What is the difference between productions and studios?
If there is a movie made by Blah Studios, what makes them different from Blah productions?
For some it will be just a name. However, Blah Studios might well run a group of studios doing multiple productions and employ Blah Productions to do the logistical work on their behalf.
The Production company needn’t own or run a studio but would hire one for their production.
Another difference might be that the Production Company might have several teams producing different parts of the production. Say… an Animation section; Special Effects; Transport; Catering; Casting and many more…
The studio is less likely to employ people other than to make up sets; security; cleaning; safety.
What kind of institutional context did the Productions fit into?
I am evaluating my media coursework. How would I go about answering this Question?
Media Colleges, Institutes of Film and Production
Gorilla Productions – Channel Announcement
Back up channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/gorillaproductions03
Hello all,
As the video explains, the current Gorilla productions channel to which you’re subscribed to now, will eventually be closed down when I break my final copyright warning. So as a contingency plan, I’ve set up a back up page for you to subscribe to, and continue following my channel once this is shut down.
I would be very grateful if you could subscribe to it, and continue tuning in to future vids. I will also take the time to re-upload all existing vids too
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Investing in Film Using Irs Section 181 for Federal Tax Credits Vs. New Markets Real Estate Credits
THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT
The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program permits taxpayers to receive a credit against Federal income taxes for making qualified equity investments in designated Community Development Entities (CDEs). Substantially all of the qualified equity investment must in turn be used by the CDE to provide investments in low-income communities. The credit provided to the investor totals 39 percent of the cost of the investment and is claimed over a seven-year credit allowance period. In each of the first three years, the investor receives a credit equal to five percent of the total amount paid for the stock or capital interest at the time of purchase. For the final four years, the value of the credit is six percent annually. Investors may not redeem their investments in CDEs prior to the conclusion of the seven-year period.
An organization wishing to receive awards under the NMTC Program must be certified as a CDE by the Fund.
To qualify as a CDE, an organization must:
* be a domestic corporation or partnership at the time of the certification application;
* demonstrate a primary a mission of serving, or providing investment capital for, low-income communities or low-income persons; and
* maintain accountability to residents of low-income communities through representation on a governing board of or advisory board to the entity.
The FEDERAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX INCENTIVES PROGRAM
The 20% tax credit Preservation Tax Incentives reward private investment in rehabilitating historic properties such as offices, rental housing, and retail stores. Abandoned or under-used schools, warehouses, factories, churches, retail stores, apartments, hotels, houses, and offices in many cities have been restored to life in a manner that retains their historic character. The Preservation Tax Incentives have also helped to create moderate and low-income housing in historic buildings.
Under the provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, a 20% tax credit is available for the substantial rehabilitation of commercial, agricultural, industrial, or rental residential buildings that are certified as historic. The credit may be subtracted directly from federal income taxes owed by the owner.
The Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program benefits the owner, the occupants, and the community by:
o Encouraging protection of landmarks through the promotion, recognition, and designation of historic structures
o Increasing the value of the rehabilitated property and returning underutilized structures to the tax rolls
o Upgrading downtowns and neighborhoods and often increasing the amount of available housing within the community.
The American Jobs Creation Act Of 2004: 100% Federal Deductions + 20-30% State Tax Credits!
In the United States, the 2004 enactment of Section 181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code“) marked an unprecedented change in U.S. policy toward the phenomenon known as “Runaway
Production“.
Runaway Production refers to a film or television production that leaves one state or country to be filmed in another purely for economic reasons. This movement occurs because producers tend to film in the location where they can minimize production costs through tax incentives, cheaper labor.
Over the years, Canada has been the greatest beneficiary of U.S. runaway productions (according to some reports, Canada has claimed up to 80% of the U.S. runaways, generating an economic impact of $10.3 billion in production output in 1998 alone).
Section 181 represents the first time that the U.S. federal government has recognized this impact by passing tax legislation to actively combat the flight of film and television programming.
Section 181 permits a 100% write-off for the cost of certain audio-visual works, regardless of what media they are destined for (e.g., theatrical, television, DVD, etc.).
An individual or company who makes an investment into Section 181 qualified productions can take a 100% deduction of their investment against their passive (individual) or ordinary (as C Corporation) income in the year their investment was
made.
The deduction can be made against active income should the investment be made by or through a widely held C corporation. The law is in effect until December 31, 2009, therefore investments must be made before that date and the money invested into qualifying productions must be spent by then by the productions.
An example, should an individual or corporation that is taxed at a 35% tax rate have passive income to take a deduction against, then should that individual make a $1 Million investment into a qualified production or film fund, the actual net investment will be $650,000 since they can take a deduction against that full $1 Million against their passive income, and 35% of $1M is $350,000, which is the value of the deduction they can make in the year they make their investment. Therefore, 1M minus $350,000 is $650,000 which is the net amount of their investment into the qualified production.
