Editing
IATSE Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Bravo
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against Bravo Media with the National Labor Relations Board yesterday. […]
Month: September 2014
Awards
ICG Honors Emerging Cinematographers at 18th Annual Awards Ceremony
The 18th annual Emerging Cinematographers Awards (ECA) presentation took place on Sunday, Sept. 28. As in years past, the event was sponsored by the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600). The eight up-and-coming award recipients, along with two who got honorable mentions, had their winning short-film entries screened at the ceremonies, held at the Directors Guild of America theater in Hollywood. A New York screening will take place on Oct. 26 at the School of Visual Arts. […]
Awards
David Macmillan to Be Honored With CAS Career Achievement Award
David Fluhr, president of the Cinema Audio Society, announced that the organization will honor production mixer David Macmillan with its career achievement award, to be presented at the 51st CAS Awards on Feb. 14 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles. […]
Awards
The HPA Announces 2014 Winners of Engineering Excellence and Judges Awards
The Hollywood Post Alliance announced the recipients of the organization’s 2014 Engineering Excellence Award and the HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in postproduction. These awards were developed to recognize the technical excellence and creative innovation that continually drive the postproduction industry. The awards will be bestowed on Nov. 6 at the 9th annual HPA Awards gala at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. […]
News
Formosa Group Appoints Tracey Grimes Director of Business Development for Feature Films
Tracey Grimes has been appointed director of business development for Formosa Group, a West Hollywood-based audio post house serving feature film, interactive, music and commercial clients. […]
Film Trailers
Editing
Bravo Takes Control of Shahs Of Sunset
On Friday, NBCUniversal-owned cable network Bravo took over production of Shahs Of Sunset from Ryan Seacrest Productions in a move designed to replace striking editors who walked off the job Sept. 10 demanding an IATSE union contract. The show was originally scheduled to premiere Oct. 13, but the strike forced Bravo to delay the launch. […]
Featured
Danny Bramson Conjures the Musical Spirit of Jimi Hendrix in Jimi: All Is By My Side
Musical composer Danny Bramson knew his road would be steep when he undertook the job of creating music for the Jimi Hendrix biopic Jimi: All is By My Side. He needed a strategy going forward. “[Director] John Ridley’s poetic story takes place in that underserved year in Jimi’s life in London in that amazingly fertile environment,” said Bramson of the 1966-67 period that the film encompasses. “We were aware of the Hendrix’s estate’s reluctance to let a film use his songs. We never sought out Jimi’s hits and their iconography.” […]
Camera
Kaminski, Papamichael and Pfister Roll Out Advanced Filmmaking
Renowned cinematographers Janusz Kaminski, Phedon Papamichael, ASC, GSC and Wally Pfister, ASC announced the launch of Advanced Filmmaking – an online series of instructional videos designed to inspire and inform aspiring filmmakers. In addition to extensive interviews with the principals, Advanced Filmmaking offers more than 12 hours of informative chats with a wide range of colleagues including Alexander Payne, Wim Wenders and others. […]
Art Direction
Owen Benjamin Returns as Host of 19th ADG Awards
The Art Directors Guild (ADG) announced that comedian Owen Benjamin will return to host its 19th annual Excellence in Production Design Awards, Jan. 31 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. […]