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Fox Filmed Entertainment has listed a job for a position created to work on the publicity campaign for the eventual DVD and Blu-ray release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.  It is an internship in the Los Angeles, California area.

Brand Marketing within Home Entertainment is responsible for all the strategies and budgets surrounding the DVD and Blu-ray release of the theatrical films. Position is within the new release team working on releases such as Wall Street 2, Marmaduke, A-Team and Gulliver’s Travels and Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

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The next film in The Chronicles of Narnia series, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, will make its West Coast debut when the president of Walden Media, Micheal Flaherty, unveils clips from the upcoming film at the Biola Media Conference on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at CBS Studios in Studio City, CA. The film is scheduled for release on December 10, 2010 in partnership with 20th Century Fox.

“We are beyond thrilled to have Micheal Flaherty give us an advance look at Voyage of the Dawn Treader, noted Jack Hafer, producer of the award-winning film “To End All Wars” and Chair of Biola University’s nationally acclaimed Cinema and Media Arts program. “As the co-founder and president of Walden Media, he has a unique and visionary perspective on the latest installment of this extraordinary franchise. And for anyone who’s a Narnia fan, this is a not-to-be-missed event.”

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Anna Popplewell, who stars as Susan in the blockbuster Chronicles of Narnia movies, will be attending both days of the Spring Memorabilia Show at Birmingham’s NEC.

Anna, played the second eldest of the Pevensie children, in the movie franchise of the popular book series Narnia by CS Lewis. Susan first journeys to the magical land of Narnia in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’, where her common sense and skill at archery play a major role in defeating the White Witch.

The film’s 2008 sequel, ‘Prince Caspian’, sees Susan and her siblings return to a very different world, where the talking animals have been driven into hiding and Prince Caspian, the rightful heir to the Telmarine throne, has been usurped by his evil uncle.

-Learn more about Memorabilia

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When I was in middle school, I got hooked on a little known film series called Star Wars.  Ever since, I’ve been a fan of the property through thick and thin.  I loved seeing all of the special editions on the big screen in 1997, and I loved seeing each of the prequels as they hit the big screen.  I’ve heard about the Star Wars exhibit that is now in Huntsville, AL; but never seen it.  But they’re going to be getting something that I have seen, and loved: the Chronicles of Narnia Exhibition!

And according to a report, they’re going to have it in the fall of 2010, which is the prime position as the next Narnia film is coming out.  There’s no word yet on if the Dawn Treader additions will be ready in time, but it’s possible.  After all, they are expanding the exhibition with each movie that is released, and work has already begun on the parts featuring Dawn Treader.

If you get the chance to see the Narnia Exhibition this year, and they do have things from the Dawn Treader, please write in to us about it!

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What many people are not aware of are the advancements Digital Vision is making in the data management realm.  In addition to data conforming systems, the company has also introduced the Nucoda line that assist with the digital intermediate process in both 2k and 4k.

411 Publishing recently had the chance to speak with Digital Vision president Simon Cuff about his company’s role in data management and color correction for the upcoming Walden Media release: “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”

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Jeff Okabayashi is a really nice guy.  I met him on the Dawn Treader set.  There’s an interview with him in the Directors Guild of America’s Quarterly Magazine.

Every kid dreams of chasing pirates on the high seas or being on the pad as rocket ships launch off into space, and that’s usually where the exploits end. Not so for assistant director Jeff Okabayashi, a one-time engineering student whose career has quite literally spanned the globe in a feast of action adventure and make-believe.

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This week I was interviewed by Woot.com about my proposal on the Dawn Treader, among other things.  A favorite website of mine, it is great for finding great deals on things that you might have otherwise put off buying.  It’s also great for buying some junk that you don’t need from time to time, and awesome for unique shirts that you can’t get anywhere else.  They’ve had a Narnia themed shirt before, and I’ve loved their sense of humor for a long time.  My answers are sometimes very tongue-in-cheek!

Please read the interview on Woot.com!

Simon Barrington-Ward was Chaplain at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, during the last half of the 1950’s while C. S. Lewis was a professor there. He went on to be the Bishop of Coventry, and is now retired.

He spoke about getting to know Lewis, his first impressions of Lewis as “a farmer in a pub,” and the intelligence of Lewis that was particularly intimidating.  Afterall, Lewis was very well read, hence being a professor at both Oxford and Cambridge during his life.

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Back in 2005, just as the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was releasing, SNL had a skit of “hardcore” rap about Narnia and cupcakes. The video went viral, and helped put YouTube on the map. Last night, Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell performed it live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, with the band The Roots.

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It appears that the footage that we saw at the Narnia Summit a few weeks ago has been screened again.  This time, at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention.  I’ve asked Ken Bowles, from Midwest Christian Media, to comment on just what the convention is, and give his general impressions of the footage.  I’ve also edited it a bit so it’s free of some particular important spoilers.  While that information is likely to get out into the general public with so many thousands having now seen the footage, I’m going to keep it as spoiler free as possible.

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