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Haunting Melissa Is a Horror Show Crafted for iPad and iPhone

Neal Edelstein, a film producer whose credits include The Straight Story, Mulholland Drive, and The Ring, turns director with Haunting Melissa, a horror narrative conceived as an iOS app. Neither movie nor TV show, Haunting Melissa is a series of … more »

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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 … more »

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Five Questions: Ryan Vanni, CEO and Founder, BKWLD

Ryan Vanni founded digital agency BKWLD (pronounced "Buckwild") in 2001. Today, the company offices in Sacramento and Seattle and works with brands including Samsung, Budweiser and 2K Sports. Recently, BKWLD developed an HTML5 website for the fall 2013 undergraduate program … 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 »

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Technicolor’s Tony Dustin on Grading Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook, directed by David O. Russell, stars Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver. All of them are up for an Oscar this year, including the film for Best Picture. The acclaimed ensemble film was … more »

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ILM’s Jeff White on The Avengers

Jeff White’s nominations for a visual effects Oscar and BAFTA award for his work at Industrial Light & Magic on The Avengers are his first, but they follow five VES nominations and a VES award for Outstanding Visual Effects in … more »

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Weta Digital’s Joe Letteri on The Hobbit

Weta Digital’s Joe Letteri has won four visual effects Oscars (for the second and third Lord of the Rings films, King Kong, and Avatar), and has received seven Oscar nominations—including this year’s nomination for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected … more »

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Cinematographer Tristan Oliver on ParaNorman

Director of photography Tristan Oliver is one of a handful of cinematographers who have shot the tiny characters and small sets in stop-frame animated films. His recent work at Laika on ParaNorman contributed to that film’s Oscar nomination for Best … more »

Q&A: Creative Director Federico Ponce on Making Movie Trailers

You could say creative director Federico Ponce has one of the most important jobs on Iron Man 3, even though he didn't work on the film. He helped design something else that's very important to the film's fortunes — its … more »

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Q&A: Light Iron CEO Michael Cioni on His Move to Manhattan

Light Iron CEO Michael Cioni won't be at Sundance this year. He's gearing up for a move to the Big Apple, where he'll be overseeing business at the Hollywood-based company's New York City expansion, in the 580 Broadway Soho offices … more »

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