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Local Hero Post’s Leandro Marini on the Promise of Creative DI
I first sat down with colorist and Local Hero Post owner Leandro Marini back in September during IBC. In front of a full Assimilate Scratch system in a curtained corner of Assimilate's booth, he showed me some of the things …
NAB Stories: Five Industry Insiders on What They’re Looking For at NAB 2013
With NAB just around the corner, anticipation is running high. Attendees are going to hit the convention grounds running, scouring the halls for gear and gadgets that will extend their flexibility and efficiency on location, in post, and during playback. …
4K Cameras: What’s the State of the Art?
The Red One may have been the first high-res camera to take the film industry by storm but, when the history of digital cinematography is written, 2012 will be remembered as the year pictures got really big. By 2011, Red …
Slick and Sexy is the Right Look for True Blood
Vampire tales trace their roots to Central European legends, and many Gothic novelists punched up their stories with bloodthirsty baddies before Bram Stoker published Dracula in England in 1897. In 1921, F.W. Murnau directed Nosferatu, a brilliant landmark of the …
Editor Andrew Weisblum, ACE, on Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom, the story of Sam, a young Khaki Scout who flees summer camp for a seaside rendezvous with Suzy, the girl of his dreams, stirring up all kinds of trouble on the fictional island of New Penzance, is the …
VFX Supervisor Richard Stammers on Prometheus
There are no outright spoilers in this story about the visual effects work in director Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, although there are hints — even one about the scene that Glenn Kenny, chief film critic for MSN Movies, describes this way: …
Cinematographer Robert Yeoman Talks Super 16 Style on Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson’s latest movie, Moonrise Kingdom, takes audiences on an adventure with pre-teen lovers — newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward star alongside an adult cast that includes Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, and Bill Murray. Over the course …
Previs, Techvis, and Postvis on The Avengers
Something amazing happens when reality exceeds expectations. For comic-book fans, seeing all six Marvel superheroes on screen fighting evil in a film together was a long-anticipated and often-promised event. And, when writer/director Joss Whedon took it up a notch with …
Making Brake an Indie Success Story
Just like actors, cinematographers tend to be typecast. I think I’m good at coming up with creative solutions given limited resources, but I don’t know what makes producers think I can shoot a decent feature in only two weeks' time. …