Directors Fighting Against Motion Picture Film’s Retirement Are Winning
Studios strike deal with Kodak to renew orders for Film By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Led by Christopher Nolan, a cadre of filmmakers are pushing back against studios’ plans to retire motion picture...
View ArticleFujiFilm Simulates Chrome In New X100T Camera
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Fuji has updated their X100T camera and have provided for an option called “Classic Chrome,” which looks to simulate the bold color themes of a popular film stock, and also...
View ArticleKodak Renews Deal With Studios For Film Stock
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Film fans rejoice! Kodak has signed another two-year deal to provide motion picture film stock to six major Hollywood Studios. They continue to buck the digital trend and...
View ArticleCES 2016: Kodak Announces New Super 8 Camera
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Kodak has just announced its plans to release a new film camera based on the old Super 8 design from five decades ago. The imaging technology company stopped making the...
View ArticleLegendary Cinematographer Roger Deakins Says Film Is Dead
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) When I say film is dead, you can argue that I’m wrong. When a studio head says film is dead, you can say they may understand the business, but not the tools. However,...
View ArticleKodak Offers Grants For Film School Tuition
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Chances are, you or someone you love is eager to attend, or are already enrolled in, film school. But even with the digital revolution, film school is not only competitive,...
View ArticleKodak & Kickstarter To Provide Financing For Shooting On Film
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) As a filmmaker, you may be thinking, “Thank god, the digital revolution arrived because I could never afford to shoot on 16 mm or 35 mm film.” Regardless of your movie’s...
View ArticleKodak Ektra is a Professional, Photography-First, Mobile Phone
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The film industry — and I’m talking about the actual physical media here — is pretty much dead. There are still a few holdouts, which include several famous directors...
View ArticleDirector Colin Trevorrow To Film Star Wars: Episode IX In 65mm
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) My love for movies filmed in large formats like 70mm is because of Star Wars. Seeing Empire Strikes Back in 1980 (and Raiders of the Lost Ark the following year) in 70mm...
View ArticleCES 2017: Kodak Revives Ektachrome Film Stock For Film & Photography
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) There’s just something that I love about Kodak’s current direction after emerging from bankruptcy protection. Instead of trying to align more with what the market seems...
View ArticleKodak’s Film Resurrection May Include Kodachrome
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) At CES, Kodak announced it was bringing back Ektachrome film stock due to popular demand. And while it was good, nobody ever wrote a hit song about Ektachrome. So why not...
View ArticleWith New Labs In Major Cities, Kodak Continues Film Comeback
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) It seems only yesterday that filmmakers had declared film dead, ruthlessly rendered obsolete by the digital revolution. Kodak was planning a fire sale, and Fuji pulled out...
View ArticleVidCon 2017: Google VR180, Cameras, Drones, and More
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Walking through the halls of the Anaheim Convention Center in California to cover my first VidCon, the official fan fest for online content creators and their fans, I was...
View ArticleKodak Continues Push to Bring Back Film
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Film has been declared dead so many times that most people think that it’s already gone. Don’t let that refrain fool you, because it isn’t. There are still a few major...
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Kodak Launches PixPro ORBIT360 Virtual Reality Camera In 4K
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Kodak has built up its ORBIT360 VR camera by adding 4K support. The compact action camera could be a great for filming action in the round. When it comes to cameras, is...
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Kodak Has A Clever Super 8 Film Camera With A Ridiculous Price
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Super 8. Many consider it a dead medium. But there’s a stalwart group of true believers who have not only kept the format alive, but thriving. So much so that Kodak has...
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