Archive for "General"
Images, Moving Ones.
CommentsPosted:The release of ‘The Artist’ has seen the movie world harkens back to a by gone age, many would call it a simpler time but I’m not sure that’s entirely fair. The Artist is the slightly meta tale of a silent movie actor d ...Read more
Funding For British Films
CommentsPosted:David Cameron has ‘Armageddon’ in his DVD collection*. Now whatever your views on his politics, everyone must be united in the view that the bloke knows bugger all about films. That’s why his recent comments about the British ...Read more
Motion Capture
CommentsPosted:Andy Serkis is lobbying for an Oscar nomination for playing a monkey. Industry insiders don't rate his chances however, not due to the fact that he's portraying an ape but because his performance uses motion capture. Motion Captu ...Read more
Remakes - I'm Going To Try And Defend Them.
CommentsPosted:Film fans and wannabe gangsters were up in arms yesterday with the news that a remake of ‘Scarface’ is being planned. How the flipping heck are they going to top Al Pacino going loco in a very nice white suit? Well the answer is they&r ...Read more
Reels In Motion For 7 Years!
CommentsPosted:Reels In Motion turned 7 this week! Like most 7 year olds on their birthdays; the team have been running around, drinking far too many fizzy drinks and throwing the odd tantrum. (The tantrum came about due to a distinct lack of any birthday cake & ...Read more
Trailers (This Isn't About Caravans.)
CommentsPosted:This week’s blog is on the subject of movie trailers, why? No reason. A film can live or die in the one and half minutes you spend watching its trailer on Youtube, consequently trailer making has become a huge business. There are product ...Read more
UFC Live Event – Rolling With The Punches
CommentsPosted:On the 5th of November 2011 the greatest warriors on Earth heard a calling, a calling to fight in the most deadly tournament in history - The Ultimate Fighting Championship... In Birmingham. The Reels in Motion crew, no strangers to mixed mart ...Read more
IMDB - Help The Aged.
CommentsPosted:The Internet Movie Database has well and truly put the panther amongst the hawks by revealing an actress’ true age. When the thesp signed up to IMDB’s pro service, she was required to give her date of birth. IMDB then went and reve ...Read more
Is Twitter Really That Useful To Business?
CommentsPosted:Twitter has so now so firmly established itself into everyday life or ‘the zeitgeist’ (good word) that businesses feel that they have to have a presence on Twitter. With the majority of businesses feeling that Twitter is a requisite fo ...Read more
BBC London Moving To Manchester, Well Salford.
CommentsPosted:The Beeb is moving the majority of its production t’up North to Manchester, in a location change which has proved somewhat controversial. London has long been considered the hub of all things media related in the country, with the old smoke ...Read more