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ARRI D-20 on 'The Andromeda Strain'
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May 20, 2008
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A satellite crashes to earth containing an incredibly deadly pathogen and a team of top scientists must find a way to neutralize its effects before it can wipe out the human race. This was the premise of bestselling author
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'Dark Country' Takes 3D Cinematography to New Levels
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Apr 15, 2008
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3D cinematography has always held the potential for delivering to audiences a more realistic, immersive, story-telling experience, yet it's a promise that has been largely unfulfilled due to the visually-restrained stylistic
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"Apocalypto": The Digital Imaging Adventure
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Jan 17, 2007
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"In the beginning..." (Pause) "...Mel came to me," says Cinematographer Dean Semler, ASC, ACS, referring to Mel Gibson, who directed Apocalypto and produced it through his Icon Productions. "He came to me two years ago and
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"Crank": HD Innovations for the Action Thriller
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Oct 04, 2006
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For writer directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, former commercial helmers making their feature debut, the idea for Crank stemmed from their desire to make a nonstop action movie, "a movie that was just like a video game,"
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Nothing Is Real: Richard Linklaters "A Scanner Darkly"
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by Matt Hurwitz Aug 01, 2006
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Bob Arctor doesn't quite know what to believe. The undercover narc of the near future-seven years from now, according to the trailer-doesn't know if those bugs coming out of his roommate's neck are real. He doesn't know if he had
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The Road to SIGGRAPH 2006: What to Expect from Graphics and Effects
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by Staff Aug 01, 2006
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Unlike the mammoth NAB show, which stays in Las Vegas because that's the only venue with a big enough convention hall and enough hotel rooms to accommodate it, SIGGRAPH is a more nimble event that moves from city to city. This
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The Post Pipeline on 'V for Vendetta'
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by Matt Hurwitz May 17, 2006
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The Wachowski Brothers' "V for Vendetta" (Warner Bros. Silver Pictures Virtual Studios) tells the story of a masked vigilante known as "V" who seeks revenge for both himself and his country against a government that maimed him,
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VFX Pro Q&A with Lee Wilson of Anthem Visual Effects
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by Staff Apr 13, 2006
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Located in the historical Gastown district of Vancouver, B.C., Anthem Visual Effects provides high-end digital visual effects for feature films and high definition television programming. Anthem Visual Effects recently completed
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Adobe Creative Suite Production Studio
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by Oliver Peters Apr 11, 2006
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Adobe's release of Premiere Pro in August 2003 signaled its intent to become a serious player in the video market. Throughout 2005, Adobe has been busy solidifying that objective, developing key upgrades to its core video and
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Autodesk Media & Entertainment 3DS MAX 8
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by Michael Hurwicz Mar 07, 2006
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3ds Max 8, the latest version of Autodesk's 3D modeling and animation software, includes significant advances for every stage of the 3D production pipeline, including modeling, character animation, texture mapping, version
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The Shake Up
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by Ed Heede Dec 08, 2005
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Shake began life years before it came to Apple in 2002, and Apple has grown it well. Shake-powered technology once sold for the cost of a median-priced home. In other words, Shake was always meant for industrial-strength film (2K
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Marrying Stop Motion and CGI for "The Corpse Bride"
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by Matt Hurwitz Nov 15, 2005
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In Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride, the dead are more lively the living. The film follows young Victor Van Dort (Johnny Depp) as he tries to make his way back to his fiancée in the world of the living after accidentally "marrying"
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Discreet Smoke, No Mirrors
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by Oliver Peters Nov 11, 2005
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Autodesk Media and Entertainment is the new corporate identity for the company that most creatives have known simply as Discreet. Despite the makeover, nothing has changed in the company's focus to deliver innovative content
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SIGGRAPH 2005
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by Ed Heede Oct 26, 2005
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As the greatest show on earth for digital creatives, SIGGRAPH is unique for production pros from artists, filmmakers and coders through to their clients. SIGGRAPH 2005 was a somewhat small year for sheer floor size but drew
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Adding Lustre To Color Timing
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Jul 19, 2005
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Digital color grading is the biggest thing to hit the motion picture industry of recent times. Until very recently, the way that films were put together and color timed at the film laboratory, hadn’t changed much since the
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