The Shindler Perspective

The Deluxe Entertainment and Technicolor Joint Venture announced in May 2015 was the subject of an article by Mark Madler in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal that included a quote from Marty Shindler who also provided background to Mr. Madler.
Randi Altman's postPerspective asked me to provide my initial thoughts on NABShow 2015. They are included in this video.
Lead technology writer for The Hollywood Reporter, Carolyn Giardina, quoted Marty Shindler on the topic of virtual reality and the roll out of new technologies at the recent VRLA - Virtual Reality Los Angeles event.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal and its entertainment and technology columnist Mark Madler quoted Marty Shindler in its March 23, 2015 special issue on the topic of Legendary Entertainment and its CEO Thomas Tull. Mr. Shindler discussed movie finances and write downs.
CMSWire.com a very popular and well done web magazine published an interview with Marty Shindler on November 13, 2014 as a part of Connecting with Bill Sobel, a regular feature of CMS. Follow Bill @bsobel226.
The Hollywood Times and journalist William Hagle covered the Digital Hollywood Fall 2014 panels moderated by Marty Shindler and subsequently interviewed him for the publication.
Insight Media - Display Intelligence has posted Rooting for the Roots - Taking the Right Route on its analyst blog.
Insight Media - Display Intelligence has posted A Shift is Upon Us due to its applicability to their work of information & services for cinema, broadcast and CE
The potential sale of DreamWorks Animation to Softbank was a hot topic. Marty Shindler is quoted by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal's Mark Madler in this article about the potential transaction.
In a page 1 article entitled FX Startup Defies Reality, Marty Shindler was quoted by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal's Mark Madler
Digital Media Wire published A Shift is Upon Us as a guest column
Marty Shindler is quoted in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal's June 2, 2014 issue on matters related to accounting in Hollywood.
Post production buyer's guide published Perspective on NAB 2014. Check it out and the other fine topics they cover.
Broadcast Beat published the recent Perspective on NAB 2014 newsletter. Read it on their site and check out all of their very pertinent content.
Online news Broadcast Beat interviewed Marty Shindler regarding tips for NAB.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal interviewed Marty Shindler regarding Disney's proposed acquisition of Maker Studios in its April 7 - 20 edition.
Life After Pi and the issues surrounding its creation were covered by the LA Daily News on March 1, 2014. Marty Shindler provided industry background information and was quoted in the article.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal quoted Marty Shindler in its discussion of high end theaters and more specifically the newly renovated AMC Fallbrook in Movie Chain Broadens Appeal on page 2.
The LCD TV Association has published Channeling the Universe: Heading to the New Normal in its latest publication. Click and go to page 51. Other good articles and news too.
Home Media Magazine reported on the Future of TV panel on October 22, 2013 at Digital Hollywood.
Randi Altman's Post Perspective wrote this perspective on The Shindler Perspective. Follow Randi's perspective regularly.
Daily Variety and the blog, iMedia Connection, each covered the Who Will Make Money in the 4K Ecosystem? panel at SMPTE 2013.
Siggraph 2013 and the Intel Studio Lounge was the scene for Marty Shindler's interview with Steve Waskul of Waskul.TV. We discuss feature films, the future of TV, content creation and other related industry topics.
Renee Dunlop's forthcoming (late 2013) book Production Pipeline Fundamentals For Film And Games includes Marty Shindler as a contributor. Click for more information about the book, the author, where and how to buy and more. If you are interested in the Japanese langauge version, click here.

Marty Shindler was interviewed in July 2013 by Art Kirsch of So Cal Showbiz, Southern California's #1 Entertainment Art Resource. OCShowbiz was founded, and is funded, by a small group of Orange County residents who are passionate about all manner of entertainment arts and providing encouragement for the people who make it happen, often unsung and behind-the-scenes.
Digital Cinema Buyers Guide picked up Marty Shindler's Christie and AMC Laser Projection Demo article for re-publication
Marty Shindler was quoted in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal in an article about Mandalay Digital Group, Inc.
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council held a very impressive all day event in Los Angeles on June 14, 2013 at the JW Marriott Hotel at LA Live. Marty Shindler was interviewed during the event and a short clip from the interview was included in the HKTDC promo piece.
Post production was the topic for which the San Fernando Valley Business Journal contacted Marty Shindler for these two articles in the May 27, 2013 issue.
