Review: The New Greatest App of All Time

Action Movie FX, one of the most ground breaking apps I have ever seen, is now available for download for iPhone and Android.  The idea behind the app is super simple, yet it’s a wonder why no one has done something like this until now.  

Simply film your friends, strangers, or even cars and planes, choose your weapon of choice, then watch the CARNAGE! (See Videos linked at bottom for examples)

The child like feelings one gets when using this app to ‘destroy’ the world are incredible.  It allows you to create your own action movie sequences.

Developed by Bad Robot, the studio run by Hollywood’s most mysterious man, JJ Abrams, this is the first time (to my knowledge, which we all know is vast) that a movie studio has released an app for a phone that doesn’t directly relate to a film being released concurrently.  And we all know how much those simple apps suck.  The only good one, and it wasn’t that good either, was the Tron Legacy app.  

Action movie FX has taken users by storm.  And the best part is, it’s FREE!!!  With the free package, you get two different types of FX to choose from, and other effects can be purchased in two packs for only $.99.  

Not only is it a great value, but it is also super fun and a great time waster.  

My tip for you dare devils out there is to take this app and run it in airports or hospitals or churches to maximize the comedic effect.

Read more @ Daily Mail (UK)

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Buy the App Now from iTunes!

Kodak................... We Kinda Saw This Coming...............

Well, it’s (basically) official.  Kodak is on the down and out after rumors abounded this week claiming the company, a staple in the film industry, is getting its pieces together in order to file bankruptcy.  Kodak has been in a near literal tailspin ever since the age of digital filmmaking began.  Once the largest provider of filmmaking medium, Kodak was overtaken by the newest generation of 4k (or higher resolution) cameras like the Red, or Arri Alexa.  Kodak has been going down for a few years now, but most recently it has been trading at under 50 cents a share.  The NYSE threatened to remove its listing if the company cannot get its stock price back up within six months.  Another disheartening blow for the celluloid maker, was the loss of half of its capital in 2011.  Now it only has $862 million dollars to it’s name, down from when it had double that amount in 2010.  To try and avoid bankruptcy, Kodak has been trying to sell of or license it’s famous and valuable patents for digital film processing, among other patents.  Also, the company has been quick to shift from film to printing (both commercial and home) in order to try and restructure it’s business model to something that can once again create income like Kodak was used to.  Kodak hans’t technically filed any papers yet, but people close to the company estimate the filling to come through anytime, but no later than February. The real question is, what impact will this have on the film industry?  Most movies are still shot on film cameras and require processing.  Both are led in the industry by Kodak.  But what happens when the industry leader film supplier is out of business?  Most Cinematographers favor Kodak film over the less known Fuji Film.  Could one or more of the major studios jump in and save Kodak (or at least it’s film department)?

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