This week in Media Match’s world…

Submissions
Filmed By Bike: 10th Anniversary Trailer + Festival Submission Details : (Media Match Blog)

Oscars
Your 2011 Awards Season Cheat Sheet : (Hollywood Prospectus)

More Oscars
Eddie Murphy Pulls Out As Host : (Deadline)

Prototypes
Meet the next generation of movie cars, from vampire airships to magical cats : (IFC)

Poll
Jobs and Film Tax Credits : (Media Match Blog)

Quick Tip of the Week

Employer Directory: Did you know that as a Media Match member, we can offer you exclusive access to our Employer Directory? Go to http://www.media-match.com/usa/forum/quick-tips-employer-directory-585890 for a full explanation.

Video of the Week

Max Hattler – Sync
Vimeo Visual Music Award 2011 Special Prize Winner
Sync “is based on the idea that there is an underlying unchanging synchronisation at the centre of everything; a sync that was decided at the very beginning of time. Everything follows from it, everything is ruled by it: all time, all physics, all life. And all animation.” (Max Hattler, 2011, ‘Sync: Circular Adventures in Animation’



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This week in Media Match‘s world…

Streaming
Just What Is Going On With Netflix? : (Media Match Blog)

Poll
Jobs and Film Tax Credits : (Media Match Blog)

Soundtracks
Jim Jarmusch: The Art of the Music in His Films : (Open Culture)

FCP vs Avid
‘Avid is the Steinway of editing and Final Cut Pro is the Yamaha’ Four editors discuss editing on the Mac : (FCP.co)

Spoilers
Why I don’t like the new rules for TV spoilers : (IFC)

Quick Tip of the Week

Did you know that as a Media Match member, we can offer you exclusive access to our Employer Directory? Go to http://www.media-match.com/usa/forum/quick-tips-employer-directory-585890 for a full explanation.

Video of the Week

Rick Darge – Bike ♥
Directed by Rick Darge / Starring Dee Dee K / Shot on Red Epic / Music by Françoise Hardy & Daniel Johnston.



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This week in Media Match‘s world…

Poll
Jobs and Film Tax Credits : (Media Match Blog)

Piracy
Should The Feds Block Online Pirates? Lobbyists Intensify Debate Over New Bill : (Deadline)

Fight!
Johnny Depp Confronts Ricky Gervais About Golden Globes Joke in ‘Life’s Too Short’ : (Hollywood Reporter)

Contest
Comedy Central Short Pilot Competition : (NYTVF)

Colorful
Color correcting zombies in Final Cut Pro : (FCP.co)

Quick Tip of the Week

How to search for people you may know, past colleagues, or possible future collaborators using the Media Match Friend Finding tool…..
http://www.media-match.com/usa/forum/quick-tips-how-to-find-friends-and-influential-people–586442

Video of the Week

Robin Bacior – Ohio
Directed by Alex Fischer and Ellis Bahl / Produced by Earth vs Space / Choreography by Kristina Donello / Dancer: Meredith Blouin. “Ohio” is the lead single off of Robin Bacior’s upcoming debut full-length, Rest Our Wings, out 11/1/11.



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Here at Media Match, we have been pondering the current state of the film and TV production industry. Seeing the ever fluctuating rate of productions in California, we were wondering how the Film Tax Credits of recent years have been affecting our members. We thought we would take a quick poll to see what effect these may have had, and if you have any further experiences or comments, please write your comments below…

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This week in Media Match‘s world…

Remix
‘Everything is a Remix’ Video Series: (Media Match Blog)

Lecture
Join a 90-minute session with Chris Nelson, A.C.E. Editor (LOST, Mad Men) and John Refoua, Editor (Avatar): (AVID)

Banned
Media Match Top 10: Famous Banned Movies : (Media Match Blog)

IMDB
Actress Sues Amazon For Showing Her Age On Industry Database IMDb: (Deadline)

Processing
MTI Film Employs JPEG2000 over IP for TNT’s Dallas: (BBC)

Quick Tip of the Week

How to search for people you may know, past colleagues, or possible future collaborators using the Media Match Friend Finding tool…..
http://www.media-match.com/usa/forum/quick-tips-how-to-find-friends-and-influential-people–586442

Video of the Week

CSI: Legoland
We’ll never grow tired of CSI parodies. This one… block-tacular…



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Taking the theory that everything has it’s source of inspiration, stimuli or origin, New York-based filmmaker Kirby Ferguson has produced a four-part video series named Everything is a Remix.

