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Final Credits Roll on ScreenCraft Competitions & Coverage

Written by Jake Bourke, 2025-03-25

(2025-02-18, Boston MA, Editorial by Jake Bourke) ScreenCraft is a reputable, renowned name in the screenwriting community, best known for its year-round rotation of writing competitions and for providing in-depth script coverage services. Their contests, often held in high regard alongside prestigious film festivals, not only offered a decent cash prize to prospective screenwriters but…

News

Sundance 2025’s Festival Favorite, Slumbering Sales, and the Future Beyond

Written by Jake Bourke,

(2025-02-11, Park City, UT, Special to the USTimes) Sundance Film Festival brought its 2025 event to a close by announcing the winner of its Audience Festival Favorite Award: the documentary, Come See Me in the Good Light, directed by Ryan White, which follows the love story of two poets confronting mortality and living life to…

OWC Unveils All at CES

Written by USTimes, 2025-01-07

(2025-01-07, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) OWC takes to Las Vegas to unveil a suite of new products and storage solutions at CES 2025, hosting a series of media events throughout the trade show to showcase these upcoming technologies. One such debut is the ThunderBlade X12, the latest in OWC’s long-running lineup of…

AGDAILY: The Fight to Save AM Radio

Written by USTimes, 2024-11-26

(2024-11-24, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times from AG Daily) We are marching toward an increasingly digital future, where the glories of online subscription services and Bluetooth technology encroach on our everyday lives. While this may already be the reality for a sizable population of Americans, there are still long-lasting technologies that continue to…

The iPhone 16, Apple Intelligence & Looking Back at WWDC 2024

Written by Jake Bourke, 2024-10-23

(2024-10-09, Cupertino, CA, Jake Bourke) Apple recently released its latest iterations of the iPhone to market, the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max. With a focus on its upgraded, high-performance A18 chip, an advanced 48MP Fusion camera with numerous options, and a host of enhancements and…

OWC at IBC: Envoy Ultra SSD and Innergize Software Dominate

Written by Jake Bourke, 2024-09-27

(2024-09-27, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) OWC’s Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD, unveiled at IBC 2024 in Amsterdam, is designed for speed, versatility, and cross-device compatibility. It is optimized for PC and Mac hardware equipped with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3, and USB4. The Envoy Ultra boasts high data transfer rates that…

Gear & Gadget Reviews

OWC RADiO – Michael Kammes, Key Code Media’s Workflow Guru

Written by USTimes, 2025-02-07

Michael Kammes is a technology visionary in the media and entertainment industry, with nearly 20 years of experience designing and building production and post-production workflows, systems, and facility integrations. As Senior Director of Innovation at Shift Media, Michael plays a pivotal role in shaping cutting-edge solutions for the industry. He’s also held leadership roles at BeBop…

OWC RADiO – Brian Burke aka The Mac Man Shows Us How to Sell Our Gear for a Great Price

Written by USTimes, 2024-12-08

Brian Burke is the Mac Man at Other World Computing. He and his team manage thousands upon thousands of transactions each year from people who have computer equipment lying around and would love to sell it for a very competitive price. Listen in as our host, Cirina Catania, gets a quick quote live on the…

OWC RADiO – Richard Taylor’s Documentary Filmmaking Secrets

Written by USTimes, 2024-09-25

Filmmaker and technologist Richard Taylor joins OWC RADiO host Cirina Catania to offer insights into his documentary on the 70’s band, RAZZ. Learn about his workflow, handling legacy footage, color grading in Final Cut Pro, and insights on media management, editing, and archiving. If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners….

OWC RADiO – Gear: Moritz Lochner on LEWITT’s RAY Mic and the Connect 2 Audio Interface

Written by USTimes, 2024-08-19

Under the hood with great gear: We love the new RAY microphone from Lewitt, the first microphone with autofocus for your voice. It is a large-diaphragm condenser mic that is small, lightweight, ultimately portable, and has an amazing ability to focus on the sound of our voices to eliminate distractions. Plus, it is very affordable. RAY…

OWC RADiO – James David Redding III on Secrets of Sound for Major Television Series and Films

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(2024-05-31, Bloomfield, NJ) JAMES DAVID REDDING III is a Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, and Re-recording mixer with multiple prestigious awards for his work sculpting soundscapes for television and film productions. You have heard his work on The Queen’s Gambit, The Americans, Carol, The Patient, Amazon Prime’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and many others. Our host,…

Podcast

OWC RADiO – Unlocking the Power of Media Management with Sam Bogoch of Axle.ai

Written by USTimes, 2025-03-25

Managing video content is more challenging than ever. In this episode of OWC RADiO, host Cirina Catania speaks with Sam Bogoch, CEO of Axle.ai. They explore how Axle’s media asset management is transforming the way creators, businesses, and organizations handle large volumes of video. From AI-assisted tagging and search to automated organization, Axle.ai makes it easier to manage digital assets. Whether you’re an independent filmmaker, a production…

OWC RADiO – Charles Burnett, Academy Award Winning Filmmaker

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Today’s show features a conversation with Charles Burnett, who Martin Scorsese and Steven Soderbergh credit as one of America’s greatest filmmakers. His creative works tell personal and intimate stories – exploration of culture, relationships, social justice, mental illness, discrimination, and love. He was born in Mississippi in 1944 but moved to Watts in South Los Angeles…

OWC RADiO – Larry Jordan Unplugged: Tech, Training & The Future of Media

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Larry Jordan is one of the creative-tech industry’s most intelligent, talented, and prolific trainers. This is a fun and informative interview with OWC RADiO Host, Cirina Catania. Larry is a member of several guilds, worked in live television and the broadcast industry as a producer/director for many years, and started his company, Larry Jordan and Associates, because…

OWC RADiO – How to Plan for Evacuation when you have a Production or Post-Production Company

Written by USTimes, 2025-02-07

Cirina Catania, host of OWC RADiO, and Larry O’Connor, CEO and Founder of Other World Computing, discuss the fires in Southern California and what we should do to protect our media if we have to evacuate. We send our warmest thoughts and prayers to those who have lost their homes and the families of those…

OWC RADiO – Matt Balcerek: On the Road to the Oscars?

Written by USTimes, 2024-12-08

Director Mateusz “Matt” Balcerek, interviewed on OWC RADiO host, Cirina Catania, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 lister with a keen creative vision, blending personal stories and widely universal pop themes into his filmmaking roster. As the Founder of Sounds Better Productions, with offices in London, Warsaw, and LA, he leads the company in producing premium content…