All articles by Adrian Pennington – Page 9
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Industry Trends
Behind the scenes: Licorice Pizza with editor Andy Jurgensen
Paul Thomas Anderson’s coming-of-age drama blurs reality and drama, explains editor Andy Jurgensen.
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Inside Discovery’s Winter Olympics broadcast plans
It will have been just 180 days since the closing ceremony in Tokyo when the curtain is raised for Beijing 2022 on 4 February, with Discovery’s teams working round the clock to prepare for another marathon live production.
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CES 2022: Displays move beyond the screen
Smart TVs are no longer the centre attraction at CES but a new wave of innovations capable of projecting movies, games and augmented reality either with or without screens are pointing to the future of display technology.
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Behind the Scenes: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Writer and director Joel Coen’s latest project is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth which will be available to stream on Apple TV+ on January 14. Cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel explains how it was shot.
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What to expect in 2022
Apple will make the next streaming move; media goes wild for NFT; Avatar 2 kicks the metaverse into mainstream and England win the World Cup? Not all of these predictions will come true…
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Behind the Scenes of Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections
Cinematographer Daniele Massaccesi explains how the visual representation of The Matrix has been updated, including the iconic ‘bullet time’ effect
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2021 in review: Vendors and technology
In our second review of the past 12 months, we look back at supply chain issues, mergers and acquisitions, the rise of remote production and the dawn of the metaverse.
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2021 in review: Platforms and broadcasters
WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery, AVOD in the media mix, service surfing and C4’s uncertain future blurred the business lines in 2021.
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CES 2022 Preview: Space, the final commercial frontier
Global chip shortages notwithstanding, CES presents the future of space tech and portals to the metaverse.
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Behind the scenes: Boiling Point
Stephen Graham is a chef with a simmering temper in a feature length one-take kitchen drama filmed at a real-life restaurant. Director Philip Barantini and cinematographer Matthew Lewis explain how it was done.
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How Qualcomm is targeting the mobile metaverse
Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of chips for smartphones, is the latest company to make a play for the metaverse.
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The evolution of post to a cloud-first model
With traditional working practices upended, rising costs and technological advances, startup post production firms are eschewing physical facilities in favour of a cloud-first approach.
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Nvidia: Virtual worlds will crop up like websites
Nvidia thinks it has the fabric for building the metaverse on a larger than planet scale.
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Behind the scenes of Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast
Kenneth Branagh’s biographical family drama reclaims the city in an era where the streets had no name. Editor Una Ní Dhonghaíle speaks about cutting the drama.
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Dune: Behind the scenes with cinematographer Grieg Fraser
“Fear is the mind-killer,” says Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides in Dune. The hero must use his mind to overcome his fear. It’s a central theme of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel and one that also resonated with DP Grieg Fraser, ACS ASC, who is taking on the hallowed science fiction tome ...
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How the Battle of Lake Changjin is set to top 2021 box office
Chinese release The Battle of Lake Changjin epitomises the use of the term ‘epic’, with some three directors, six DoPs, 70,000 extras and a record domestic box office performance.
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Interview: Netflix VP of Production Innovation Andy Fowler
Netflix talks to IBC365 about growing its virtual production facilities and sharing the experience with the industry.
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No Time To Die: Behind the Scenes with cinematographer Linus Sandgren
James Bond is back in No Time To Die, but the 007 agent is wounded. Cinematographer Linus Sandgren delivers the emotional punch with 35mm, 65mm and IMAX film.