I’ve often been aware and immersed in remixing, growing up with a lot of hip hop and electronic music, but Ferguson’s series applies his theory to film, TV, books, quotes, and even inventions. The first three episodes have been published over the last year; the second of which really blew my mind and changed my opinion about the word ‘original’. That part delves into movies, from the box office hits to foreign independent films, to sequels and remakes. From shots being used as templates, to irrefutable sub-genre formats, it gives an amazing overview of the creation process. Ferguson comments that “creation requires influence. Everything we make is a remix of existing creations, our lives, and the lives of others.” He goes on to say “without the films that preceded it, there could be no Star Wars.”

As much as the movie part was my favorite, I highly recommend watching from the beginning, with part one touching on the history of remixing in music, the first ever book ‘mash-up’, high profile ‘rip-offs’ from Led Zeppelin, and the blurry lines between covers and legal remixing and attribution. Part three explains that ideas in the field of inventing are often not moments of inspiration, but evolution and improvements, or even the combining of two or more existing ideas.

As if the editing and production wasn’t enough work, Ferguson has created an incredible website to provide tools and resources for his own film-making. For example, he lists all the samples of his pieces, including speeches, film scenes, soundtrack info, and origins of any still photo shots, all with links to the ‘original’. The sample sources for part two number 123 in eight and a half minutes, and include scenes from Kill Bill, Yojimbo, Flash Gordon, True Grit, Transformers, Alice in Wonderland, The Matrix and more. It gives you some idea of the amount of research and production work that has gone into each part of the series.

Part Four has been planned and scripted, and is slated for release in early November. You can contribute to this project by donating here.

Enjoy the first three parts below…

by Lee Jarvis.

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Held at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard have once again joined together to host their 10th annual conference on the role of music in film and television. The event, on October 24-25, reaches out to all kinds of industry professionals, and anyone interested in agent jobs, composer jobs, director jobs, producer jobs, music supervisor jobs, songwriter jobs and many more.

Speakers at the conference include composers for blockbuster films The Fighter, The Hangover, and hit TV show Mad Men, as well as record label bosses and TV production company execs. Marketers and music supervisors will also share advice on how to connect your art with the right people. Outside of the keynote talks and panels, there are also roundtable discussions and cocktail parties to help people connect.

Panel topics include;
-TV Competition Shows and Their Music
-Real Time Critique: Music Supervisors
-Songwriters Turned Film/TV Composers
-Case Studies of Hit TV Shows and Their Music
-Case Study of Major Fall Films

Expect to learn a lot from the conference; not only how to get your songs into films, TV, commercials, sports programming, trailers and video games, but also how to make money from your placements. Hear about new projects from composers and music supervisors, and see how the film and TV business is evolving in other territories and countries.

For more info check out the Billboard website, and below you can view highlights of The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard’s 2010 Film and TV Music Conference.

Readers interested in networking with TV and Film industry pros should also check out our very own Speed Networking event coming up on September 21st, also in Hollywood.


by Lee Jarvis.

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Often the simultaneous and alternate scourges and saviors of the TV and film industry, Netflix and Hulu are becoming more and more aligned, and yet they carry two distinct different audiences. The two media giants are both relatively new, and have amassed large audience bases among the TV and movie consuming public. They both essentially offer the same things, albeit with different pricing models and subscription options, but according to new data, their customers see them as having two different uses or functions. After a brief look at the Nielsen charts published last week, you could sum up people’s thoughts on the brands as follows: ‘Watch Movies on the TV with Netflix’ vs ‘Watch TV on the laptop with Hulu’.

