Posts Tagged ‘nu metro’

Frank’s Hat

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Frank’s Hat was an idea born months ago. What if a man fell madly in love with his hat, so much so that they would spend every moment together? We then took it one step further, what if Frank’s hat cheats?

This is our most diverse Srizzil video to date, covering many different locations and shot over a few weeks. It’s mind blowing to think that just one and a half minutes of video can take days to film.

Due to difficulties in using an actual shopping centre we had to create our own shop for Frank to meet his hat. This turned out to be a blessing as it allowed us to create our own space. Look out for small things that symbolise different aspects of Srizzil and myself (Marc Williams) scattered around the shop.

I’d like to thank Wimpy, Nu Metro and HCF for allowing us to film at their venues and for being so accommodating. Most importantly, however, I’d like to thank Mandy Rothquel – a new addition to the Srizzil team, who was instrumental throughout the entire process. Welcome to the team.

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Marc Williams

You’re questions answered

How did you film the last shot?

Normally the correct method to film the shot would be to move the camera in one direction and zoom in the opposite at the same speed. Unfortunately, because we currently don’t have access to a trolley system we had to use the cruder method of getting the main character to do the moving instead of the camera.

Are you study film in South Africa?

Although I am in South Africa, I can’t afford to go to film school. It would be a dream to study film in Los Angeles. Instead of waiting for something to happen to me and falling behind actual film students, I’ve been teaching myself.

Nu Metro wins case against Mr Video

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Johannesburg, 02 February 2010: – In late September 2009, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Nu Metro Filmed Entertainment (Pty) Ltd and a number of international film studios, dismissing an appeal brought by Mr Video and certain of its franchisees, in a landmark ruling on the rights of copyright holders in South Africa in DVD films.

The Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling was the outcome of interdict proceedings brought by Nu Metro and the various Hollywood studios against Mr Video, which commenced in May 2008.  Nu Metro had discovered that certain of the Mr Video franchisees were renting out Zone 1 DVDs of films in which Nu Metro is the exclusive licensee in South Africa, without Nu Metro’s, or the relevant studio’s, consent.

Zone 1 DVDs are distributed in the USA and Canada and were being sourced by various Mr Video outlets from retailers in these territories.   The disclaimer on these DVDs clearly states that the purchaser of these DVDs was not entitled to rent and/or distribute these DVDs outside of the territory.  Accordingly, the Zone 1 titles being made available by Mr Video outlets were not authorised for renting out to the public in South Africa.

In June 2008, the Cape High Court granted interdicts in favour of Universal Studios and Nu Metro and various studios in which Mr Video was restrained from hiring or renting, directly or indirectly, copies (other than legitimate Zone 2 copies obtained through authorised distributors) of films in which Nu Metro or any of the studios are the copyright or the exclusive licensee of the copyright in South Africa.

The Mr Video group appealed certain aspects of the Cape High Court order to the Supreme Court of Appeal.  The appeal was dismissed in its entirety.

”Nu Metro is satisfied with the outcome and the absolute validation of Nu Metro as the exclusive licensee for the represented rights in SA” says Fay Amaral, Managing Director of Nu Metro.

The Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling signifies a major victory for Nu Metro and the Hollywood studios, in terms of which Nu Metro’s rights as copyright holder have been confirmed by South Africa’s highest court.

Importantly, the judgment sends a strong message to other DVD rental outlets that contraventions of the copyright legislation will not be tolerated and the distributors’ rights will be enforced.