March 26, 2023
The Below the Line Screening Series presented a screening of Grandma at the Arclight Theater in Los Angeles, Nov. 19, followed by a Q&A with director Paul Weitz, editor Jon Corn and production designers Cindy Chao and Michele Yu. […]
Chiemi Karasawa had no idea that a trip to Vartali Salon in Midtown Mahattan would lead to a year and a half filming the funny, poignant and irascible Elaine Stritch in a vérité documentary. […]
Technology these days moves so fast that new opportunities to create entertainment can be a wild and exhilarating ride. One such project releasing May 2, is the interactive iPad app based on the riveting adventure of Rufus Dawes who is falsely accused of murder in 19th century London. He is transported as a convict to the harsh penal settlement of Port Arthur in Tasmania, Australia. Despite his sentence, Rufus Dawes’s quest for freedom never dies. […]
Below the Line screening members were invited last night to a screening of Silver Linings Playbook at the DGA Theater. The film played to an overflowing crowd, many of whom were viewing it for the first time. […]
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 for an awards show, but one that occupied center stage along with those honored. […]
The California Film Commission held a breakfast last week to give 22 of California’s location offices an opportunity to pitch their services to producers and location scouts in a “speed-dating” round table format. […]
The California Film Commission (CFC) will stage a location “speed dating” session during its annual Locations Breakfast April 1 at the Sofitel Los Angeles. The goal is to match feature film, television and commercial producers with representatives from many of the state’s more than 50 local film offices. […]
Trailblazing animation director Hal Hickel and visual effects supervisor John Knoll, both with Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), and production designer Crash McCreery will take audiences on a wild ride through the new frontier of animation and visual effects at the 2011 NAB Show in a session titled “Rango: The Next Step in CG Animation.” […]
Kodak will host a free one-hour webinar April 6, at 11 a.m. (PDT)/2 p.m. (EDT) with Oscar-nominee Matthew Libatique, ASC talking about the format choices available to today’s filmmakers. Participants will learn about options such as Super 16, 2-perf and 3-perf, as well as workflow choices from traditional photochemical to digital intermediate. Libatique will share his extensive experience and observations on using a variety of formats. This Webinar also offers a unique opportunity for attendees to interact and ask questions. […]
SMPTE announced that the Oscar, Emmy, and BAFTA award winner Rob Legato will speak at DCS 2011 at NAB. A highly regarded visual effects supervisor, director, and director of photography – as well as an expert in virtual and 3D production – Legato will discuss his work on the highly anticipated 3D project from the director Martin Scorsese, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which is scheduled for release Thanksgiving 2011. […]