This leaves an interesting question: are the companies direct rivals or do they aim to mainly cater to a specific segment of consumers and the rest is ‘peripheral’ viewing? In one respect, they certainly overlap a lot – both offer a lot of the same of content, although recent changes from Hulu have meant that some of that is only available to their ‘Hulu Plus’ premium subscribers. On the other hand, Hulu offers a free account, where you can still catch up on various TV shows, which is not even possible with Netflix – you now pay then anywhere between $8 and $35 for your regular fix.

Much argument has been made about Netflix’s new pricing structure – perhaps this will emphasize the divide between the two? Maybe people are more than happy to have the two together and use them for separate purposes. This new data certainly seems to support that theory.

Does this ring true with you? How do you consume TV and film? Do you have a favorite of Netflix and Hulu? Are you a regular movie downloader and ignore the both? Do you binge on a whole series over the course of a weekend? Share your thoughts and habits in the comments.


by Lee Jarvis.

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Online streaming service Hulu hit the headlines twice this week when they announced that, firstly, when an as-yet unnamed company made an unsolicited enquiry regarding acquisition, and then, secondly, that they were indeed, open to offers of acquisition. This follows yet more recent news and opinions on the future of Hulu, with constant talk of an IPO, then its subsequent delay.

The streaming giant has caused quite a stir in Hollywood, and opinion has been pretty divided: some say it is the savior of TV, others say it has affected film industry jobs for the worse. Their launch of a premium subscription service, Hulu Plus, last year helped the company edge into solid profitability territory, and obviously peaked the interest of some internet big wigs. NBCUniversal, Fox and Disney-ABC all currently have stakes in Hulu, yet have limited influence on the overall running of the company, and this had led to clashes among board members and CEO Jason Kilar about the way it has affected older revenue streams of cable and TV. This may in turn be the reason for those holding companies looking to exit the venture.

Hulu announced that it would retain investment banks Guggenheim Partners and Morgan Stanley on Wednesday, who will then reach out to any prospective bidders with news that they are formally accepting offers. Expect the rumor-mill to start churning very soon.

The success of Hulu is largely due to their free ad-funded model, which also allows embedded videos of new and archived content, as well as clips and behind-the-scenes specials from providers and studios such as NBC, Fox, ABC and many more. Recently, the free-thinking institution TED has enable Hulu to share and distribute their series of ground-breaking talks. The embedded feature helps clips such as this go viral…

Hulu’s actions may well be blazing a path for the future of visual content for the end user, but the key TV networks and companies sure have kicked up a fuss along the way.


by Lee Jarvis.

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The Chicago Underground Film Festival is an annual event showcasing independent, experimental and documentary films from around the world. Building on last year‘s success, CUFF once again provides a place for cutting-edge filmmakers and film fans to delve into the lesser known (or, lesser-screened) independent film scene. Established in 1993, the festival has become the largest underground film fest in the country, and has also grown into an important date in Chicago’s cultural scene.

“What you get for your money is not just admission to the films but admission to a subculture”

– Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

When Jay Bliznick and Bryan Wendorf began CUFF, they wanted to create a festival for the kind of films they wanted to see, which were, in their words, “primarily films that the established film festival circuit – increasingly dominated by distributor product – refused to show.” Unlike many other independent film events, they aimed not to imitate old guard, market-driven events such as Sundance, but instead chose to focus on the artistic, aesthetic and fun side of independent film-making. CUFF promotes works that dissent radically in form, content and technique from both the tired conventions of Hollywood and the increasingly stagnant IndieWood mainstream.

This year’s festival is held once again at the Gene Siskel Film Center, and will offer a mix of independent features, shorts, documentaries, experimental films, fine art films, avant-garde videos, as well as nightly parties and concerts, drawing on the cross-over blend of artistic creative talent that is thriving in Chicago.

The event runs from Thursday June 2nd until Thursday June 9th, and the schedule can be found here.

by Lee Jarvis

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