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The Artist: Black-and-White Dreams
BTL Screening Series hosted a screening of The Artist, Jan. 4 in Los Angeles, followed by a Q&A with some of the film’s key below-the-line talent. The film is an endlessly charming film dizzy with expressive, lovely imagery. Michel Hazanavicius (writer/ director/ editor) commanded an impressive team to create the dazzling spectacle of a world... »
ADG Announces Nominations for Excellence in Production Design
The Art Directors Guild (ADG) announced nominations in nine categories of Production Design for theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials and music videos competing in the ADG's 16th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards for 2011. The nominations were announced by ADG president Thomas A. Walsh and Awards co-producers Tom Wilkins and Greg Grande. »
Contender – Production Designer Patrizia Von Brandenstein, Albert Nobbs
When I ask production designer, Patrizia Von Brandenstein what her mindset is when she begins a period project she immediately answers, “Terror.” It needn’t be. Patrizia (she’s earned first-name treatment) is a legendary production designer who has demonstrated extreme comfort and dexterity working in any decade in any century in just about any place on... »
Contender – Production Designer Dean Tavoularis, Carnage
“I have never designed a film with one set before,” said production designer Dean Tavoularis, who is best known for his work on epic movies like Bonnie and Clyde, Little Big Man, Apocalypse Now and The Godfather trilogy, (he won an Oscar for Godfather, Part II). He’s referring to Carnage, the latest film from... »
Contender – Production Designer Jane Stewart, The Descendants
Hawaii serves as a pivotal character in The Descendants, director Alexander Payne's story of death and legacy. To fulfill such a role, establishing a strong sense of place became a primary objective for production designer, Jane Stewart, who spent approximately eight months in Hawaii with the production, including time in advance of the shoot... »
Color and Costumes Take Audience Back to the 1970s in Super 8
Various forms of historical research aided the creative minds behind J.J. Abrams latest film, Super 8 as they costumed actors and vivified visuals. Director of photography, Larry Fong, whose credits include 300 and Watchmen, has been friends with Abrams since childhood and the pair has worked together over the years on various projects including... »
Teamwork is an Edge for Art Directors This Awards Season
The shorthand between a production designer and director who have previously worked together is an advantage in filmmaking that will likely come into play this awards season, three leading designers agreed. Rick Carter and Steven Spielberg, Dante Ferreti and Martin Scorcese, David Yates and Stuart Craig, Clint Eastwood and James Murakami, and Terrence Mallick... »
Super 8 Brings the ’70s Back
This summer, J.J. Abrams’ film, Super 8 achieved a nostalgic and genuine 1979 with a shot of modern sci-fi adventure. Much of the 1970s' feel of the film was due to the efforts of production designer Martin Whist, who had previously collaborated with Abrams on Cloverfield. Immediately after reading the script, Whist knew he... »
ADG Bestows Award on Key Creatives Behind the Harry Potter Films
The Art Directors Guild will bestow this year’s honorary outstanding contribution to cinematic imagery award to the principal creative team behind Warner Bros.’ immensely popular Harry Potter films, including producers David Heyman and David Barron; director David Yates; creator and author J.K. Rowling; screenwriter Steve Kloves; production designer Stuart Craig; art director Neil Lamont,... »
Union Roundup: Occupy Column Space
Much as happened since we last took to this space to opine on the intersection of film, politics, and constantly fraying economies here, notably, of course, some unforeseen blowback from general populaces everywhere against predatory banking and investing policies, (which dictate the “inevitablities” of off-shoring, downsizing, layoffs, union-smashing, pension and benefit rollbacks, et al),... »
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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... »