Introduction of Drylab's ROUGH CUTS Featuring Comet

 

Rough Cuts

A view of Rough Cuts featuring The Comet

A revolutionary new extension tool within Drylab Viewer, Rough Cuts enables you to easily edit your rushes in a dailies platform. It is simplistically and intuitively designed to allow for effortless and immediate edits, giving you instant visibility of whether your takes will play out as intended.

While we are constantly refining and updating our platform, Drylab's latest Rough Cuts development is a ground-breaking technical transformation; not only within Drylab, but within the global production software industry

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Film Distribution is No Longer the Problem of Nollywood

Film Distribution is No Longer the Problem of Nollywood

Widespread piracy and international film distribution were the recurrent problems of Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry before the attraction of the leading companies in acquisition and distribution in the global film industry through the participation of Nigerian filmmakers in international film festivals and markets in America and Europe.

The international exposure improved the quality of Nigerian movies in accordance with the criteria for international acquisition and distribution of film and TV productions with the use of the best digital cinema cameras and accessories from Canon, Sony, Blackmagic Design, Christie Digital and ARRI.

With the attractions of the MultiChoice Group, StarTimes, 

Canal+, Sky TV, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Disney, Lionsgate and others, Nigerian filmmakers cannot complain about the lack of access for the international acquisition and distribution of their movies. The only challenge to them is to produce very good movies to meet the growing demand for global content of top quality of international standards.

Nollywood has attracted Dolby for the best sound quality in film and TV productions, Hiventy for the best dubbing in different international languages of movies, TV dramas, comedies and series and Drylab R&D AS of Norway for the best set reports and workflows for film and TV productions.

 

Nollywood has also attracted the IMAX Corporation of Canada for mega cinemas and CanalOlympia of France. 

"It is very important for us to be close to Nollywood," Simon Minkowski, development director at Canal Olympia, told AFP.  

Another IMAX cinema is going to be built within the next five years.

There are other leading global companies with big budgets for international acquisition and distribution and are willing to acquire the film and TV rights to Nigerian content of which I have recommended two new movies by two outstanding Nigerian filmmakers. One of the movies is scheduled for theatrical release in local cinemas in Nigeria. They are also looking for new movies that can have international theatrical release.  

Success Iyoha, one of the actors for the "Naked Beauty".

My Big Picture of Nollywood is to see Nigerian movies grossing up to US$100 million globally in the next five years and to see Nollywood actors (both female and male) earning up to US$5 million for playing leading roles in big budget movies. The leading actor in my proposed first feature, "Naked Beauty" will earn US$500, 000 for her role alongside the African American A-List Hollywood actor. And she will still be under 30 years at the world premiere of the film in Europe. 

The final statement is international acquisition and distribution companies are available for the best film and TV productions from Nollywood.

And only the best is good enough for us. So, don't settle for less.

- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

The CEO,

International Digital Post Network Limited,

Publisher/Editor,

NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,

@247nigeria Twitter,

Vuulr Program Partner,

International Acquisition and Distribution.

Drylab Ambassador for international productions,

Member, Digital Cinema Society.

Drylab's Set Report 3 App - Pro Filmmaker Apps

Drylab's Set Report 3 App - Pro Filmmaker Apps

DEVELOPER'S DESCRIPTION

Drylab Set Report 3 complements traditional set and camera reports on paper for professional digital movie and TV drama productions. User-friendly and powerful metadata capturing and management ensure consistency and quality throughout the production process. We’ve built it in collaboration with International Script Supervisors, but it’s also very suitable for other Heads of Departments, including Costume, MakeUp, VFX, Camera etc., where our unique data model can merge all inputs to one database.

Set Report 3 is a replacement for Set Report 2 (already in use on feature films and TV-series worldwide), and adds support for the latest version of our Drylab Creator™ and Viewer™. If you have SR2 already, it will install alongside it, and it can import your old reports as needed.

One of the things we realized when working with experienced Script Supervisors, is how some of the job is still very convenient to do on paper. Therefore, we haven't digitized script lines and other stuff you prefer to keep in a binder, but instead focused on making a compact digital assistant you can use on both your iPad and iPhone.

With Set Report 3, we’ve changed to a subscription model, to ensure continuous improvements, updates and integrations. We have many plans for Set Report 3 now, and we hope you will support our endeavors! We hope you that you’ll love our new app almost as much as we do!

https://www.drylab.io/productions/

Features:

* Logical and automatic numbering of days, shots and takes

* Integrated stopwatch to time takes, mark where the action starts, and connect clips to metadata

* Automatic file naming for RED, Canon, Sony and ARRI cameras (short and long)

* Filters, reel, clip number, file name, T-stop

* GPS positioning

* Take pictures on-set or bring in from iPhoto for reference

* Production data accessible by day, shot and take

* Extensive database of lenses and filters (and add your own)

* Tags library (and add your own)

* Circle takes, add grading notes, colour temperature, ISO speed, audio

* Silverstack integration, for direct, instant reporting

* Intuitive reporting: review, print and share using email, AirDrop or any sharing method offered by iPadOS/iOS

* And maybe your favorite feature: Customize your workspace, and choose exactly the fields you want