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BUZZING ABOUT NAB
Published: March 29, 2007
Here we go again. Spring time in Vegas. I can almost smell the re-circulated air and cigarettes now. You know what else I smell? Excitement. There is a buzz out there about NAB ‘07. Pros are anxious to check out products that not only make their workflow easier, but also help them expand their business into different areas, such as posting content for mobile devices. |
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THE DIGITAL FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
Published: March 2, 2007
So the other night, I'm
watching TV, and a familiar actress appears in front of me. I know her voice,
but I can't place the face. The words she's speaking are sad but her face is in
this odd limbo between a smirk and a grimace. Am I supposed to be sad? I think
the writers want me to be sad, and I know the actress wants me to be reacting
emotionally, but the only emotion I feel is anger. |
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'GHOST RIDER' DIRECTOR MARK STEVEN JOHNSON
Published: February 13, 2007
HOLLYWOOD - Mark Steven Johnson, the director of Sony Pictures' Ghost Rider, grew up reading and collecting
comic books. "I've wanted to make this movie forever," he says of the VFX-heavy
film based on the '70s comic book series. "Ghost Rider was always my favorite
character; he was the coolest looking because he was part monster movie, part
superhero and part Evil Knievel. And when you're a 12-year old kid that's
pretty much the coolest character ever created." |
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COVER STORY: PLAYING WITH FIRE
Published: February 2, 2007
VFX supervisor Kevin Mack discusses Ghost Rider’s fiery visuals.
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DIRECTING A 'GHOST'
Published: February 1, 2007
Prior to Ghost Rider, Mark Steven Johnson had directed a film that featured visual effects, Daredevil, but nothing really prepared him for the amount of work that goes into helming a movie whose main character appears 1/3 of the time as CG and whose total effects shots are over 600. |
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NEW YEAR, NEW RESOLUTIONS
Published: January 2, 2007
Well, it’s that time again. A new year full of promise and possibilities. You can almost hear the diets being started and the cigarettes being stamped out. I love this time of year, and not just because it offers me a phone-it-in way to do my editor’s letter. Oh, did I type that out loud?
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HOLD THE PHONE...AND PDA
Published: December 5, 2006
It's December, and that means it's time again for our yearly outlook issue. We again polled some industry experts on what they feel are the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of their particular market segment. |
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COLOR CORRECTION FOR THE MASSES
Published: November 6, 2006
Silicon Color, makers of the well-respected Mac-based color grading software FinalTouch, recently announced that it was purchased by Apple. When I contacted Apple about their intentions, they pointed me to the statement on the Silicon Color Website (www.siliconcolor.com), which says that all intellectual property and technology was sold to Apple, and that maintenance agreements will be honored by Apple until they expire. As of press time, that is the only official statement available. So the questions begin... with the most obvious being: Will it go away as standalone software and become part of Final Cut Studio? |
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WHAT I LEARNED AT IBC
Published: October 16, 2006
During my trip to IBC in Amsterdam last month, I learned
some interesting life lessons: one, the domestically over-priced Heineken is
the Budweiser of Holland; two, a “fanny pack” means something COMPLETELY
different in the United Kingdom; and, three, the English are infinitely amused
that anyone would actually name their daughter Randi.
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SCRUBBING IN FOR HD?
Published: September 8, 2006
If you watch the offbeat NBC sitcom Scrubs, you know they like to do things just a little bit different than the rest, and the way they capture and post is no exception.
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