January 07, 2020 1:30pm PT by Carolyn Giardina 1917 Roger Deakins Shares Secrets Behind '1917's' Complex Choreography A series of carefully orchestrated sequences had to be meticulously performed in order for the director of photography, along with director Sam Mendes, to pull off a cinematic feat.
January 07, 2020 12:30pm PT by Carolyn Giardina Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker How 'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker' VFX Pro Crafted Carrie Fisher's Final Farewell Roger Guyett explains how filmmakers revived Leia Organa in new scenes, resurrected Emperor Palpatine and gave birth to a diminutive new star, Babu Frik.
January 07, 2020 12:07pm PT by Carolyn Giardina Just Mercy How 'Just Mercy's' Editor Drew Emotion From a Courtroom Scene Nat Sanders created compelling montages and made smart choices to build hope, sadness and other powerful feelings in the Warner Bros. drama.
January 07, 2020 11:00am PT by Carolyn Giardina The Oscars The Oscars Little Women How 'Irishman,' 'Jojo Rabbit' and 'Little Women' Set Designs Brought Fresh Takes to Period Looks Production designers were tasked with doing something new with some very familiar — and old — settings, where gangs, war and domestic battles raged on.
January 07, 2020 8:29am PT by Eriq Gardner Charlie Rose Deposition: He Admits "Inappropriate" Relationships Defending a sexual harassment lawsuit, Rose testifies about his studio nickname and flirting with "CBS Morning" co-anchors. But the plaintiffs say he needs to be even more forthcoming.
January 07, 2020 8:00am PT by Carolyn Giardina The Lion King Avengers: Endgame Gemini Man Baby Yoda, Alita, Simba Among VFX Society Awards Nominees 'Alita: Battle Angel,' 'Avengers: Endgame,' 'Gemini Man,' 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' and 'The Lion King' are nominated for VES' top award.
January 06, 2020 3:06pm PT by Carolyn Giardina CES: Directors, Cinematographers Endorse "Filmmaker Mode" Setting on 2020 TVs Set makers including Samsung and LG will support the mode, developed to disable motion smoothing and display movies in the way the filmmakers intended.
January 05, 2020 6:14pm PT by Carolyn Giardina The Golden Globes The Golden Globes Golden Globes: 'Missing Link' Wins Best Animated Feature The movie beat out 'Frozen 2,' 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, 'The Lion King' and 'Toy Story 4.'
January 05, 2020 12:08pm PT by Carolyn Giardina Captain Marvel Avengers: Endgame Oscars: VFX 'Bake-Off' Highlights De-Aging and Cats (of All Sorts) Contenders include jellicle 'Cats,' 'Captain Marvel's' alien cat and 'Lion King's cats of the Serengeti, as well as a parade of de-aged actors.
January 05, 2020 11:30am PT by Carolyn Giardina The Lighthouse How 'The Lighthouse' Cinematographer Shot a "Transportive" Black-and-White Film To capture the claustrophobic dread of Robert Eggers' thriller, DP Jarin Blaschke turned to rare film stock and some "off-menu" lenses.
January 03, 2020 5:17pm PT by THR Staff Ad Astra Sound Designer Gary Rydstrom Describes "Subliminal" Work for 'Ad Astra' on THR's 'Behind the Screen' His work "combines realistic and kind of point-of-view subconscious, subliminal sounds," he says.
January 03, 2020 12:20pm PT by Carolyn Giardina ASC Awards: Cinematography Nominees Include '1917,' 'Joker' '1917' is Roger Deakins' 16th ASC feature category nomination; he has won four times.
January 03, 2020 6:15am PT by Carolyn Giardina 'Cats' Visual Woes Began Early On In Production Director Tom Hooper's team tinkered with "improved" VFX until the last minute and enlisted 'Lion King' veterans to work on "refining'"what became a $100 million bomb.
January 01, 2020 1:51pm PT by Carolyn Giardina Terminator: Dark Fate How 'Dark Fate' Visual Effects Team Brought 'Terminator' Stars Back to the '90s De-aged versions of Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Edward Furlong appear in the film thanks to the handiwork of VFX experts (one worked on Brad Pitt a decade ago in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button').
December 30, 2019 2:04pm PT by Carolyn Giardina Behind the Screen Podcast Robert Richardson, Terence Blanchard, Randy Thom Among Awards Contenders Featured in 'Behind the Screen' Podcast Conversations include the films 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'Joker' and 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.'