August 1, 2014

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    August 1, 2014
    In this issue:
    Music Videos - Short films with inspired soundtracks
    Director's Chair: Tate Taylor - Get On Up
    Primetime: FX Networks' Louie
    Audio for Commercials
    Reviews: Cat DV, Boris FX & Yanobox
    ...and much more!

Departments

  • Director's Chair: Tate Taylor - 'Get On Up'
    Director's Chair: Tate Taylor - 'Get On Up'

    With just one small comedy — the 2008 Pretty Ugly People — on his resume, Tate Taylor’s directing career got turbo-charged thanks to his 2011 triumphant and Oscar-winning The Help, which he also co-wr ...

    August 5, 2014

  • Primetime: FX Networks' 'Louie'
    Primetime: FX Networks' 'Louie'

    FX Networks recently aired the fourth season of Louie, the half-hour scripted series that stars comedian Louis CK. Each episode spotlights his hectic life in New York City, which includes raising two ...

    August 5, 2014

  • Review: Boris FX's Continuum Complete 9
    Review: Boris FX's Continuum Complete 9

    Continuum Complete from Boris FX has had a unique relationship with Avid since 2005, when BCC was first bundled with MC, allowing it to become the de facto third-party effects package for Avid for man ...

    August 5, 2014

Features

  • Music Videos: Short films with inspired soundtracks
    Music Videos: Short films with inspired soundtracks

    The value of music videos can not be understated. Many artists use them to promote new or upcoming releases, to shape their image, and to feed a hungry fan base’s unending desire for new content. Less ...

    August 5, 2014

Web Exclusives

  • 'The Giver': The Room's precise color work
    'The Giver': The Room's precise color work

    NEW YORK — The Room, the boutique finishing facility located within Technicolor-PostWorks, New York (www.technicolorpwny.com), recently completed two months of post production finishing on The Giver, ...

    August 13, 2014

  • Previs: 'Hercules'
    Previs: 'Hercules'

    LOS ANGELES — The original superhero, “Hercules” fills the big screen with his larger-than-life presence in the new summer blockbuster of the same name, directed by Brett Ratner. The Third Floor (www. ...

    August 7, 2014

  • Primetime: Discovery's 'Alaska - The Last Frontier'
    Primetime: Discovery's 'Alaska - The Last Frontier'

    HOLLYWOOD — Discovery Studios, the full-service production company within Discovery Communications, is in production of Season 4 of the popular program, Alaska: The Last Frontier. The show has been no ...

    August 19, 2014

  • Review: Video CoPilot's MotionPulse BlackBox
    Review: Video CoPilot's MotionPulse BlackBox

    I’ve been using Video CoPilot products since… well, since they started selling products. Evolution, Riot Gear, Action Movie Essentials and yes, even Real Clouds. When they first announced Designer Sou ...

    August 25, 2014

  • Technicolor-PostWorks completes 'Hundred-Foot Journey'
    Technicolor-PostWorks completes 'Hundred-Foot Journey'

    NEW YORK — Mark Gethin, the creative director of color at MPC USA, recently spent several weeks in New York City, providing final color for the new DreamWorks feature The Hundred-Foot Journey. The fil ...

    August 7, 2014

  • VFX: 'Sin City 2 - A Dame to Kill For'
    VFX: 'Sin City 2 - A Dame to Kill For'

    VANCOUVER — Prime Focus World recently teamed up with director Robert Rodriguez and his Troublemaker Studios on the new film, Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For. The studio served as the exclusive visual ...

    August 23, 2014