Author Archives: Bryant Frazer

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Gravity Hires VFX Supervisor Alex Lemke

Gravity named Alex Lemke its new senior VFX supervisor and compositing supervisor for films and commercials. Lemke was previously at Framestore, where he worked for Joel and Ethan Coen as VFX supervisor for Inside Llewyn Davis, and for director David Chase … more »

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PreSonus Announces PRM1 Reference Mic

PreSonus announced the PRM1 reference microphone as a match for the free Virtual StudioLive control software it provides for its StudioLive 24.4.2 and 16.4.2 digital mixers. Connected to a mixer's Talkback input, the mic will allow users to view the … more »

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Martell XO: Rise Above

James Gray was in this spot on Friday and, by sheer coincidence, Martell over the weekend released this new campaign Gray he directed with cinematographer Darius Khondji for Martell XO. In an accompanying behind-the-scenes video, Gray explains how he tried … more »

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Visualizing The Yards

The movie's 14 years old, but this extra feature from the DVD of The Yards is a pretty intriguing look at sophisticated pre-visualization practices for a non-VFX film. Director James Gray and the late cinematographer Harris Savides discuss Gray's 40 … more »

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Canon Announces Two More Cinema EOS Prime Lenses

Canon went wide and long with the announcement this week of two more EF-mount prime lenses for its Cinema EOS System. The new CN-E14mm T3.1 L F and CN-E135mm T2.2 L F lenses will extend the line-up on both ends … more »

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I’m a Stuntman: Eos Karlsson

This fast and furious short film is one heck of a demo reel for self-described "actor/stuntman/filmmaker/dance-acrobat" Eos Karlsson. 

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Lincoln Leads Oscar Field with 12 Nominations

This is not a hugely surprising year for Oscar nominations, with the plaudits falling into place more or less as pundits had predicted. The biggest snubs took place in the Best Director category, which left Zero Dark Thirty's Kathryn Bigelow … more »

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David Bowie: Where Are We Now?

The 66-year-old rock legend broke the news of an impending new album — his first new release since 2003's Reality, recorded in secret over the past two years — with the release of this low-key music video. It's directed by … more »

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ASC Names Feature Film Award Nominees

Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC, continued his remarkable run with the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), nabbing his 11th nomination for an ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement this morning for his work on the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. Also nominated … more »

“Miami”: BCS National Championship Game Opener

West Hartford, CT's Bluefoot Entertainment created this collage portrait of the city of Miami, which aired on ESPN last night as the opening sequence to the BCS National Championship match-up between Notre Dame and Alabama. It's directed and edited by Bluefoot … more »