Roger Deakins, acknowledged as a master cinematographer for an accomplished body of work, such as The Shawshank Redemption, A Beautiful Mind, and almost every Coen Brothers film since Fargo, shares . These are pulled from his website RogerDeakins.com, where he interacts with fans and filmmakers on all topics from careers to cinematography basics.
There’s just been some pretty startling research published by a university in the UK which could herald the biggest change to imaging since the switch from film to digital. Indeed before it has even begun, along with resolution itself – killed not by 8K or Super-Hi Vision but a completely different kind of technology. A vector…
A new challenger to pay-TV operator MultiChoice, which owns DStv, is expected to launch commercial services soon, possibly by as early as April. Unlike DStv rival TopTV, however, NuWeb Television doesn’t intend using direct-to-home satellite technology. Rather, it will deliver its offering over fixed-line broadband connections. The company is in the process of securing the necessary network…
From Zero Dark Thirty and Django Unchained to Lincoln and Life Of Pi, the Oscar-nominated Hollywood films champion hope, faith and vengeance – or the moral values of the wild west – according to David Cox, of the Guardian. After indulging Europe by garlanding The Artist last year and The King’s Speech in 2011, the Oscars seem set to…
As all film industry workers know, technological progress has continuously changed filmmaking. Both mechanical and digital innovations have influenced everything from equipment to distribution, changing how films are made and the manner in which we consume them. With the medium being just around 120 years old, here’s a look at the for the better.
Stellenbosch-based Mxit has said it will debut what it’s calling the when it begins showing A Lucky Man, a film about former gang boss Ernie “Lastig” Solomon, this week. Mxit users can download the movie using the company’s newly launched Cinemo app. A Lucky Man has been broken into 18 four-minute episodes. A new episode is being uploaded every weekday…