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Arkayoh

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 6 hours ago
Awe inspiring visuals: infographics and film
— biggerpictureresearch.net — The information superhighway (what a quaint term that now seems) poses any number of challenges to the unwary traveller. Unlimited diversions, search induced dead ends, drive-through porn, the unwanted attentions of identity thieves, and so on. That’s the downside we hear so much about. The ... Awe inspiring visuals: infographics and film

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 7 days ago
Australian feature film production 2008/09
— biggerpictureresearch.net — Australia witnessed a surge in production activity last year (2008/09), with a sharp rise in budget expenditure according to results of the latest annual National Survey of Feature Film and TV Drama Production published earlier this month by Screen Australia . In 2008/09, a total of AUS$358 ... Australian feature film production 2008/09

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 14 days ago
The 'Winslet algorithm': a news MacGuffin
— biggerpictureresearch.net — Last week I had the pleasure of delivering a guest lecture to third year Media students at the University of Ulster. As a lapsed academic of no great repute this is not my usual sort of gig, but I was grateful for the invitation from Professor Máire Messenger Davies, a friend and former ... The 'Winslet algorithm': a news MacGuffin

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 14 days ago
The Winslet algorithm: a news MacGuffin
— biggerpictureresearch.net — Last week I had the pleasure of delivering a guest lecture to third year Media Arts students at the University of Ulster. As a lapsed academic of no great repute this is not my usual sort of gig, but I was grateful for the invitation from Professor Máire Messenger Davies, a friend and former ... The Winslet algorithm: a news MacGuffin

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 22 days ago
UK feature film certification data, January to September 2009
— biggerpictureresearch.net — The level of UK feature production activity looks to be on the rise according to data published last week by the UK Film Council. The number of interim certifications awarded by the Secretary of State, a rough-and-ready upstream indicator of future production levels, rose from 102 in the ... UK feature film certification data, January to September ...

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 30 days ago
UK cinema admissions, September 2009
— biggerpictureresearch.net — Britain is suffering the longest period of recession since records began according to figures published yesterday by the ONS, which show the economy shrank by 0.4% between July and September. Tough times, indeed. So it comes as heartening news that the cinema business, at least, is showing ... UK cinema admissions, September 2009

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UK admissions, September 2009
— biggerpictureresearch.net — Britain is suffering the longest period of recession since records began according to figures published yesterday by the ONS, which show the economy shrank by 0.4% between July and September. Tough times, indeed. So it comes as heartening news that the cinema business, at least, is showing ... UK admissions, September 2009

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 10/19/2009
New study of Video on Demand in Europe
— biggerpictureresearch.net — After what feels like endless years of speculation it looks as if the long held out promise of Video on Demand (VoD) may finally be gaining some market traction (albeit still relatively modest in revenue terms), in part as a result of ‘day and date’ release experiments by certain of the major ... New study of Video on Demand in Europe

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 10/16/2009
UK feature film production, January to September 2009
— biggerpictureresearch.net — The UK Film Council has just released the latest UK feature film production data , offering a mixed bag of positives and negatives during these straitened times. In the first nine months of the year, the total spent on feature production in the UK stood at £857.2 million, an increase of 67% ... UK feature film production, January to September 2009

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 10/15/2009
Montage: Studionomics subverted; streamed performances at the cinema; UNESCO film study
— biggerpictureresearch.net — Last month I wrote a piece about data-driven guesswork (aka studionomics) endemic in the film business. The team behind MarqueeStars.com, which served as an example in the post, has since responded in kind with an article outlining their philosophy and intentions ( ‘Wolves in the Number ... Montage: Studionomics subverted; streamed performances ...

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 10/11/2009
Adventures in Robin Hoodland
— biggerpictureresearch.net — Earlier this month EM Media published its annual review of Economic Achievements 2008/09 . If you’re not already acquainted with it, EM Media is the Regional Screen Agency for the East Midlands, the Government Office Region encompassing the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, ... Adventures in Robin Hoodland

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 10/6/2009
The future of home entertainment
— biggerpictureresearch.net — The future of home entertainment has come under renewed speculation recently, with a flurry of conference reports and trade press coverage replete with hard data. Commentators point out we’re in a long period of transition as consumers move from transactions involving packaged media (DVD and ... The future of home entertainment

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 9/30/2009
The Internet’s influence on film audiences (and studio executives)
— biggerpictureresearch.net — In the last couple of days the trade press has reported a study produced by Stradella Road , a marketing company founded earlier this year by Gordon Paddison, former Head of New Media and Integrated Marketing at New Line Cinema. Among other things, Paddison worked on the campaign for The ... The Internet’s influence on film audiences (and studio ...

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 9/24/2009
UK cinema admissions, August 2009
— biggerpictureresearch.net — The August tally is in, courtesy of the Cinema Advertising Association , and ticket sales in 2009 remain up on the same period last year but the margin is narrowing. August saw 15,542,650 admissions, which falls well short of 2008's haul of 20,039,500 in the same month thanks to the ... UK cinema admissions, August 2009

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 9/22/2009
21st Century literacy: learning means business
— biggerpictureresearch.net — The other day I was speaking with a British writer/producer/director whose production company runs workshops for disadvantaged groups in the local area. Recently they’ve introduced subtitled and classic films to young offenders, and made short films with youngsters on the autistic ... 21st Century literacy: learning means business

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 9/15/2009
Studionomics
— biggerpictureresearch.net — For another name for “chance” is “mystery”, and another name is “art”. David Mamet, Bambi vs. Godzilla In this month’s Sight and Sound , Nick Roddick, aka Mr Busy, writes of the film business being in love with the ‘old cliché that nobody knows anything’. A cliché indeed: Goldman’s ... Studionomics

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 9/9/2009
Film in the UK
— biggerpictureresearch.net — The debate about the twenty-five best British films of the last quarter of a century continues to crackle and fizz over on the Guardian film blog , with 200+ comments and rising. Following a quick scan, none of these contributors appear to have picked up on the substance of Jason Solomons’s ... Film in the UK

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 9/6/2009
Data Down Under
— biggerpictureresearch.net — Screen Australia’s ‘ Get the Picture ’ online suite of research and statistics is one of the best of the bunch, providing free and accessible data and analysis on a wide range of industry topics. Just how we like it. The latest update includes some welcome additions to GTP’s international ... Data Down Under

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 9/2/2009
UK film: cash strapped and (mostly) crap? Discuss.
— biggerpictureresearch.net — I’m too preoccupied with a work deadline to blog at any length this week, but I can’t let pass the current hand wringing afflicting commentators on the state of the British film industry. Last week saw publication in The Independent of an article by Arifa Akbar subtitled ‘Britain's film ... UK film: cash strapped and (mostly) crap? Discuss.

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biggerpictureresearch.net - 8/28/2009
UK cinema admissions, July 2009
— biggerpictureresearch.net — This year’s cinema admissions are shaping up to be the strongest we’ve seen for a generation according to the latest figures issued by the Cinema Advertising Association . July saw 20,039,500 ticket sales, which puts the total for the first seven months of 2009 (103,498,966) up nearly 10% on ... UK cinema admissions, July 2009

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