It’s fair to say, my trip to see Skyfall did not go entirely as planned.
I was, I must admit, slightly late seeing it. But $12.3m of weekend box office can’t be wrong, so Monday was the night. Or so I thought. Sadly, I’m afraid I can’t tell you how it ended, because my evening ended with some vigorous discussions about media law.
It didn’t start well.
Ten minutes in, a thick blue line appeared down the left hand side of the screen. And remained there for the next ten minutes or so.
Along with the 700 or so people in the cinema – it was close to the 800-or-so capacity of George Street’s screen 4 – I was playing the game of hoping that somebody else would be the one to get up and call the projectionist. Happily someone cracked, and they eventually sorted it out.
The...
I was, I must admit, slightly late seeing it. But $12.3m of weekend box office can’t be wrong, so Monday was the night. Or so I thought. Sadly, I’m afraid I can’t tell you how it ended, because my evening ended with some vigorous discussions about media law.
It didn’t start well.
Ten minutes in, a thick blue line appeared down the left hand side of the screen. And remained there for the next ten minutes or so.
Along with the 700 or so people in the cinema – it was close to the 800-or-so capacity of George Street’s screen 4 – I was playing the game of hoping that somebody else would be the one to get up and call the projectionist. Happily someone cracked, and they eventually sorted it out.
The...
- 11/26/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Measurement firm Sentia Media has acquired BuzzNumbers, a social media measurement firm.
The announcement:
Asia-Pacific’s leading media intelligence company, Sentia Media, today announced
the acquisition of BuzzNumbers, leading Australian social media monitoring platform. The acquisition further strengthens Sentia Media’s ability to provide the highest quality and most comprehensive suite of media intelligence services across Australia and beyond.
Sentia Media CEO John Croll said, “BuzzNumbers social media monitoring solution complements our focus on timeliness, coverage, accuracy and insight for communications specialists. We look forward to working closely with Nick Holmes a’ Court (founder), Andy Gent (CEO) and their team to leverage their knowledge of the Australian social media landscape and their proven product, which has been specifically designed for this market.
“This is Sentia Media’s first acquisition since rebranding from Media Monitors Group in February,” Croll added, “and it reaffirms our growth strategy and commitment to providing our...
The announcement:
Asia-Pacific’s leading media intelligence company, Sentia Media, today announced
the acquisition of BuzzNumbers, leading Australian social media monitoring platform. The acquisition further strengthens Sentia Media’s ability to provide the highest quality and most comprehensive suite of media intelligence services across Australia and beyond.
Sentia Media CEO John Croll said, “BuzzNumbers social media monitoring solution complements our focus on timeliness, coverage, accuracy and insight for communications specialists. We look forward to working closely with Nick Holmes a’ Court (founder), Andy Gent (CEO) and their team to leverage their knowledge of the Australian social media landscape and their proven product, which has been specifically designed for this market.
“This is Sentia Media’s first acquisition since rebranding from Media Monitors Group in February,” Croll added, “and it reaffirms our growth strategy and commitment to providing our...
- 8/23/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Australian social media monitoring company BuzzNumbers has launched a new Twitter tool which it says will help marketers discover local tweeters based on their influence in specific topics, interests or affiliations.
AussieTwitterSearch is a free tool which BuzzNumbers says is targeted at Australian marketers, community builders, advertising agencies and recruiters.
BuzzNumbers founder Nick Holmes a Court, said tests of the service had been met “with overwhelmingly positive feedback”.
AussieTwitterSearch is a free tool which BuzzNumbers says is targeted at Australian marketers, community builders, advertising agencies and recruiters.
BuzzNumbers founder Nick Holmes a Court, said tests of the service had been met “with overwhelmingly positive feedback”.
- 8/17/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Screen Editors Guild has nominated Animal Kingdom, Bright Star and Beneath Hill 60 for Best Editing in a Feature, alongside 2009 releases Balibo and – surprisingly – Coffin Rock.
This is the first and only award nomination the David Lightfoot production has received since its release in November 2009.
The TV drama category sees the telemovie A Model Daughter competing against All Saints, Packed to the Rafters and Wilfred.
The nominees are:
Avid Award for Best Editing in a Feature Film
Animal Kingdom – Luke Doolan
Balibo - Nick Meyers Ase
Beneath Hill 60 – Dany Cooper Ase
Bright Star – Alexandre de Franceschi Ase
Coffin Rock - Adrian Rostirolla
The Lab Award for Best Editing in a Television Drama
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne – Deborah Peart
All Saints, Episode 478 – Nicholas Holmes Ase
Packed to the Rafters, Episode 44 – James Manche Ase
Wilfred Series 2, Episode 8 – Richard Hamer
Best Editing in a Documentary
Catching Cancer...
This is the first and only award nomination the David Lightfoot production has received since its release in November 2009.
The TV drama category sees the telemovie A Model Daughter competing against All Saints, Packed to the Rafters and Wilfred.
The nominees are:
Avid Award for Best Editing in a Feature Film
Animal Kingdom – Luke Doolan
Balibo - Nick Meyers Ase
Beneath Hill 60 – Dany Cooper Ase
Bright Star – Alexandre de Franceschi Ase
Coffin Rock - Adrian Rostirolla
The Lab Award for Best Editing in a Television Drama
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne – Deborah Peart
All Saints, Episode 478 – Nicholas Holmes Ase
Packed to the Rafters, Episode 44 – James Manche Ase
Wilfred Series 2, Episode 8 – Richard Hamer
Best Editing in a Documentary
Catching Cancer...
- 11/18/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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