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Band Pro East Moves to New Offices
Band Pro East, the New York branch of Band Pro Film & Digital, has moved their offices from the far west side of Manhattan to a new location in the heart of New York City's photo, publishing, advertising, and multimedia district. The new office is located on the 11th floor of 1115 Broadway, between... »
Atlanta Film Studios Paulding County Partners With Paskal Lighting
Atlanta Film Studios Paulding County (AFSPC), (Atlanta’s newest full-service production complex), has entered into an exclusive vendor agreement with Los Angeles-based Paskal Lighting to provide lighting, grip and expendables to the recently opened facility. »
SOC to Honor Eastwood and Radin with Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Society of Camera Operators announced the recipients of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Awards to be held Feb. 19 at the Leonard Goldenson Theater at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, California. »
Jay Kriss Relies on Fujinon Digi-Cine Lenses For Harvesting the High Plains
Filmmaker Jay Kriss recently relied on Fujinon E-Series digital cinematography HD lenses in the production of his full-length historical documentary, Harvesting the High Plains, which is slated to air in late summer or fall nationally on PBS. »
Contender – Director of Photography Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
“On most films I’ve worked on, the most important thing is to 'make the day,'" (keep to the shooting schedule) says Emmanuel Lubezki, director of photography on The Tree of Life, helmed by imagistic director Terence Malick. “Working with Terry, sometimes I can shoot a whole day and not know if there’s anything that’s... »
Eastman Kodak Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Eastman Kodak announced this morning that it and its U.S. subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 business reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Antonio M. Perez, chairman and chief executive officer of Kodak tried to reassure suppliers, vendors, employees and retirees that they should expect... »
Industry Veterans Reopen Legendary ILM Soundstage
A group of former employees of ILM and Kerner Optical announced the launch of a new VFX/production company – 32TEN Studios, which will be based at the former site of ILM, at 3210 Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael, Calif.. The new venture will be employee owned, and will be headed by industry veterans Tim... »
Otto Nemenz Takes Delivery of World’s First Sony F65 Camera
At a special ceremony held during the Sony Open golf tournament, Sony executives, including Sir Howard Stringer, chairman, CEO and president of Sony Corporation, presented the first official production unit, (serial number 10001), to Otto Nemenz, president of Hollywood-based motion picture rental company Otto Nemenz International. »
ALT Systems Promotes Bruno Munger to Vice President
Systems integrator ALT Systems has promoted Bruno Munger to vice president and chief technology officer of the company. Munger will continue to manage ALT Systems' expansion of services, especially in the area of on-set dailies, which he has focused on since joining the company last February as director of sales. »
Contender – Director of Photography Janusz Kaminski, War Horse
In its visual sweep and narrative scope, War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg, harkens back to the kinds of movies Hollywood used to make. Much of the film’s impact derives from the eye-filling images created by director of photography Janusz Kaminski. And at a time when technology is remaking cinematography, the DP relied almost... »
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... »