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Friday, Jun. 15, 2012
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May 2012 / Mount Everest Base Camp, Nepal / Day 44 / 5am / 20 degrees Fahrenheit: I wake up on cue in my tent at Everest base camp, 17,500 feet, perched on the lateral moraine of the Khumbu glacier, frost coating the ceiling of the tent as a result of my evening's respirations. I wake up early,...
Friday, May. 18, 2012
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Since James Cameron's Avatar, directors like Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott have stated that they will only work in 3D from now on. A bold endorsement of the medium from the directors of Hugo and Prometheus, respectively, but what does this mean for the rest of us? First, 3D is not only taking...
Friday, Apr. 20, 2012
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Over the years, SXSW has grown in popularity and magnitude to the point where it's sometimes a challenge to navigate the event--literally and figuratively. SXSW 2012 was no exception and the Interactive portion has earned the reputation of being a great launchpad for new products. One highlight was...
Friday, Mar. 23, 2012
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David Ramser of The Artists Company is best known as a comedy director. But in-between those humorous ad jobs, he has donned a reporter's hat, turning out mini-documentaries which he directs, shoots and edits. We thought it appropriate in the context of our Directors Issue to focus on one helmer's...
Friday, Feb. 17, 2012
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Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). Pathological effect of high altitude on the human body, caused by exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude. Symptoms resemble the flu, carbon monoxide poisoning, or a hangover. Closely related to AMS is Park City Sickness (PCS). Pathological effect...
Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
POV: Reflections on Slamdance
Slamdance (which gets underway this week) is the quintessential festival for misfit filmmakers. So when the festival asked me to shoot Harold's Bad Day --which won their short film screenplay writing competition, I agreed faster than an account exec to a wardrobe change. My first film, Dill...
Friday, Dec. 16, 2011
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James Cameron blew the 3D doors off with Avatar . Recent popular films have also cashed in on the technology, from Pirates of the Caribbean to Transformers . But is this yet another round of 3D being the 'Next Big Thing'? Are we just holding our breath before technological complications and a...
Friday, Nov. 18, 2011
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Technological advances in communication and sharing information--cloud computing, mobile platforms, custom software, wireless networks--have brought about fundamental changes to the way we do business in the creative industry. As software engineers, we thrive on this type of innovation. We're...
Friday, Oct. 21, 2011
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For my documentary Cavedigger, a portrait of a solitary and undiscovered earth artist who creates large-scale cave/installations, I faced an age-old film challenge: how to bring viewers into a space. The art caves that Ra Paulette creates are cathedral-like, dug with hand tools and intricately...
Friday, Oct. 21, 2011
Produce Stand: Surviving Production and Magic Thrones.
The Producer Real Deal If you make the choice to produce, your job will be chaotic, test your bladder, and most likely produce stars out of everyone but you. If you can handle that and want to be a "good" producer, you must be capable of doing at least 10 jobs simultaneously. For example, you will...