Three Days Grace event in movie theatres across the U.S.

August19

Fans will be able to see Three Days Grace: Live at The Palace 2008, in digital cinema equipped theatres across the country on August 26, 2008, courtesy of alternative content distribution company The Bigger Picture.

Filmed live at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan, the DVD captures the explosive energy of the band’s live performance…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 19th, 2008
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Bumbershoot arts fest coming back for 38th year

August4

Bumbershoot is Seattle’s Music and Arts Festival, which is now in its 38th year. Since 1971, Bumbershoot has drawn artists representing the best in music, film, comedy, spoken word, dance, theatre, performance, and visual arts to Seattle Center over Labor Day weekend. North America’s largest urban arts festival, Bumbershoot takes place in the heart of…

written by: Rene Carson on Aug 4th, 2008
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Technicolor contributes to record-breaking weekend box office

July31

Thomson recently announced that its Technicolor Services division provided a full array of industry-leading laboratory and digital services to the top 10 films driving the record-smashing North American box office for the weekend of July 18 – 20, 2008.

Technicolor provided key services to every film in the top 10 of the record-breaking session. The…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 31st, 2008
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The Exiles and handpainted skateboard art

July21

The stark vision of director Kent Mackenzie’s The Exiles film serves as the template for the often misunderstood artistic vison of Douglas Miles as he re-creates scenes from the long awaited critically acclaimed film, The Exiles.

A film ahead of its time, The Exiles (1958-61) captures in gritty film noir tradition, the story of Native…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 21st, 2008
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Electronic press kit service from myPPK

July21

This is an interesting service that entertainers might try.

Since the release of Power Press Kits (PPK) in July of 2007, musicians, comedians, models, DJs, voice-over talent, actors, authors, publicists, preachers, producers and more have made myPPK their promotional tool of choice. The site has grown virally, attracting subscribers from across the U.S. and Canada…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 21st, 2008
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Legendary graphic designer and filmmaker Hillman Curtis to be on Metafest Film Fest jury

July18

Metacafe, one of the largest video entertainment websites, and Microcinema International, a leading international rights manager, are teaming to create MetaFest 2008. MetaFest is a juried online and offline film festival presenting the best in international creative and contemporary short-form video entertainment.

The MetaFest call for entries, which opens today, invites short video, film and…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 18th, 2008
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The nuts and bolts of correcting color in video production

July17

VideoMaker Magazine is one of my favorite publications for choosing equipment and getting info on the latest tech out there. They also publish great how-to and work-flow articles for videographers as well. Morgan Paar has written an article on color correcting for video, called Color Correction 101. It’s very insightful and gives those who have…

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 17th, 2008
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Welcome to the new blog!

July9

Welcome to By Hand Media’s official blog, ONE PIXEL WIDE. Over time, this blog will provide helpful marketing tips, instructional guides for all of my services, and general resources for marketing

written by: Rene Carson on Jul 9th, 2008
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