Posted on February 3, 2012 in Off Topic | No Comments
Is the master of surreal film going all Coppola for a hearty mocha? If by that you’re asking if David Lynch is launching his own brand of organic coffee than the answer is YES!
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Posted on February 3, 2012 in Off Topic | No Comments
March of 2011, Billy Cohn & Bud Frazier, two visionary doctors from the Texas Heart Institute, successfully replaced a dying man’s heart with a ‘continuous flow’ device they developed, proving that life was possible without a pulse or a heart beat.
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Posted on February 2, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | 3 Comments
An exciting aerial photography crowdfunding project crashes back to earth as Kickstarter pulls the plug on eye3 Drone Hexacopter
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Posted on February 1, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | 2 Comments
Ready to take the plunge to becoming a filmmaking gun for hire? Remington McElhaney compiles 10 tips to help making that transition smoother.
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Posted on February 1, 2012 in Cinematography, Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
“Pina” is a German dance film dedicated to the choreographer Pina Bausch. Nominated for an Oscar for best documentary feature, Pina is also dazzling audiences with breathtaking 3-D that has been compared to Avatar in terms of total audience immersion.
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Posted on January 30, 2012 in IQ Podcasts | No Comments
Filmmaker IQ’s John Hess talks about his new filmmaking tool: the GoPro Hero 2.
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Posted on January 27, 2012 in Interviews | No Comments
Douglas Trumbull is no stranger to special effects in big movies… And we’re talking big big movies: “2001 Space Odyssey” Big. With visual effects credits on 2001 (as mentioned), Blade Runner, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Tree of Life, Douglas Trumbull sees a bright but complex future for digital filmmakers.
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Posted on January 26, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
The rules are simple, but the possibilities are endless! The video must be composed of five 5-second clips and use original sound (no music). You can find more 5 Vignettes at the 5×5 Vimeo Group.
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Posted on January 26, 2012 in 3D Graphics, Off Topic | No Comments
This is a demonstration video showcasing Artist Scott Garne’s interactive still life project. It involves a motion-senstive frame that feeds realtime tilt data to a 3D scene.
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Posted on January 25, 2012 in Digital Effects, Effects and Stunts, Featured | 1 Comment
Television Programs have grown to become major cultural events in our culture. And with the availability of technological magic, visual effects for the original “boob-tube” can now match almost anything being seen on the silver screen.
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Posted on January 24, 2012 in Interviews | No Comments
In a interview with the Paris Review in 1996, Billy Wilder opens up about getting started as German Immigrant, flops, collaboration and why it seemed so many east coast novelists couldn’t make it in Hollywood.
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Posted on January 24, 2012 in Editing, Off Topic | No Comments
In the 90s, colorizing old cartoons seemed like a no-brainer, what could distract little tykes better than a swatchful of color? In 1992, Ted Turner, on his colorization bender took a batch of old black and whites, shipped them to South Korea where they were hand traced, colored in and reshot.
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Posted on January 23, 2012 in IQ Podcasts | 2 Comments
John Hess explores a different way to think of Kickstarter and how to find success in online crowd-funding.
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Posted on January 23, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | 3 Comments
After a rough reception from studio distributors for his latest film, “Red Tails”, the silver haired Father of the Force is going to hang up the Jedi robe for good… unless Indiana Jones 5 happens.
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Posted on January 23, 2012 in Directing, Filmmaking 360, General Screenwriting, Interviews | No Comments
Ariston Anderson interviews Francis Ford Coppola (“The Godfather”, “Apocalypse Now”) on how to bridge the gap between distribution and commerce, screenwriting, and directing great actors.
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