Profile: Living Black produced and presented by Karla Grant, SBS Television Australia By David Hague In 2009 Karla Grant is in her 7th year as Presenter and Executive Producer of Living Black, SBS TV's prime-time national Indigenous current affairs program. Karla was appointed Executive Producer of SBS's Indigenous Media Unit in 2002 and from there, developed the concept for Living Black which first aired in February 2003. ...Read More »

nailgun* Schools ESPNU What's life like on the campus of ESPNU? As envisioned by design/production studio nailgun*, for the rebrand of ESPN's college sports channel, it's a college sports-lovers paradise where stadium lights perfectly illuminate paths made of track and field lanes, and every other building is a different ballpark. ...Read More »

Content Insider #121 -- Content Contention By Miles Weston NAB -- National Association of Broadcasters -- how the industry has changed over the years (even with attendance that was down dramatically). We've gone from huge camras that took two men and a boy to move around the floor. Slowly, almost without seeing it the shift began and schools, health care facilities, houses of worship and even businesses could afford the lighter, more automated capabilities. This year the show had obviously made the shift. Mobile and personal video took center stage. . . all in highdef. ...Read More »

NAB 2009 Wrap-Up By Heath McKnight Though attendance at this year's NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) was lower than previous years, there were plenty of great announcements. And with 3D all the rage these days, many companies were presenting hardware and software solutions for users to get into 3D film and video production. ...Read More »

NAB 2009: JVC shows GY-HM100 digital cinema camcorder system By John Virata At NAB 2009, JVC was showcasing the GY-HM100 digital cinema camcorder system. Priced at around $4000, the dual format camera records to standard Class 5 SDHC solid state memory cards to .mp4 on XDCAM EX and Apple's .mov file format. It can record to 35Mbps, 25Mbps, and 19Mbps. The camera can record in virtually all flavors of HD, including 1920 x 1080 (1080p24/25/30, 1080i), and 1280 x 720P (p60/50/30/25/24). ...Read More »

Guerilla FX Creates Main Title Sequence "For Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" For Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Conan O'Brien's Late Night replacement, Guerilla FX (GFX) broadcast design gurus Creative Director/VFX Supervisor John Bair and VFX Executive Producer Vivian Connolly, designed and executed the main title sequence. Fallon, a comedian, actor and musician best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, claimed Conan O'Brien's old desk for the daily, hour-long, late-night series which debuted on NBC-TV March 2nd at 12:35 A.M. ...Read More »

Financial Crisis Accelerates Change In Global Media Landscape By John Goedegebuure In a recent article by Reuters' columnist, Eric Auchard, it is questioned if the current tough times are drawing TV-viewers to the Web. Budget-conscious consumers are no longer massively going for each and every new communication gadget or media service, as they can now find an endless range of alternative cost-effective online substitutes for broadcast, cable or satellite TV ...Read More »

Sundance Festival to Feature Emerging Talent, Prominent Composers and Icons of Rock in Film and Live Performances By Gregg Schwenk This year's Sundance offers a celebration of seminal rock and rollers, persecuted musicians risking their lives to be heard, artists creating the pulse of cinema through inventive scores and soundtracks, and a Grammy award-nominated rapper who is by no means "little." The 25th Sundance Film Festival runs from January 15-25, in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. A complete list of films and events is available at www.sundance.org/festival. ...Read More »

2009 Sundance Film Festival - 25th Festival - An Amazing Blend of Art and Entertainment By Gregg Schwenk 2009 Sundance Film Festival will screen 118 feature-length films including 89 world premieres, 17 North American premieres, and 4 U.S. premieres representing 21 countries with 42 first-time filmmakers. ...Read More »

Managing Media: Adobe CS4 Metadata Part 2 By Mike Jones Soundbooth had a shaky start to life, seemingly being designed as an audio 'tweaker' specifically for those who know nothing about audio production (Flash and website designers seemed to have been the primary demographic). Subsequently the original Sb 1.0 was a hobbled, simplistic, under-powered waveform editor. Adobe already have in place the superbly powerful Audition (built on the firm foundation of Sytrillium's Cool Edit Pro which Adobe acquired a few years back) and so the place of Sb seemed to be only for those who weren't brave enough to open Audition. ...Read More »