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Coal powered the modern world. It fueled factories, railways, cities, and empires. Yet cinema rarely tells coal mining stories. Films explore office life, crime, war, and even mundane jobs. But stories set deep underground? Those are rare. Our latest Reel Tunnel episode digs into how cinema portrays coal mining. More importantly, we ask why films …
Welcome back to the AI Odyssey! In this review, I explore whether VEED, the online video editing platform, is worth using. Today, I dive into one of its features: the Create Clips tool. Is it a game-changer for content creators, or does it fall short? Let’s find out. What is VEED? VEED is an online …
AI has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to an integral part of our daily lives. It has disrupted industries, sparked debates, and continues to shape the way we work and create. But how effective is AI when it comes to video production? Can it truly replace human creativity, or is it just another overhyped …
In my DVD vault I came across a film I had not watched, but that aroused my curiosity. It was just a 20-minute film with the title ‘Rotterdam-Europoort’ by Joris Iven from 1966. Joris Ivens, Documentary Filmmaker Now, Joris Ivens born in the Netherlands was a very important documentary filmmaker especially known for his anti-fascist …
Have you ever heard of ‘Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House’ from 1948? I didn’t. BBC currently offers to watch this film on their iPlayer. The cast is promising: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas and the legendary H.C. Potter as director. So, worth a try. It Starts with a Surprise And it starts with …
The just released film ‘In the Heights’ based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical is what we need this Summer: A love declaration to life. There’s nothing new here. We know hot summers in New York. Spike Lee’s ‘Do the right thing’ showed it. We know how different ethnic cultures are cramped separated in different blocks contradicting …
Recently, the Guardian has published an article with the title ‘EU prepares to cut amount of British TV and film shown post-Brexit’, which promises to be just another piece in the Brexit jigsaw of lost privileges and opportunities for the UK. Removing the status of British TV programs and film as ‘European Work’ According to …
I had the pleasure to take photos for bizasialive.com of the 2019 UK Flare Award Ceremony at BAFTA last Sunday, 7 April 2019. There are the official photos on https://www.bizasialive.com/in-pictures-red-carpet-of-ukaff-2019s-flare-awards-gala/ And there are some rather unofficial ones, the ones of my colleagues which we did to test the lighting conditions. And there are also some …
Ranjan Bhattacharya hosts the Baker Street Property Meet, a property investors networking event in London. Every month, more than hundreds property investors come together to discuss property business topics. Last month, Baker Street Property Meet with successful property developer Paul Oberschneider for an interview. And, Crystalfilm had the privilege of shooting and making the editing …
There was a time, a company needed film or videos only for advertising on TV, for the showroom or for internal training purposes. This was just a few years ago. Nowadays, videos are everywhere. Actually, they often come instead of written communication. The major platform for videos are social media and many take this as …
