Cuomo: Extend New York’s Tax Credit Program for Movies, TV and Commercials
In the annual state budget unveiled Tuesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposes extending New York's $420-million annual tax credit program for five more years. There’s more good news. In the budget, Cuomo...
View ArticleAdobe SpeedGrade CS6 – Can Color Grading Go Mainstream?
Was Adobe’s Creative Suite missing something? For years the Production Premium version of Creative Suite gave you what you needed to author a complete video production. While it didn’t offer a...
View ArticleWill Accounting Woes at Avid Spark Big Changes or an Acquisition?
What's happening with Avid? Will it fail or be bought? I came across a thoughtful article addressing these and other aspects of Avid's latest financial crisis, posted on the blog portion of...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing and Kickstarter Help Create a New Kind of Sci-Fi Series
Has the time come in which we will see big changes in VFX production? Projects like The New Kind just might do it. Roninfilm's new VFX production model employs Kickstarter and crowd-sourced visual...
View ArticleWhat’s Next After MAXON and Adobe Announce Strategic Alliance?
If you don’t have what you need in your toolbox, getting a friend to loan what you need makes sense. That’s one way to look at the announcement this past week that Adobe and MAXON have crafted a...
View ArticleBig Apple is becoming the new Hollywood for A-list TV production
AMNEWYORK has a lead article in its Sunday edition that offers a few more updates regarding the ongoing developments of how state and City tax breaks are bringing more production to town. We have...
View ArticleNY Observer Tosses Bouquet to Mayor’s Office Head Katherine Oliver
As the Bloomberg administration heads into its final lap, judgements, accolades and a few brickbats have become airborne. Though it might come across as more of a hagiography, in the accolade...
View ArticleHP’s Hot New ZBooks, Workstations and Displays
Visit us on the web at http://nycppnews.com I’m always interested when it comes time for HP to show a batch of new workstations. While others are excited to know what is happening in tablets and...
View ArticleBlackmagic Design Does IBC Right
Visit us on the web at http://nycppnews.com While its 4K production and Pocket Cinema cameras got much of the attention at their stand this past NAB, at IBC 2013 Blackmagic Design (BMD) used the more...
View ArticleWill the End of the Bloomberg Admin Hurt New York Production?
Visit us on the web at http://nycppnews.comThe November 1st issue of The Hollywood Reporter offers up a worrisome take on the exit of Michael Bloomberg from 12 years in office. Will Bill de Blasio --...
View ArticleGov Cuomo Vetoes Bill Expanding State Tax Credits
Visit us on the web at http://nycppnews.comTom Precious of The Buffalo News writes that this past Wednesday Gov. Cuomo vetoed a bill that he criticized as lessening the tax credit enacted seven months...
View ArticleLA Film Boosters Claim They See Advantage with De Blasio at Helm
Visit us on the web at http://nycppnews.com An article by Brian Watt on KPCC Southern California Public Radio’s website speculated on the future of Los Angeles’ efforts to boost film production after...
View ArticleA First – New York Gains Lead over LA in Dramatic Pilots
Visit us on the web at http://nycppnews.com A report from Film L.A. – that’s the nonprofit Los Angeles group much like our Mayor’s Office on Media – says that for the first time ever, over the past...
View ArticleWill Accounting Woes at Avid Spark Big Changes or an Acquisition?
What’s happening with Avid? Will it fail or be bought? I came across a thoughtful article addressing these and other aspects of Avid’s latest financial crisis, posted on the blog portion of...
View ArticleCalifornia Still Top Film Locale, Study Says, But UK Makes More Money
California didn’t host any of the 25 top-grossing live-action films in 2015, FilmLA reports in its 2015 report. However, California had 19 of the 109 top-grossing films shot in the state, with the UK...
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