Following up on the success of its ultra-clever stop-motion features Coraline and ParaNorman, Laika Studios, an animation outpost proudly ensconced far from Hollywood (in Hillsboro, OR), presents The Boxtrolls, a sublime Victorian-era fantasy focusing on the travails and misadventures of...
Bobby Bukowski undergoes the third degree to recreate the harrowing prison drama Rosewater, based on the true-life memoir Then They Came For Me Even by the challenging standards nonfiction-inspired filmmaking often presents with locations, budget, gear and crew, Rosewater, the...
Bennett Miller’s first film, The Cruise (1998), was a nonfiction portrait of Timothy “Speed” Levitch, a tour guide for Manhattan’s Gray Line double decker buses, and it won awards at the Berlin and Newport International Film Festivals. He followed up...
Left to Right: Jon Voight, Rob McFall-B Cam Dolly Grip, George Santo Pietro- A Dolly Grip, Rudy Pahoyo-A Cam 2nd AC, Michael Endler-A Cam 1st AC, Rob McLAchlan,ASC,ACS,-DOP, Gary Johnson-B Cam 2nd AC, Kirsten Laube-Loader, Tim Nagasawa-DIT, Warren Koga-B Cam...
Digital color correction is the now the global standard. But there are many subtle aesthetic differences beyond the post suites of Hollywood. By Pauline Rogers. Moviemaking is a truly global affair. Big-budget films are being made around the world –...
A 6K Data-intensive workflow enables Jeff Cronenweth, ASC, to chase down a “gone girl” in his newest collaboration with David Fincher. A series of mysteries form the core for the best-selling novel Gone Girl and its film adaptation, the subject...
If things had worked out the way Ilene Landress had planned, she’d be practicing her bedside manner instead of organizing the cast and crew of HBO’s hit series Girls. And she’s got Paul Hogan to thank for it. “I had...
It’s a brave new (technological) world in broadcast news and Local 600 camera crews are in the thick of it. By Pauline Rogers. Broadcast news has come a very long way from the days of Edward R. Murrow’s famous radio sign-off...
David Stockton, ASC, and his talented New York-based camera team go 1970s dark noir for the sensational new FOX series Gotham There’s more mythic import to Batman than just the notion of a dark knight. Ask Ridley Scott, who originally...
The 2014 L.A.-based trade show hits it out of the park. All we can say: “Can’t Wait For Next Year!” By Pauline Rogers. Photos by Beth Dubber. Despite the usual array of parking, weather (as in very hot) and logistical...
Aerial shooters will love the new Multicam Array, which takes the open-architecture Eclipse system another step forward in stabilized high-resolution plate work. Uses six off-the-shelf 5K RED Epics (recording to RedMags) in a 3-across-by-2-rows-high configuration. All six shooting cameras are...
An excellent choice for small-format capture (Canon 5D, Nikon D800, Panasonic GH4, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera). Gives a single operator full image stabilization control Fully enclosed camera cage for maximum rigidity and shot stability Simplified, fully tool-less balancing Inverted mode...
