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Nucoda Helps Film Factory Finish Mirror Mirror
Paris-based Film Factory recently finished Relativity Media’s Mirror Mirror on Digital Vision’s Nucoda Film Master. The stylized retelling of the Snow White tale, featuring Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, is a visual feast. The project, which was directed by Tarsem Singh and shot by Brendan Galvin on the Sony F35, was completed at... »
Charlex Makes a Splash with All
Charlex showed off the full range of its production and postproduction capabilities recently with a lively spot for all Laundry Detergent via Merkley + Partners. The :30 promotes the new Mighty Pac liquid product by all, taking the viewer through a splashy visual timeline displaying the company's historic line-up of products. Fluid simulations, particle... »
Filmworkers Grades Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout
Chicago-based Filmworkers recently took part in a unique event testing the performance of the current generation of digital motion picture cameras, from leading edge camera systems used to shoot Hollywood blockbusters to the humble iPhone. Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout was produced by camera dealer Zacuto and crane manufacturer Kessler Cranes. Like similar... »
Colorworks Helps Develop F65 Workflows
Colorworks, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s digital intermediate facility, is currently working with several service providers to offer efficient 4K workflow support for Sony’s new F65 CineAlta digital motion picture camera. »
Sony to Open Digital Motion Picture Center
Sony’s Professional Solutions of America group will open its Digital Motion Picture Center (DMPC), May 1, at Sony Pictures Studios. The Center will offer hands-on training for directors, cinematographers and other professionals in the film and television production industries on the use of the company’s F65 CineAlta camera and the production workflows supporting this... »
MTI Film Unveils On-Set Data Wrangling System for less than $100
MTI Film unveiled its new on-location image and data management tool, Cortex::Capture at NAB 2012. This simple software application includes all the functionality needed by DITs and data wranglers, with a price tag of just $95. »
Chronicle Relies on Codex/ARRIRAW Workflow
Chronicle, the stylish sci-fi thriller from and Twentieth Century Fox, employed Codex Digital recording and workflow technology while shooting on location in South Africa. The film used Codex Onboard recorders in tandem with the Arri Alexa cameras to capture camera data in ARRIRAW format. Chronicle is among the first films using this new Codex/ARRIRAW... »
Legend3D Appoints Ian Jessel as President
Legend3D announced the appointment of Ian Jessel as president. Jessel, an entertainment industry veteran who was the founding president of Miramax International, is charged with enhancing Legend3D’s market visibility and nurturing studio relationships, specifically driving the company’s growth initiatives in the Hollywood entertainment industry and international film markets. »
GoPro’s CineForm Codec Moves Closer to SMPTE Adoption
At NAB, GoPro announced that it is broadening its efforts to ensure wide availability of the GoPro CineForm Codec, its high-performance video codec that has been widely adopted in postproduction. The CineForm Codec was acquired by GoPro last year, but it was already well-established in the professional filmmaking marketplace, having been integrated into several... »
Canon Relies on FotoKem’s nextLAB for C500 Demo Film
FotoKem’s nextLAB played a pivotal role in the production of demonstration footage to support the launch of the Canon Cinema EOS C500 and the Cinema EOS C500 PL (for use with EF-mount and PL-mount lenses respectively). Both upcoming cameras will be capable of originating 4K (4096 x 2160-pixel) resolution digital motion imagery with uncompressed... »
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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... »