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CDG Hosts 14th Annual Awards
The costume designers and the glamorous darlings they dress enjoyed a colorful night out at the 14th annual Costume Designers Guild awards held last night at the Beverly Hilton. The ever effervescent Jane Lynch hosted the event celebrating the collaboration between costume designers and directors and actors. On the red carpet, Lynch, draped in... »
Leluxe Clothing: Rags To Riches
One of the difficulties in designing costumes for a story that takes place during the silent film era of the 1920s is finding usable costumes from the time period. Eveningwear is particularly hard to find in costume house collections. “Not only were people in the jazz age of the ’20s smaller than people today,... »
Society of Camera Operators Presents Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Society of Camera Operators 2012 lifetime achievement awards, held Feb. 19 at the Leonard Goldenson Theater in Hollywood, began with an introduction from David Frederick on a topic near and dear to the hearts of SOC members, the support of the Vision Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – not your usual introduction... »
Cinema Audio Society Presents 48th Annual Awards
The Cinema Audio Society announced the winners of the 48th Annual CAS Awards for outstanding achievement in sound mixing this evening at an event in the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin served as MC for the event. »
Motion Picture Sound Editors 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) honored their own at the 59th Annual Golden Reel Awards with top feature film honors going to War Horse, Super 8, The Adventures of Tintin, The Muppets and Hugo. In all, 21 Golden Reels were presented to sound crews in film, television, direct-to-video and computer entertainment. »
ACE Announces Award Winners
A black-tie ceremony celebrating the year’s best editing, the 62nd Annual ACE Eddie awards was held Saturday night in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel with over 1,000 attending. Starting off a night filled with heartfelt tributes and "editing" humor, actor and comedian Patton Oswalt (Young Adult) returned to host the ACE... »
BVE Expo: The U.K.’s Biggest Production Show Offers a Preview of NAB
Apparently, 3D is still a “revolution.” That’s according to the Broadcast Video Expo in London this week, where the 3D Revolution Theatre hosted everyone from the BBC and Framestore down. I’m not sure it’s really necessary to talk up 3D any more than has already been done, and even Framestore admitted that the phase... »
Peterson Creates Saturated Contrasty Look for Desperate Housewives with Schneider Filters
The producers behind the nighttime drama Desperate Housewives count on cinematographer Lowell Peterson, ASC to make sure the picket fences on Wisteria Lane are sharp and the cast behind them is attractive. To do this, Peterson needs to light the actresses with big sources yet maintain contrast and apparent sharpness. “From the beginning we... »
Nice Shoes Adds MTI Film’s Control Dailies
MTI Film has installed three Control Dailies systems at Nice Shoes, New York. The new systems will enable the facility to expand beyond its core market in commercial postproduction, into film and episodic TV. The company is eager to tap into New York’s growing film and television market. “We've wanted to extend our successful commercial... »
MTI Adds Third Nucoda Film Master
Image Systems announced that Hollywood-based MTI Film has installed a third Nucoda Film Master at its state-of-the-art facility. Opened in 2010, MTI Film is a full service postproduction facility providing dailies, editorial, visual effects, color correction and assembly for film, television and commercial projects. MTI is currently at work on a number of... »
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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... »