March 29, 2023
Beginning next month, Sony Pictures will host workshops on digital workflows supporting Sony’s new F65 CineAlta digital motion picture camera. The workshops, which will be conducted at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, are designed to educate directors, cinematographers and other film industry professionals. […]
“Dark, dangerous and wet” is how cinematographer Stephen Bean describes the working conditions during his most recent film project, a documentary titled The Undo Cave expedition 2011. Bean works at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland and is responsible for the ENG/EFP section of the film unit there. Together with an international team of archeology students and scientists from UCC, Bean traveled to the Republic of Georgia to document the work of archaeologists in their search for Paleolithic DNA. They were accompanied by three MicroPro LED camera lights from Litepanels. […]
Codex announced an agreement with Sony to provide workflows for its new F65 CineAlta digital motion picture camera. […]
Technocrane’s new Supertechno 100 crane made its debut recently on the back lot of London-based Pinewood Studios for the new James Bond movie Skyfall. […]
Motion graphics production company ROGER recently united with snackaholic to create the show open and graphics package for It Gets Better, an MTV special documenting the struggles of today’s LGBT teens. The 60-minute special features Dan Savage, syndicated columnist, author and co-creator of the “It Gets Better” project. […]
Charlex recently finished an amusing Spanish-language :60 promoting Verizon‘s 100% fiber optic network, FiOS. The spot, “Fish Tank” opens on a family living room, with a father and daughter sitting on the couch, mesmerized by Verizon internet and TV. Meanwhile, a tank full of fish, unhappy with their view of the TV, swarm to form the letters “TV” and collectively twist themselves into an arrow, sending a not-so-subtle signal that they want a better view.
[…]
One way of reading this year’s Oscars is to see a not unusual split between a predominant above-the-line winner – in this case, The Artist – and a strong below-the-line champion – the somewhat surprising Hugo.
But another way to read it – as opposed to last year’s divide between King’s Speech and The Social Network – is that there was a unified theme in most of the academy awards: Hollywood roots and silent films were honored across the board.
Check back often!
We will be updating the site in real time as the Oscar winners are announced. […]
In their annual tradition, the American Cinema Editors once again hosted the “Invisible Arts, Visible Artists” panel of this year’s Oscar-nominated editors. The popular presentation was made to a packed Egyptian Theater, on Feb. 25, the day before the Academy Awards. After an introduction by Motion Picture Editor’s Guild president, Dan Cahn, Alan Heim (All That Jazz) moderated the panel, which included editors Christopher Tellefsen (Moneyball), Thelma Schoonmaker (Hugo), Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), and Kevin Tent (The Descendants). Michel Hazanavicius and Anne-Sophie Bion, editors of The Artist were not available for the panel. […]
The 27th Film Independent Spirit Awards were presented on the beach in Santa Monica. The premier awards show exclusively honors independently produced films, while celebrating the filmmakers who embody independence and originality. This year’s show was hosted by actor, writer and producer Seth Rogen. Highlights included indie favorite John Waters as the Voice of God, and musical performances by My Morning Jacket and K’Naan. […]
IATSE and Teamster leaders will join the LA County AFL-CIO and rank and file members of several production locals on Monday morning to walk the picket line in front of Original Productions’ Burbank production facility, where Spike Television’s series 1000 Ways to Die is shot. […]