From the Markertek News Feed, August 13, 2009:
A recent Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) tracking Pulse report shows strong growth over the past year in HDTV ownership. In 2009, 53 percent of total U.S. households report owning a high definition television, an 18 percentage point increase in ownership over 2008, when 35 percent of households reported owning an HDTV (23 percent in 2007). Among HDTV set owners, 69 percent now subscribe to high definition service, compared to 56 percent a year ago. Ownership of large screen televisions –32 inches and larger – has also seen solid growth. In 2009, 59 percent of households owned one, up from 52 percent in 2008 (44 percent in 2007). The CTAM tracking study also took a look at recent movers and which technologies they are likely to purchase and services they’re likely to subscribe to over the next year. Movers are more likely than non-movers to buy an HDTV set (26 percent vs. 15 percent), a laptop (24 percent vs. 16 percent), and a video game system (23 percent vs. 7 percent); as well as subscribe to HD programming service (15 percent vs. 8 percent) and DVR service (17 percent vs. 7 percent). The CTAM research is based on a telephone survey conducted by CENTRIS as part of the CENTRIS omnibus survey conducted from June 5 through 14, 2009. The sample includes 1,144 randomly selected adult consumers age 18+. The study has a +/- 3.5 percentage point margin of error.
What does this mean for our clients? Even if you're not planning on producing in full HD yet, switching from the old 4x3 screen aspect ratio to the more pleasing 16x9 aspect ratio is no longer a tough decision. More than half of the TVs that will be playing your videos will be in a wide screen aspect. This ratio is more attractive, makes for pleasing compositions, and is just expected.
We would have to look for another report, but smart money would bet that the 50% line has also been crossed for wide screen laptop and computer screens as well. YouTube and most other streaming sites support 16x9, and DVD players have always automatically letterboxed images based on user selection. Unless there is a very specific reason, it is time to abandon 4x3 and go wide screen!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
HDTVs in More than Half of All U.S. Homes.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Seattle Crew Photos
Here's a link to our Facebook album of crew shots from Seattle when we were out there earlier this summer shooting Green Careers: Sustainable Futures.
Monday, August 3, 2009
PRIMITIVE WORLD PRODUCTIONS OFFERS SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DISCOUNT
Press Release
PRIMITIVE WORLD PRODUCTIONS
OFFERS SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DISCOUNT
Philadelphia, PA, July 30, 2009: Philadelphia based video production company, Primitive World Productions, announces the addition of a new discount program for green and sustainable businesses. In the process of creating an educational video for national distribution entitled “Green Careers: Sustainable Futures,” the principals of Primitive World realized that they wanted to make video more accessible to green and sustainable businesses. They are introducing a sliding scale discount based on number of employees and commitment to sustainability as demonstrated by membership in green business organizations.
Full details of the discount program are available at www.pwpvideo.com/green.
Primitive World Productions is approaching their tenth year in business in 2010. Their work has focused on nonprofit organizations and educational programming. The company was started as a sole proprietorship and now employs a full-time staff of seven and multiple part-time and freelance employees.
Contact: Michael Schweisheimer
Primitive World Productions
(Office) 215.848.0594
(Cell) 215.837.0999
Sunday, July 26, 2009
What does our office building look like?
Coming to PWP for the first time? Not sure what the house we work out of looks like? Check out this TV commercial for a preview.
Created and directed for Galluci Music for the 2007 Christmas season by former PWP Editor Ryan Cannava, we utilized the most accessible location we had, our new building.
Enjoy.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
We've been blogged...
If you ever interview a blogger, expect to have a blog post written about you. Here's the posting from Zachary D. Lyons, whom we interviewed at the Ballard Farmer's Market in Seattle.
Camera Crews, Canine Class & Crying Confectioners
By Zachary D. Lyons
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Green Careers Shoot under way with first week of shooting completed in Seattle
Jule Schultz from the Washington State DOH checks a water sample from the This is being written on the plane from
So far we have visited with the Washington State Department of Health, Taylor Shellfish Farms in
Now we are off to Denver to look at work being done there around the theme of Energy Efficiency in the Home.
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