At Digital Hollywood Spring 2013, The Underground Experience with Uncle Earl Radio Show interviewed Marty Shindler. Listen to the interview here. Check out Uncle Earl on KLEDlive.com.
The Hollywood Reporter covered the Blockbuster/Tentpole strategy panel at Digital Hollywood on April 30, 2013.
Steve Waskul of Waskul Entertainment interviewed Marty Shindler at the Intel Studio Xperience booth at NAB 13. Discussed Marty's views of what was on the show floor as well as his perspective on business issues in creative and technology companies.
Marty Shindler was interviewed for and quoted in the Los Angeles Daily News article about Movie visual effects business in turmoil by Bob Strauss on March 24, 2013.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal quotes Marty Shindler in its February 4, 2013 article about luxury cinema operator Five Star and the potential market for upscale in theater dining.
Perspective on CES was published as a newsletter by SCRI, a noted research firm for the broadcast industry.
Digital MediaWire published Perspective on CES 2013 as a guest column.
Variety quoted Marty Shindler in its What's next in TV tech? article on January 8, 2013 as CES 2013 opened.
Marty Shindler was quoted in an article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal on January 7, 2013 on the topic of The Hobbit and High Framerates.
Berkshire Community College covered Marty Shindler as an alum in its Fall 2012 issue.
Digital Cinema Buyers' Guide published Futuring High Framerates in its September 21, 2012 issue. Consider subscribing to their informative newsletter.
The LCD TV Association published Breaking Barriers and Broken Windows in their Spring 2012 Newsletter. This association has some very important members. Check out the article and the whole issue via the link or the PDF.
Entertainment Engineering quoted me in their post NAB issue. They do a great job of covering the realm of engineering and technology in the entertainment industry.
NAB Show Daily, for Wednesday, April 18, 2012, featured a story on Marty Shindler's panel, Predictions from the Street: The Power Players behind the Great Content Shift.
Dan Restuccio of Post Magazine posted a short story about the NAB Super Session Marty Shindler is moderating on April 18, 2012.
Forbes contributor Phil Keys interviewed Marty Shindler and included a quote in his post about Wal Mart’s announcement this week for its new service to make digital files of customers’ DVDs and put them in their cloud on Vudu. We will discuss this at my Super Session panel at NAB on April 18.
The February 20, 2012 San Fernando Valley Business Journal quotes Marty Shindler in an article entitled Digital Conversion Opens New Doors for Cinedigm.
The February 2012 issue of P3Update featured a story on 3D, including Wim Wenders, Jim Cameron and Vince Pace and Marty Shindler. See page 36, but read the whole magazine. Prefer a PDF of the article, click here.
The February 8, 2012 edition of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal quoted Marty Shindler in relation to the prior night's VES Awards and Stan Lee receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award.
NetShelter covered the CES panel. Read about it here.
Todd Spangler of Multichannel News quoted Marty Shindler in TV’s Next Target: 4K Displays on January 30, 2012. Prefer PDF? Click here.
Digital Media Wire published 3D Hype Dies, 3D Business Grows as the guest editorial on January 20, 2012. Prefer PDF? Click here.
The Los Angeles Business Journal quotes Marty Shindler on July 19, 2010 in a story on the decline of DVDs.
Marty Shindler was quoted in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal on September 28, 2009 in an article by Mark Madler entitled 3D Television Begins to Get Buzz Among Viewers
Avatar is one of the most anticipated movies of 2009. Marty Shindler is interviewed by the Associated Press in this article related to Avatar and 3D. PDF format.
In a random photo taken at NAB by Broadcast Engineering for the June 2009 cover, Marty and Roberta Shindler are pictured.
Noted entertainment technology journalist Carolyn Giardina covered the May 2009 Digital Hollywood panel, The Arrival of 3D - Digital 3D Platform for Feature Films and Television for Celluloid Junkie, click link or PDF version.
Video Business also covered the panel at Digital Hollywood with this article entitled Digital Hollywood: 3D needs to make money on DVD.
The March 17, 2009 edition of the Studio Daily Newsletter included the following:

Consultant Marty Shindler read this article on the strategies companies are taking to deal with a down economy and has a few words of caution and advice about what makes good companies go under: "We have seen a significant number of facilities in production, post, visual effects and the related areas close over the years, even in good times. The overarching reason for this — in our opinion — is that these companies fail to support their creative and technology teams with a strong business team." Read more from Shindler on the telltale signs that a company may be in trouble and how to fix the inherent problems in Passing the Stress Test.

