Markee Magazine

02/13/2019

TV at RBV in CA

One of three high schools in the Vista (CA) Unified School District, Rancho Buena Vista (RBV), has used a portion of a state grant to become the only one with a TV studio. The production space, which students began using last November, was built in three adjoining classrooms. See what they are doing in Education.

Scary in Post
St. Agatha is a horror film that was shot in the town of Madison, Georgia. The producer chose Georgia because of the tax incentive, but they also knew Georgia had an infrastructure that could handle the production. See more at News to Use/Post-Production.

Media Storage Survey
Coughlin Associate, Inc. is conducting its 10th annual survey of digital storage requirements and practices for media and entertainment professionals, with results included in the 2019 Digital Storage for Media and Entertainment Report. Top level results will be provided to participants, if you provide your contact information. M&E professionals can participate in the survey here.

At NAMM, Sennheiser, Neumann, Ashley Audio, Sony and IK Multimedia make announcements in new audio gear. Check them out at Showtime!

Young filmmakers are being challenged in the DIGITAL PRIVACY FILM FESTIVAL to answer What happens when the Internet of Things goes wrong. Filmmakers aged 16-25 can submit their work through March 30, 2019. ExpressVPN will select a group of finalists and post their videos on the ExpressVPN YouTube channel on April 8, 2019. After that, audiences have two weeks to vote on their favorite, and the winner will be announced on April 29, 2019.

01/25/2019

Documentary: Virtual or Real?
by Tom Inglesby, Editor

I come at filmmaking from the documentary tradition, specifically educational films. I worked with some of the best documentary film directors in that genre while working for Encyclopedia Britannica Films (EBF) in the late 1960s-early 1970s.

Because of that experience, I was looking forward to reading, and reviewing here, a new book titled: How to Film Truth. The author, Justin Wells, has a background in both film and theology so when he talks of “Truth” it has a slight religious flavor.

First, I recommend the book to those thinking about doing documentary work or those just interested in what constitutes documentaries. It doesn’t get into the how, the what, or even the why so much as it looks at the philosophy behind the approaches to the genre. As an example, here is one of the opening paragraphs:

This search for healing truth in documentary film takes on four aspects. We might think of these aspects as four ways of revealing the truth to each other. First, we look for the truth about events or things that happen in the world. We might call this testimony. Then there is the truth about ourselves, or the truth about who we are deep down. We might call this confession. Additionally, there is the truth about how we feel on this journey through life, the truth about our emotions. We might think of this in terms of celebration (in a positive sense) and mourning or lament (in a negative sense). Finally, there is the poetic or philosophical truth about the world itself, the creation in which we all find ourselves living. We might call this investigation, the search for wisdom or illumination.

If those words catch your interest, check out the rest of the review at www.markee-magazine.com/cutting-room/

Welcome back—or welcome for the first time—to Markee Magazine online. Those of you who have diligently bookmarked the site and visited on a regular basis, hoping against hope to find something new, congratulations, your perseverance has paid off. Finally!

11/21/2018

Howdy, Stranger. Long time….
Welcome back—or welcome for the first time—to Markee Magazine online. Those of you who have diligently bookmarked the site and visited on a regular basis, hoping against hope to find something new, congratulations, your perseverance has paid off. Finally!

Yes, Markee has been quiet—sound asleep might be a better phrase—for a couple of years now. During that time, staff changes and even company changes have taken place. What had been a publication of Atlanta-based Lionheart Publishing has a new home with Markee Publishing, a California company that was spun off from PhotoMedia! to handle the new addition. PhotoMedia! goes back to 1973 when it started life as a film and recording studio in Chicago so Markee’s new home has a long tradition in the film production business.

What we hope to do with Markee is relaunch both the site and the digital magazine as a source for film, video and television production—below the line—folks to use for news of the industry and tips to aid in their work. There will be some basic educational aspects, too, for the new-to-the-industry people and students in film/video courses. Coming from the educational film market—Encyclopedia Britannica Films, National Geographic Films—I have a personal interest in aiding future generations. And as an old guy, I have a respect for whence we came and the path behind us so there will be the occasional articles on how gear and techniques have evolved over the past 100-plus years.

The door at Markee is open to all who want to share their experiences in film production, from whichever chair they have occupied. We want to make the site, and the digital magazine, worth the visit so we encourage you to contribute your knowledge and expertise to help others.

Finally, we are not associated with any studio, association, or supplier to the industry. That may change in the coming years—deep pockets are always needed—but if and when it happens, we’ll make it obvious, so you can determine how, if at all, that affiliation makes a difference.

Markee Magazine has a legacy of serving the film and video production universe going back to 1986. I hope to add to it, not detract from it, in the coming years.
Thanks for visiting!
Tom Inglesby
Editor
[email protected]

03/07/2017

Visual effects elements included not only the animated CG claws, but also blood, gore, wounds, and body part replacements.
http://markeemagazine.com/wp/rising-sun-pictures-sinks-claws-logan/

03/03/2017

Markee 2.0 eNews - Lighting the 'Star Wars' universe / AARP comedy / New lenses - http://eepurl.com/cDNxP1

03/01/2017

Compact and Lightweight MK18-55mm and MK50-135mm Deliver Advanced Optical Performance with an Excellent Cost/Performance Ratio.

The entire MK series is designed with the emerging cinematographer in mind, whether shooting a live event, online programming, documentary, corporate video, wedding, independent or short film production.

02/28/2017

The new range is a modern redesign achieving the same look and feel as the original Speed Panchros, with newly designed housing and PL mounts.

The new Panchro/i Classic lenses are lightweight, making them ideal for handheld, drone, and Steadicam® work. While retaining the classic look of the original Speed Panchro, these lenses—like all contemporary Cooke lenses—have modern ergonomics for ease of use as well as /i technology for frame-by-f...

02/27/2017

The Cinema in Industry (CINDY) Awards announced the CINDY Gold award-winning video, “Over 40? No Donuts for You!” produced by AARP Studios, is also the winner of the 2016 John Cleese Comedy Award for effective use of humor in a production.

Since 1959, the Cinema in Industry (CINDY) Awards has been honoring the best in interactive and linear media. CINDY awards are presented to individuals or groups who produce programming that achieves the highest levels of excellence in production value and message effectiveness.