Last year veteran spot editor Dan Swietlik won the American Cinema Editors' Award for best editing of a documentary for An Inconvenient Truth. It was his first time editing a documentary. His second venture into the doc realm cutting Michael Moore’s compelling documentary SiCKO has earned him a nomination for another ACE Award for best-edited doc. ... »
Terry Brown helped pioneer technological breakthroughs in the 24p high-definition format, post-production workflows and high-definition digital laboratory services during his 21-year tenure with LA-based Laser Pacific. In 2001, he shared credit for a Scientific and Technological Emmy awarded to Laser Pacific for its contributions to the creation of 24p HD technology.... »
In this exclusive video, indie-film dealmaker John Sloss explains the Ins & Outs of independent film financing, marketing and distribution, as well as the role the Internet can play in marketing today's films and distributing the films of tomorrow. ... »
Fox’s crime-busting series America’s Most Wanted has made the move to high-definition production in a small way, recently purchasing several of JVC's GY-HD200 cameras to shoot re-enactments in 24p. The show currently broadcasts in SD but there are plans to go HD later this year.... »
With one film headed to Sundance and the other in wide release this month, filmmaker Alex Gibney considers the price of objectivity, the burden of technology and the demand for documentaries in such politically charged times.... »
As one of several DPs working on the TV show Mythbusters since 2004, Peter Heap has shot about half of the series’ roughly 100 episodes. This includes capturing footage inside an underwater car, from a helicopter high above the Rockies, beside 100 pounds of explosives (and a burning fuse), and extremely close to live alligators, a 747, a cruise ship and frighteningly loud machine guns.... »
Globe-trotting DP Jim Kinsey has been shooting wildlife photography (both video and stills) since 1998, compiling a large stock footage library of wildlife, plants, and landscapes used by clients like National Geographic, Discovery Channel, History Channel and the PBS Nova series.... »
Editor Jay Cassidy discusses working with Sean Penn, formulating the structure of the film, editing on location, the benefits and pitfalls of doing a DI before picture lock and editing techniques to reveal the mindset of character Chris McCandless for Into The Wild. ... »
Dave Sperling, a 25-year veteran of the production industry, having started in the 1980s shooting on 16mm and 35mm film and virtually every video format since. His current favorite camera is Sony’s PDW-F350 optical-disc-based XDCAM HD. ... »
Filmmaker Bob Landis may have a home office, but his soundstage is Yellowstone National Park. More than 300 days out of every year, he takes his trusty Sony HDW-730 camcorder out on the road, driving into Yellowstone and following the wildlife around in search of beautiful and revelatory instances of animal behavior. ... »
