Twenty One Pilots have released a brand new single, titled ‘Backslide’ – watch its accompanying music video below.Released on Thursday (April 25), ‘Backslide’ marks the third single to be released from the duo’s upcoming album ‘Clancy’. The newly released track also comes with its own music video, which was directed by the band’s drummer Josh Dun, marking his directorial debut.The video stars Twenty One Pilots’ singer Tyler Joseph as he rides around a town in a self-imposed Groundhog Day-esque scenario.Joseph sings on the track’s chorus: “I don’t wanna backslide to where I started from / There’s no chance I will shake this again / ‘Cause I feel the pull, water’s over my head / Strength enough for one more time.”‘Backslide’ comes after Twenty One Pilots announced earlier this week that they will be delaying their upcoming album ‘Clancy’ by a week so they can shoot music videos for all of the record’s tracks.
Barco HDR Projector Pilot Program Launches at CinemaCon (EXCLUSIVE)
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Carolyn Giardina Belgian cinema tech developer Barco launched its anticipated HDR By Barco theater projector at CinemaCon in Las Vegas with specially graded trailers from movies such as Parmount’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” video testimonials from “Maverick” producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joe Kosinski, and the launch of the projectors’ pilot program with exhibitors including AMC and Regal. Barco is set to announce on Wednesday that the new HDR laser projectors — what Barco’s Gerwin Damberg called “a premium experience that we want to bring to the mainstream” — will be installed at select AMC Theatres, B&B Theatres and Regal Cinemas in the U.S., as part of a commercial pilot program aimed at bringing its imagery to moviegoers in time for 2024 holiday season.
Sites will include AMC The Americana at Brand 18 in Glendale and the Regal Irvine Spectrum. The HDR by Barco pilot program is set to begin on Sept.
1 and run through the end of the year, with rollout of HDR by Barco permanent sites expected in 2025. A big part of the development is the aim to give a wider creative palette to filmmakers, and the “Top Gun: Maverick” segment of the CinemaCon demo includes a testimonial from Bruckheimer, who said, “I want the best cinema experience possible.
I think this new HDR Barco technology…really sets a new bar.” “Maverick” director Kosinski appeared in a video with colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld of Company 3, after they completed the grade of the “Maverick” trailer. “I’m thrilled with how it turned out and very excited to work in this format on future projects,” said Kosinski.
Twenty One Pilots to delay album release to give time to make videos for every song
Twenty One Pilots have announced they are delaying the release of ’Clancy’ so they can make music videos for every track on the album.The Columbus duo’s sixth LP – which is the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Scaled and Icy’ – was originally due to drop on May 17 via Fueled By Ramen.But in a new video posted to frontman Tyler Joseph’s X account, it is confirmed that the date has been moved back a week to May 24.pic.twitter.com/HjabljqeIo— tyler jøseph (@tylerrjoseph) April 23, 2024“When I first told Josh and Mark and everyone on our team that I wanted to do a music video for every song on the album ‘Clancy’ that’s coming out, I told them it’s because I love these songs and I believe in them enough to pretend to sing in front of a camera for each one,” he said.“But in order to accomplish that, we need a little bit more time, that’s why I’m making this video. We’re going to push the album back by one week to May 24.
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CinemaCon: Barco to Unveil Anticipated HDR Projection System Aimed at Giving Filmmakers a Wider Creative Palette
Carolyn Giardina It’s been one of Hollywood’s most sought-after invitations. For the past few years, a who’s who of directors, cinematographers, studio execs and exhibitors have been quietly ushered into an unmarked room at the famed Glen Glenn Sound facility in Los Angeles. They’ve made the trek to get a peek at new projection technology that has been in the works for years at Barco, the Belgian tech firm known for its high-end cinema exhibition systems.