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Steeves and Cutters on the making of before/during/after

By Reel Chicago Feb 2, 2021 0 Comment

While many people dream of assembling a Who's Who list of premier talents to help them tell their personal story on the big screen, highly accomplished actor turned screenwrite...

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Sarofsky talks details on doc series, ‘A Mystery to Me’

By Reel Chicago Nov 17, 2020 0 Comment

The filmmakers behind A Mystery to Me, a new documentary series that aims to raise awareness of the rare neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis (MG), give details on their inn...

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Don Burgess reteams with Zemeckis to adapt The Witches

By Panavision Nov 10, 2020 0 Comment

The Witches marks the eighth feature collaboration between director Robert Zemeckis and cinematographer Don Burgess, ASC, following such titles as Forrest Gump, ...

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Seamus Tierney talks tricks & treats of Hubie Halloween

By Panavision Oct 23, 2020 0 Comment

Cinematographer Seamus Tierney captures the tricks and treats of Hubie Halloween in large format with DXL2. Hubert Shubert “Hubie” Dubois was born and raised in Salem,...

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‘Dreaming Grand Avenue’ director Hugh Schulze

By Reel Chicago Oct 9, 2020 0 Comment

Dreaming Grand Avenue, produced by Newcity's Chicago Film Project, is the story of Maggie and Jimmy, who have never met, but they keep showing up in each other’s dreams. As t...

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Lovecraft gets the unimaginable from Framestore

By Framestore Aug 19, 2020 0 Comment

Behind the Scenes: Lovecraft Country calls on the visionaries of Framestore to bring to life all the creatures and mythos that would need to be realized. When the team adapt...

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Behind the Scenes: DP Tommy Maddox-Upshaw

By Megan Donnelly - AbelCine May 11, 2020 0 Comment

Megan Donnelly of AbelCine recently had the opportunity to sit down for a conversation with DP Tommy Maddox-Upshaw to discuss his career, his inspirations, and his most recent ...

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Behind the Scenes: documentary filmmaker Robert Hanna

By Noah Kadner - AbelCine Apr 19, 2020 0 Comment

Noah Kadner, Editor-in-chief at AbelCine goes Behind the Scenes with filmmaker Robert Hanna. Cinematographer Robert Hanna is an Emmy-award winning, veteran commerical, and d...

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Behind the Scenes: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ DP, Dan Mindel

By Panavision Apr 5, 2020 0 Comment

Behind the Scenes: Honoring the visual tradition of the first eight films, Dan Mindel, ASC, BSC, SASC reteams with Panavision to conclude the Star Wars saga with Episode IX ...

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High-Speed cameras and ‘The Slow Mo Guys’

By Noah Kadner - AbelCine Mar 30, 2020 0 Comment

Noah Kadner, Editor-in-chief at AbelCine goes Behind the Scenes with The Slow Mo Guys. The Slow Mo Guys are creator/cinematographer Gavin Free and co-host Dan Gruchy. F...

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With DP Jacques Jouffret on the set of ‘Bloodshot’

By Panavision Mar 23, 2020 0 Comment

In a cinematic universe expanding with superheroes, the creative challenge for filmmakers is to set newcomers apart from the crowd. The task is doubly important for Bloodshot, ...

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Mott Hupfel takes ‘The Last Shift’ to Sundance

By AbelCine Mar 16, 2020 0 Comment

Mott Hupfel is a cinematographer known for his work on The Savages, The American Astronaut, The Cobbler, and You. When researching the Sony VENICE for an upcomin...

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Panavision lends a texture of memory to Honey Boy

By Panavision Mar 8, 2020 0 Comment

Written by Shia LaBeouf and directed by Alma Har’el, Honey Boy presents a semi-autobiographical portrait of LaBeouf’s experiences as a 12-year-old child actor (played by No...