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'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'
Published: August 8, 2011
LOS ANGELES — For director Rupert Wyatt’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the ability to create photorealistic chimps was key, and that challenge fell to Wellington, New Zealand-based Weta Digital under the leadership of visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri. |
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Editor's Letter: Technicolor Dreams
Published: August 8, 2011
The executives at Technicolor have been busy little beavers recently. Just prior to going to press for this issue, Technicolor announced the purchase of Hollywood’s LaserPacific from Telecorps, which also owns post production stalwart PostWorks. The move is meant to increase Technicolor’s presence in the television and theatrical digital post world even further. |
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Editor's Letter: The FCP X reaction
Published: July 12, 2011
I have been doing this job for more years than I care to admit, and in all that time I have never seen a reaction to a new product release like the one that has occurred with Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. |
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One show, many formats
Published: June 13, 2011
CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles, which just completed its second season, has an ambitious way of capturing the show — they use a multitude of digital cameras, including the Arri Alexa, the Canon 5D and 7D, the Sony F-900s, JVC’s GY100 and even GoPro cameras. |
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Cover Story: Building a better bug for Off
Published: June 13, 2011
MONTREAL — For SC Johnson’s newest Off product, Technicolor Creative Services Montreal was tasked with creating not one, but three distinct mosquitoes who prey on a couple camping in the woods. The agency, Draft FCB Chicago, once again called on TCS Montreal (www.technicolor.com), who modeled, textured and animated the mosquitoes that had appeared in previous Off campaigns. But this wasn’t a slam dunk for the studio; TCS decided to push the envelope a bit in order to renew the contract. |
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Editor's Letter: Feeling Social?
Published: May 16, 2011
Were you on Facebook today? Have you heard that familiar ping of TweetDeck ringing through your computer speakers while reading this article? |
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Social Media
Published: May 16, 2011
Are you being social? If not, you are one of the few. Social media sites are a part of everyday life |
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Offhollywood shoots 3D stereo movie with Red Epic
Published: April 5, 2011
Mark L. Pederson’s Offhollywood has developed a strategic partnership with fellow New York house The Molecule, a visual effects studio that does TV work for many New York-based shows. The two are now working together on the first independent Red Epic-shot 3D stereo film, called Hellbenders. |
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Coloring 'The Fighter'
Published: March 14, 2011
HOLLYWOOD — Director David O. Russell’s multi-Oscar-nominated film The Fighter, which was released on Blu-ray this month, features a large Irish family from a blue-collar Boston neighborhood during the mid-1980s. |
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Editor's Letter: Sharing NAB product details
Published: March 4, 2011
NAB isn’t until next month, but I am already tired. It seems as though companies are trying to get the word out on their new offerings even earlier than usual. |