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In Honor of the Superbowl A Parachute Jump Into A Football Stadium

February 6, 2012 by News

One of my favorite videos. Sgt. Adam Sniffen of the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, jumped into the Michigan Stadium from a small airplane to deliver the game ball. … Continue Reading

The Internet is the New HBO, Sort Of

January 29, 2012 by News

I’m always very thankful to the people who submit their shorts, music videos and movies to us here at PhotoCine News. Short documentaries like ink and paper and features like Bad is Bad are being sent to us almost daily. Trying keep up with watching all this quality content I have noticed that I’ve been watching less and less cable TV. And why not, with few exceptions cable TV is losing luster when compared to the indie content that we’re seeing here at PCN.

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Is Man on a Ledge Worth Seeing

January 27, 2012 by News

Our friends at ChickFlix have the review.

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Canon C300 at Samy’s DV & Edit

On Tuesday, February 7th from 11am to 3pm, Samy’s DV & Edit is proud to welcome our special guest Pulitzer-Prize and Cannes Lion winning photographer / filmmaker  Vincent Laforet to help us introduce you to the new game-changing Canon C300 Cinema EOS . Seats are sure to go quickly,  reserve your place now!

We’ll fill you in on all the new features and operating specifics of this revolutionary new camera. A full size Super 35mm chip in concert with great design, utilizing Canon’s long history in elite photography, make the C300 the first camera in its class that can get your movie to the big screen with no compromise whatsoever. Choose between your Canon EF lenses or PL Mount glass; either camera will provide stunning Cinema-Quality HD footage.
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Movies at Sundance More Timely Due to Digital Filmmaking

January 23, 2012 by News

The NY Times has an interesting article about how technology is changing the programming content.

“Sundance films have roughly had a gestation time of three to five years, chances were high that the cultural moment they were examining had already faded…..That has now changed. Because of advances in digital moviemaking, a notable number of this year’s selections took less than a year and a half to come together. Some of the entries this year, using the latest gadgets and stripped of studio bureaucracy and complex scheduling requirements, took only four months or so to be made.

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Why We’re Going Dark Tomorrow

January 17, 2012 by News

Tomorrow this site will go dark as an act of solidarity with many other websites that will be doing the same to protest the horrendous anti piracy bills, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA), that are currently trying to get passage in congress. Below is an excellent video that highlights the problems with the SOPA and PIPA. We’ll see you again in Thursday.

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