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Adobe Tips and Flicks, February 22, Washington, DC
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Jan 31, 2012
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On Wednesday, February 22nd, Adobe, Government Video Magazine and industry experts invite you for a day of valuable information concluding with a complimentary pre-release screening of the groundbreaking new film,
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Local Produce: DSLR Production for IFC's 'Portlandia'
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By Jennifer Wolfe Jan 26, 2012
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IFC's hit original comedy series Portlandia (@PortlandiaTV) brings viewers a romanticized and dreamy rendering of Portland, Ore., while gently satirizing the earnest Pacific Northwest community. Fred Armisen, who
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Island Life: Kevin Tent Edits 'The Descendants,' Alexander Payne's Film of Love and Loss
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By Oliver Peters Jan 26, 2012
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Alexander Payne is a director who makes human stories with a blend of comedy and drama that we all can relate to. Movies like Sideways and About Schmidt are about discovery of self, and audiences relate to the humor
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Panasonic's HDC-Z10000 Is A Pro Camcorder Contender
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By Ned Soltz Jan 26, 2012
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The Panasonic HDC-Z10000 is marketed as a consumer camcorder, but I beg to differ with that targeting. The Z10000 is a truly professional unit, with even a few features not usually found in cameras of this size
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Scene Dissolve: Bobby Bukowski Creates A Digital Deterioration in 'Rampart'
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By David Heuring Jan 26, 2012
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Bobby Bukowski and Oren Moverman's last project together, The Messenger, won Best First Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards. The duo reconvened in 2011 for Rampart, a portrait of a tough, embittered Vietnam vet whose job as a
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'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'
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Dec 30, 2011
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The director who brought us Se7en has tapped into the dark side again with the Christmastime release of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Hot off of the success of The Social Network, director David Fincher dove
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'L.A. Light': Colin Rich Considers the Art of the Time-Lapse Video
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By Jon Silberg Dec 30, 2011
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Filmmaker Colin Rich found the inspiration and determination to complete the wildly popular time-lapse video "L.A. Light" from his grandmother. Rich, who had recently been snatched away from a job checking out equipment
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Mid-Century Modernists: Production on 'Eames: The Architect and the Painter'
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By Jennifer Wolfe Dec 30, 2011
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The "Eames Era," as it became known, began in the optimistic flush of American victory following World War II, and the global impact of the mid-century Eames aesthetic continues to be felt today. Eames: The Architect
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DSLR Cameras and Color Management: In A Place Post Finishes the Documentary 'Dragonslayer'
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Dec 30, 2011
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Director Tristan Patterson used a Canon EOS 5D Mk II and Kodak Zi8 to bring a unique look to his debut feature, the documentary Dragonslayer (@DRAGONSLAYERDOC). The film follows Josh "Screech" Sandoval, a lost kid
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The Roaring '20s: Ambient Audio Post for HBO's 'Boardwalk Empire'
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By Blair Jackson Dec 30, 2011
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Currently in its second season, the Prohibition-era drama Boardwalk Empire continues to draw plaudits from critics and large numbers of viewers to HBO. Set in Atlantic City in 1920-21, the series follows the exploits
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Production Diary: L.A. Is A Great Big Freeway: Pan and Zoom with Dave
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By Stefan Sargent Dec 30, 2011
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I've done two 'copter shoots for Dave—one in Sonoma County, Calif., the other flying over the Great Salt Lake. They were both scary but fun. Now he wants a third: early morning traffic jams on the L.A. freeways.
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'Pearl Jam Twenty': Mixes, Multitracks and Memories for the Cameron Crowe Documentary
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By Blair Jackson Dec 30, 2011
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Seattle rockers Pearl Jam are celebrating their 20th anniversary in style: with a new music-heavy documentary, Pearl Jam Twenty, directed by Cameron Crowe, which was released briefly in select theaters, turned up
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Puerto Rican Reverie: Recording and Remixing for 'The Rum Diary'
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By Matt Hurwitz Dec 30, 2011
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Coquí: the tiny little chirping-frog natives of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, where Bruce Robinson's The Rum Diary was filmed, they are literally everywhere—even on the soundtrack—whether one wants them there or not.
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Tips to Clip: January 2012
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By Dick Reizner Dec 30, 2011
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300th Tips
Back in 1982, the publisher of Audio Visual Directions, Joy McGrath, came to one of my Mixed Bag of Tricks seminars and asked me to write a column of practical hints for her magazine. What you are
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DV101: Delving Deeper: How to Achieve a 'Filmic' Depth of Field
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By Jay Holben Dec 30, 2011
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Achieving a "filmic" depth of field was a holy grail among digital shooters for a long time—encouraging the invention of a plethora of lens adapters that generated the film DoF look—but now that larger sensors are
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