Directed by Olivier Dahan, this big show traces the irresistible rise of Mozart, an extraordinary composer, eternal adolescent, deep and sensitive artist, in search of absolute music and looking for his father recognition. More than 400 costumes, a stunning period set. and over fifty artists on stage including lyrical pop singers, actors, dancers, and musicians. "Mozart, l'Opéra-Rock" takes us into a whirlwind of emotions to the beat of a musical blend Pop and Classic.
The members of the heavy metal band Metallica are planning to self-finance a 3D feature film, I’m told. The band has hired producer Charlotte Huggins to get the ball rolling. She has produced the 3D films Journey to the Center of the Earth, and just completed the sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, which stars Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine and Josh Hutcherson. The band’s now looking for a director with the stones to direct a Metallica-style feature. This would be the first major film made by the band members, but Metallica has already made a strong impression on the medium.
Their decision to lend their music to Paradise Lost, the 1996 documentary on the West Memphis 3 that was directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, helped give that film weight and helped create international outrage over how three teens could be convicted of mass murder without a shred of physical evidence but an abundance of innuendo.
Prosecutors cited the defendants’ passion for Metallica music as a strike against them, and it took 17 years for the trio to finally be freed. The band then starred for Berlinger and Sinofsky in Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, a chronicle of the band’s attempt to mend discord through intensive therapy. One can only imagine what they’re planning for their first big feature. I will tell you more as I learn it.
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Medialuso, a MEDIAPRO group company based in Portugal, worked together with the regional channel in the production of the “Violadores del verso” concert, organized by 3D5 and which took place in Zaragoza on the 10th June.
The event was produced live in 3D and 5.1 Dolby E sound using cinema quality broadcast via satellite for movie theatres in Zaragoza, Europe and Latin America and in simulcast for the TV channels which broadcast in 3D such as TV3 and Aragón TV.
The production featured a Medialuso 3D outside broadcast van equipped with a stereoscopic system from Kronomav, this company also worked in this production, as well as a multi-track sound OB van. Technical equipment used included 10 3D cameras: 1 travelling camera, 1 Jimmy Jib hot-head camera, 1 omnicam, 1 polecam, 2 rigs side-by-side, 2 over-under rigs and 2 mini-cams.
“Violadores del verso” is one of Spain’s leading rap bands and their latest record, which featured heavily in the concert, is “Vivir para contarlo”. The album’s title was a suitable description of the concert which allowed viewers to lose themselves in the music even though they were thousands of miles away from the concert location in Torre del Agua in the Expo buildings.
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In case you couldn't tell from the talk-show appearances and the TV spots, from the billboards and bus ads, from the ceaseless chatter on Twitter, Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" has finally arrived in theaters after a seemingly endless promotional push that left no channel or digital sphere Bieber Fever-free.
And in case you weren't sure, most everyone who's already seen it seems to agree: The movie is pretty dang good. And that's coming from critics and reporters who don't likely hum "One Less Lonely Girl" in the shower. Whether you're begging your parents for — or are being begged by your kids about — a trip to the multiplex this weekend, check out what reviewers are saying about "Never Say Never."
