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SXSW 2015 | Film, Music, Interactive, Style
[av_heading heading='"Good Music Will Stand the Test of Time"' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote modern-centered' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] SxSW is loading up the boat full of talent this year with artists is music, film and technology converging together in Austin, Texas in less then 10 days. Get locked in with coverage featuring acts set to perform and films to be screened for the first time at SxSW. The music lineup has over 2,000 artists performing on over 100 stages lasting 6 days. NPR has put together an excellent playlist featuring music acts on the lineup
Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Film Review
[av_heading heading='Alejandro Iñárritu and Michael Keaton Create Birdman' tag='h1' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='30' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/birdman_ver2.jpg' attachment='8613' attachment_size='full' align='right' animation='bottom-to-top' link='lightbox' target='' styling='' caption='' font_size='' appearance=''][/av_image] Art is all about creation, and the film Birdman is a work of art. Birdman, a film directed and written by Alejandro Iñárritu, is located in downtown Manhattan, New York. The St. James Theater is highlighted within the many grand theaters on Broadway for this film. Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone and a solid list of strong actors/actresses filled the cast. The film
Raiders! Fan Film 2015 Trailer | SXSW Film
[av_heading heading='Two Friends Take A Ride of A Lifetime at SXSW' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] SXSW Film is getting the biggest, greatest and most elaborate fan made film of all time. Watch the film in Austin, Texas for its premier during SXSW this March 13-21. Raiders! Film Premier Monday, March 16 Satellite Venue: Alamo Slaughter 5701 W. Slaughter Ln 12:00PM - 1:44PM [av_video src='http://youtu.be/C4UYBhDVm9k?list=PLhLyUxyynCklDgi1A348XLSgKngZMBxMS' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] Native Texan Jeremy Coon's past films include producing and editing Napoleon Dynamite among others. Raiders! is his directorial debut. Tim Skousen makes docs,
Chris Rock | Top Five Film – Interview
[av_heading heading='The Top Tier with Chris Rock' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote modern-centered' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''][/av_heading] The New York Times conducted an interview with Chris Rock this past November. Catherine Spangler, José Ignacio Corbella, and Eugene Yi put together this brilliant piece with Rock. Watch the interview and check out the trailer for Top Five below. This piece by the New York Times is Chris Rock in raw form. I deeply appreciate that the media outlet had the backbone to leave in Rock's verbal jab at the death of print to one of the largest printing publications of all time during
Grim Fandango Remastered | Video Game Review
[av_heading heading='The Return of the Adventure Game Known as Grim Fandango' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote modern-centered' size='30' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Double Fine Productions, Sony Entertainment and Disney has teamed together to bring back Grim Fandango, one of the all time greatest videos games to updated platforms. Listen in to the audio podcast, and scroll through photo galleries setup for the Grim Fandango Remastered game review/walkthrough. Grim Fandango Photo Gallery [av_gallery ids='7933,7951,7939,7938,7952,7953,7954,7955,7956,7983,7989,8019,8020,8057,8055,8071,8150,8214,8215,8216,8271,8288,8292,8293,8299,8312,8345,8389,8435,8445,8467,8509,8517,8519,8520' style='big_thumb lightbox_gallery' preview_size='portfolio' crop_big_preview_thumbnail='avia-gallery-big-crop-thumb' thumb_size='featured_large' columns='5' imagelink='lightbox' lazyload='avia_lazyload'] [av_slideshow size='featured' animation='slide' autoplay='false' interval='5' control_layout='' perma_caption='aviaTBperma_caption'] [av_slide slide_type='image' id='7928' video='http://' mobile_image='' video_ratio='16:9' title='Grim Fandango
The Interview | Gross Box Office Versus Total Budget
[av_heading heading='A $32,700,000 Lesson In Digital Distribution' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='30' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='13' padding='7' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Amy Pascal, former co-chairman of Sony Pictures, has had a turbulent time since last December. NBC continues to report on the Sony Hack from 2014. This past December, Sony Pictures reported that the companies email system had been hacked into, and left the company in a state of transition. The Interview cost Sony & Columbia Pictures an estimated $44,000,000. It brought in $11,300,000 worldwide since last January 23 2015. This is one quarter of the total budget. Print and digital distribution companies sat back
Spatial Dichotomies: Research into the Development of 3D Representation
History of the 3D Image 3D technology in the past ten years has started to revolutionize the way one interacts with their media that they consume, the clothes and jewelry one wears, all the way down to prosthetic body parts. After conducting months of research on 3D graphics and how 3D imagery has evolved, I wanted to mold my research paper for my graduate studies around the subject. Below you will see the paper in a content slider that users can easily flip through on different devices. You may already be listening to something during the read, but I have also
Big Muddy Film Festival | Schedule
[av_heading heading='The 37th Annual Big Muddy Film Festival ' tag='h3' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''][/av_heading] The Big Muddy Film Festival returns to Carbondale, Illinois this February 24 - March 1. Browse through the films and pick up tickets via the festival's main website. Explore independent cinema, storytelling and art around campus with friends. [av_icon_box position='left' boxed='' icon='ue829' font='entypo-fontello' title='Established in 1978' link='' linktarget='' linkelement='' font_color='' custom_title='' custom_content='' color='' custom_bg='' custom_font='' custom_border=''] The Chicago International Film Festival is the only other film festival in Illinois with a longer running history. A little over two dozen film festivals have a longer running
SXSW 2015 | Films to Premiere
[av_heading heading='Emotional Roller Coasters Are Open for Business at SXSW 2015' tag='h3' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''][/av_heading] Attendees for the 2015 SXSW Festival can setup their schedule for the film, music and interactive sections of the festival. The film piece to SXSW will be held from March 13-21 in the heart of Austin, Texas. BRAND: A Second Coming Director: Ondi Timoner BRAND: A Second Coming follows comedian/author Russell Brand’s evolution from addict & Hollywood star to unexpected political disruptor & newfound hero to the underserved. Brand is criticized for egomaniacal self-interest as he calls for revolution. (World Premiere)
Sundance Film Festival 2015 | Virtual Freedom
[av_heading heading='Fear and Loathing in Park City' tag='h1' style='blockquote modern-quote modern-centered' size='20' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='20' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The Sundance Film Festival is officially underway, and it feels like the Olympics of independent filmmaking is taking place right now in Park City, Utah. We are unable to be on hand this year, but have solid content tailored to Sundance 2015. In 2014, Sundance acquired $2.9 million in grants for artists. The festival brought in $86.4 million to the state of Utah. There is 136 full time positions, and there was over 1,700 volunteers that helped make
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History of the 3D Image 3D technology in the past ten years
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[av_heading heading='Emotional Roller Coasters Are Open for Business at SXSW 2015' tag='h3'
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