You Sunk My Battleship!
Behind the Scenes of Battleship with ICG Magazine
High action on the high seas with Tobias Schliessler, ASC and director Peter Berg. By Kevin H. Martin. Photos by Frank Masi/ILM/Universal pictures.
As Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean and other films adapted from the unlikeliest of sources... Read more..
U.S. Puts Forth Strong Presence at Cannes
Presenting five out of 22 films vying for the Festival's most prized prize, the Palme D'Or, the U.S. is enjoying its strongest showing in years as the red carpets prepare to roll in Cannes. Even with some notable names missing from the roster, there's little doubt that this is a great presentation... Read more..
Visual Style And Gripping Stories Are "Pitch" Perfect
AMC's new series elevates the reality genre
The non-fiction series is not a new venture for AMC. They’ve previously aired "The Talking Dead," a half hour companion piece to their popular drama "The Walking Dead," and "Comic Book Men," the Kevin Smith series that explores the inner... Read more..
Video: The Immersive Dome Experience
Technology Spotlight at Entertainment Technology Expo
Written by Laura Pursley
Sony, Meduza, Ciphertex and others debut new products.
Attendees of next week’s Entertainment Technology Expo in Burbank will be among the first to see many new and exciting products for content creators.
Meduza Systems makes their Hollywood debut with the Meduza TITAN, a dual-sensor stereoscopic 3d camera in a compact, lightweight design for documentary, sports field and broadcast production. Its two 1080p CMOS sensors can record 24fps to 120fps in 10 bit. The TITAN has fully motorized IO, convergence, focus and Iris controls. Featuring a titanium body and compact size that can be operated by one person, the TITAN creates options for small crews and small budgets.
Fresh off an IBC Innovation award, Rorke Data brings its Strawberry project sharing software to the Expo. Strawberry by Flavoursys was developed by editors and directors at a German television station to handle complex production issues while being easy to understand. The intuitive user interface allows collaborators to quickly learn how to share among themselves an unlimited number of projects in an organized manner, making collaboration with Avid, FCP and Adobe Premier easier than ever.
Ciphertex, a manufacturer of portable, hardware-encrypted external disk drives and RAID arrays, debuts a new line of storage products designed to help the media and entertainment industry securely manage their content at all levels - from the set, through post to distribution. Their 5-drive RANGER-A/V RAID array family provides AES 256-bit encryption, the most secure level of encryption available, and approved by the US Government for use in secure applications.
As a market leader and innovator, OpenText software manages the marketing assets, packaging and distribution for major studio theatrical film releases, library archives for distributors, and branding assets for web and print advertising by a top game company. OpenText will be sharing their next generation digital asset management systems with Expo attendees, with the goal of helping organizations work smarter, not harder.
Sony’s F65 CineAlta™ digital motion picture camera generated excitement at its recent ASC and DGA unveilings, and will be on display at the Entertainment Technology Expo. The F65 derives true 4K resolution, and beyond, at the point of image capture. Its unique 8K image sensor – approximately 20 total megapixels – delivers higher image fidelity than any other digital cinema production camera. With 16-bit Linear RAW File output capability, the F65 creates the gateway to an end-to-end 4K file-based mastering workflow.
5th Kind will be highlighting their collaborative production workflow for creative industries at the Expo, as well as announcing the addition of iPad, iPhones, media tablets and smart phones as creative review tools to their desktop, web-based interface. 5th Kind’s creative workflow enables a reviewer to mark files as “approved” or “rejected” with a single keystroke, draw on files with annotation tools, leave comments either on the video frame or photo itself, record an audio note attached to a specific frame, participate in live chat reviews with other system users and share their annotations and audio notes through a system-generated email link.
See all of these new products and more than 75 other exhibitors for free at the Entertainment Technology Expo in Burbank, November 2-3, 2011.
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Are You Ready to Create 3D Movies?
Panelists: Dimitris Athos, 3D Stereoscopic Producer, UVPHACTORY; Jan Crittenden Livingston, Product Line Business Manager for AVCCAM and 3D camcorders, Panasonic Broadcast; Christopher Crescitelli, HELLO!, 3D Creative Director; Mark Pederson, Founder of OFFHOLLYWOOD and producer of 3D movies; Geoff Boyle, cinematographer of 3D movies; Robert Willox , Director of 3D Business Development, Sony; and Jerome Thelia, Colorist, Visual Effects Artist, Stereographer. Moderated by Nick Dager, IndieFilm3D and Digital Cinema Report publisher, filmmaker and journalist.
Written on Wednesday, 10 November 2010 16:16 in Panels
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Tom Houghton, ASC discusses shooting Rescue Me

As the final season of FX's Rescue Me airs this summer, watch the video of DP Tom Houghton, ASC discussing his experience shooting the hit series. Tom and American Cinematographer writer Iain Stasukevich break down Tom's methods and stories for the sixth season.
Written on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 15:06 in Panels
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KEYNOTE: Alex Grossman, Active Storage The Evolution of DAM
The increased demands on the creative process - 2K/4K and beyond - have put dramatic pressure on DAM to respond with constantly improving performance and flexibility. To help drive DAM's smart evolution, manufacturers and users must be willing to work closely to embrace new standards and techniques.
Written on Tuesday, 08 June 2010 21:29 in Panels
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AVATAR - Finishing the pinnacle of 3D Movies
Joyce Cox, Visual Effects Producer, Skip Kimball, DI Colorist, ModernVideoFilm, Christopher Marino, Visual Effects Editor, John Refoua, ACE, editor, Stephen Rivkin, ACE, editor, Janace Tashjian, Associate Producer, Moderator: Dan Restuccio, POST, West Coast Editor of POST Magazine.
Written on Monday, 07 June 2010 18:03 in Panels
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A Keynote Conversation with Oscar Winner Wally Pfister
Three-time Oscar nominee Wally Pfister, ASC ("Dark Knight," "The Prestige," "The Italian Job") will discuss the art, craft and realities of storytelling from behind the camera and beyond. Moderated by: Peter Caranicas, Managing Editor, Variety.
Written on Monday, 26 April 2010 17:04 in Panels
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