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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.
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
'Star Wars' droids steal spotlight at Nvidia conference | ABS CBN News via @YouTube
Disney CEO Bob Iger says generative artificial intelligence is an enormously powerful technology that the company is beginning to utilize: http://bit.ly/4hmDKex
This new AI studio plans to make 30 films in the next four years.
14 places in L.A. that every Disney lover must visit at least once

14 places in L.A. that every Disney lover must visit at least once
From a skate shop in Los Feliz to a bakery in Burbank, these spots give Disney fans a glimpse into who Walt ...
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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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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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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 abo…0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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