Features
In today's economic climate, cost cutting by states has been the norm with the marquee example being California, which is in the throes of a $40 billion-plus shortfall that can seemingly only be addressed through a mix of tax increases and expenditure reductions.
Yet the balance sheet...
While they are distinctly different, three accomplishments have drawn SHOOT to a trio of cinematographers to kick off the new year: Xavier Pérez Grobet who shot the feature I Love You Phillip Morris, which debuted to rave reviews at the recently concluded Sundance Film Festival...
These are indeed challenging times on many levels, particularly with the state of the global economy. But regardless of the tenor of the times, at the upper echelon of filmmaking there are always inherent creative and logistical challenges--a fact of life reflected yet again in this year's crop...
To be clear, there's no replacing commercial music/sound houses with advertising and marketing sensibilities from which emanate original music and sound design for spots and other forms of advertiser content.
Yet at the same time there's no denying that the landscape of music for...
View the spots and learn more about the companies and people behind the great range of music, sound design and audio post represented in the selections for this Winter's SHOOT Top 10 Spot Tracks Chart. ...
Have a look-see at the quarter's leading VFX and Animation spots, which showcase a wide range of genres, looks and approaches.
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Is the glass half full or half empty?
Is economic adversity an opportunity rather than a roadblock?
Does the audacity of hope apply to the advertising and marketing sectors?
Are we on the long and winding road to an economic recovery or approaching the precipice of a...
While David Fincher made Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards history by recently garnering nominations in both the feature and commercial categories in the same year, there were a couple of editors reveling in that accomplishment in that they had a hand in...
While White Lightnin', which premiered at this month's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, marked the feature directorial debut of noted spot helmer Dominic Murphy of bicoastal/international Partizan...
The lesson learned in the Midwest is that the "I"'s have it, the "I"'s being incentives and infrastructure. Without one or the other in today's competitive marketplace and economy, business prospects falter. Consider California which has production infrastructure of historic proportions--both...