Five years ago I was invited to speak to the European heads of Kodak, about why so many filmmakers were switching to digital, and how Kodak could develop new business. Editor friend Eddie Hamilton joined me and he presented Kodak with what I thought was an inspired idea. Kodak should become the gold standard in […]
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Making a transportable DCP and naming conventions for a DCP
Copying and sending out DCP drives and the importance of naming conventions is something that can bite you on the ass as you enter distribution and your films festival run. I am prepping DCP’s of 50 Kisses for cinemas now, and I am sending it out on 64gb USB 3.0 pen drives. The DCP itself […]
The Final Cinema Version of 50 Kisses Is AMAZING!
This afternoon I headed into Soho to watch the final DCP (Digital Cinema Package) at SDC for ‘50 Kisses’, alongside a journalist friend who writes for, and reviews films, for the broadsheets. His reaction? ‘50 Kisses significantly exceeded my expectations…’ I won’t say more till reviews begin to appear. And I have to tell you, […]
50 Kisses: How to make a DCP part 2
I have just returned from a visit to the office of the lovely people at SDC who are making the DCP for 50 Kisses. I know a great deal more about the process of making one now and plan an extensive blog on the matter post 50 Kisses premiere (as it is so essential for […]