However, an investor or Company can also receive an additional 15-30% in state tax credits on the entire budget of a film BEFORE profits and other exit strategies that Noci Pictures Entertainment has in place.
This clearly shows a premium in tax credit and tax liability deduction compared with the other Federal Tax Credit Programs available.
Further, The Section 181 and State Programs benefit the tax credit investor, the producers, and the community by offering:
In the Short Term:
1. 100% passive or ordinary income deductions under the IRS Section 181 “American Jobs Creation Act” for both individuals and corporate tax payers
2. 20%-30% in State Tax Credits (depending on state)
3. Economic Development
4. Job Creation, Including For Minorities And Women
5. ROI on Investment of 60-100% prior to revenues
In Medium-Long Term it would offer
1. hedge of revenues (after Section 181 and state incentives of 60-100% ROI) back to investors from individual or a slate of films
2. Discount of future taxation from income under Section 199 for a Section 181 investment
SECTION 199
Section 199 is the income section; it is called the manufacturing section of The American Jobs Creation Act, 2004. Film Production has been defined as a manufacturer but television is not. Section 199 does not apply to television.
This section says that any manufacturer (Film Production) can have some tax relief on money returned to the investor.
o from 2005 till 2007 the taxpayer is entitled to a 3% deduction
o from 2007 to 2010 they get a 6% reduction
o And from 2010 on the get a 9 % reduction.
For example, if an investor get $1.00 back on a investment in a movie after he has already written off 100%, then he will only be taxed on .94 cents if I he is given it back between 2007 to 2010. From 2010 on then an investor gets to pay taxes only on .91 cents and it stays at this 9% rate.
Yuri Rutman
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/investing-in-film-using-irs-section-181-for-federal-tax-credits-vs-new-markets-real-estate-credits-746745.html
What does this mean " the handling of logistics" (referring to tv productions at a school)?
The opening is for a technology teacher and it says:
"It is also expected that the successful candidate will have experience with television productions, including the handling of logistics, editing and website management". What the heck is the handling of logistics? What kind of work would that be?
Logistic is defined as: handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as need.
So i would assume that it means that you need to have experience in organising and planning.
“Dance To This Song” – Wong Fu Productions, KevJumba ft. David Choi – Preview
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http://bit.ly/cNxogA
“Dance To This Song” is a new song, the first ever, collaboratively created by Wong Fu productions, KevJumba and David Choi.
The title TELLS you what to do! It doesn’t get any easier than that!
This song was created for our upcoming web series “Funemployed”, coming soon.
Stay tuned to:
http://youtube.com/funemployed
http://youtube.com/wongfuproductions
http://youtube.com/kevjumba
http://youtube.com/davidchoimusic
Confused as to where this whole idea, song, video project even came from? Click here for more inside info:
http://wongfuproductions.com/2010/04/dance-to-this-song-on-itunes/
Guest features
Kina Grannis http://youtube.com/kinagrannis
Jeri Lee http://myspace.com/jerilee
Far*East Movement http://fareastmovement.com
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Why Download Sfx in High Definition 24 Bit?
The integration of high impact sound effects is no longer only for the sound design professionals. Many working professionals are integrating professional sound effects in their productions, each for their own reasons; some for video productions, some film background ambiences, audio or radio production or multimedia productions such as PowerPoint presentations. While many look to download SFX to enhance their presentation, the different formats that downloads come in can cause a lot of confusion. With the whole development of the internet and downloading of music, formats such as MP3’s have become more prevalent. So how can you tell if you have high quality sounds effects in your productions? Many people can’t even tell the difference in quality between a MP3 song and a compact disc (which is actually a higher quality format then MP3). So what is the difference? Since you are going to download SFX, we’ll try and break it down into a simple way to understand.
Traditionally (in the past ten years or so), music has been produced in what we call a 16 bit format. The 16 bit format was established as a standard by the music industry and long used by compact discs (your music CD that you purchase at a music store). You ask what is a “bit” and what does 16 bit mean? The bit rate measures how many different “bits” or slices of audio are recorded at one time. When something is recorded at 16 bit, there are in total 65,536 different bits or pieces of audio that are recorded. Alternatively to 16 bit, today many SFX libraries are being opted to be produced in what one calls high definition and one can choose to download these SFX in 24 bit format. With high definition 24 bit sound effects there ends up being 16,777,216 “bits” of audio recorded at one time, producing a much higher quality of recording and clearer sound effect in this case. Quite amazing!
