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Super Bowl Spots
For the commercial production industry, Super Bowl Sunday is the main event of the year. With an estimated audience of 111 million people, and a 30-second spot going for $3.5 million, Super Bowl advertising demands the highest production values, and top-notch talent. »
HPA Tech Retreat Announces Lineup
The Hollywood Post Alliance announced the lineup for the HPA Tech Retreat, set to take place Feb. 13 -17 at the Hyatt Grand Champions in Indian Wells, Calif. The HPA Tech Retreat is an annual conference that brings together leaders from digital and content creation, media and entertainment, forensics, medicine, digital imaging and academic... »
Academy Award Nominations
And so here we are, on State of the Union day, as – on America’s other coast – Oscar nominations are announced and a different media frenzy begins. Which might be more fatuous or less serious, we leave to you. But both processes are similar, as early caucuses and primaries – in this case, other... »
BAFTA Nominees Announced
The 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards nominations were announced on Monday by Daniel Radcliffe and Holliday Grainger at BAFTA's headquarters in London. Leading the pack is The Artist with 12 nominations, followed by Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with 11 nominations. Hugo has nine nominations. My Week with Marilyn has six nominations and The... »
The Hollywood Post Alliance Presents the 2012 HPA Tech Retreat
The Hollywood Post Alliance announced that its 18th annual Tech Retreat is set to take place Feb. 14-17, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, Calif. Over the course of four days, the industry’s technical, business and creative leaders will gather for exploration and information exchange, focusing on the latest developments and... »
Cinema Makeup School Hosts Academy Award Winner Ve Neill
The Cinema Makeup School recently held an open house to introduce the makeup industry to its new facility in L.A.’s historic Wiltern Theatre. Three-time Academy Award winning makeup artist Ve Neill led a unique special effects makeup demonstration. Neill worked side-by-side with Cinema Makeup School graduates Miranda Jory and Miyo Nakamura to apply a... »
Oscar Nomination Ballots Mailed to Academy Voters
Nomination ballots for the 84th Academy Awards were mailed to the 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences yesterday. Completed ballots must be returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers by 5 p.m. PST on Jan. 13. Ballots received after the deadline will not be counted. »
Union Roundup: Communal Christmas
So there we were, on a Thursday mid-morning – Below the Line’s big giant head, Patrick Graham, and truly yours – libations already in hand, a plate of turkey, gravy and fixin’s in our near future. We were guests of IA Local 44 – Hollywood’s property craftspersons – at their annual Christmas party... »
SOC Announces the Recipients of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Society of Camera Operators announced the recipients of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Awards, which will be presented Feb. 19, at the ATAS Goldenson Theater in North Hollywood, Calif. »
Sony and AbelCine Announce F65 Camera and Workflow Open House
Sony USA, AbelCine and Hollywood DI will host an open house and workflow demo for the new F65 camera on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on The Lot in West Hollywood. Sony and AbelCine will be bringing the latest version of the F65 camera and SRMASTER line up as well as other members of... »
Director Series
Iran’s Best Foreign Film Nominee: Asghar Farhadi’s A SeparationJanuary 2012 | By Jack Egan
One of the surprises of this awards season is A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
January 2012 | By Jack Egan
Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came... »