Best Way to Find Yourself? Lose Yourself In Service to Others.
While scouting locations in Mid City, we were lucky enough to meet Dustin LaFont, founder of Front Yard Bikes, a community bike shop that teaches kids to fix and maintain bikes. To say we were amazed by Dustin is an understatement. He took one of life’s most basic activities–riding a bike–and turned it into a program that has […]
Doing Things Differently: The Kemco Homovie
This week at Digital FX we participated in our studio’s first weekly show and tell. Yes, the same kind of show and tell that you do in elementary school! Our owner, being an avid collector in vintage cameras brought an extremely rare item to show: the Kemco Homovie. This camera dates back all the way […]
A Silver Bullet Taking Aim At Film?
Last week, my daughter took an interest in an old 1950s box camera of mine. Eventually, she asked me if I would get some film for it so she could actually take pictures.
Netflix, circa 1912
The concept of movies delivered to the home is nothing new. In fact, the idea is probably a lot older than you think.
Early Motion Picture Color Tests
Here is a beautiful Two-Color Kodachrome test (the earliest known color film footage) from 1922, featuring actress Mae Murray.
The return of an Indie Maverick
One of the great unsung heroes of independant cinema, Monte Hellman, returns to feature directing after a twenty year absence.
Film Preservation
I stumbled accross this terrific article about the incredibly important task of film preservation…
RIP Dede Allen (1923-2010)
As a true lover of cinema, but especially being that I am an editor myself, I must bid a sad farewell to the great film editor Dede Allen, who died saturday at the age of 86.
Despite Limitations, iPad Has Promise For Moviemaking
The iPad is basically a giant iPod touch. But, there is the potential that the iPad could have real promise for those of us in the film and video business.
What does a 1917 35mm camera & the RED have in common?
Nearly one-hundred years apart from each other, two inventors sought to revolutionize the film industry.
Lost Love
More than anything, the end of Kodachrome marks the end of an era for photography.
Kum Ba Yah
While nothing in Louisiana politics is guaranteed, one thing is certain — our industry has found a voice in government and that voice has made a huge impact.