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The Sound of Avengers: Age of Ultron
In this exclusive sound profile, SoundWorks Collection talks with supervising sound editor and sound designer Christopher Boyes from Skywalker Sound about his work on Avengers: Age of Ultron. […]
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Christopher Townsend and Colleagues on Avengers: Age of Ultron
“He made fantastic work, conducting every vendor like parts of an orchestra.” That was the observation of Alessandro Cioffi, the visual effects supervisor for Munich-based Trixter Film on his latest collaboration with VFX supervisor Christopher Townsend on Avengers: Age of Ultron. […]
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Dolby Vision to Launch with Disney’s Tomorrowland and Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out
Dolby Laboratories and The Walt Disney Studios announced that Disney’s Tomorrowland, in theatres May 22, and Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out, in theatres June 19, will be the first Dolby Vision titles to be shown at Dolby Cinema locations around the world. In addition, Disney’s The Jungle Book, due out April 15, 2016, will also be presented in Dolby Vision, with more titles to be announced. […]
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The Fairytale Effect in Disney’s Cinderella
When transforming a beloved animated classic into a contemporary live-action film, do you handle it with kid gloves?
Director Kenneth Branagh’s remake of the 1950 Disney original keeps the gloves on, in a formal sense, by finding Cinderella‘s essential fairy tale heart and filling it with the mythical magic of Thor, the lightness of Shakespeare’s comedies and shimmering yet practically grounded effects, all spun together like cotton candy from the early days of Technicolor. To enhance the nostalgia implicit in the live-action reboot, Branagh chose to shoot on film with Haris Zambarloukos behind the camera. Costumes were designed by The Young Victoria Oscar winner Sandy Powell and the extensive sets were rendered by Dante Ferretti and set decorator Francesca Lo Schiavo, who won Oscars for Hugo and The Aviator. […]