Peter Jackson chats about using 3D in The Hobbit
In the fourth video blog about The Hobbit, director Peter Jackson chats about some of the technical challenges of shooting in 3D and at 48 frames per second.
DetailsIt’s official: Bond 23 is ‘Skyfall’
At a press conference on Thursday, director Sam Mendes introduced the cast of the 23rd James Bond movie – and confirmed its title Skyfall. Daniel Craig returns for the 3rd time as the hardly shaken, never stirred agent 007. The film also stars Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney and Judi Dench.
DetailsThe democratisation of film-making: new skill sets
With advances in filmmaking challenging traditional models of filmmaking, filmmakers can no longer afford to be specialists, writes Holly Willis in Filmmaker Magazine.
DetailsFilm stock is alive, well, and developing!
Kim Snyder, President of Kodak’s Entertainment Imaging Division, reassures filmmakers that Kodak are not only still producing film stock, but are about to release a new Vision 3 colour negative film.
DetailsSA Health Department agrees to rethink proposed ban on Alcohol Advertising
The SA Government’s Health Department has agreed to look into an alternative solution to the proposed ban on alcohol advertising during a meeting held on Thursday, with health Department officials and outdoor media company Kena Media.
DetailsKirsten Dunst in final R.E.M. video
Supergroup R.E.M., who announced their breakup in September, have released one of their final videos for the track We all go back to where we belong. One version if the video consists solely of an almost 4-minute, uninterrupted shot of actress Kirsten Dunst.
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