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House of Cards opens on Frank (Kevin Spacey) a congressman who has just been passed over for Secretary of State, a position he had been promised by the newly elected President. Incensed, he does not return home until late in the evening where he find his wife Claire (Robin Wright) waiting for him, angry... »
House of Cards, the scabrously riveting series about Washington D.C. power players engaged in machinations, backstabbing and conspiracies at the highest levels of government, is the first foray into original production by Netflix, the DVD rentals giant. In February, the first of two 13-episode... »
A colorist has the very creative role of helping nature along its way. We recently spoke with senior colorist Oscar Oboza, who joined Optimus in Chicago in October 2012. Oboza talked about his passion for color grading and likens his creative role to being... »
Christopher Townsend has worked on such tentpole films as the second Star Wars trilogy, installments in the Pirates of the Caribbean and Narnia franchises. And he has worked on... »
Facing storytelling challenges, little or no compensation and a lack of respect for the quality craftsmanship that takes years to achieve, both above-the-line and below-the-line talent face an unfamiliar... »
One of the responses of the visual effects community to the ongoing industry crisis has been to stage a series of meetings and dialogues to forge a consensus on... »
I should probably start with an apology: this one is going to get technical. Still, I hope you'll stick with it, because understanding how and why we take such... »
From the earliest silent shorts, using primitive paints, putties and other primal physical materials, makeup has been essential to the appearance of actors on film. As the decades progressed,... »
It was a challenge unlike any cinematographer Zac Nicholson had ever faced. Asked by director/co-producer Janet Tobias to film scenes deep within a narrow cave for an incredible true... »
"I got my start when things were much simpler," said veteran production sound mixer, Jeff Wexler, CAS, as he showcased his current sound cart, the seventh in his decades... »
In this exclusive profile, The SoundWorks Collection talks with director Joe Kosinski about the sound and music of his new film Oblivion. Also featured are Kosinski's behind-the-scenes collaborators including... »
With an Oscar for best cinematography on Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda’s career elevated to the heights of a select group of directors of photography highly in-demand on the... »
