“The IA,” according to organizer Peter Marley, “has become more political than it was in the past." Marley was speaking over Mother’s Day weekend on a podcast at the redoubtable FXGuide website, more or less officially announcing an initiative that broke last week via the arrival of a website: Namely that after years of... »
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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in Headhunters
Headhunters, is a new Norwegian movie, stylishly helmed by Morten Tyldum, one of the country’s best- known directors. Blending suspense and violence with macabre humor, the movie has been compared to the quirky films of the Coen Brothers and Quentin Tarantino. »
VFX Teams Collaborate on The Avengers
If it takes a village to raise a child, it may also take a village – or platoon, or fleet, or big bad-ass group (pick your collective noun) – of superheroes to set all-time records at the box office. That, at least, would seem... »
The Sound of The Avengers
The SoundWorks Collection talks with supervising sound editor, sound designer, and re-recording mixer Christopher Boyes about his work on The Avengers. »
Starship Troopers Revisited
In 1997, when, in a panic about the runaway budget of Titanic, Hollywood had canceled mega-budget genre projects including Tim Burton’s Superman and an Incredible Hulk feature film, one... »
Opposition to the IA/AMPTP Deal Emerges
Opposition to the tentative contract reached between IATSE and the studios has emerged on a new internet site and on a Facebook group page. In both instances there’s a... »
California Film Commission Touts Successes While Tax Credit Extension Remains Uncertain
In real estate, "location" is the mantra behind being able to make a sale in a particular neighborhood or get a business off to a promising start due to... »
Overwhelming Ratification Vote for New IATSE Contract is Expected
To build support prior to an upcoming ratification vote, International president Matthew Loeb is trumpeting the virtues of the tentative deal recently reached between IATSE and the studios for... »
NAB Report: Bits and Bytes
It seemed like a good idea to sign off our NAB 2012 coverage with a mention of the big splash, a major new release, something exciting – but although... »
Shooting on the Way to The Highest Pass
“Extreme situations where something super-difficult is going on and a level head is needed,” that’s how Adam Schomer, writer-producer of The Highest Pass, a documentary opening in Los Angeles... »
Douglas Trumbull Fuels New Filmmaking Paradigm with NVIDIA Quadro GPUs
Industry visionary Douglas Trumbull has been pioneering new technologies and filmmaking techniques since 1968 when he served as special effects supervisor on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Winner of this... »
How VFX is Captivating the Commercial Audience
Bill Collis, CEO of award-winning visual effects software company, The Foundry, examines how the use of VFX in the advertising industry has evolved, as well as exploring what’s next... »
