4th July '08Today's Top Blog Posts on Film Making
1. Sacha Baron Cohen, Will Ferrell to Star in Judd Apatow’s Sherlock Holmes
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Sacha Baron Cohen will play Holmes, and Will Ferrell, Watson, in a comedic take on Sherlock Holmes for super-producer Judd Apatow. To avoid confusion, last month we reported on Guy Ritchie’s forthcoming, unrelated…
2. ANNY: Ukiyo-e
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I’m always curious about Japanese motion graphics studios. I know so little about how Asian studios in general are set up, and yet I know there must be loads of amazing work being made. Books like Japanese Motion…
3. Universal Everything / Nokia
Universal Everything recently updated with a whole host of new work to tickle your visual taste buds. One piece that particularly stood out for me was the Nokia Heathrow project. It’s one of those ideas that you just…
4. The Wackness.
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“The Wackness is a mix tape of clichés, with writer-director Jonathan Levine taking cuts from a dozen or more ‘life-affirming’ coming-of-age melodramas and setting them to the backbeat of NYC 94,” writes Nick…
5. Mark Millar Has “Big Name Action Director” For a Superman Returns Revamp? Announcing at Xmas? Madness.
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Let’s hope Mark Millar sticks around the movie business for many years, and not only because the guy gives great quotes. With the adaptation of his Wanted comics raking in considerable bank and an adaptation of…
6. The Nines Director: Forget Sundance, Use P2P Instead
John August, director of The Nines, has just published a lengthy article about his experience with the indie movie, including its Sundance screening, BitTorrent and the competitive art-house film scene. August made his…
7. Asians all look the same to me.
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A recent photo from Wimbledon, courtesy of Yahoo, via Getty Images:The caption reads:Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand celebrates winning the women’s singles round four match against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia on day seven…
8. I Can't Wait!
Which James Bond you like depends on how old you are. If your first Bond film was with Roger Moore, that’s who you think Bond is. If your first Bond film was with George Lazenby - you’re screwed. My first memories of…
9. I got married
On Saturday evening, one hundred friends and family members got together for our wedding at a house in the hills. There were rings and toasts and food and cake. It’s all a bit of a blur. The photos I’ve seen so…
10. Quote: Lucas Admits Indiana Jones 4 Was Pointless?!
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I came across this quote from George Lucas in The New York Times:“I mean, why do we have to make another Indiana Jones? There was no point to it, other than, gee, this might be fun.”I’m not even going to comment…
11. Hellboy II: The Golden Army, round 1.
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“In terms of sheer spectacle and visual invention, [Hellboy II: The Golden Army] is an absolute knockout, frames stuffed with bizarre creatures and mystic runes and arcane weaponry and wondrous design,” writes James…
12. LEVERAGE Weeks 8 & 9
Right then, a few double week posts to catch up. This is where things get grindy and repetitive anyway, so I don’t think you’re missing much.Week 8: Albert is out writing 104, and Chris Downey heads out to write 103. …
13. Tartan Films, RIP
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It was at this year’s European Film Market in Berlin (a wonderful source for industry gossip) that I first learned of the troubles brewing over at Tartan Films. Jane Giles, head of acquisitions, and Sam Dunn, of the…
14. ANOTHER SOLUTION FOR NATIVE MXF SUPPORT IN FCP
Calibrated Software offers a couple of applications that allow you to view and work with the native MXF files that a P2 camera generates.The first is called MXF IMPORT FOR OSX. This allows you to import the video MXF…
15. Chad Hurley: How We Did It | NewTeeVee
YouTube CEO Chad Hurley, not known for being especially candid (especially now that he’s under the lock and key of Google PR!) gave an unusual address last night at a startup dinner in Palo Alto where he detailed the…
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