Author Archives: Bryant Frazer

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Roger Deakins on Being a Cinematographer

The great Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC, talks about his career, thinks about what he'd like to have done differently, and offers some advice for young cinematographers.

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Shoot Like Kubrick with These Rare Zeiss f/0.7 Lenses

If you know much about Stanley Kubrick's methodology, you've probably heard about the special, super-fast lenses that he used to shoot candlelit scenes in Barry Lyndon (1975) — they were Zeiss f/0.7 lenses originally developed for a NASA project to take … more »

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The Postal Service Auditions

To promote its new tour and album re-release, The Postal Service released a new video — but not a music video. Director Tom Scharpling enlisted a range of indie-rock luminaries for this wry short film purporting to show how producer … more »

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The Art of Steadicam

Larry Wright of Refocused Media in Dallas edited together clips of iconic Steadicam footage, basing his selection on a database of community-rated Steadicam shots maintained at steadishots.org. Visit Wright's site for a full list of clips included.

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NVIDIA Ships Four New Quadro Graphics Cards

NVIDIA today announced four new Quadro graphics cards based on its Kepler architecture, reducing the cost of entry for pro users. Joining the top-of-the-line K5000 ($2249) in the Kepler desktop line-up are the Quadro K4000 ($1269), a high-end single-slot card … more »

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Director Ang Lee and Editor Tim Squyres on Life of Pi

After finishing Life of Pi, his eleventh film made in collaboration with editor Tim Squyres, ACE, Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's ideas about the role of the film editor are changing. "The editor for a movie like this is not just [doing] … more »

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Valibation

It's all about sex, cell phones, and body modification in this NSFW short from writer-director-editor Todd Strauss-Schulsin made in five days with the Red Epic. The vertigo-inducing motion-control shots were executed with the compact Impala crane from Pacific Motion Control. … more »

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Fujinon Sets 85-300mm Cabrio Lens for NAB Debut

Fujinon will arrive at NAB this year with the Premier PL 85-300mm Cabrio lens, a new, longer version of the 19-90mm Cabrio ZK4.7×19 lens it introduced at last year's show. Cabrio is short for cabriolet, or convertible. Like its predecessor, … more »

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Oreo Separator Machine #1

It's 2.2 million views and counting for this clever viral video featuring self-described "physicist and copywriter" David Neevel from agency Wieden + Kennedy in Portland and his elaborate cookie-cleaning machine. The new clip fits neatly into the new "Cookies vs. … more »

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At Sea with the Intense, Immersive Doc Leviathan

Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel’s Leviathan raises the bar for documentary filmmaking: it’s closer to 2001: A Space Odyssey than the typical non-fiction film. Shot with a variety of video cameras, including the extremely small GoPro, it depicts life onboard … more »