angénieux and Cooke technical teams worked together to share the design of their respective anamorphic lenses and check their compatibility. Pierre Andurand said, “Les and I are pleased to announce that our anamorphic zoom lenses and Cooke’s anamorphic primes will work well together, providing cinematographers with a compatible series of lenses to shoot motion pictures in anamorphic format.” READ THE FULL STORY HERE.

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Jon Fauer, Film and Digital Times

Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/05/13 04:04:34 PM

A Beautiful Animated Short Explores the Facets of Mental Illness

Evan Viera's beautiful, award-winning short animation "Caldera" was inspired by his father's mental health issues. Viera says, "'Caldera' is inspired by my father's struggle with schizoaffective disorder. In states of delusion, my father has danced on the rings of Saturn, spoken with angels, and fled from his demons. He has lived both a fantastical and haunting life, but one that's invisible to the most of us. In our differing understanding of reality, we blindly mandate his medication, assimilate him to our marginalizing culture, and entirely misinterpret him for all he is worth. Caldera aims to not only venerate my father, but all brilliant minds forged in the haunted depths of psychosis." Read more here on Creative Bloq. Watch "Caldera" below.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 04/01/13 04:04:27 PM

A Breakdown of the VFX of 'Olympus Has Fallen'

In this VFX breakdown video from Worldwide FX, see how Washington DC was brought to explosive life via greenscreen, composites and CGI in action thriller Olympus Has Fallen.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 03/21/13 04:03:09 PM

Dell Helps Soho VFX Siege the Castle in Time for 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Premiere

Dell’s comprehensive media and entertainment solutions helped Soho VFX deliver 214 visual effects for Jack the Giant Slayer, a fantasy—adventure film based on the Jack the Giant Killer and Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tales.

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Added by Sarv Taghavian--Creative Planet Network, 03/15/13 12:03:35 PM

Imogen Heap and Deadmau5 Crowdsource from 19 Animators to Create Music Video

To create the music video for Deadmau5 and Imogen Heap's collaboration "Telemiscommunications," the artists staged a competition for animators. They posted a brief which included a set storyline, sketches of where the main character needed to be on the screen at a given time, and a color palette. The final result features contributions from 19 animators. Says project director Colin Gordon, "We had to think about how the piece would work as a whole and not necessarily who we thought was the best animator, so it was about getting a good mix of styles and techniques as much as anything." Watch below and read more here on Creative Review.

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