Millimeter October 2001Editor's NotesReturn to TV Land
I've never watched so much TV in my life. Normally, most of the TV programs and commercials I watch come into my office on VHS, or I see them on monitors... FeaturesFeaturing Stockby Michael Goldman During production last year of Spy Kids, director Robert Rodriguez insisted on...... Engineering EmmysBy Debra Kaufman
Digital Insecurityby Harry Shearer and John Manulis
Harry Shearer wrote and directed the feature Teddy Bears' Picnic for...... The Cinerama DramaBy Jon Truckenmiller
Typically, film restoration involves the research, inspection, and repair of all existing...... VisFXA Gallery of Short-Form Effectsby Michael Goldman Commercials and music videos present unique challenges for visual effects artists. Both time-frames and effects budgets for short-form projects are far more restrictive than what film and TV projects face.... Step by StepClipsLab WorkMichael Goldman Columbia Pictures recently completed a three-year effort to restore the 1968 musical, Funny Girl, finally giving Barbra Streisand the movie she remembered.... Anime Meets CGMichael Goldman A new anime release, Blood: The Last Vampire, from Japan's Production IG Studios, is noteworthy for being the first feature-length, animated Japanese feature film to rely extensively on computer animation.... Digital SmashupMichael Goldman An extensive car crash for a :30 promoting 7-Up, Race Car, required digital studio Radium's Los Angeles division to walk a fine line.... Hot SpotsHot Spotsby Trevor Boyer A selection of the hottest agency work submitted monthly to Millimeter.... Cool GraphicsFields and FramesFields & FramesDan Ochiva Although financial analysts pulled back on forecasts for sales growth by both Intel and AMD for the rest of the year, the microprocessor manufacturers... HotwareA Review of New Productsby Dan Ochiva A business unit of Leitch Technology, DPS announced at Siggraph that it was shipping dpsNetStreamer, along with updates...... Digital Production NewsLighting and Shooting in HDDebra Kaufman For Manhattan Midnight cinematographer Derek Wan H.K.S.C., Sony's CineAlta 24P HDCAM was a logical solution on a $3 million budget.... Desktop DVDKristinha McCort Desktop DVD is finding its place in the professional production and postproduction world, as evidenced by New York-based new-media post house Outpost Digital, a member of the Radical Media family.... Beta SightIntel Screamline Rendering ServiceBy Nina Rappaport and Greg Brauer Render Power via the Internet.... Fade to BlackRemembering Robert AbelEllen Wolff The film world lost a genuine visionary on September 23 with the passing of Robert Abel. At age 64, Abel left a legacy that could fill several lifetimes.... |