Richard P. Ulivella

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Saturday
Jan212012

The Ice Company That Never Made Refrigerators

So it looks as though the rumors of Kodak’s chapter eleven are true.

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Friday
Oct072011

Engage in High Defininition

Finally someone up in the studio system sky has decided to bestow upon Star Trek: The Next Generation the same treatment that was given to the original Star Trek from the 1960s. I am very excited… along with all other self-respecting geeks. Star Trek: The Next Generation broke new ground for television but also nailed what good sci-fi can be.

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Thursday
Oct062011

They Give Us Those Nice Bright Colors

The title of this post refers to lyrics of a song by Simon and Garfunkel but the subject of this post is a bit more somber. A few years ago Kodak decided to discontinue Kodachrome. Those of us who shot slide film for many years either learning photography or working professionally know how rich of an image was achievable using Kodachrome film and Cibachrome prints. Both are gone now. In my daily professional life, it seems film use in general is dwindling with the popularity of Red Digital Cinema’s cameras, Arri’s Alexa, Sony’s various (beastly) cameras, etc.

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Wednesday
Oct052011

Steve Jobs

He will be missed.

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Wednesday
Sep282011

Remarkable

It pains me that my first blog post in quite some time is in response to some troubling news. I find this sad, ironic, and very frustrating all simultaneously. Two companies I respect dearly and whose products I use daily in my profession are wrapped up in an industrial espionage… mess.

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