Archive for July, 2008

ABC’s Family Channel GRΣΣK Workflow: Super 16mm film → HDCAM → AVID

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Todd Ulman Associate Producer on ABC Family Channel’s hit show GRΣΣK is responsible for designing the post workflow and making sure that it remains efficient. He explains the workflow:
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SMPTE investigates stereoscopic 3-D home entertainment

Monday, July 21st, 2008

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers is starting a significant initiative that could help to propel the stereoscopic 3-D home entertainment industry forward. The international standards-setting body will create […]

How IMAX and 35mm coalesce in The Dark Knight

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

The Dark Knight is a stellar example of how both the “old world” of film [photochemical] capture and the “new world” of digital finishes can combine creatively in service of the best imagery possible. Director Chris Nolan is on the record as a big fan of Imax films.

Cinematographer Wally Pfister (left) and director Christopher Nolan […]

Actors union huddles over Hollywood labor stalemate

Monday, July 14th, 2008

By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A day after their counterproposal to major studios’ “final” contract offer was rebuffed, Screen Actors Guild leaders huddled on Friday to consider their next move in […]

Internships at WGBH, Boston Public Television

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Internships at WGBH

WGBH has many internship opportunities for qualified students. Check each individual internship for a position description, school requirements, and desired qualifications.
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York Little Theatre’s 2008 Original Playwright Competition

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Now seeking plays which meet the following requirements:
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IMAXing The Dark Knight - 65mm film, the highest quality image ever invented

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

With The Dark Knight, all the action sequences were shot in IMAX, and later intercut with 35mm film. This film also marks cinematographer Wally Pfister’s sixth collaboration with director Chris Nolan, which began with the indie hit Memento and was seen most recently in The Prestige.

Wally Pfister ASC, at the IMAX eyepiece with […]