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Film School Confidential

Chalk talk with a class full of Local 600 cinema grads. By Pauline Rogers. Tal Lazar (Tel Aviv University, AFI) Photo Courtesy of Tal Lazar Today there isn’t anything you can’t learn about the newest in ... Read More...

Good Things Come in Small Packages

Following up on the success of its ultra-clever stop-motion features Coraline and ParaNorman, Laika Studios, an animation outpost proudly ensconced far from Hollywood (in Hillsboro, OR), presents The Boxtrolls,... Read More...

World of Color

Digital color correction is the now the global standard. But there are many subtle aesthetic differences beyond the post suites of Hollywood. By Pauline Rogers. Scene from Russian blockbuster VIY, Color Gra... Read More...

Good Night and Good Luck

It’s a brave new (technological) world in broadcast news and Local 600 camera crews are in the thick of it. By Pauline Rogers. Fire Training for Local 600 Shop Steward Terry Haggart on Good Day Sacramento (... Read More...

Best Cine Gear Ever?

The 2014 L.A.-based trade show hits it out of the park. All we can say: “Can’t Wait For Next Year!” By Pauline Rogers. Photos by Beth Dubber. Despite the usual array of parking, weather (as in very hot) and ... Read More...

Good Night, Fair Prince

Gordon Willis, ASC (1931-2014). By Pauline Rogers. Zelig (1983) Photo by Kerry Hayes As soon as word got out that Gordon Willis, ASC often referred to as “the Prince of Darkness,” (more on that nickname later... Read More...

Shape Shifters

NAB 2014 was about never standing in the same spot too long, as vendors, panelists, and industry tastemakers echoed a message of “intelligent change.” By Valentina I. Valentini. Photos by Beth Dubber. ... Read More...

Coming At You! Lighting for Live Events

Lighting for Live Events, whether actually live or live-to-tape, now includes a range of challenges for Local 600 Lighting Designers – from the massive set ups for Robert Dickinson and the Full Flood team often... Read More...

Just Peachy

Andrew Dunn, BSC and his Guild camera team, gives the Atlanta-based romantic drama, Endless Love, a timeless look ... Read More...