Exposure: Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin came to prominence in 1989 with the smash Broadway play, A Few Good Men, which garnered him the John Gassner Award for an American play by a new playwright. His film adaptation a few years later, forever immortalized by a growling Jack Nicholson insisting American civilians “can’t handle the truth,” swiftly propelled Sorkin to Hollywood’s A-list for screenwriters. He followed up his courtroom drama (A Few Good Men earned Oscar, DGA and ASC nominations) with a string of notable feature films – Malice, The American President and Charlie Wilson’s War – and television series – Sports Night, The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, functioning in many cases as both writer and executive producer. His most recent project, The Social Network, charts the founding and early days of Facebook and its notorious creator Mark Zuckerburg, a brilliant Harvard undergrad who ruffled many feathers on the road to making 500 million friends. Chris Wolski spoke with Sorkin about why he prefers to emphasize dialogue when creating a film template, and why he was glad William Shakespeare wasn’t in the running to write The Social Network script! Read more
Fighting For Attention
October 8, 2010 by editor
Filed under Web Exclusives
ICG writer Jon Silberg locks and loads (up with information) at Shane Hurlbut’s weekend long HDSLR Bootcamp. Photos by Ryan Strong Fritz. Read more
Friendsters
In their first theatrical re-teaming since Fight Club, Jeff Cronenweth, ASC and David Fincher recount the founding of the world’s most successful online network. By Chris Wolski / Photos by Merrick Morton Read more
ICG October 2010
FEATURES
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
DP Jeff Cronenweth, ASC
By Chris Wolski
SECRETARIAT
DP Dean Semler, ASC
By Margot Carmichael Lester
NO ORDINARY FAMILY
By Pauline Rogers
DIGITAL DALLIES
By Carolyn Giardina
ONE SHOT SPOT
By Pauline Rogers
EXPOSURE: Aaron Sorkin
FLASH FRAME: Nick Kay
GEAR GUIDE: Digital Workflows
UNSCRIPTED: Mike McDonough / Tim Stipan
The Deep End
Mott Hupfel wades into the ever-shifting waters of love and friendship for Philip Seymour Hoffman’s indie drama Jack Goes Boating. By Pauline Rogers / Photos by KC Bailey Read more
ICG September 2010
FEATURES
JACK GOES BOATING
DP Mott Hupfel
By Pauline Rogers
BOARDWALK EMPIRE
DP Stuart Dryburgh
By Matt Hurwitz
10,000 DAYS Webisode
By Pauline Rogers
MOBILE DTV
By Debra Kaufman
2010 ECA AWARDS
By Bob Fisher, David Heuring, and Sally Christgau
DEEP FOCUS: Sefan Czapsky, ASC
ON LOCATION: South Florida
GEAR GUIDE: Short Form
DEPTH OF FIELD: Operation Gratitude / Women in Film PSA Program
A Snug Fit
September 7, 2010 by editor
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Darren Lew talks about taking 2010 AICP honors for innovative Levi’s commercial.
By Bob Fisher
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Letters From Home
Operation Gratitude/Women In Film’s PSA Program by Marie Rowe and Everlyn Hunter
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Two Shows For The Road
August 12, 2010 by editor
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ICGMAGAZINE.COM brings back the goods from the 2010 NAB and Cine Gear events. By Pauline Rogers
Local Knowledge
The real Manhattan shines through in the summer rom-com The Switch. By Ryan Stewart / Photos by Macall Polay
