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- George Lucas, Gene Youngblood and Expanded Cinemaby SteveI ran across this video a few years ago and found it very prescient of the landscape of today’s media technology . I forgot about it until I heard Gene Youngblood died. He and George talk about how hard it is to get into “Hollywood” and that technology will allow everybody to make films, with… Read more: George Lucas, Gene Youngblood and Expanded Cinema
- Revisiting Gordon Parksby SteveRecently TCM played two of the Gordon Parks films, Shaft (1971) and The Super Cops (1974). Both held up very well and you could see many creative influences they had on other early 70’s movies like Dog Day Afternoon and French Connection. Among his other talents he also wrote songs and poetry. Like Stanley Kubrick… Read more: Revisiting Gordon Parks
- The 30th anniversary of Jim Henson and Muppet*Vision 3Dby SteveToday is the 30th anniversary of the death of Jim Henson. I was working on Muppetvision 3D at Imagineering when he died. I was so excited that Disney was buying the Muppets. I think that Jim Henson was another Walt Disney
- Here We Go Again: The Digital Cinema Revolution Beginsby SteveHappy Birthday to George Lucas! As we know George was a big proponent of the use of digital technology in cinema. When I worked at Sony in the 1990’s, we were on the cutting edge of using digital cameras for cinematography.
Jane Henson just told us at a panel celebrating the 70th anniversary of @hensoncompany that they have talked to Disney about bringing Muppet-Vision to VR and that they show has been documented with VR cameras
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Jim Henson Company Confirms Disney Discussions to Bring Muppet*Vision 3D to Virtual Reality

Jane Henson Confirms Disney Discussions to Bring Muppet*Vision 3D to Virtual Reality
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Six Flags lays off Knott’s and Magic Mountain presidents

Six Flags lays off Knott’s and Magic Mountain presidents
The president positions are being eliminated at all 27 amusement parks in the chain, according to Six Flags officials.
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TB to Opening Night 1992 @DisneylandParis . First time the Electrical Parade Premiered. What a reaction! I relate an anecdote about this moment in "The Imagineering Story" (on Disney+ E3). What is it about this parade? It just "works"..anywhere.
Disney Plans New Theme Park in Abu Dhabi, Its "Most Tech-Forward" Resort Yet
A whole new world awaits ✨ Disney and Miral have announced an agreement to create the seventh Disney theme park resort in Abu Dhabi. http://di.sn/6019NEaMU #YasIsland #InAbuDhabi
Epic Universe is largely a triumph, a park that rivals -- in some ways bests -- those of Disney. It will immediately be the favorite theme park of many.
Yet I do worry: What happened to the theme in our theme parks?
Disney's revolutionary multiplane camera system revolutionized animated feature films.
ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns
Ep404: Rediscovering Steely Dan's Lost Song - | The Vinyl Guide podcast | Interviews for Record Collectors & Music Fans ... See MoreSee Less

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After an accidental erasure in 1979, the song "The Second Arrangement" took on mythic status for fans of Steely Dan. Now a near-complete version has turned up on a worktape belonging to engineer Roger Nichols and we speak to Cimcie Nichols, Roger's daughter, about this incredible rediscovehttps://cscottrollins.blogspot.com/2023/01/… ... See MoreSee Less
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Acclaimed motion picture cinematographer Owen Roizman, known for his award-worthy work with such directors as Sydney Pollack, Harold Becke...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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Lenny Lipton, 3D Filmmaking Pioneer, Dies. Steve Diggins
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I ran across this video a few years ago and found it very prescient of the landscape of today's media technology . I forgot about it until I heard Gene Youngblood died. He and George talk about how hard it is to get into "Hollywood" and that technology will allow everybody to make films, with both the good and bad results of that happening now on YouTube and other social media....
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George Lucas, Gene Youngblood and Expanded Cinema
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