Further, usually a CD had been recorded with a sample rate of 44.1 kHz. A sample rate is how often the audio is measured per second (in time) when it is being recorded. The CD standard (or also called red book standard) is 44.1 kHz. This also could be translated (to say it more simply) that the audio is being measured 44,100 times per second. As in the previous example of high definition sound effects, many new high definition sound effects are now being recorded in 96kHz. What does that mean? As you might have guessed already, that means the audio is being measured 96,000 times per second.
So to summarize the technical discussion, you will want take two things into consideration when looking to download SFX for your presentation! First, you will want to consider that high definition (24 bit) sound effects are numerous times the quality of a 16 bit sound effects since they are sampled more often and the audio is recorded much more clearly. Secondly to keep in mind though, is that if you are going to go the route of downloading high definition sound effects, you need to know that they will likely be about three times the size of “traditional” 16 bit sound effects. If you download SFX libraries that are high definition 24 bit, they will take up a lot more space on your hard drive, so plan appropriately!
Article Manager
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/why-download-sfx-in-high-definition-24-bit-705257.html
Collecting Boxing Autographs By Mail
If you are considering collecting boxing autographs, you may find that one of the best ways to start is by requesting free autographs from your favorite athlete. Most athletes prefer to receive fan mail in care of their agent, promoter or venue. If you are sending an autograph request, send a handwritten letter and send a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) with enough postage to cover your item’s return trip. Always be pleasant in your request and thank your favorite boxing personality for his/her time.
To help get you started, here are a few boxing addresses to get your boxing autograph collection up and running.
Aguiniga, Jose
Top Rank, Inc.
3980 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Suite 580
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Ahunanya, Friday
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Akinwande, Henry
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Ali, Laila
Trident Media Group
41 Madison Ave., 33rd Fl.
New York, NY 10010
Ali, Muhammad
Ali Farm
P.O. Box 187
Berrien Sprigs, MI 49103
Alvarado, Mike
Top Rank, Inc.
3980 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Suite 580
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Alvarez, Rosendo
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Arango, Jairo
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Arias, George
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Ashira, Evans Oure
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Austin, Tim
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Ayala, Paulie
Top Rank, Inc.
3980 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Suite 580
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Azille, Louis
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Bailey, Randall
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Ballogou, Zafarou
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Barros, Lino
Banner Promotions
1231 Bainbridge St.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Bean, Butter
The National Organization of Professional Athletes
1806 Watermere Lane
Windermere, FL 34786
Beck, Owen
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Bentt, Michael
Athlete Source
P.O. Box 233
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Berrio, Alejandro
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Biggs, Tyrell
Zane Management, Inc.
Land Title Building, 100 S. Broad St., Suite 630
Philadelphia, PA 19110
Blocus, Josue
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Bojado, Francisco
Main Events
811 Totowa Rd., #100
Totowa, NJ 07512
Bolanos, Luis Francisco
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Bracho, Felix
Don King productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Bradley, Lonnie
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Brewster, Lamon
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Brock, Calvin
Main Events
811 Totowa Rd., #100
Totowa, NJ 07512
Brown, Cathy
SFX Sports Group (Europe) Ltd.
35/36 Grosvenor St.
London, W1K 4QX
Burgos, Jose Victor
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Byers, Jesse
Banner Promotions
1231 Bainbridge St.
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Byrd, Chris
Don King Productions, Inc.
968 Pinehurst Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
The information in this article is to be used for informational purposes only. It doesn’t guarantee a response and should never be used in an attempt to personally visit an athlete. If you want to purchase authentic signed boxing collectibles, including Everlast gloves, robes and a post, consider visiting the International Boxing Hall of Fame website at http://www.ibhof.com. A certificate of authenticity is included with every boxing item.
Cristi
http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/collecting-boxing-autographs-by-mail-63911.html
How come when I bake muffins/cupcakes/ect, it doesn’t turn out like manufacturerer’s mass productions?
I just baked banana muffins, and they taste,look,&smell nothing like the banana muffins my mom buys at the store. What am I doing wrong??
I ask my self the same question!!
“Dance To This Song!” KevJumba, Wong Fu Productions ft. David Choi – Preview
Download the FULL Song! http://bit.ly/cNxogA
Note to viewers:
This song is satirizing pop music that you hear on the radio today. In no way am I trying to have a serious career in music lol.
“Dance To This Song” is a brand new song collaboratively created by Wong Fu Productions, KevJumba and David Choi!
This song was also created for our upcoming series “Funemployed”, coming soon.
Stay tuned to:
http://youtube.com/funemployed
http://youtube.com/wongfuproductions
http://youtube.com/kevjumba
http://youtube.com/davidchoimusic
Guest features
Kina Grannis http://youtube.com/kinagrannis
Jeri Lee http://myspace.com/jerilee
Far*East Movement http://fareastmovement.com
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