Augmented and Virtual Reality
VR for Global Awareness: Inside the United Nations’ Immersive Initiatives
"We need to show the potential of what VR can do to make us better people," says Gabo Arora, the United Nations’ senior advisor...
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Ragnar Kjartansson: Designing and Displaying the Artist’s Video Installations
On exhibit through Jan. 8 at the Hirshhorn Museum is a retrospective of internationally renowned Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson's highly personal, sometimes ironic artwork.
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Near-Infrared Film Depicts Dreamlike Moments in Nature
“Most of Brindabellas was filmed with one camera and one cameraman in a range of challenging environments, from steep mountain terrain to fast-flowing rivers,”...
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‘The Punk Singer’: Tracing the Trajectory of Riot Grrrl Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill and dance-punk trio Le Tigre, rose to national attention as the voice of the...
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Documenting Social Change and Cultural Shifts: Global Production Challenges on MTV World’s ‘Rebel Music’
The mtvU documentary series Rebel Music examines the lives of young people who use art and music to spark change around the world. The...
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A Visit to ‘Broad City’
Comedy Central’s weekly half-hour scripted seriesBroad City, executive produced by Amy Poehler, stars Upright Citizens Brigade alums Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer as a...
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Superhuman Power and Sony F65 Processing: Creating the Spectacular Visuals for ‘Lucy’
Multiple award-winning cinematographer Thierry Arbogast has served as Luc Besson’s director of photography for more than two decades.
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“12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer”: Carefully Reimagining a Cinema Classic
Shot by series director of photography Jonathan Furmanski, the 22-minute sketch has been heralded as an excellent re-creation of its source material.
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Irascible, Irrepressible ‘Iris’: Inside the Affectionate Documentary from Albert Maysles
Shortly before his death, the late, legendary filmmaker spoke to us about his final completed film.
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Life as Art: ‘Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures’ Follows the Photographer’s Gaze
The film draws on archival materials and features never-before-seen photographs and footage as well as intimate revelations from nearly 50 family members, friends and...
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Sensors & Sensibility: Achieving the Luminous Glow of Whit Stillman’s ‘Love & Friendship’
“'Love & Friendship' was the first period film from that time for me, so I was really happy to do it, especially night scenes...
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman: Documenting the Innovation and Influence of Eva Hesse
"Because it’s a film about art and artists, who are very controlled in their work, I wanted the look of the interviews to have...
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Past and Present Intertwine in ‘Lady Dynamite’
Cinematographer Heimo Ritzinger develops the show’s look.
Creative Inspiration
The “Cold, Foreboding” (But Cinematic) Look for “Life Below Zero”
"This is not a vacation spot – this is the tundra of Alaska."
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Deluxe New York’s Sam Daley Brings Colorful Contrast to “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” stars Tom Hanks as American icon Fred Rogers in a story about kindness triumphing over cynicism. Inspired by...
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Dalet Inks Deal to Build World’s Most Advanced Multi-platform Newsroom with Leading North American Broadcaster
New York, NY – December 3, 2019 – Dalet, a leading provider of solutions and services for broadcasters and content professionals, has signed a landmark...
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New Storage Solution from MelroseTEC and Excelero Allows Sim to Harness Shared NVMe Technology for M&E
Provides 6x faster storage performance with 4K frame-based color and finish workflows, by combining Sim’s workflow expertise with Excelero NVMesh® HOLLYWOOD, CA December 3,...
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Maxon Cinema 4D Fires-up Workflow in Beeple Short Film, “Manifest Destiny”
Friedrichsdorf, Germany — December 3, 2019 — Maxon a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, animation, painting and rendering solutions, is pleased to announce...
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disguise solutions Powered Video-Intensive Set for ‘Network’ on Broadway
When Tal Yarden created the projection design for ‘Network’ on Broadway he selected disguise gx 2 media servers to drive the video-intensive environment that...
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Autodesk Arnold 6 Offers Production Rendering on Both CPU and GPU
Updates Bring Flexibility, Speed, and Power to Artist Workflows, Dramatically Reducing Render Times San Francisco, CA (December 10, 2019) – Autodesk today announced the release of Arnold...
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Autodesk Packs Artist-Driven Features into Maya 2020 Release
New animation, rendering, effects, modeling and rigging advancements empower artists throughout the production pipeline San Francisco, CA (December 10, 2019) – Today, Autodesk announced the release of Autodesk Maya 2020,...
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Company 3 Creates Tones for ‘Paper Towns’
When color grading Paper Towns, director Jake Schreier wanted the visual feel of the coming-of-age film about a mysterious girl’s disappearance to walk the...
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Company 3 Enhances the “Beauty” of “Swiss Army Man”
“The were very concerned with preserving the unique tone of the film in the grade,” colorist Sofie Borup explains.
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Think Small: Alexander Payne and Kevin Tent Reteam for ‘Downsizing’
The bond between a film director and editor is often an enduring one.
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‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’
Capturing Comedy and Tragedy for Martin McDonagh's Film
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Tips to Clip: January 2018
Mic Mistake Last month I passed on a tip about putting wireless microphones in aluminum baking pans. I thought the purpose of the pans...
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New Cameras, New Considerations
Full-Frame Sensors, Formats and the Future of Imaging
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Edward Lachman, ASC, Develops the Visual Language for ‘Wonderstruck’
Todd Haynes' "Wonderstruck," based on the illustrated novel by Brian Selznick, is structurally complex but designed to be appreciated by children and adults alike.
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The Magic Happens for ‘Shape of Water’ at Deluxe Toronto
When the time came for filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to post his Cold War period fantasy/drama The Shape of Water, he returned to Deluxe's...
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Goldcrest Executes DI for ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve Studio managed the color pipeline, including on-set dailies and final grade, for Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express."
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Trust Your Instincts: Preparing for Any Eventuality
The Crazy Duck team is traveling to Cambridge, Mass., to create a film for HEAF, the Harlem Educational Activity Fund, to open their yearly...
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Creating and Delivering Content in 2018: Technology Advances from AI to VR
Many recent developments revolve around streaming, which we could broadly define as sending video over networks that weren't ever really intended to carry video.
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All Access: Hangman Goes on the Road with Robbie Williams
James Tonkin of Hangman was tasked with covering the development of Robbie Williams' 2017 European tour, from rehearsals to live shows in the U.K....
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I’ll Follow the Sun: On Location in Weehawken
My goal is to film the sun rising over the iconic New York City skyline.
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Content Delivery Challenges: Managing the Changing Media Landscape
The media industry is going through a revolution.
Consumption
Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Mosaic’: Inside the Interactive Storytelling App
"Mosaic," the latest project from filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, is a multimedia experiment whose intent is to change the way stories are told.
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Netflix Streams That 1980s Movie You Missed: Creating the Visual Language of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2
"Expectations were really high going in, but they seem to have met the challenge, keeping the same great characters and delivering some even scarier...