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Spec Bank to Host Agency Speed-Dating Event
Spec Bank, an online resource for commercial directors, will be hosting a new event called “On The Spot” – a speed dating-style event that will connect new directors with key members of top production companies and ad agencies for one-on-one reel review sessions. »
HPA Announces the Post Pit Agenda for NAB
The Hollywood Post Alliance announced the lineup for the Post Pit at the 2012 NAB Show. For the second year, the HPA will program these in-depth presentations held in the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall (Lower). Over the course of four days, the Post Pit will feature dozens of information-packed 20-minute sessions.... »
New Moving Image Master Class Series Opens with Production Designer Mark Friedberg
To inaugurate a new quarterly series of in-depth conversations with top behind-the-scenes talent from film, television and video-game production, New York's Museum of the Moving Image will present an afternoon with production designer Mark Friedberg, March 25. In coming months, the Moving Image Master Class series will feature leading cinematographers, editors, special-effects artists... »
32TEN Studios Launches Professional Workshop Series
32TEN Studios, a stage rental and practical effects house headquartered in Marin, Calif., has launched a new series of educational, hands-on workshops designed to help filmmakers, game designers and entertainment industry professionals further their production and postproduction technical skills, while also teaching the art and craft behind those disciplines. »
DreamWorks Animation Presents Sneak Preview of 2012 Films
DreamWorks Animation presented a sneak preview of their 2012 releases Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Rise of the Guardians at the DGA Theater in Hollywood. The event included a continental breakfast and a full lunch catered by Wolfgang Puck. Filmmakers from each project were on hand to introduce work in progress clips and... »
Sony Pictures Studios To Host F65 Production Workshops
Beginning next month, Sony Pictures will host workshops on digital workflows supporting Sony's new F65 CineAlta digital motion picture camera. The workshops, which will be conducted at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, are designed to educate directors, cinematographers and other film industry professionals. »
84th Academy Awards: Silents are Golden
One way of reading this year’s Oscars is to see a not unusual split between a predominant above-the-line winner – in this case, The Artist – and a strong below-the-line champion – the somewhat surprising Hugo. But another way to read it – as opposed to last year’s divide between King’s Speech and The Social... »
Delving into Invisible Arts with Visible Artists
In their annual tradition, the American Cinema Editors once again hosted the “Invisible Arts, Visible Artists” panel of this year's Oscar-nominated editors. The popular presentation was made to a packed Egyptian Theater, on Feb. 25, the day before the Academy Awards. After an introduction by Motion Picture Editor's Guild president, Dan Cahn, Alan... »
Createasphere Announces Lineup for Spring Expo
Createasphere announced the full schedule for its March 1 Spring Entertainment Technology Expo at LA Center Studios in Los Angeles. The gathering of entertainment and media professionals will showcase emerging media trends in production, post, animation, VFX, advertising and streaming content, offering an engaging opportunity to explore the intersection of technology and creativity. »
LOOK Effects Presents “The Making of The Muppets” for VES
LOOK Effects will be presenting an evening on “The Making of The Muppets” for the Visual Effects Society’s education committee on Thursday, Feb. 23. The evening begins at 7 p.m. and will be held at Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood. Gnomon is located at 1015 N. Cahuenga Bl, Hollywood, CA. »
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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in HeadhuntersMay 2012 | By Jack Egan
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
With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of... »