March 1, 2013 - Production & Post Production
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Finding Affordable Post
As any good indie filmmaker knows, post-production is an extremely important part of the puzzle when it comes to creating a great independent film. The process can often become overwhelming however, and leave the indie filmmaker unsure of how to begin post-production or find a facility that caters to the specific needs of independent filmmaking. When director Matthan Harris was ready to finish his film titled The Inflicted, he began searching for an indie friendly post house that would deliver the same quality as a big budget film. Creativity
Documenting Surf Photography
Filmmaker Kellen Keene is dedicated to documenting artistic endeavors through his visuals. Recently, he was inspired to go behind-the-scenes with surfer and photographer Chris Burkard to show what it is like to be a surf photographer and to showcase how some of the images Burkard shoots are made. Keene knew every shot had to be in the moment, so he wanted a shooting package that could keep up with the quixotic personality of the surf. In Production
Shooting in Tight Spaces
A major portion of director Todd Robinson’s submarine thriller Phantom, starring recent Golden Globe Award-winning actor Ed Harris, was filmed in the confines of an actual Russian submarine. Blocking became extremely important for cinematographer Byron Werner and gaffer Steve Lundgren while down in the cramped sub. They had to have a very precise lighting approach. If an actor missed his mark by inches, he would be out of his lighting. Coming Soon
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News Stories
Obituaries now available at Diesel Books
Obituaries, a mystery novel by Nick Dager is now available at Diesel Books. The Valentine’s Day discovery of a young Asian woman’s body, found frozen in the trunk of her abandoned car, is the first of a series of seemingly random deaths that shock rural Dutchess County, Ohio. On sale for a limited time for just $.99.
Shotgun Software Introduces New Integrated Package at New Price
Shotgun Software has introduced a new integrated package and price. Shotgun now encompasses production tracking, scheduling, review and approval and asset management system, and is designed to help modern production pipelines run as efficiently as possible.
Blancanieves Wins Ten Goya Awards
Brown Bag Films Deploys Aspera Sync
The animation studio Brown Bag Films has deployed Aspera Sync to enable real-time post-production collaboration between its partner studios in Ireland, Mumbai, Singapore and Indonesia.
Thinkbox Software Releases Krakatoa MY For Autodesk Maya
Penny Marshall to Receive Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Award
The Society of Camera Operators has announced that the 2013 Governors Award for Lifetime Achievement will be presented to Penny Marshall. The ceremony will take place March 9 at The Leonard Goldenson Theatre at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, California.
Motion Picture Sound Editors Honor Ang Lee
The Motion Picture Sound Editors presented director Ang Lee with its annual Filmmaker Award. The honor recognizes Lee for a body of work (which includes such films as Brokeback Mountain; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Ice Storm) remarkable for its diversity, visual and auditory brilliance and emotional storytelling. Lee’s most recent film Life of Pi has been widely praised as a cinematic marvel and for its poetic telling of the tale of a young Indian man marooned in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger.
Mall Awarded Technical Oscar for Max Menace Arm
Key Grip Richard Mall received a Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences Technical Achievement Award for his creation of Matthews Studio Equipment’s Max Menace Arm.
Barco Introduces 4K Projector for Post
Barco has introduced what it says is the world’s first 4K projector dedicated to post-production, archiving, restoration and 4K color grading. The DP4K-P features an expanded color gamut, higher contrast and superior color uniformity in comparison with standard digital cinema projectors, is specifically designed to meet the exacting demands of the postproduction industry. Shows / Conferences |
Blancanieves was awarded 10 Goya Awards out of 18 nominations. Pablo Berger's film won Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Leading Actress, Best New Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Photography, Best Makeup and/or Hair Styling and Best Costume Design. It was chosen to represent Spain for the 85th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination entry.
Thinkbox Software has released Krakatoa MY, its volumetric particle renderer previously available for the Autodesk 3ds Max 3D software. Krakatoa is CPU-based, highly optimized, heavily multi-threaded, and can be used successfully on most hardware running Windows or Linux operating systems including laptops and render nodes without dedicated high-end graphics accelerators.