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Google Creative Labs thinks the world is full of interesting things

October 13, 2010October 14, 2010 Danny X Advertising Week, Google Creative Labs, NYC, the world is full of interesting things1 Comment

See the presentation here. Last year at Advertising Week in New York City I was lucky enough to attend a lecture by Andy Berndt, managing director of Google Creative Labs, entitled “87 cool things”. The point of the hour-long session was not to see what Google was doing at the time, but to see how Google sees the world, and its fascination with content creators the world over. This year they’re back with “The World Is Full Of Interesting Things”, basically an updated presentation on the same theme. In it…

Microsoft rebrands XNA Creators Club as App Hub

October 12, 2010October 13, 2010 Doug Groves App Hub, game development, MSDN, PC gaming, Windows Phone 7, WP7, Xbox 360, XNA, XNA Creators Club4 Comments

When Microsoft first launched the XNA toolset, it was aimed at making cross-platform game development easier for independent game designers, and providing a framework to target them towards not only various Windows operating systems, but the Zune and Xbox 360 as well. To target the Xbox 360, one had to pay an annual membership of $99, which made you a part of the community to submit games for sale directly on the console. It’s actually a pretty innovative approach to letting the individual developer a way into console games creation,…

AMC’s The Walking Dead gets a Mini-doc

October 12, 2010October 12, 2010 Doug Groves AMC, Documentary, Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead, video2 Comments

It’s no secret that the RGB Filter bullpen has more than its share of zombie fans, which explains why this isn’t the first time we’ve posted about The Walking Dead TV series coming out from AMC, which kicks off on All Hallow’s Eve. As part of the build-up, AMC has released a new 18 minute documentary on the making of the show, talking with the producers, actors, and writer of the the comic, Robert Kirkman.

Talking Rock Band 3 at the PS3 Holiday Event

October 12, 2010October 14, 2010 Doug Groves Cam Curran, DLC, event, harmonix, interview, Microsoft, MIDI, MTV Games, Nintendo, Playstation, pro guitar, pro mode, PS3, Rock Band 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 3601 Comment

MTV Games and Harmonix were showing off Rock Band 3 at the recent PS3 Holiday Event held at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, and we talked with Cam Curran of MTV Games to find out what we could expect from the game when it’s released Oct 26th.

Halloween Video Playlist Part 2

October 9, 2010October 12, 2010 Pete Chapman Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Film, Halloween, Joe Medchuck, TIFF Bell Lightbox, U of T2 Comments

The first time I ever saw “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”, it was in a U of T, Film History class. The teacher, Joe Medchuck (who later went on to be an Executive Producer on “Ghostbusters”) saved his comments for after the screening. He repeated the standard citations about the film. That it was daring in design and revolutionary for its time but added with his typical good humour that although it was revolutionary, there are virtually no films that have been made since that look even remotely like it….

Playstation interview with Sony Canada’s Matt Levitan

October 8, 2010October 13, 2010 Doug Groves 3D, Gran Turismo 5, Hummingbird Centre, interview, Matt Levitan, Metal Gear Solid Rising, PS3, PS3 Move, Resident Evil 6, SCEC, Sony, Sony Centre, Toronto, Tron Evolution1 Comment

This past week, Sony held a public Holiday preview event at the Hummingbird Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, showcasing not only a number of games aiming for the holiday season and beyond, but the PS3 Move and 3D in action. While there, the biggest lineup was probably for Gran Turismo 5, which had a lot of people waiting to get their hands on it. We got a chance to talk with Matt Levitan, Director of Marketing / Public Relations for Sony Computer Entertainment Canada, about how the Move is…

Stupid Gaming Forum Arguments 001

October 8, 2010July 30, 2014 Doug Groves editorial comic, Kinect, Microsoft, PS3, PS3 Move, rgbcomic, Sony, Xbox 3601 Comment

If you’ve spent even a little bit of time reading gaming forums or comments over the past couple of months, you’re probably familiar with the PS3 Move vs Xbox Kinect flame wars that have broken out…

The Essential Guide To Writing A Successful Indie Flick

October 7, 2010October 11, 2010 Pete Chapman Essential guide, indie film, Martin Amis2 Comments

“we are all in some way or another going to Reseda… someday… to die” Screenwriter Blues by Soul Coughing To all of the indie filmmakers in rgbFilter’s readership, a thoughtful and well illustrated article from this summer in The Quietus; an internet music magazine with an excellent film review section. Before you begin work on that great cinematic opus which will define the unvoiced anthem of your generation and the start of your career- remember that (to paraphrase Martin Amis) art is a war against the cliché. Know your enemy…

Toronto, Then and Now: An exercise in photographic reverse-engineering

October 7, 2010October 12, 2010 Danny X photography, Photoshop, then and now, Toronto2 Comments

Came across this interesting experiment today by Damon Schreiber on the Electroblog. Spawned from a random Google search, Schreiber was inspired to take shots of Toronto from 1977 and recreate the same shots in 2007, being as painstakingly meticulous as one can to make sure the content, staging, positioning, depth-of-field, aperture, lighting, and even time of day are accurately reproduced. The origins of the idea, and indeed the source of the original shots of Toronto from 30 years ago, are all explained in great detail on the photoblogger’s site, and the story…

Raindance Canada’s Lo-to-No Budget Filmmaking Class is Back!

October 7, 2010October 7, 2010 kingpinlei Elliot Grove, Lo To No Budget Filmmaking, raindance, Raindance Canada3 Comments

What helped to kick start the careers of Christopher Nolan, Mathew Vaughn, Edgar Wright and Guy Ritchie? They all took the intensive masterclass Lo To No Budget Filmmaking course taught by Toronto-born Elliot Grove. Few people know more filmmakers, or more about filmmaking than the founder of the prestigious Raindance Film Festival.

Best Worst Movie screening tomorrow

October 6, 2010October 7, 2010 Doug Groves Best Worst Movie, canada, double bill, Michael Stephenson, screening, theatre, Troll 21 Comment

Last year, Michael Paul Stephenson released Best Worst Movie, a documentary about the making of 1990’s Troll 2, and the cult following it’s garnered over the years. If you’re one of the (un?)fortunate souls who rented Troll 2 back in the day, you know it sits in that hallowed realm of movies so bad it’s good, and is probably best experienced with a crowd of like-minded individuals who can handle a good portion of cheese in their cinematic diet. I’ll have to admit that I never made it all the…

A shadowy figure reviews Break Up Club

October 5, 2010October 12, 2010 Paul L Break Up Club, Film, laroquod, review, shadowy figure, TIFF, tiff 20101 Comment

While attending the Toronto International Film Festival, I admit it was mere whimsy that kept me checking my server for another hacked file, perhaps referencing one of the films I’d seen. But I never found one, and I had come to feel quite the grandiose fool for suspecting myself the target of some film-reviewing internet conspiracy, based on a single freak occurrence. That is, until last night, when I found this…