The May issue of Markee Magazine takes their road trip to the Great Lakes. Markee is a free subscription. You can also read the article online.

IN PRODUCTION:

Can you guess the company this national campaign is for? The ads were filmed over 6 days in Milwaukee by a local ad agency and production company.

FILM FESTIVALS:

The 24 hour film contest sponsored by the Milwaukee International Film festival and the Milwaukee Art Museum happens July 17-19. If you are interested you can preregister through their website. The deadline is July 9th.

Moving Pictures Magazine has awarded Moviebonics a Special Recognition Award in its short film contest . Moviebonics is included in a DVD that has been sent out to all subscribers of the magazine. The May "Sundance" issue of the magazine has a feature about the contest." website my space

NEW GEAR IN TOWN:

North American Camera has a reservation for a Red camera, and will be receiving it as soon as the company starts shipping. The Red One is the first Super 35mm single-chip 4k video camera available on the market. It offers the ability to use existing film lenses and accessories, while capturing 4k images to a variety of on-board tapeless medium. The Red One codec has been integrated into Apple’s Final Cut Pro 6, offering the ability to natively edit 4k images on your Mac. Call North American Camera for more information about the Red One camera system.

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COMMENTARY:

ON THE LOT

I watched the first two episodes of On The Lot mostly because I felt I had to. I had a feeling when this started that this show would be a reality show first and an attempt to find hidden talent second. What else would you expect from Mark Burnett? The best thing about this show so far is that it is completely forgettable.

You'd think that filmmakers like Brett Ratner (Santa's Slay, Untitled Brett Ratner Project) could put together something better than Survivor meets Flavor of Love. Other reality shows have worse prizes than a million dollar film deal (did I mention Flavor of Love?) but a million dollars only gets you 1/25th of an A-List actor these days.

If Hollywood is trying to find hidden talent here's an idea: Visit a film festival.


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