While documentary producers are well familiar with the stock footage offerings of Getty Images, the Seattle company’s addition of clips from Warner Bros. Entertainment in March represents a shout-out to drama producers as well.

In a bid to keep up with growing online competition, HBO Archives has launched a searchable website (hboarchives.com) allowing filmmakers to view clips in high resolution, download them in low res for rough cuts, then buy the high-res clips and receive them via ftp or on hard media.

In the past decade, the ongoing digital evolution has led to fundamental changes in the way music is produced and recorded for movies and TV. So, what’s ahead? What do top composers expect to be the biggest changes to their jobs in the next five years?

The Winnipeg-based firm, with a hand in VFX, production, software and commercials, has taken diversification to new levels in a busy first decade

To many, Jamie Brown is the face of Frantic Films.

New report by the federal watchdog shows profits way down at conventional stations because of higher spending on programming. Told you so, says CAB

Vancouver animator Verne Andru has worked for Hanna-Barbera and Nelvana, and now wants to bring his own character Halbert ‘Hal’ Lighter to the silver screen. So how does a one-man animation studio find the money? Andru’s strategy is to build Hal’s fan base by publishing his adventures on the web and in comic books, and then, with luck, use the buzz to woo investors.

Thirty years ago, Wayne Sheldon decided to quit his film lab job and start his own company.

Having turned Toronto’s 80-year-old Regent theater into a digital post house by day and local movie house by night back in 2002, Theatre D Digital recently made a similar conversion at The Royal, in the city’s Little Italy area.

Rave reviews for Karen Gelbart’s professional guidance have led to her win of this year’s Phyllis Switzer Mentorship prize at the Crystal Awards.

Recent releases of HDV camcorders and other HD options at one-tenth the price of high-end HD cameras have producers wondering if these cheaper units are all they need. Playback spoke to a variety of HD users for their thoughts.