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Shooting on the Way to The Highest Pass
“Extreme situations where something super-difficult is going on and a level head is needed,” that’s how Adam Schomer, writer-producer of The Highest Pass, a documentary opening in Los Angeles this weekend, about riding motorcycles through India on a spiritual journey with his guru, described cinematographer Dean Mitchell’s métier. A longtime bike enthusiast, Mitchell owns... »
Douglas Trumbull Fuels New Filmmaking Paradigm with NVIDIA Quadro GPUs
Industry visionary Douglas Trumbull has been pioneering new technologies and filmmaking techniques since 1968 when he served as special effects supervisor on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Winner of this year’s prestigious Gordon E. Sawyer Award recipient from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Trumbull has also been nominated for three Oscars, (for... »
How VFX is Captivating the Commercial Audience
Bill Collis, CEO of award-winning visual effects software company, The Foundry, examines how the use of VFX in the advertising industry has evolved, as well as exploring what’s next and what it means for the industry behind the magic »
NAB Report: 4K Production Comes of Age
I recently read an opinion – by a member of the ASC, no less – that while 4K images on 4K displays looked stunning, that degree of sharpness wouldn’t necessarily be popular among actors, especially actors who are, shall we say, not in their early twenties anymore. Personally, I think the increased availability of... »
NAB Report: Stereo Production and Post Tools Proliferate
I hate to be one of those people who immediately leaps to discuss stereoscopic 3D first, especially as I’m not personally a huge fan of the technique, simply because it always makes my head hurt. That said, if NAB 2012 has a defining characteristic, it’s the fact that tools for stereoscopic work both in... »
Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero
With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and others of the past several decades come to mind. But it might be a lower-profile film which tells a real baseball story about a fascinating figure which... »
IATSE Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP
In a surprisingly rapid conclusion to recently resumed negotiations, Hollywood’s below-the-line unions have reached a “tentative agreement” with the major studios on a new three-year Basic Agreement, Matthew Loeb, the president of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), announced on Friday. If ratified by the 20,000 members of 15 guilds representing... »
Canon to Unveil 4K Digital Cinema Cameras at NAB
Canon will unveil new additions to its Cinema EOS line at NAB next week, including a 4K version of its EOS-1D camera, (the EOS-1D C), new EF Cinema zoom lenses, and the new C500 – a 4K cinema camera that delivers 10- bit uncompressed RGB Bayer pattern RAW data at frame rates up to... »
IATSE and AMPTP to Resume Negotiations on April 12
In a sign that the negotiations between the Hollywood craft guilds and the studios remain on a positive track, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are set to return to the bargaining table on April 12 to hammer out a new three-year... »
Crossing the Line with Steven Sprung
Steven Sprung has been a film editor for 15 years, working on a variety of film and television projects. But more recently, he has turned to his lifelong love of directing, an interest which started in high school. But how does a career editor break into the above-the-line heights of directing as... »
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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... »