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Inside HBO’s Rome: Digital Blood, Bodies and Buildings

When heads rolled in ancient Rome, it was a spectacle. Blood flowed in the Forum. Authentically but invisibly recreating the violence in the Empire for the BBC and HBO's $100 million miniseries required a more »

That 70s Horror Show

Turns out the metal group White Zombie was just Rob Zombie's first big idea. His gigs have included art director, P.A., music video director, animator and horror-comic impresario. more »

Color Commentary

If you saw The Island, this summer's big-budget sci-fi/action adventure from director Michael Bay and DreamWorks, you've seen the current state of the art in digital finishing. more »

Digital Troubadour: Robert Rodriguez

Who doesn't know who Robert Rodriguez is? Not just as a one-man studio ' he directs, he shoots, he edits, and he even composes music for his films more »

What’s Around the Photoreal Corner

Director Joseph Kosinski came out of engineering and architecture, where he learned and used CAD programs to design. "While learning those, I realized how powerful they are and how I could use them to more »

What I’m Using Now

Colin Hess Designer, UV/PHACTORY, New York Favorite gear: Trapcode Particular, an After Effects plug-in List: $299 Why I love it: It's so much quicker and easier to manipulate particle systems using more »

Multicam Shoot Out

Whether you are cutting together a reality show, sporting event or live performance, multi-camera editing is a hot commodity these days. During live events, where you don't have the luxury of multiple takes more »

How to Get your Footage in the Stock Library Door

Want to sell your clips and tracks to stock houses? These tips from insiders will help you take your project shots to a much wider audience. more »

Adobe Audition 1.5

I've worked in recording studios, and as a broadcast engineer. As a kid I even remember editing sound with a razor blade. Audition 1.5 has power beyond anything I could have imagined only a few years ago. It more »

Automatic Duck Pro Import AE 3.0

Automatic Duck Pro Import AE 3.0 is a plug-in for Adobe After Effects (Mac or Windows) that lets users import sequences from Avid or Apple Final Cut Pro editing systems or from Apple's Motion with complete more »