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Wisdom: Sol Negrin on Teaching Cinematography
Veteran cinematographer Sol Negrin, ASC understands the challenges of bringing cinematography from the set to the...
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Best Of: The Most Bodacious Surfing Movies
Much like an ocean wave, the surfing movie subgenre has seen its share of peaks and...
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Ray Harryhausen: The Golden Voyage
Visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen passed away last week at the age of 92. Long before the days...
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Decoding Annie Parker: Veteran DP Steven Bernstein Takes the Helm
Decoding Annie Parker marks the feature film directing debut of long-time indie cinematographer Steven Bernstein, ASC, who...
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The Face of the Prophet: Vittorio Storaro Photographs The Life of Mohammad
Vittoria Storaro’s ambitious new project is a collaboration with Iranian director Majid Majidi (Children of Heaven,...
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American Film Showcase: Harrison Engle reminesces South Korea
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs launched the American Film Showcase...
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Shooting The Kitchen: Keeping one location visually interesting
In early 2011, my longtime friend and collaborator, director Ishai Setton, told me about a (very)...
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A 3-D Journey Back to the Future: Behind Robert Richardson’s Work on Hugo
Martin Scorsese’s Hugo takes audiences on a 3-D journey inside an underground train station in Paris...
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Dressing Up Shakespeare: Mark Friedberg Designs The Tempest
Mark Friedberg has a knack for creating worlds. As a production designer, it is his responsibility...
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Drawing from the Classics: Tarsem Singh’s Immortals
Tarsem Singh is on a roll. With his new film Immortals—in which Theseus (Henry Cavill) is...
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Craig Brewer & Amy Vincent Cut Loose for Footloose
When director Craig Brewer took on a re-imagining of the 1984 dance classic, Footloose, he turned...
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Jim Whitaker Chronicles Post-September 11th Rebirth
When Jim Whitaker, at the time an executive at Imagine Entertainment, visited New York City a...
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Sol Negrin Finds a Home at Five Towns College
We’ve all heard the saying, “You have to crawl before you can walk.” For future moviemakers...
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Panasonic Introduces AG-AC7PJ Camcorder
Great news, techies: Panasonic has just introduced its newest camera, the AG-AC7PJ. This lightweight, low-cost, professional...
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Best Apps for Moviemakers 2011
Ah, how things have changed in just one short year. When we published our first list...
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Ron and Bryce Dallas Howard Partner with Canon
Moviemakers, it’s time to use your imagination. Canon, a leading brand in digital imaging equipment, has...
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Industry Expert Tim Caldwell Joining Fletcher Camera & Lenses
Fletcher Camera & Lenses, the Midwest’s leader in high-end camera and lens rentals for the television,...
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Digging for Deep Gold with Michael Gleissner
In the new action-thriller Deep Gold, a champion free-diver and her sister (played by Bebe Pham...
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Sony Invites Students Behind the Lens
Sony is putting the power of HD in students’ hands. The company just announced its three-month...
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Indies (and Colin Firth) Reign At the Oscars
At last night’s Academy Awards, indies were king. Seven of the major awards, including Best Picture,...
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Inception’s Wally Pfister Earns Top Honors at ASC Awards
Renowned DP Wally Pfister (The Prestige; The Italian Job) has a reason to celebrate this week—over...
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The King’s Speech Reigns Supreme at BAFTAs
Winners of the 2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards were announced yesterday,...
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King Rules 2011 Oscar Nominations
The nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning—shortly thereafter followed the inevitable...
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Roger Deakins Show True Grit
With more than 30 features under his belt, Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC is one of the...
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