Ghost VFX artists received a 2021 Emmy for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Single Episode for the Star Trek: Discovery installment ‘Su’Kal’. Led by supervising producer and lead VFX supervisor Jason Michael Zimmerman, the Emmy-winning Ghost team included VFX supervisor Ivan Kondrup Jensen and VFX producer Kristen Prahl. Also taking home Emmys were VFX supervisor Ante … Read more
Matthews Studio Equipment introduces Veeboxx™, a portable soft box enclosure that works with The Claw by Matthews to quickly transform the Astera 40” Titan tube into a diffused lighting source. The Claw & VeeBoxx form a safe, practical, solution to bring delicate tubes into the hefty world of grips and gaffers. It was designed by … Read more
Install Premiere Pro (Beta) from the Beta apps tab in Creative Cloud Desktop. Try out Auto Tone and new import and export features now in development. Colour gives stories their character and allows editors and content creators to develop their own cinematic style. Building on decades of Adobe colour science, the Lumetri tools make colour … Read more
On the occasion of this year’s 34th European Film Awards and in recognition of a unique contribution to the world of film, the European Film Academy takes great pleasure in presenting Márta Mészáros with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding body of work. Born in Hungary, Márta Mészáros grew up in the Soviet Union … Read more
The Tiffen Company has added a new line of problem-solvers to their vast array of front-of-the-lens optical filters. Tiffen’s Warm Diffusion family premiers three distinctive innovations—all aimed at giving new cinematic looks to today’s diverse array of complexions, dark to light—in camera. Each filter in the series offers the benefits of Tiffen Filter’s effective yet … Read more
A new season of ScreenSkills webinars exploring the rapidly evolving use of virtual production will take place this autumn followed by open days where studios big and small will open their VP stages to industry professionals. The Making Virtual Production Real season will open in early November with a beginner’s guide to virtual production and … Read more
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is to launch a brand new part-time certificate course to service the unprecedented demand for Virtual Production skills within the screen sector. As Virtual Production rapidly transforms the capabilities of the creative industries, the NFTS in partnership with WarnerMedia, WarnerMedia Access and StoryFutures Academy, will lead the charge in … Read more
VIEW Conference has announced that Sir Roger Deakins CBE BSC ASC, Oscar-Winning cinematographer of films including The Shawshank Redemption, Blade Runner 2049 and 1917, will receive this year’s coveted VIEW Visionary Award. Previous recipients of the award, presented for outstanding contribution to the visual arts, include pioneering visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren, animated feature director … Read more
No Time to Die, the 25th film in the James Bond franchise, is being used to inspire the next generation of young people about a career in screen thanks to a partnership between Into Film, Universal Pictures and ScreenSkills. The careers resource for teachers, Careers Behind the Camera, has been devised for students aged 12+ … Read more
It always seems to be one precipice or another, out here on the edge of the continent. As this is being written, both town and country teeter on the edge of several. While the current solvency of the US is being thrashed out in Washington, Hollywood’s own solvency similarly hangs in the balance, as below the line … Read more
Cinematographer and founder of the Cinematography Mailing List, Geoff Boyle NSC FBKS, has passed away, after a battle with cancer. Geoff Boyle was born in a council estate in the Northeast of England in 1950. At eight he was given his first Brownie 127 camera, which started him on lifelong image-making. He dropped out of his final year in art school … Read more
Lexhag VFX has announced the hire of Tom Lewis as managing director. Lewis joins Lexhag from the award-winning entertainment marketing agency that counts Disney, Universal and Netflix among its Film, TV, and games clients. Lewis opened the UK arm of the US-based company in 2009, growing the London office to a team of 30 people. … Read more
Emmy-nominated producer Will Packer will produce the 94th Oscars, Academy president David Rubin announced. It will be his first involvement with the Oscars, which will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide on Sunday, March 27, 2022. “Will is a powerhouse producer who has enjoyed success across all movie genres. He’s already bringing a … Read more
Rise, the award-winning advocacy group for women in the broadcast media technology sector, and ScreenSkills has announced the pairing up of mentees and mentors for the ScreenSkills Rise Mentoring Programme. This new ScreenSkills Rise Mentoring Programme, funded by ScreenSkills as part of the BFI Future Film Skills programme using funds from the National Lottery, supports Rises’ 2021/22 expansion of its mentoring schemes within the broadcast media technology … Read more
18 new film productions have received almost £1 million from the Government’s UK Global Screen Fund, which helps UK films reach the international stage. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has also announced a six month extension to the UK Film and TV Restart Scheme to support approximately 400 additional productions to benefit from the scheme. This … Read more
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts in Wales has announced the line-up for BAFTA Cymru Awards 2021: The Sessions, an event-series celebrating some of the nominees and nominated programmes from the British Academy Cymru Awards. The series will be held online from 18-22 October, in the run up to the 2021 BAFTA Cymru Awards Ceremony on the 24 … Read more
Canon Europe announced the latest innovation in the EOS R System – a new virtual reality capture solution that leverages the capabilities of the RF mount. Canon’s EOS VR System, which includes a new Canon RF 5.2mm F2.8L Dual Fisheye lens, has been developed in response to demand for high quality 3D 180° VR content. … Read more
Leading VFX and animation studio Cinesite is marking its 30th anniversary, a key milestone for the independent studio which has produced ground-breaking work for more than 200 motion picture and series productions, including some of the most popular and critically-acclaimed films of the past three decades. “Marking this milestone is cause for great pride and … Read more
“When you’re preparing a film you can indulge in dreamy conversations – it’s an essential part of the process that gets infused into the work. But once you’re on set, and the clock is ticking, you find yourself a passenger on a moving train. Sometimes it’s a slow-moving train, but that train is moving. This … Read more
BBC Studioworks is fuelling its commitment to building creative communities and investing in the future by providing much-needed access for the next generation of future talent. Following a successful pilot last year, eight more BBC Studioworks staff will mentor eight Elstree Screen Arts students starting in November. The programme, run in partnership with ScreenSkills, forms one … Read more
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