Carolyn Giardina
Based in Los Angeles, Carolyn Giardina is tech editor at The Hollywood Reporter and writes its Behind the Screen blog. Her work as an editor, reporter or columnist has also appeared in titles such as CinemaEditor, SHOOT, TVBEurope, IBC Daily and SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal. In these roles she’s covered everything from IBC and CES to the Academy Awards.
Executive InterviewsHow to tell a better story
Sound should be used to help editors tell the story. Sound editor Tormod Ringnes speaks to Carolyn Giardina about the impact of immersive sound technology.
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Apple and Microsoft join Academy Software Foundation
IBC2019: Apple and Microsoft have joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Academy Software Foundation, bringing its membership to 27 companies.
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Big Screen examines potential of direct view cinema screens, assistive devices
How is the audience experience evolving? The IBC Big Screen programme asked this question on Monday, focused on the potential of direct view screens.
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Forensic discussion of the Mindhunter workflow
IBC2019: DoP Erik Messerschmidt and colorist Eric Weidt gave IBC attendees a behind the scenes look at the production of Netflix’s crime thriller Mindhunter during Sunday’s Big Screen programme.
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Pixar remastering 16 titles for Disney + and UHD
IBC2019: Pixar Animation Studio has outlined how it has revisited and remastered 16 of its titles using new technologies such as UHD and Dolby Atmos.
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“Urgent need” for digital cinema standards
IBC2019: There’s an “urgent need for standards in a number of areas” of digital cinema, the IBC2019 audience heard during a Big Screen panel.
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“We need to at least double our screen count”
IBC2019: India’s robust film industry is “heavily underscreened” the IBC2019 audience heard.
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6K camera from Blackmagic
The recently launched Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, a handheld digital camera that offers a 6144 x 3456 Super 35-size 6K HDR image sensor, is featured on the Blackmagic Design stand.
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European debut for revamped Media Composer
The recently redesigned Media Composer editing system – with a customisable user interface and expanding toolset from editing to delivery – is featured on Avid’s IBC stand.
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"HDR is not a look, it’s a canvas”
Team behind new Netflix sci-fi drama The Innocents reveal how it was produced in HDR.
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Interview: David Stump, ASC, steps into the light field
Cinematographer and visual effects pro David Stump, ASC, sees light-field technology as a huge opportunity for film, TV, virtual reality and other areas of content creation.
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Interview: Ben Ritterbush, Twentieth Century Fox
The use of a single format could help alleviate the complications caused by multiple versions of films.
- Industry Trends
The Jungle Book: advancing virtual production
Meticulous planning and pre-visualisation were used to create Disney feature The Jungle Book.
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Spencer Stephens: Asking VR questions
Although exciting, we don’t have the vocabulary for talking about VR, yet we must ensure it works across multiple devices and delivers what consumers expect.
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NASA: Sharing content from the Space Station
The U.S.’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) makes its spectacular space imagery available through initiatives including a UHD public TV channel.
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Kevin Baillie: Expanding the view of virtual production
Visual effects pro Kevin Baillie sees the notion of virtual production moving beyond use of a virtual camera, to involve tasks such a location scouting and incorporating an increased reliance on the cloud.
