WELLINGTON, NZ — Warner Bros.’ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the first of three movies based on the J. R. R. Tolkien introductory novel to The Lord of the Rings saga that could very well transf ...
December 7, 2012
One name that is a standard in photography and videography is Tiffen. With their wide array of filters, from circular polarizers to neutral density filters and even infrared filters, people like me wh ...
SAN RAFAEL, CA — For Academy Award-winning sound designer and film mixer Gary Rydstrom ( Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, Titanic) , 2012 was a busy year. He lent his ta ...
December 3, 2012
There have been some exciting changes in the audio post industry. In 2012, we had the introduction of 3D audio systems for feature films, such as Dolby’s Atmos on Brave and Barco’s Auro-3D on Red Tail ...
January 3, 2013
Whether it’s the securing of camera files or the creation of media for editorial, the dailies process is considered by many where ‘post’ begins. While the terms “on-set” and “digital dailies” are ofte ...
December 14, 2012
NEW YORK — In 2008, when Amanda Amalfi got her first shot at Flame during an unpaid internship at Headlight, she asked her fellow artists if her new skillset would keep her in the studio past midnight ...
NEW YORK — It was a SunnyD commercial back in 2000 that would set the wheels in motion for Jason Menkes and Ravi Krishnaswami to join forces and form Copilot Strategic Music + Sound (http://Copilot.Co ...
Editing has come a long way since the upright Moviola. Those of us who started cutting on film or tape know full well how computers revolutionized our industry. Nonlinear editing systems help us make ...
December 18, 2012
Clients are looking for cheaper ways to get high-quality work.
I see 2013 as "a time of perceived change" or faux beginnings.
December 11, 2012
Reinvention is one of the engines that drives our industry, but not when it's detrimental to a long-term sonic identity.
Complacency and false hope are the biggest threats to the post industry.
December 10, 2012
Not unlike the rest of the business world, our industry locally, nationally and internationally has suffered from a depressed marketplace the last few years.
Great ideas are still — and always will be — king, and we're in the ideas business.
Opportunities include standing out, taking creative chances, and going back to basics.
During periods of great change, even the mightiest can fall.
In Post’s November 2012 article Mic’d Up, I talked with production sound editor Simon Hayes about the recording process for the musical Les Miserables, which is coming to theaters December 25. While w ...