The San Fernando Valley Business Journal quotes Marty Shindler in a story about the Visual Effects Society and its Awards on February 2, 2009.
Daily Variety maintains a number of blogs on entertainment related topics. This blog from noted technology journalists Ben Fritz and Scott Kirsner is related to 3-D Looks for a Route to the Living Room.
Hollywood ends the year just the way it started is the title of an article written by Mark Madler in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal on December 22, 2008.
Media Post and its Marketing Daily quoted Marty Shindler in a posting dated October 30, 2008 on the topic of Soft Drink Maker Ideates 3D Ad.
The Hollywood Reporter quotes Marty Shindler in its October 8, 2008 article entitled 3-D comes to the living room.
The DCIP - Digital Cinema Implementation Partners announcement about their studio agreement for digital cinema was a major announcement. Marty Shindler was quoted in this article entitled Bringing the Digital Age to Theaters as it appeared on NorthJersey.com.
Companies Get on 3D Bandwagon With Focus on Ads was the focus of an article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal on August 4, 2008 in which Marty Shindler was quoted.
Media Post's ONLINE Media Daily quoted Marty Shindler in AOL, Universal Team For Marketing Via Gaming on July 16, 2008.
Eastman Kodak Partners With Nascar and Universal was the topic of an article in Media Post's Marketing Daily on July 11, 2008 where Marty Shindler was quoted.
Read Laurie Sullivan's article entitled Wall-E Video Game Promotes Release Of Eponymous Film in Marketing Daily for Marty Shindler's quotes on releasing a video game on or about the same date as a movie for cross promotion purposes.
Responding to a question about the many companies involved in visual effects in California and elsewhere, Marty Shindler is quoted in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
Thomson/Technicolor published a press release regarding their involvement in the VES Awards with a quote from Marty Shindler.
Movie Maker Magazine published Being Prepared in its special edition in July 2007 Guide to Marking Movies
The Los Angeles Business Journal quotes Marty Shindler in an article related to the potential for growth in 3D.
The Patriot Ledger quotes Roberta Shindler in our consulting role for Plymouth Rock Studios.
Marty Shindler is quoted by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal regarding the Visual Effects Society's Annual View and Vote for its Awards Program. Marty is a member of the Awards Committee and produces the VES Online View and Vote.
The Hollywood Reporter quotes Marty Shindler in a prelude to the release of Beowulf in 3D.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal covers the Visual Effects Society's 2007 Show and Tell event and the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Marty Shindler provides commentary on his CES observations.
In Media Moguls Vie with YouTube The Red Herring quotes Marty Shindler on this potentially important matter.
Keeping up with technology is always an important topic. The LA Times quotes Marty Shindler in its article dated September 27, 2006. Scroll down to Lots of Legwork Keeps You on Top of the Game. Click the link or read it in PDF.
CMP Media, publisher of Tech Web, The Business Technology Network spoke with Marty Shindler about Digital Asset Management in an article published August 7, 2006.
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal interviewed Marty Shindler for its Boom in Mobile Devices Brings Opportunities, Uncertainty article published June 19, 2006. Click the link or read it in PDF.
Marty Shindler quoted by Karen E. Klein of the LA Times Small Business In Box on What to Consider Before Starting a Company. March 2006
The Hollywood Reporter covers the Visual Effects Society's Online View and Vote System. January 2006
Peter Song of CGLand Interviews Marty Shindler on Global Trends in Digital Content Production and Distribution. This is published in Korean and English. January 2006
Box Office Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter and Information Week covered the panel discussion moderated by Marty Shindler, entitled Digital Cinema and 3D: Business, Production and Distribution Trends. September/October 2005
Read Digital Cinema - Reality '05 at the Digital Cinema Society Site This article initially appeared in the Digital Cinema Society's Newsletter. May 2005
"Developing a Digital Future" Marty Shindler's suggestions incorporated into a Smart Answers column in Business Week, April 14, 2005. April 2005
Elon University/Pew Internet and American Life Project quotes Marty Shindler in its Imagining the Internet - Predictions Database. Fall 2004
Marty Shindler is interviewed by CGChannel on the Business of Computer Animation. June 2004
Read Marty Shindler's Interview with The Compulsive Creative. May 2004
Jean-Eric Henault of CGChannel Interviews Marty Shindler. February 2003
Box Office Magazine covers GIANT SCREEN THEATER 2001: Industry Economics. October 2001