Mark Allen

Design Process: AMA 2009

MarkAllen — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMT

This blog is for those who are curious about the design process.

Someone asked me what the design steps were for the CMA 2009 show were, so when we did the AMA 2009 show for Carrie Underwood a couple weeks go, I saved a series of images t

What You Can Learn from a Pet Rock

MarkAllen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:30:59 GMT

While many Silicon Valley entrepreneurs were focusing their efforts on technology in the Silicon Valley 1970's, there was one man who had a different idea.

He thought pets were too much trouble and then died, so he thought he would offer peopl

Science as Religion as Art

MarkAllen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:51:19 GMT

"The Cosmos is Within Us"

I found this interesting because of how it converts the idea of science into a message through an artistic form.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGK84Poeynk

what follows is the informa

Concert Screens - CMA Carrie Underwood

MarkAllen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:07:22 GMT

I've mentioned that my design company will often do concert screens. It's an unusual but growing format. Here is a sample from last night's CMA awards:

In 10 days a different performance for the same song will be on the AMA's and I

PMX 2009

MarkAllen — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:40:13 GMT

I didn't take too many photos at the PMX because the lighting was just horrendous, but I saw this when I was walking through the Hilton Hotel and it for me was so filled with symbolism I had to shoot it.

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Catcerto - Melody just needs context

MarkAllen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:22:51 GMT

If you've seen my blogs on music from stock charts and other experimental music inspirations, this post will come as no surprise... It's remarkable how melody just needs to find context.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoT66v4EHg&a

RED annuonces EPIC and Scarlet Details

MarkAllen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:26:00 GMT

If you work in the film industry (or you know me), you've heard about the RED camera. I was lucky enough to hear about this camera what seems like 2 years before they made the first one. As a result, when they started selling the

Under The Radar 07: PomplamooseMusic

MarkAllen — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:13:52 GMT

I think these guys are interesting for a couple reasons:

1. Their production (music) value is very high and, in fact, I believe they've already started getting producing jobs because of it. They have a nice, fun sound.
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The Decline of of Name Talent Value

MarkAllen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:36:00 GMT

I was at a panel on film financing tonight and one very well established Distributor named Robby Little said something I found very interesting and underscored some of what I've been blogging about recently.

He coined it "The Susan Boyle Fac

Movie Budgets - the New Models

MarkAllen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:54:00 GMT

At this point I think we're looking at two kinds of movie budgets versus five.

It used to be:

1) Ridiculously high price tag blockbusters (100m +)
2) Medium high studio films (30ish to 60ish million)
3) High