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The Lessons of DALSA Digital Cinema

October 2011
The Lessons of DALSA Digital Cinema

As the industry waits with bated breath for major announcements from Red and Canon on Nov. 3, Below the Line talks with Rob Hummel about one of the camera industry’s ill-fated pioneers. »

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What is the Future of the Big Color Grading Systems?

September 2011
What is the Future of the Big Color Grading Systems?

With the introduction this past year of Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve software-only version at 699 Euros, it seems reasonable to ask what the future of big color correction systems will be. Here at IBC, I asked a few experts for their take on this – Steve Bannerman of Assimilate, Dado Valentic, colorist and stereo expert... »

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James Cameron and Vince Pace Tackle the Myths about Shooting Stereoscopic 3D

September 2011
James Cameron and Vince Pace Tackle the Myths about Shooting Stereoscopic 3D

The excitement continued at IBC last night with a presentation by James Cameron and Vince Pace in the Big Screen Theatre. They sat relaxed on the stage, speaking in turns and made the pitch that shooting 3D was not essentially different from shooting 2D, while at the same time, pitching their new joint venture... »

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Posted in Camera, Commercials, Direction, Editing, Featured, Film, Postproduction, Television, Visual FX |

IBC Report: 2D-3D Stereo Conversion Growing in Leaps and Bounds

September 2011
IBC Report: 2D-3D Stereo Conversion Growing in Leaps and Bounds

IBC is back and things are hopping on the show floor. The big buzz this morning is about Adobe's acquisition of Munich-based IRIDAS and its SpeedGrade technologies. According to Bill Roberts, Adobe's director of product management for the long-winded “Professional Video & Audio Digital Media Solutions Division," the move was primarily driven by the... »

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I.E. Effects Making Movies Work for Michigan

July 2011
I.E. Effects Making Movies Work for Michigan

Since opening its Traverse City, Michigan location in the fall of 2010 I.E. Effects has drawn high-profile projects to the facility, including stereoscopic conversion work on big-budget Hollywood films such as Fox’s Gulliver’s Travels and, more recently, Warner BrothersGreen Lantern. And with Michigan's generous film tax credits set to expire at the... »

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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in Headhunters

May 2012 | By Jack Egan

Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in <em>Headhunters</em>

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... »



Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero

April 2012 | By Scott Essman

Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero

With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of... »


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