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| 12|01|2005 |
By Thomas JamiesonAfter the edit had been finished on @radical.media’s 35mm footage for the Microsoft Windows XPA spot "Soccer," the goal was to tell the rest of the story with graphics. An on-screen narrator talks... »
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| 11|30|2005 |
By Bob FisherIt shouldn’t come as a surprise that Ron Garcia, ASC is exploring new options for creating nuanced images that are artfully weaved into the stories told each week on the CBS television series Numb3rs... »
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| 11|01|2005 |
By Erik HolsingerFor visual effects artists, a software plug-in — a small piece of code
that adds new, often spectacular, capabilities to your editing or
compositing application — can be the trick that pushes a show up to a
Spinal Tap 11. ... »
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| 11|01|2005 |
By Bryant FrazerIt’s been five years now since O Brother, Where Art
Thou ushered in the era of the full digital intermediate.
Since then, the DI has become a fixture both at the high end of the
industry... »
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| 11|01|2005 |
By Dan DaleyAdult Swim, Cartoon Network’s nocturnal block of animation, has achieved cult status... »
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| 10|01|2005 |
By Michael GrotticelliShooting good reality TV is all about thinking on your feet. The state of the art is sharp SD imagery, handheld shooting and guerilla-style production. Catch your breath whenever you can, because if equipment
goes down or a cast member acts up, your careful plans will all
unravel.... »
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| 10|01|2005 |
By Debra KaufmanNice Hat Productions (Atlanta, GA) had two weeks to create four two-minute vignettes highlighting a prototype cell phone. Captured with a handheld camera, the four vignettes depict an intricate choreography... »
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| 10|01|2005 |
By Barbara RobertsonWhat does a young visual effects studio specializing in episodic television and commercials do when offered the effects lead on a feature film? "We had to grow up," says Zoic Studios co-founder Loni... »
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| 09|01|2005 |
By Barbara RobertsonWhen 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... »
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| 09|01|2005 |
By Sharon KennedyDue to strict security measures, NBC’s Pentagon drama E-Ring was denied access to shoot on location. However, the Bruckheimer production was permitted a walkthrough a week before shooting began...... »
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| 09|01|2005 |
By Sharon KennedyFor DP Adam Kane (ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy) and director Jon Amiel (Entrapment, The Man Who Knew Too Little), establishing a distinct look and feel for each time period depicted in the flashback-heavy... »
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| 09|01|2005 |
By Sharon KennedyBecause of the subject matter — a reporter investigates mysterious, nocturnal crimes — it was essential for DP Clark Mathis to make the night come alive in ABC’s new series The Night Stalker.... »
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| 09|01|2005 |
By Debra KaufmanWith the debut of Over There, the new military drama from executive producer Stephen Bochco, Hollywood-based war scenes will co-exist for the first time with the images shot by embedded photojournalists. To... »
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| 09|01|2005 |
By Debra KaufmanWhen NetZero decided to create a campaign to push its next-generation connectivity, its in-house creative team came up with a concept: A man in a futuristic white room sits at a desk with a computer, out of... »
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| 09|01|2005 |
By Bryant FrazerHow do you effectively promote an upcoming blockbuster without a single frame of footage? You might do it with a clever combination of miniature shooting, motion capture and 3D animation. West Hollywood’s... »
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