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Top 10: 2014 | Year in Review – Crescent Vale
[av_slideshow_accordion slide_type='entry-based' link='category,835' items='10' offset='0' size='featured' title='active' excerpt='aviaTBexcerpt' autoplay='false' interval='1'] [av_heading heading='The Top Articles of the Year' 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] Navigate through our top stories from 2014. Scroll left to right through the articles above to see which stories made the most impact. Hulaween 2014 was a big event for our media outlet to cover, as well as the Hangout Music Festival and the Lockn' Music Festival. Use the post slider below to easily swipe through the biggest and best posts from 2014 on mobile devices. Log on to
The Interview Brings In 15 Million | #TheInterview
[av_heading heading='Opening Weekend Domestic Online Gross ' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The Interview has brought in more than $15 million during their opening weekend for domestic digital sales. In addition, the film also generated $1 million for independent movie theaters. Read our review of The Interview. Yesterday, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Franco held a Twitter live tweet session. We asked 4 questions and were ignored each time. The ironic part is we asked an important question about the financial gross of the film. Before the live Q &
The Interview | Film Review – Crescent Vale
[av_heading heading='They Hate Us, Cause They Aint Us' 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] James Franco and Seth Rogen run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show 'Skylark Tonight' in "The Interview." Sony Pictures Entertainment recently witnessed a hack this past November that resulted in the company pulling the film from theaters. The film's estimated cost is around $44 million. It will be interesting to see how the digital release will impact overall sales. [av_video src='http://youtu.be/0FjendpOSqA?list=PLhLyUxyynCkkMrk1ABRS0WymhqpSFV1rT' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] Get #TheInterview NOW on digital HD. Available for U.S. consumers on: http://t.co/HlSOpKgsRQpic.twitter.com/4NzPjlWVGj — The Interview (@TheInterview)
Emmet Otter’s Jug-band Christmas – Video Playlist
[av_heading heading='The Jim Henson Company Celebrates the Holidays (1977)' tag='h3' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''][/av_heading] Watch outtakes and behind the scene footage from the Jim Henson Company's "Emmet Otter's Jug-band Christmas" on YouTube. If you grew up without this film, watch the highlights and find out more about the film at: henson.com One of the overlooked pieces of brilliance behind this film is the level of imagination behind the resources, and what the filmmakers were about to accomplish with those resources. The goal in showing this playlist this holiday season is to help stir your creative energy, and
Sundance Film Festival 2015 | Film Guide
[av_heading heading='Lucas, McGregor, Cobain, Nas & More Head for Park City' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='5' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] The 2015 Sundance Film Festival has announced the following categories for films being screened this January. The most recent announcements include: the Shorts Program, Documentary Premiers, Premiers, Special Events, Animated Shorts, U.S. & International Narrative Shorts, and Documentary Shorts. Before last Monday and Tuesday, the event had announced films being screened for the Midnight, Spotlight, New Frontier, NEXT, as well as the U.S. & World Competition. The program can always change from year to year, but
Sundance Film Festival 2015 | U.S., World & NEXT <=> Films
[av_heading heading='Sundance Announces Films for the 2015 U.S. AND WORLD COMPETITIONS & NEXT <=> ' tag='h3' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''][/av_heading] Sundance Film Festival has just announced the films being screened at their 2015 event this January 22 - February 1. This year the event will host film screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The mountains and beauty of Utah is one of the most stunning elements behind the festival. In addition to the natural beauty, there is a hotbed of art erupting from several forms of media. Last year was my first year being
Netflix | Fall Lineup + Europe Expansion
[av_heading heading='The Netflix Snapshot in 2014' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='30' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Netflix is now streaming to more than 50 million viewers. The empire has helped reshape the way individuals consume content. According the the companies website, within this year alone, Netflix has launched in 6 new countries in Europe (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland). Netflix wins 7 creative Emmy Awards for House of Cards and Orange is the New Black. Netflix now has over 50 million members globally. Internet streaming is on the rise, and Netflix has a fall season
Rose McGowan | Dawn Festival + Trailer
[av_heading heading='Dawn Festival' tag='h3' color='' custom_font='' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10'] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] RSA/Black Dog Films announced today that after the critically acclaimed world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, the taut directorial debut from Rose McGowan, DAWN, will have an Oscar © qualifying run in Los Angeles at the Downtown Independent starting September 19th. [av_video src='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqI-2aeSv_U' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] "I'm curating a festival of directors that have given their lead women a strong voice. These stories could have been told with men in the title characters, but these directors showed us what happens when you break stereotypes. They have inspired me as a woman, as a director and as a person", said Rose. We started connecting with Rose and her film work during our coverage for the
NEXT FEST 14 | Lamar, Herzog + More in LA
[av_heading heading='The Inner City Blues Shines On At #NEXTFEST' tag='h3' color='' custom_font='' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10'][/av_heading] #NEXTFEST will be all over Los Angeles August 7-10 with panels, musical performances, film screenings and moments to be shared in downtown L.A. The Sundance Film Festival staff and crew will be on hand for the monumental first year. We would love to be on hand for the lights, camera and action, but we will probably have to wait to Sundance in January and February to reconnect with our Sundance crew. [av_image src='https://crescentvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1604536_10152367172258515_2174247039504683694_n.png' attachment='6087' attachment_size='full' align='center' animation='bottom-to-top' link='lightbox' target='' styling='' caption='' font_size='' appearance=''][/av_image]
Adobe Creative Cloud | Photoshop + Dreamweaver Tutorials
Adobe Guide to Summer 2014 http://youtu.be/k_Xo5Xa6Dys Guide through the Creative Cloud by Adobe with our tutorial walkthrough. Watch our series of videos to build skills with Adobe applications. We hope to provide support to introductory users in digital media. Music is by Gramatik from "The Age of Reason" album released in 2014. Our goal is to provide quality entertainment with effective education practices. Find out more on keyboard shortcuts with Dreamweaver by Adobe. PDF link at: dreamweaver_cheat-sheet
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