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This relates to another thread of mine about the fickleness of producers who jump from one "State tax rebate" to another. The hit show was originally shooting in Toronto and moved to New York to reap the benefits of the New York state incentives. Now they are going back to Canada - but now to Vancouver. That will mean two complete sets of crews that J.J. Abrams has thrown under the bus to save costs and maximize his cut of the show. Variety reports: "After spending weeks on tenterhooks over the status of New York’s endangered production tax credit, Fox has decided to pull up stakes and relocate production of its hit frosh series “Fringeâ€� to Vancouver. The sho…
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Hey, just got a call but I'm not in Manhattan Mike Crawford 416-364-2331 It's a toronto production company headed to NY. Either message here or call Mike directly if you can.
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Payments Drag Out on TV Spots http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123535388745645241.html By SUZANNE VRANICA Some of the biggest advertisers in the U.S., including auto maker General Motors and brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, are putting the squeeze on companies that produce and broadcast their ads, as part of an effort to rework contracts with suppliers to cut costs. As the economy's slump continues, GM has raised an uproar among the production firms that make its TV spots by playing hardball on payment terms. Other advertisers could follow suit, bringing pressure on the small companies that make up that business. Over the past few weeks, GM, whose brands…
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For Slum Dog Millionaire, best sound mixing. A great acceptance speech. Congratulations from all of us. Eric
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SAG National Board rejected the latest and 'final offer' from the AMPTP. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000436.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 RL
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Please read the current news at the 400Hours.com website --- this site has a wealth of information regarding our future in this industry. http://400hours.com/index.html - Jeff Wexler
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Jonathan Handel gives clarity to the fog surrounding SAG and the breakdown of the recent talks with the AMPTP. http://digitalmedialaw.blogspot.com/2009/02/is-sag-becoming-irrelevant.html RL
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"Frustrated by SAG's refusal to close a deal, the majors broke off three days of talks late Thursday by issuing a take-it-or-leave-it "last, best, final" offer. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers also said the new offer would be withdrawn in 60 days. SAG had no immediate response. But the key issue separating the two sides -- the companies' demand for a three-year deal from the date of ratification -- turned out to be insurmountable." SAG talks break down Majors make guild final offer http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000382.html?categoryid=18&cs=1 RL
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Location Sound will be hosting an RF Seminar titled "Managing Wireless Mics In Difficult RF Environments" in the LSC Conference room, on February 26th from 3-6pm. Featured speaker will be Sennheiser's Joe Ciaudelli. Refreshments,some cool give-aways and special discounts will be enjoyed by all. Visit the LSC website http://www.locationsound.com/proaudio/ls/index.html for details. For those of you keeping count; thats a Senheiser RF Seminar at LSC on Thursday, February 26th, and, also, a Sound Devices Multi-Track Recording Seminar at the Los Angeles Film School on Saturday, February 28th. RSVP for either or both seminars to Darlyna Mitchell at LSC (818) 980-9891 x352
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From today's washington Post: Consumers Union is urging Congress to delay the nation's transition to digital television, saying the program to help TV viewers prepare for the switch next month has been underfunded and poorly implemented. Full article here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010703916.html Best regards, Jim
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I have increased the capacity of the upload/file folder on the server so we should be back in business. Please let me know if you run into any difficulties uploading images. Again, In will take the opportunity to promote CinemaSound where the the uploading routines work very well and support images, video, audio and so forth, and in what I consider a much more elegant manner than this forum. - Jeff Wexler
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I have never posted here before but I believe that this news item requires all of our attention. As a member in good standing for many years, I am finding more and more resistance from actors to wear a wireless mic. It takes quite a bit of convincing and assuring that they are in good hands with this sound department. This is due to previous experiences where the actor's privacy and trust may have been violated. This new sound bite of Christian Bale ranting only serves to fuel the fire. We are ultimately responsible for this breech of privacy. We have the means to prevent these things from getting out into the world, I will hear no excuses. Here the media has seized an op…
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Top doctors and brainboxes in America and Argentina believe they may be on the track of pills which could "turn down" people's ears, protecting their hearing from damage at noisy clubs or concerts. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/21/johns_hopkins_ear_volume_knob_pills/ Amps that go beyond 11 widely expected
