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Reading First Australian Exhibitor to Adopt Dolby Atmos Digital Cinema Sound

Tue, 11/05/2013 - 16:34 -- Nick Dager

Reading is the first movie exhibitor in Australia to install the Dolby Atmos cinema sound platform. The first Dolby Atmos film to play at Reading will be Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, which will begin screening today at Reading Cinemas Waurn Ponds, Geelong, in the Titan XC Extreme Cinema.

Light Iron Manages Ender’s Game Workflow, Releases In-Depth Case Study Video

Tue, 11/05/2013 - 16:27 -- Nick Dager

Light Iron provided on-set color, color workflow, and final color for the weekend box office hit Ender’s Game. The company has released an in-depth video on its Ender’s Game workflow, highlighting the collaboration and innovation that fueled this multiyear project.

Zephyr Benson Overcomes Many Obstacles in Feature Debut

Mon, 11/04/2013 - 15:57 -- Nick Dager

The movie’s budget was ultra-low, the shooting schedule just 21 days, and the studio mostly the mean streets and cramped tenements of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Add a first-time director/screenwriter who is also portraying the film’s main character, and it was clear that making Straight Outta Tompkins presented multiple challenges.

The Fifth Estate

Mon, 11/04/2013 - 15:44 -- Bob Gibbons

“Man is least himself when he talks as his own person,” Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) says early in this film. “But if you give him a mask, he will tell you the truth. If we could find one moral man, one whistle-blower that man can topple the most powerful and most repressive of regimes.”

Combining Camera Support with Speed

Wed, 10/30/2013 - 13:44 -- Nick Dager

“When I was on The Office, we started off with the traditional three man tripod and head set up” says Randall Einhorn, cinematographer turned producer/director. “We had great support but it simply took too much time and manpower to set up. So, I started looking around and realized that the OConnor 1030D with the CF tripod could be the solution.

Amsterdam’s Pathé Tuschinski Gets an Audio Makeover

Thu, 10/24/2013 - 15:16 -- Nick Dager

With its imposing Art Deco exterior, the Pathé Tuschinski in Amsterdam is The Netherlands’ most prestigious cinema. Inside it has been restored to its original 1920s glory, while at the same time being extended and modernized to satisfy the expectations of 21st century filmgoers. The latest phase has included the installation of a custom Alcons Audio system.

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