No doubt about it, this is a very funny film. But it is more than just the string of lunatic comedic moments; it also examines themes of friendship and growing …
July 2009
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The expansion of digital filmmaking into HD and beyond has seen film become an anachronism, rather than a competitor or adjunct to digital. Many of the traditional assistant’s duties are …
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Getting Organized
‘Storm’ Watch: Weathering the Job Action Against LLP
by Rob Callahan5 minutes readWhile this fight has proven difficult and remains incomplete, there are encouraging lessons to take away from this job action as well.
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CineMontage has turned to the Guild’s erudite, critical and scholarly branch––the story analysts––and asked them to venture deep inside their inner film geeks, to forget that their professional reputations could …
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“I believe that movies are getting more and more complex visually, and the more visually complex they get, the more they have to rely on the sound to sell those …
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As a conductor leads an orchestra, and a composer creates ideas and sounds, so does a mixer. All the elements of dialogue, sound effects, music, creativity and technical ability coalesced …
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Bernard Mendiburu’s book contains the requisite technical information about stereoscopic perception and its relation to cinema.
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This Quarter in Film History
THIS MONTH IN FILM HISTORY:
Renoir’s War ‘Rules’by uncredited6 minutes readBeneath its seemingly innocuous appearance, the story attacks the very structure of our society… The audience recognized this. The truth is that they recognized themselves.
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Features
Goin’ Back Up the Country:
‘Woodstock’ Re-Revisited with Hours of Bonus Footage7 minutes readWhat truly makes Untold Stories a memorable event, however, are appearances from five artists––Paul Butterfield, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, Mountain and Johnny Winter––whose performances have never appeared in …
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Re-recording mixers Kevin O’Connell and partner Beau Borders have been working tirelessly since last October on mixing Michael Mann’s period gangster crime drama Public Enemies. Mann’s passion for detail and …