Millimeter April 2006
By Michael Goldman
After years of waiting for wireless/RF-based HD camera systems to become practical for use as roving cameras in live broadcast situations, the sudden...
By Cynthia Wisehart
It had to be Brokeback Mountain. The movie that mainstreamed gay cowboy love ushers in the era of Hollywood movie downloads sort of. Just as Hollywood...
By Ellen Wolff
A popular gang of furry critters has returned in Blue Sky Studios' sequel to its hit movie debut, Ice Age. But in this latest adventure, Manny the woolly...
By Ellen Wolff
MacGillivray Freeman Films of Laguna Beach, Calif., is acclaimed for making large-format adventures like Everest, but its latest film took the company into new terrain. According to director/producer Greg MacGillivray...
By Darroch Greer
Certainly the biggest success story of the Oscar-nominated Best Pictures this year was Capote, an exceptional film made by a writer and director with...
By Michael Goldman
For a recent spot, Burger King's mascot, the King, replaces former 49ers quarterback Steve Young in breaking an open-field run, while interacting with...
By Michael Goldman
Veteran stunt coordinator-turned-director Jimmy Nickerson's desire to capture more realistic POVs for boxing scenes goes back to his days working stunts...
By Michael Goldman
Eve and the Fire Horse, a coming-of-age Canadian film directed by Julia Kwan that earned buzz at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, is hardly an effects-oriented...
By Michael Goldman
Bill Lorenz, project manager for NBC's editing facilities at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy, worked his fifth Olympics this year...
By Dan Ochiva
Digital media is everywhere these days. It's becoming an old and massive story: We're swimming in the rapid growth of media production...
By Dan Ochiva
As a concept, DI has moved from the cutting edge to accepted methodology. But with few standards and specifications beyond file formats and output types......
By Dan Ochiva
Today's laptops have more power than ever before, but let's face it...
By Dan Ochiva
If you plan to use a remote camera head to capture a unique viewpoint...
By Dan Ochiva
Whether or not your productions are ready to go to 4K res, Quantel wants you to know that Pablo is ready. The 4K-ready Pablo (the final version debuts at this month's NAB...
By Dan Ochiva
When planning a location shoot, predicting the sun's position can be key to a good session...
By Dan Ochiva
If you're a small but growing facility, upgrading to a dedicated router can solve signal patch panel nightmares...
By Dan Ochiva
Even though Apple's Final Cut Pro continues to grow in popularity, facilities that wanted to create Mac-based...
By Dan Ochiva
If your job involves lots of location shooting, protection for your camcorder is key...
By Dan Ochiva
Specialty POV cameras can freshen up a production. Take Hitachi's DK-H31S...
By Dan Ochiva
For anyone with a small postproduction suite, heavy-duty routing gear can be overkill...
By Steffen Kaus, Action Concept
As one of the world's largest full-service production companies specializing in action-based films and television projects, Cologne, Germany-based Action Concept...
By Darroch Greer
Wim Wenders has returned to his roots. The German director of The American Friend, Wings of Desire, and Paris, Texas returned to the American West with...
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Cutting the Cord 
Wet and Furry Logic
Step by Step: Greece: Secrets of the Past 
Long Shot
The Football King
Punch POV
Digital Fantasy Effects 
Olympian Storage
DI at NAB 2006
Avid Symphony Nitris
Fade to Black: Wim Wenders, Director