Shooting TLC’s hit documentary series Little People, Big World—mostly handheld, for more than 12 hours a day—is no small feat. Director of Photography Tom Curran heads up a crew of four, two teams working in 12-hour shifts, who follow the Roloff family of six everywhere.... »
Welcome to my first installment of what will be a monthly column here at StudioDaily. I’m usually ticked off about something when I write, but I wanted to start this column on a positive note. I can ensure you this won’t be a habit. This first column is about a man and a company that have grown from the deepest roots of this industry, and have survived where much of their competition has been bought out, died or been killed. The Man is Kim Davidson and the company is Side Effects Software.... »
At the beginning of the year, Don Bland trekked to the Arctic Circle to shoot interviews at natural gas exploration sites and remote villages for the second season of the History Channel series Ice Road Truckers.... »
Pineapple Express marks David Gordon Green’s entry into the world of studio productions, following four acclaimed indie films. Beneath the pot smoke and gunfire, there’s a touching vision of friendship and neediness at the film’s core.... »
VFX Supervisor John Knoll shows how the visual effects on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films evolved and what they did to get the data needed while not intruding on the work of the director, cinematographer and actors.... »
“The trend is moving a lot towards editors crafting their episodes in a more producer-like manner versus a couple of years ago when I’d walk in and things would be more laid out for me,” said Jamie Pedroza, editor on Project Runway. “It’s really in the editors’ hands to sculpt the stories how they want to do it, in collaboration with the producers. When the footage comes to post, we get the first stab at it. That’s really exciting. That’s why I like editing reality.” ... »
An experienced horror-film professional, Robert Hall owns a special effects/makeup company called Almost Human, and recently shot his first digital feature (and second film project), called Laid to Rest. The full-length horror feature was shot in April in Annapolis, Md. and is being finished by Hall himself on a Final Cut Pro system.... »
Bertini is a veteran sound editor/mixer of numerous high-profile television shows, including all six seasons of HBO’s Sex In The City and the CW Network’s Life Is Wild. His specialty is automated dialogue replacement (ADR) and creating original sound effects.... »
Strauss is now editing a number of high-definition videos, using a home-made PC with dual Intel Xeon (eight cores) processors. He uses the latest version (4.6) of Thomson Grass Valley Edius Broadcast editing software, with its real-time processing and JPEG 2000 codec.... »
Shot mostly handheld with two JVC GY-HD250U HD camcorders, the movie features an impressive cast and a crazy plot about doing what it takes to become U.S. president.... »
Director/producer/cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld took to the stage at NAB to discuss the changing nature of television and film, the visual style he developed with the Coen borthers on Blood Simple, producing Pushing Daisies and why the Internet will lead to the destruction of democractic society. ... »
