Chris Wedge Gets Epic


Epic is not only Blue Sky's best movie but also director Chris Wedge's most personal, too: a swashbuckling, samurai action/adventure that takes place in a lush, microscopic forest world. It beautifully translates N.C. Wyeth for Alice in Wonderland meets The Adventures

Full Trailering of Planes


The official Planes trailer has taken flight, highlighted by Mark Mancina's majestic score, accentuating the connection to Cars. There's bonding between cars and planes before Dusty the wily crop duster (Dane Cook) soars high above and far away from Radiator Springs

Trailering More Pacific Rim


Following the exciting WonderCon footage comes a new Pacific Rim trailer that delves further into Guillermo del Toro's mother of all CG monster movies (opening July 12). Summer box office prospects look strong and the Oscar-contending VFX by ILM (going well beyond

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Cinematography

Sneaking Skyfall

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Books, Cinematography, Clips, James Bond, Movies, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Empire previews Skyfall (Oct. 26 in the UK; Nov. 9 in North America) and uncovers that this one’s personal between M and baddie Silva (Javier Bardem), which makes it personal for Bond as well. Read more

Trailering 4K Lawrence of Arabia

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Blu-ray, Cinematography, Home Entertainment, Movies, Oscar, Production Design, Tech | Leave a comment

Although the new trailer for the 50th anniversary 4K restoration of Lawrence of Arabia doesn’t do it justice, you still get a sense of the look: the desert is hotter and more other worldly and flesh tones are warmer — in fact reds leap off the screen. Read more

The Future of Cinema at the Palo Alto Film Fest

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Below the Line, Cinematography, Festivals, Movies, performance capture, previs, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

I will be returning to the second annual Palo Alto International Film Festival (Sept. 27-30), moderating “The Future of Cinema: Extended and Experiential.” Joining me on Sept. 29 at 1:00 pm at Talenthouse will be filmmaker/technologists John Gaeta (creative director/founder, Float Hybrid), Kim Libreri (VFX supervisor at ILM), Rudy Poat (creative director, Microsoft Studios), and Habib Zargarpour (creative director, Microsoft Studios). Read more

SPA Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Screening Series

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Cinematography, Events, Movies, previs, Production Design, Shorts, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

The 10th anniversary celebration of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) continues with a five-week series of special screenings in September featuring its legacy of animated and hybrid films, as well as reunions with filmmakers participating in Q & As following each screening, rare footage/materials from the SPA archives, and giveaways. The series, held in conjunction with ASIFA-Hollywood and Animation Magazine, will culminate with an exclusive screening of Hotel Transylvania (opening Sept. 28.) Read more

Clipping Alternate Avengers Opening

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Below the Line, Blu-ray, Cinematography, Clips, Costume, Home Entertainment, Movies, performance capture, previs, Production Design, Tech, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

A more somber, post-9/11 vibe underscores this alternate opening to The Avengers (available as “Maria Hill Investigation” on the Blu-ray/DVD combo Sept. 25 from Disney Home Ent.) Incidentally, blockbuster superhero movie returns to theaters Labor Day weekend for a one-week run. Read more

Final Trailering of The Master

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Cinematography, Festivals, Movies, Production Design, Tech, Trailers | Leave a comment

There’s more sex, violence,  gun play, and melancholy in the final trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master (Sept. 14) on the eve of its festival run at Venice and Toronto. Read more

London Calling: Skyfall Vlog

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Books, Cinematography, Clips, James Bond, Movies, Production Design, Tech, VFX | Leave a comment

Skyfall director Sam Mendes, Daniel Craig, and Judi Dench discuss shooting extensively in London for the first time in the latest vlog, taking advantage of new iconography by closing down Whitehall and the modern Underground. Read more

SIGGRAPH 2012: Talking Croods VFX

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Below the Line, Cinematography, Education, Events, Movies, Tech, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Markus Manninen, the VFX supervisor on DreamWorks’ The Croods, appeared with two of his colleagues on a SIGGRAPH panel to discuss the role of VFX at the animation powerhouse. He gave me a sneak peek of the sophisticated naturalism coming March 22, 2013. Read more

New Skyfall Trailers: Bond Resurrection

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in Below the Line, Books, Cinematography, James Bond, Movies, previs, Production Design, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | 1 Comment

After some nice explosive teasing, we finally get two full-blown Skyfall trailers — one international and one domestic all about “resurrection.” You only live twice, Mr. Bond? Read more

The Hobbit Gets a Trilogy

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Books, Cinematography, Clips, Education, Events, Movies, Oscar, performance capture, previs, Production Design, Tech, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Peter Jackson believes there’s enough story to warrant a Hobbit trilogy and New Line, Warner Bros., and MGM couldn’t be happier.  Looks like Jackson’s Tintin will have to wait. Or can he still squeeze in the performance capture shoot? Read more

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