Digitally Destined
Cinematographer Brett Pawlak and director Destin Cretton showcase a visual sincerity in I Am Not a Hipster
As a cinematographer, Brett Pawlak is a product of digital.
Paranormal Reality TV
Cinematographer John Leonetti, ASC, and post facility Encore take us down The River
The River is a groundbreaking ABC/DreamWorks Television production created by Oren Peli and Michael R. Perry. In the story, Dr. Emmet Cole is an explorer and nature-show host who disappears deep in the Amazon jungle.
Birthing An Indie Film
DP Wyatt Troll and director Christopher Neil use the ARRI ALEXA for Goats
While a woman who has given birth may not agree, there seems to be something birth-like about a film that you put your whole heart and soul into.
Martian Chronicles
Director Andrew Stanton and DP Dan Mindel, ASC, BSC, create a hybrid sci-fi adventure in John Carter
Epic sci-fi tales never come cheap, with Walt Disney Pictures reportedly spending $250 million on John Carter, the new Martian odyssey set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and based on a classic novel by Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Indie Adaptation
The 2012 Sundance Film Festival reworks the film festival model
Robert Redford kicked off the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, which took place on January 19-29, on a down note, commenting on the "grim times" we're living in due to the economy and our divided government.
Identity Crisis
DP Bradford Young and director Dee Rees go beyond the comfort zone for Pariah
Bradford Young is all about pushing the boundaries. In his latest efforts to keep pushing, he's currently off in Sri Lanka with Tibetan director Khyentse Norbu filming a feature about class struggle in India.
Immortal Dread
Cinematographer Michael Goi, ASC, brings creepy realism to American Horror Story
The TV series American Horror Story certainly lives up to its name, but not through just the usual ooga-booga knee-jerk scares of the genre.
Still Life
Ron Howard and Bryce Dallas Howard create a short film inspired by stills for Canon’s Project Imagin8ion
Director/producer Ron Howard, Oscar®-winner for A Beautiful Mind, recently teamed with Canon U.S.A. Inc., and daughter Bryce Dallas Howard (The Help) on the experimental film project Project Imagin8ion.
An Objective Camera Shootout
Zacuto, Kessler Crane and cinematographer Robert Primes, ASC, put the latest single-chip cameras to the test
Camera shootouts or comparisons are usually taken with a grain of salt. For many of these shootouts, it's common that a camera manufacturer, or an organization, will have a particular agenda that will often sway desired results.
Winter Light
Cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth, ASC, uses RED ONEs and EPICsto expose The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
With its suspenseful, violent and downright creepy tale of a crusading Swedish journalist (played by James Bond star Daniel Craig) and messed-up, but brilliant, hacker (Rooney Mara) as an odd couple who team up to solve an old mystery.
Make It Big
The ins and outs of producing a feature-length DSLR movie
Even for the most inexperienced filmmakers, it's not too difficult to produce professional-looking footage with a DSLR for a short film.
Depot Of Lost Dreams
The production and effects team behind director Martin Scorsese’s Hugo climbs aboard the 3D train
Writer/illustrator Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret employs a blend of artwork and text to tell the story of an orphan (Asa Butterfield) living in the walls of a 1931 Paris train station.
The Short Form
How DSLRs have had a major impact on shorts, spots and vids
Since first appearing on the market in 2008, DSLR cameras have had a big impact on filmmaking, especially in the indie market.
Camp RED
Kids go to summer camp to make movies with the RED EPIC
Many moons ago, when I attended summer camp, the most impressive skills I brought home were tying the bowline and the clove hitch, spinning the nunchaku and flipping open a butterfly knife.
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