Longtime SNL DP Alex Buono replicates classic nonfiction of all stripes for the new IFC series, Documentary Now! By Matt Hurwitz. Two women, a mother and daughter – both with the same name – are introduced in classic cinema vérité fashion....
Netflix reinvents the western for the binge-watching generation. By Pauline Rogers. Fans of the Western genre are thrilled that Netflix has reinvigorated the format with its contemporary crime drama, Longmire (based on the Walt Longmire Mysteries series of novels by...
Aside from a mind-boggling array of new technology on display on the Paramount Studios lot, the highlight of Cine Gear 2015 was the jointly sponsored Local 600/ASC panel de-mystifying ACES, the new Academy Color Encoding System. By Pauline Rogers. All Photos by...
Sundance indie David Lanzenberg leaps forward in size and budget for the time-travel drama The Age of Adaline. By Kevin H. Martin. Unit Photography by Diyah Pera / Frame Grab Courtesy of Lionsgate Pictures. In The Age of Adaline, beautiful Adaline Bowman...
Dueling panels at this year’s Sundance Film Festival reflect sky-high interest from indies in new aerial format. By Valentina I. Valentini. A visit to Park City this year left no doubt in anyone’s mind that the next generation of filmmakers will...
Many are calling HPA 2015 the best ever, with even more growth on the horizon. By Debra Kaufman. All Photos Courtesy of Hollywood Post Alliance. While NAB, CES, and CineGear draw more overall eyeballs each year, it’s the HPA (Hollywood Post Alliance)...
Local 600 Cinematographer Sonny Miller’s Legacy Washes Over the Industry in Waves of Talent and Respect. By David William McDonald. All photos Courtesy of David William McDonald. Anyone who loves action cinematography – in the water, on concrete, or waist deep in...
Chalk talk with a class full of Local 600 cinema grads. By Pauline Rogers. Today there isn’t anything you can’t learn about the newest in movie-making equipment on the Internet. So why go to film school, when high bandwidth and a...
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, a sublime Victorian-era fantasy focusing on the travails and misadventures of...
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. Moviemaking is a truly global affair. Big-budget films are being made around the world –...
It’s a brave new (technological) world in broadcast news and Local 600 camera crews are in the thick of it. By Pauline Rogers. Broadcast news has come a very long way from the days of Edward R. Murrow’s famous radio sign-off...
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 logistical...
