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Like Mother, Like Son: Tom Fleischman Joined the Family Business
CineMontage spoke with Tom Fleischman about his mother (Dede Allen) and what he learned from her. […]
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Primary Colors: Telecine Technology May Change, But True Colorists Adapt
CineMontage spoke to a handful of Los Angeles-based colorists to get a picture of what telecine was, how technology has transformed it, and how they see their role in the color correction suite. […]
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Improv Ability: For Tass Filipos, It’s as Vital for Music Editors as It Is for Musicians
Tass Filipos tells CineMontage about his experience as a music editor.
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Tales from the Vault: Guild Librarians’ Stock is Rising
Hollywood’s oldest studio’s stock footage library came into existence in the mid-1920s. For the majors, whether or not to develop a stock footage library has always been a business decision. […]
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The Fixers: The Buck Stops with Engineers
Guild engineers are self-admitted gearheads who just plain love to fix things. […]
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Smooth Operators: QC and Tape Ops Adjust for the Digital Age
Watching movies and TV shows all day––and getting paid for it–– sounds like a dream job, but it’s serious work for quality control and videotape operators. Both are technical jobs, but the digital age has morphed them into a way more creative and challenging endeavor. […]
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MPTF Aids Industry Workers in Keeping Fiscally and Physically Fit
For 87 years, since its beginning, “Taking care of our own”––regardless of ability to pay––has been the primary mission of the Motion Picture & Television Fund, as it offers health care, child care, social and charitable services, and a first-rate retirement community. […]
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Foley: They Make the Noises for the Talkies
Foley was a name that stuck to the process, the location and the very special group of craftspeople who became, next to the physical actors, perhaps the most important performers in a motion picture. […]
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The Pursuit of Hippie-ness:
Editing the Music for ‘Taking Woodstock’
‘Taking Woodstock’ is a movie of source music—and not just the kind that comes from a radio playing on a tabletop. Designed to blend seamlessly with the needle-drop tunes, a lot of that was provided by the “live” hippies. […]
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Some Sound (if Not So Clear) Facts About Oscar
A very brief history of the Oscar Award for Sound Editing. […]