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Last night we held a real sound love-fest at the Biltmore Hotel's Crystal Ballroom Here are the winners (in BOLD). Motion Pictures: The Dark Knight Production Mixer Ed Novick Re-Recording Mixers Lora Hirschberg Gary A. Rizzo Slumdog Millionaire Production Mixer Resul Pookutty Re-Recording Mixers Ian Tapp Richard Pryke Iron Man Production Mixer Mark Ulano, CAS Re-Recording Mixers Christopher Boyes Lora Hirschberg Quantum Of Solace Production Mixer Chris Munro, CAS Re-Recording Mixers Mike Prestwood Smith Mark Taylor WALL-E Original Dialog Mixer Ben Burtt Re-Recording Mixers Tom Myers Michael Semanick,…
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I received this notice from Zaxcom: New Stereo adapter introduction At the Coffey Sound Barbecue this Saturday Feb 14th at 11:00 AM Zaxcom will show for the first time a new Stereo Adapter model STA150. This new adapter differs from the previous model in that its connections are sound bag friendly. Right angle connectors are no longer needed to save space when configuring the sound bag for the Stereo adapter with the TRX900 wireless microphone transceiver. The STA150 powered directly from 8-18 volts converts a TRX900 into a line level balanced input 2 channel transmitter with 2 channel backup recording and IFB return receiver. A single TRX900 modulates 2 channel…
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New Panasonic AG-HPX300 Camcorder with dual-channel Unislot Video of unit
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Sound Devices, LSC and your Local are sponsoring a seminar on multi-track recording with Sound Devices products on Saturday, February 28th at the Los Angeles Film School Theater in Hollywood. John Tatooles from Sound Devices will be the featured speaker. Check the Union, Sound Devices or LSC websites for details. You can register on line at the SD site or, contact Darlyna Mitchell at LSC (818)980-9891 x352 to RSVP. www.locationsound.com
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Variety gives an excellent one year review of the effects of the WGA strike. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999957.html?categoryid=2821&cs=1 RL
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"It’s happened again. SAG leaders, in the latest twist in the guild’s extraordinary drama, have set the stage for resuming contract talks with the majors by again firing topper Doug Allen and booting out the feature-primetime negotiating committee in favor of a task force. Sunday’s vote generated support from 59% of board members voting -- up from the 53% who supported the resolution two weeks ago via a “written assent.â€� Keith Carradine, elected in the fall as part of Rosenberg’s Membership First slate, defected Sunday and supported the resolution. Rosenberg chaired Sunday’s contentious five-hour meeting. Because of the internal battling, the resoluti…
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And the winners are: BEST FILM "Slumdog Millionaire" - Christian Colson OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM "Man On Wire" - Simon Chinn / James Marsh LEADING ACTOR Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler" LEADING ACTRESS Kate Winslet - "The Reader" SUPPORTING ACTOR Heath Ledger - "The Dark Knight" SUPPORTING ACTRESS Penélope Cruz - "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" DIRECTOR "Slumdog Millionaire" - Danny Boyle ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY "In Bruges" - Martin Mcdonagh ADAPTED SCREENPLAY "Slumdog Millionaire" - Simon Beaufoy FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE "I've Loved You So Long" - Yves Marmion / Philippe Claudel THE CARL FOREMAN AWARD FOR SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT BY A…
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The BAFTA's are happening now... Latest from BBC: "Writer Simon Beaufoy scooped the prize for best adapted screenplay and said it was "an immense privilege". Danny Boyle's rag-to-riches film also took the awards for best music. cinematography, best sound. Brad Pitt's movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has so far won two awards for best production design and best make up and hair. The Duchess scooped the prize was best costume design and I've Loved You So Long, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, won best foreign film." UPDATE: 1342PT: "Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle has been named best director at British Academy Film Awards in London." RL
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From Daily Variety: SAG's moderate leaders to meet Sunday Guild members aim to revive contract talks "The moderate majority of SAG leaders will attempt Sunday to put feature-primetime negotiations back on track by trying to defuse president Alan Rosenberg's extraordinary legal challenge. The uncertainty over SAG's contract situation has been a factor in slowing down feature production. A below-the-line organization dubbing itself "Back to Work" has scheduled a 1 p.m. rally for Monday at SAG's Hollywood headquarters to urge the guild to re-launch negotiations. "The refusal to negotiate has gone on for too long," it said in a message in its web site at www.letsge…
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I'm getting a headache from all the inner legal warfare within SAG's Board. Cue the Soap Opera music, please. When we left off on Tuesday, Alan Rosenberg's first attempt at an injunction to stop Douglas Allen from being fired was shot down by a Judge. Rosenberg said "I'll be back." Back he was today - and bang, bang, shot down again. Read it here: http://digitalmedialaw.blogspot.com/2009/02/judge-denies-sag-president-injunction.html RL
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" A big box office month helps defeat a stimulus bill provision for large tax breaks on projects " http://articles.latimes.com/2009/02/04/business/fi-movies4
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Special SAG board meeting set Guild mired in legal battle http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999561.html?categoryid=18&cs=1 RL
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