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GCI Interview on Image Management (DI)

21/8/2014

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The latest Global Cinematography Institute newsletter contains an interesting interview with SMPTE member and Bluescreen LLC principal Bob Kertesz and colorist Aaron Peak. 

They discuss the relationship between the Cinematographer and the post-production process.

Digital intermediate is an important part of the workflow of the films and other projects that I work on, and increasingly part of the creative process rather than merely for evening and balancing the flow of images, as I mention in my articles on The Lego Movie and Legend of the Guardians.

It's a bit different for us compared to live action DOPs in that our DI facility is in-house and we are able to start DI during production, rather than waiting until a shoot wraps. This means we can iterate in Nucoda and still resolve issues in compositing if required. 

Our lighting artists and compositors output grademattes that enable granular control over imagery in DI - for example separate mattes for characters and their components (such as eyes, face decals for Lego characters, teeth, and for important props and setpieces.

http://globalcinematography.com/teachers/imagemanagement.html
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"Legend of the Guardians" Section now Published

3/7/2014

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Finally finished the article on The Cinematography of Legend of the Guardians and added a page of links to websites of relevance. The LOTG section should no longer be password protected.

The article takes a general approach to the cinematography of the film and doesn't get too much into the technical aspects.

This is to keep it readable and accessible to a general audience, but also because I am contractually bound not to reveal too much about technique.
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Beautiful Moonlight Long Exposure Photography

27/5/2014

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Came across this series of beautiful images while doing some research for an article on the cinematography of "Legend of the Guardians":

http://webodysseum.com/art/moonlight-of-argentina-by-alejandro-chaskielberg/

His website is http://www.chaskielberg.com/


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"Slow life" coral reef timelapse

6/5/2014

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http://notes-from-dreamworlds.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/slow-life.html#disqus_thread

Slow Life from Daniel Stoupin on Vimeo.

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Nice essay on the cinematography of "Breaking Bad"

17/3/2014

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Nick Schager wrote an article that posted on rogerebert.com in August last year entitled "STYLIZED REALISM: THE CINEMATOGRAPHY OF BREAKING BAD, SEASON 1", well worth a read if you haven't caught it already.

Amongst other things, the essay analyzes the psychology behind the use of static and dynamic camera work  in the series, as well as composition of shots and the use of light and shadow to metaphorically link the characters of Jesse and Walt when they first meet 
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Great interview with Phedon Papamichael on the black & white cinematography of "Nebraska"

13/3/2014

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The NoFilmSchool site has an article pointing to a fascinating interview with Phedon Papamichael on Cinefii that is well worth checking out.
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    I'm a Lighting Supervisor and DOP working on full CG feature animations.
    ​Most recently I was Lighting Director on "The Lego Ninjago Movie" and on "The Lego Batman Movie".
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