Millimeter May 2005
By Michael Goldman
"There have been some great fight films, and I wasn't sure I wanted to take that on," says Ron Howard of his hesitation to direct Cinderella Man. "I found it daunting to face the challenge of trying to present boxing in a more compelling fashion than has been done in the past." A conversation with actor Russell Crowe, who stars in the film as the Depression-era fighter, James J. Braddock, however, convinced Howard to take up the challenge. ...
By Cynthia Wisehart
Picture the mix: Jay Leno as master of ceremonies; Jamie Foxx strolling among the tables singing Ray Charles songs; Jeffrey Katzenberg and Brian Williams...
By Blair Jackson
Through the years there have many films based on popular comic book characters some good, many terrible. It's safe to say, however, that there has...
By Ellen Wolff
Modern visual effects techniques like CG sets, virtual extras, and digitally enhanced stunts are making it possible to mount period pieces on a scale that would have pleased Cecil B. DeMille. ...
By Michael Goldman
To efficiently produce a non-profit, eight-minute, HD art film promoting a message of peace, called Hope, filmmakers at Luna Media, San Francisco, decided...
By Michael Goldman
ILM's Oscar-nominated visual effects work on The Mask (1994) was a keystone in the history of visual effects, according to Mike Schmitt, visual effects...
By Michael Goldman
DreamWorks' latest CG film, Madagascar, represents the culmination of two important evolutionary steps for the studio's animation pipeline. First, Madagascar's...
By Beck Finley
By Beck Finley
A selection of the hottest agency work submitted monthly to Millimeter...
By Dan Ochiva
With hard drives now commodity items, there's usually little reason to take notice when a new drive debuts. ...
By S. D. Katz
The HP xw9300 is HP's latest smoker for digital content creation and the company's first workstation based on the AMD Opteron 200 chipset. When it comes...
By Gary Eskow
Seven years is a very long time in the technology business. Back in 1997, a revolutionary product called GigaSampler changed the way musicians thought...
By Derek Kopp & Jeremy Neish, Rivetal
By Benoit “Ben” Girard, Digital Dimension
Sorenson Squeeze 4: Full-featured, Easy-to-use Compression At Rivetal, we work with digital video in just about every shape, size, and format. Whether...
By Dan Ochiva
Speed Mac Rendering...
By Dan Ochiva
Mac Color Correction...
By Dan Ochiva
Finishing with Finaliser...
By Dan Ochiva
Ultra II SD PLUS...
By Dan Ochiva
RAID for Less...
By Dan Ochiva
Faster and Cheaper...
By Dan Ochiva
Multipod 5 in 1...
By Dan Ochiva
Improved Matchmoving...
By Dan Ochiva
Seeing in the Dark...
By Dan Ochiva
More for Motion...
By Michael Goldman
Janusz Kaminski, finally a dad at 45, is managing just fine with his two-week-old (at press time) twins, Bruce and Helena, though he says, "All they want to do is eat and sleep right now." Speaking of which, Helena drains a bottle...
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