Millimeter August 2001COVEREditor's NotesNouveau NetworksCynthia Wisehart, Editor It's not difficult to understand the appeal of a virtual production network. Moving and sharing digital files, notes, and metadata across internal and... FeaturesPlanet Hollywoodby Michael Goldman Rick Baker didn't need to do much research when he agreed to do the ape makeup for Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes. After all, he's done apes for years in dozens of movies. And he had been plotting his improvements for Planet's apes since his childhood.... Great Expectationsby Kristinha McCort Advanced gaming platforms such as Sony's Playstation 2, Microsoft's X Box, and Nintendo's Game Cube are driving the quality of in-game play, and as the... Striking it Richby Jon Silberg Jackpot, a small, quirky, character-driven story from indie filmmakers Michael and Mark Polish has something in common with George Lucas's effects-heavy Star Wars franchise — Sony's F900 24p camera.... Digital in the DesertBy Pete Putman Last fall, George Lucas made a bit of history when he left the 35mm equipment behind and took Sony/Panavision 24p cameras into the Australian desert to shoot Star Wars: Episode II. In this interview, Lucasfilm producer Rick McCallum talks about the Australian HD shoot, digital dailies, digital production issues, and the current state of digital cinema.... Nouveau Networksby Dan Ochiva
Step by StepThe Fast and the Furiousby Ellen Wolff The street racing scenes in Universal Pictures' The Fast And The Furious are an adrenaline junkie's dream. Careening cars streak by inches from your eyes,... ClipsEfficient ProstheticsMichael Goldman
Making War ShotsMichael Goldman Director John Madden intended Captain Corelli's Mandolin to be a non-effects film. Still, he asked Double Negative, London, to build a few invisible action... Spot EfficiencyKristinha McCort A lot of hype has been given to product replacement (and placement) in television series and feature films, but the practice occurs in spots as well.... A TotalView of the FinalsKristinha McCort
Traveling StudioMichael Goldman MTV needed a durable virtual studio during its Campus Invasion tour. So Moviola Digital, Hollywood, created a unique method of transporting virtual-studio... Virtual StockcastingMichael Goldman The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), of all places, is proving the value of virtual-set technology. In recent months, the NYSE has expanded its use of... Band's Digital ExploitsMichael Goldman While much of the buzz over the upcoming 10-part, World War II HBO miniseries Band of Brothers centers around the fact that it was co-produced by Tom... Hot SpotsHot Spotsby Kristinha McCort Adidas World War 1 Soccer Beautiful cinematography, an epic score, and a great mini-narrative make this spot (done on spec) read more like a film trailer... Fields and FramesFields & Framesby Dan Ochiva Apple's new operating system gets needed support with the Mac-World/New York announcement that Alias is accepting orders for OS X version of Maya. (Version... HotwareA Review of New Productsby Dan Ochiva With the DCC (Digital Content Creation) market's compound annual growth rate of 18.7% and 2003 sales estimated at over $850 million (Jon Peddie Associates),... Digital Production NewsInteractive AdvertisingKristinha McCort As BMW delivers a DVD-inspired experience to Web surfers via BMWfilms.com (see box below), General Motors is turning to DVD-ROM for its interactive advertising.... C5 ProductionsDan Ochiva While Fibre Channel (FC) technology now heads the list as the top technology for storage networks, its introduction to post in the mid '90s considerably... Beta SightAnystream Agility Workgroup EncoderBy Michael Andrews At last year's NAB, I met with friends who were working on a brand new product called Anystream. They asked what I would think about a system that could... Fade to BlackFade to BlackMichael Goldman The day after Planet of the Apes premiered, a fried Tim Burton had no clue where his career would veer next. Is Burton committed to an Apes sequel, or... |
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The potential of networks to transform workflow and collaboration has only begun to be explored, often with uneven results. By far the most successful deployments to date have been in the area of review and approval, email-like services, password-protected sites, and proprietary Extranet networks to exchange clips at a range of resolution levels.
Director Mark Dippé mixed effects techniques for two Nabisco spots promoting new fruit snacks for kids — a :30 dubbed Wacky Faces and a :15 called Twist......
Basketball fans were treated to more than just a great game during this year's NBA Finals on NBC. While......