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MillimeterMichael Ballhaus to Host Cinematography Seminar at Berlinale Talent Campus
Feb 2, 2004 12:00 PM
BERLIN, GERMANY-- Michael Ballhaus, ASC will focus on the art and craft of cinematography during a seminar here at the second annual Berlinale Talent Campus which is an integral part of the Berlin International Film Festival. The seminar will begin at 10:30 a.m. on February 11 at the House of World Cultures auditorium.
The Berlinale Talent Campus is an initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival. Some 500 young script writers, producers, cinematographers, directors, actors, composers, sound designers and film editors from all over the globe were chosen to participate in the program.
Ballhaus will focus on how the convergence of film and digital intermediate technologies is expanding the role that cinematographers play in postproduction. He will explore how this evolution of technology provides new aesthetic options and challenges. As part of his discussion, Ballhaus will show excerpts from his films Wild Wild West and Gone Underground.
The seminar is sponsored by Kodak.
"Michael Ballhaus is one of the most talented and influential filmmakers of modern times," says Janet Anderson, European Marketing Director, for Kodak's Entertainment Imaging division. "He is a true artist, who has mastered every aspect of the complex craft of visual storytelling. This discussion will provide valuable insights into a complex topic, including both the aesthetic possibilities offered by digital intermediate technology and the pitfalls of relying on overly manipulated images."
Ballhaus has compiled nearly 100 narrative film credits, including Broadcast News, The Fabulous Baker Boys and Gangs of New York, which earned Oscar nominations for cinematography. He was born and raised in Germany, where his parents were stage performers. Ballhaus began his career shooting television films. He collaborated with director R.W. Fassbinder on 15 features, including The Stationmaster's Wife, Fox and His Friends and The Marriage of Maria Braun. Ballhaus earned his first credit in the United States in 1982 for Dear Mr. Wonderful. His other memorable credits include The Color of Money, The Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, The House on Carroll Street, Postcards from the Edge, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Air Force One.
The Berlinale Talent Campus is a weeklong program that will run from Feb. 7-12, 2004. The program attracts participants from around the world, and explores all aspects of filmmaking, including the latest technical developments, creative tools, stylistic trends, future markets and philosophical perspectives. The participants have ample opportunities to meet their peers from different parts of the world. Other seminars will be conducted by Eleanor Bergstein, Anthony Minghella, Walter Murch, Nicolas Philibert, Zbigniew Preisner, Alan Parker and Wim Wenders.
For more information about Kodak, visit www.kodak.com/go/motion. For more information about the Berlinale Talent Campus, visit www.berlinale-talentcampus.de.
About Kodak
Kodak's Entertainment Imaging division is the world-class leader in
providing film, digital and hybrid motion imaging products, services,
and technology for the television, feature film and new media
industry.
About Berlinale Talent Campus
An initiative of the Berlin International Film Festival, a business
division of the Kulturveranstalrungen des Bundes in Berlin GmbH, in
co-operation with MEDIA Training, Senate Department for Economincs,
Labour and Women's Issues Berlin, House of World Cultures and
Volkswagen. Co-founding partners Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and the
UK Film Council.
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