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Scene Dissolve: Bobby Bukowski Creates A Digital Deterioration in 'Rampart'
by David Heuring Jan 26, 2012
Bobby Bukowski and Oren Moverman's last project together, The Messenger, won Best First Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards. The duo reconvened in 2011 for Rampart, a portrait of a tough, embittered Vietnam vet whose job as More...
ALEXA, Anna, 'Anonymous': Anna Foerster Shoots the First Feature to Use ARRI’s New Camera System
by David Heuring Dec 07, 2011
Anonymous dramatizes an argument that has roiled university English departments for close to a century: was Shakespeare really Shakespeare? Or did someone else—someone with a better education and more worldly experience than the More...
Shooting '2 Broke Girls': Adventures in Multi-Camera Production
by Jon Silberg Dec 07, 2011
Rumors of the death of multi-camera sitcoms have been greatly exaggerated. While many network comedies have used other formats to tell their stories in recent years, there continue to be new, fresh examples of traditionally shot More...
Cinedeck EX Combines with Sony F3 Camera for Alin Bijan's 'The Ghost of Goodnight Lane'
Nov 30, 2011
Cinedeck LLC has revealed details of how its Cinedeck EX, multi-format, HD-SDI recording, monitoring and playback system, was combined with high-performance Sony F3 cameras to play a pivotal role in the camera-to-post workflow of More...
Going Handheld with the Sony F3
by Ned Soltz Nov 21, 2011
No, that’s not me with that impressive Sony rig on my shoulder. But I did have the opportunity to be among the first to have it in my possession for a few days to put the gear through its paces.The Sony PMW-F3 continues to make More...
In Review: Nuwaste Studios Pocket Light Meter
by Jay Holben Aug 23, 2011
I’ve written about some fantastic iPhone iPod iPad applications for video professionals in the past, and my list just keeps growing. I was dubious when I first heard about Nuwaste Studios’ Pocket Light Meter—it sounded like a More...
'The Three Musketeers' Shot with the ARRI ALEXA in 3D
Aug 22, 2011
The latest adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, The Three Musketeers, will be in 3D and shot on the ARRI ALEXA. DP Glen MacPherson talks to ARRI about the decision to shoot his third 3D film digitally. He says, "Really More...




'Blade Runner' Revisited
Aug 16, 2011
To create this tribute to classic sci-fi flick Blade Runner, artist Francois Vautier extracted 167,819 frames from the final cut of the film to create one gigantic square 3.5 gigapixel image. He then used a virtual camera to move More...
Randall Dark Gets Close Up for Eddie Willis’ 'Glow' Video
Aug 15, 2011
Texas-based Director Producer Randall P. Dark wanted an intimate feel for the video clip of Eddie Willis’ “Glow” from his new CD, After the Music. While listening to the rough track of “Glow,” Dark realized that the track, sung More...
Dialogue: Manuel Alberto Claro, Cinematographer, 'Melancholia'
by Jon Silberg Jul 14, 2011
Danish cinematographer Manuel Alberto Claro recalls that the opportunity to shoot the new Lars von Trier film was something of a "secret dream" come true. Claro had attended the same Danish Film Institute the director had some 18 More...
The Film May Be Divisive But These Gorgeous 'Tree of Life' Stills Are Not
Jun 28, 2011
Any fans of Terrence Malick understand that his films are as much of a visual experience as a narrative one, and sometimes even more so.  Behold i09's slideshow of stills from The Tree of Life--mostly from the much talked-about More...
HBO’s 'Game of Thrones' Unleashes Bold Visuals with ARRI Alexa
Jun 14, 2011
The production team of Game of Thrones selected ARRI Alexa digital cameras to capture the HBO drama’s cinematic visuals. The show is based on the bestselling fantasy book series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, which More...
Norwegian Monster Movie 'Trollhunter'
Jun 02, 2011
Norwegian monster movie Trollhunter opens in theaters on June 10th and is available on iTunes now. Calling it a "great, tongue-in-cheek monster movie," The Observer's Very Short List also adds that "the visual effects are More...
Badlands: An Oral History
May 31, 2011
Elusive The Tree of Life director Terrence Malick may not give interviews (the last one he gave was in 1975), but GQ has painstakingly collected fascinating quotes from him as well as collaborators, admirers and Badlands actors More...
Slideshow: Production Design on 'The Tree of Life'
May 31, 2011
Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life (winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year), tells the story of a Texas family in the 1950s. To create the look of the film, Malick turned to his longtime collaborator, production designer More...
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