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BBC’s ‘Quirke’ Posted with Quantel Pablo Rio
London post facility The Look completed postproduction for BBC’s three-part drama series Quirke on its Quantel Pablo Rio system. “Each of the three 90-minute...
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‘House of Cards’ Gets 4K Finish
Encore handled postproduction for the second season of Netflix’s House of Cards, with lead colorist Laura Jans-Fazio grading in uncompressed 4K using a FilmLight...
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Ben Richardson Moves to Alexa for ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
Director of photography Ben Richardson shot The Fault in Our Stars using ARRI’s Alexa XT camera and ARRI/Zeiss Master Prime lenses from ARRI CSC....
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Blackmagic Production Camera 4K Goes Undercover
Director Derek Yee purchased a Blackmagic Production Camera 4K for his film I Am Somebody, which tells the story of small-time actors working as...
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DIVE Delivers ‘Leftovers’ Effects
DIVE contributed the visual effects for all 10 episodes of The Leftovers on HBO. The company’s creative contributions included set extensions, character animation, seasonal...
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Toolkit: August 2014
AKiTiO Thunder2 Quad The Thunder2 Quad is a four-bay Thunderbolt 2 product with the capacity and throughput to support 4K video editing. The unit...
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‘In the Flesh’ Illuminated with Rotolight Anova
For the second season of BBC’s In the Flesh, director of photography Dale McCready turned to Rotolight’s Anova Bi-Color v2 LED floodlights. McCready considers...
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Hive Lighting Shines on ‘Kelly & Cal’
When faced with a 20-day shooting schedule for the independent film Kelly & Cal, which stars Juliette Lewis and Cybill Shepherd, director of photography...
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Setla Improves Location Shoots with Zylight F8
A trained paramedic, Thaddeus Setla travels the world visiting health care providers to produce Code STEMI, an online documentary series. With his industry knowledge,...
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Fiilex Lights Fill ‘You or a Loved One’
Directed by Matt Mercer, the independent film You or a Loved One was shot by cinematographer Patrick McGinley, who relied solely Fiilex P360 lights....
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CHAUVET Nexus Performs at Today Concerts
For Mariah Carey’s recent performance on NBC’s Today, lighting designer Peter Greenbaum experimented for the first time with CHAUVET Professional’s Nexus 4×4 LED panels....
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Turtle Entertainment Delivers Studio with Dracast
When I was tasked with lighting my new production studio, I looked at offerings from Dracast, which claimed to have 95 CRI LED lights...
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4K for Everybody: Sony’s FDR-AX100 Brings Ultra HD Capture to the Handycam
Paired with the unexpected $2000 price tag is the camera’s surprising technical capability.
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The Expanding Universe: Working Within Red Giant’s Editing and Effects Environment
Red Giant Software recently launched Red Giant Universe.
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Buyer’s Guide: Lighting
In this month’s Buyer’s Guide we focus on lighting and the range of products available for video productions. There’s a lighting option for you...
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Litepanels ASTRA 1×1 Illuminates ‘The Fosters’
ABC Family’s The Fosters is a popular drama about a multi-ethnic family of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms. The show’s...
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Tips to Clip: August 2014
Cruise Coverage I recently met a guy with probably the best job in our industry. Brian Thomas is the official videographer aboard Princess Cruise...
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Welcome to the Man Cave: Where There’s Always Beer and Popcorn
“Hi, Alan, glad you made it. Hope you didn’t park outside. Our neighbors, they think they own the road. They’ll put a note under...
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About Time
The most amazing aspect of Boyhood (and there are many amazing aspects) is simply the fact that it happened at all. Twelve years in...
Slideshows
The Beautiful Reality of ‘Boyhood’: Why Richard Linklater Took 12 Years to Make This Film
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, which follows the life of a boy from first grade to high school graduation, was shot and edited over a 12-year...
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Spotlight: Michel Gondry, Director, ‘Mood Indigo’
Michel Gondry brings Boris Vian’s beloved surreal love story to life in his latest whimsical film, ‘Mood Indigo.’
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Company 3’s Shane Harris Grades ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ with Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve
Colorist Shane Harris has worked on high-profile commercials, music videos and the indie features The Signal and Celeste and Jesse Forever, but Dawn of...
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MPC and Mother Take A Dreamlike Journey for Ikea
Created by Mother with MJZ director Juan Cabral, Ikea’s “Bed” commercial combines breathtaking landscapes and vivid realism with the surreal concept of mattresses suspended...
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Going Global on ’24: Live Another Day’: The Inner Workings of Encore’s International Workflow
For the FOX series event "24: Live Another Day," Encore provided on-site dailies and postproduction services for all 12 episodes.