The Story
"A fairly intimate look at Bieber's life on the road and his beginnings as just another talented kid growing up in small-town Canada, the movie is part-documentary and part-concert film that both embraces and pokes fun at the teenybopper mania that Bieber and his handlers have created. There's a loose countdown structure as Bieber prepares for his first concert at Madison Square Garden, but director Jon Chu is mostly content to zip around Bieber's life and the people who surround him, mixing in live performances with the interviews and fly-on-the-wall recordings. He doesn't exactly pander to the audience, but it's probably no coincidence either that Bieber takes off his shirt twice in the first 10 minutes." — Katey Rich, Cinema Blend
Meet the Real Bieber
"Bieber is a mix of intuitive performer and apparent quick study. As a dancer, his style is endearingly awkward, as if the 16-year-old still has not quite figured out how his body works. ... Yet beneath his polish there is still something unpracticed and a bit goofy to Bieber and his ever-present team of handlers. When a random girl is plucked night after night from the audience for him to serenade onstage, he hands her a big bouquet of roses; as he sings a solo acoustic number, he hangs over the crowd seated in a giant heart. Bieber seems to sit at some rare intersection of the newfangled and the traditional, where camera phones coexist sweetly with swooning romance." — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
The Visuals
"Director Jon Chu has done a nice job of building this as a film, as a solid documentary, with a heavy side order of self-aware image-building. It is revealing in ways it may not have been intended to be, but it is crafted well, and the 3-D concert footage is designed to be very experiential. Chu wants you to see how hard the people on stage are working, how crazy it is behind the scenes, and just how much that audience feeds on it and then feeds it back in crazy prepubescent emotional hypermedia." — Drew McWeeny, HitFix
The Dissenters
"While the film makes clear Bieber is a wunderkind who wants to be seen more as a Justin Timberlake than a Rick Astley, his movie retreats from anything near the portrait that Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' posthumously became. That's a shame, because there was drama in Bieber's life. He grew up poor to a single mom in Ontario, Canada, and became a sensation only after posting his second-place finish in a singing competition on YouTube. 'Never,' though, touches only briefly on that childhood. And though Bieber taught himself to play several instruments, the film whisks past his talents to get to his bangs — and does nothing to risk 'Never' 's G-rating." — Scott Bowles, USA Today
The Final Word
"Though anyone who needs convincing won't touch this one with a 10-foot pole, 'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' makes a persuasive case for its titular star as a far more talented-than-usual teen idol. As much a legitimate documentary as it is a 3D concert film and teen girl squeal-delivery device, the film possesses surprising moments of candor on the toil of teenage superstardom, even if the overall effect is purely promotional. Provided it skirts the curse of the Jonas Brothers (who released a similar film just as their popularity began to flatline), it should go over like gangbusters." — Andrew Barker, Variety
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JANE’S ADDICTION will be broadcasting a live performance at the launch event for the new LG Thrill 4G phone hosted by LG on July 25th. Jane’s Addiction will be performing for the private event, with fans in attendance capturing footage of the performance using the duel-lenses Thrill 4G. For fans not attending the event, the performance will be streaming live through YouTube in 2D for all to watch starting at 9PM EST.
After the event, footage from the performance will then be edited into a 60-minute documentary, which will be the first 3D video to be uploaded to YouTube 3D on August 4th.
Jane’s Addiction has released a video of the band in their studio recording a new song titled “Irresistible Force,” which will be on their upcoming new album, The Great Escape Artist. The video shows the band using the new LG Thrill to film each other recording the new song.
Lead singer Perry Farrell spoke about the Thrill 4G and partnering with LG for the event saying, “We are so into technology and playing with technology almost as an instrument, and seeing what we can do with technology. And the latest thing has been the cell phone and 3D.” Perry continues, “we want to be able to have our audience watch us in 3D during a live performance.”
For more information on Jane’s Addiction as well as updates from the band, make sure to check out their official website, www.JanesAddiction.com, as well as their Facebook and Twitter pages. Look for The Great Escape Artist releasing this fall!
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That’s right. Avril Lavigne is jumping on the 3D bandwagon and filming the music video for “What The Hell” in that format. Oh, yippee (note hint of sarcasm). The Canadian chanteuse introduces the preview with her signature rebel style by saying, “3D m*therf*cker”.
The music video for the uptempo Max Martin-produced track will serve as the lead single for her fourth CD, “Goodbye Lullaby” which hit stores March 2nd. Lavigne debuted her new single when she performed it live on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve“.
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The preview shows a crew filming Lavigne and her band performing in front of her fans. So what can expect from the finished product? Judging by Lavigne’s initial reaction, it should be awesome. While previewing the footage, Avril enthusiastically states “Look, it’s like you can touch it!”. I guess we’ll have to take her word for it until the music vid for “What The Hell” premieres later this month.
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To further add to BoA’s long awaited comeback in Korea, her music video for her title track in her comeback album, Hurricane Venus, will be filmed using advanced 3D technology!
3D has become very popular ever since Avatar filmed its movie using Pace HD and special Samsung electronics, and the same equipment will be used for BoA too.
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John Brooks, one of the main developers of such advanced technology, stated “This music video will be filmed in 3D with some of the best from the industry. This is a great opportunity, and fans are sure to enjoy it.”
Meanwhile, SM Entertainment has also recruited James Cameron’s Avatar 3D production team for SNSD’s Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) music video which will be revealed in September for their Japan debut. SMTOWN LIVE ‘10 will also be filmed in 3D which is expected to gain lots’ of attention.
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