http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/act-of-valor-immersive-filmmaking-with-the-canon-5d/ http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/act-of-valor-immersive-filmmaking-with-the-canon-5d/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:58:04 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=25003 BTL Screening Series hosted a special screening of Act of Valor late last week followed by a lively panel discussion with key members of the camera department. Inspired by true events, Act of Valor is set in the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world – the Navy SEALs. Combining stunning combat sequences with up-to-the minute battlefield and filmmaking technology, the film uses active duty SEALs and their families to create a narrative story grounded in real-life experience.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/camera/act-of-valor-immersive-filmmaking-with-the-canon-5d/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/stephen-daldrys-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/stephen-daldrys-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:57:59 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24017 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, it was "very simple" for Academy-Award nominated director Stephen Daldry to immediately say yes to directing the film for producer Scott Rudin, who he had worked with on The Hours. The first decision scriptwise was to see the story primarily through the boy Oskar's point of view, a character with a form of high functioning autism that makes those with the condition experience the world in unusual ways. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/stephen-daldrys-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-editor-anne-sophie-bion-the-artist/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-editor-anne-sophie-bion-the-artist/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:49:17 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=23920 Anne-Sophie Bion, formerly an assistant to the renowned French editor, Hervé Schneid, (Amélie) who taught her, "if editing works without sound, it can only be better with it." When editing another film, Bion practiced cutting by shutting off the audio to see if the picture worked silently. When she was actually tapped to edit the modern day silent film, The Artist, working without dialog did not faze her.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-editor-anne-sophie-bion-the-artist/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-%e2%80%93-editor-claire-simpson-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-%e2%80%93-editor-claire-simpson-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:56:07 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=23680 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close takes its focus from the book and adapted screenplay that were written from point of view of the lead character Oskar (Thomas Horn). Both mediums externalized the boy's thoughts in voice over. Oscar winning editor Claire Simpson (Platoon), who had previously worked with director Stephen Daldry on The Reader, admits that the filmmakers "continued this device in the film." What makes that decision even more interesting is the fact that the character has Asperger syndrome, a form of high functioning autism that makes those with the condition experience the world in different ways than most people.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-%e2%80%93-editor-claire-simpson-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/recognizing-exceptional-editing/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/recognizing-exceptional-editing/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:52:04 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=23603 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/recognizing-exceptional-editing/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/rupert-wyatts-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/rupert-wyatts-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:59:18 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=23534 Rise of the Planet of the Apes tells an origin story that lays the foundation for the mythology of the first Planet of the Apes film, which takes place 3,000 years in the future. The success of the current film hinges on the believability of the main character, Caesar, a chimpanzee played by a human, that has been visually and audibly created using the most advanced techniques in filmmaking.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/rupert-wyatts-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-%e2%80%93-editor-michael-kahn-war-horse/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-%e2%80%93-editor-michael-kahn-war-horse/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:41:27 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=23363 Hogan's Heroes, editor Michael Kahn, A.C.E. has become one of the most honored editors in motion picture history with seven Oscar nominations and three Oscar wins for editing Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan – all of which were directed by Steven Spielberg. War Horse is Kahn's most recently released collaboration with the esteemed director. He is currently working with the director on Lincoln.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-%e2%80%93-editor-michael-kahn-war-horse/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-editor-thelma-schoonmaker-hugo/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-editor-thelma-schoonmaker-hugo/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:42:44 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=22615 Hugo in 3D was a first for editor Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E. and director Martin Scorsese, she didn't feel it changed her normal editing process much. Many 3D films are edited in 2D, with the extra dimension not being seen until the film is actually screened, but Schoonmaker was able to edit in 3D, so she could see what the final shots would look like and correct any problems. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-editor-thelma-schoonmaker-hugo/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-%e2%80%93-cinematographer-hoyte-van-hoytema-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-%e2%80%93-cinematographer-hoyte-van-hoytema-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:56:52 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=22426 Hoyte van Hoytema continues his collaboration with Swedish director Tomas Alfredson on the decidedly British film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Previously he had worked with the director on Let the Right One In, for which he received the Kodak Nordic Vision Award for best cinematography and the Guldbagge Award (Sweden’s Oscars equivalent), among other honors.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-%e2%80%93-cinematographer-hoyte-van-hoytema-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/contender-editor-dino-jonsater-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/ http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/contender-editor-dino-jonsater-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:53:20 +0000 Mary Ann Skweres http://www.btlnews.com/?p=22255 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy had the blessings of author John Le Carre, but the challenge of staying faithful to the intent of the original 349-page novel with its intricate details while adapting it into a two-hour feature fell not only upon the screenwriters, but also on editor Dino Jonsäter.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios/contender-editor-dino-jonsater-tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/feed/ 0