Industry
| March 30, 2019 |
Using Game Engines in VFX
When you consider the effect game engines will have on moviemaking, one term that might spring to mi … |
| January 14, 2019 |
Is there just too much CGI?
The refrains are nothing new. Hollywood doesn’t make mid-budget drama anymore. The assembly li … |
| April 13, 2017 |
Islands in the Sun
When the artists, directors and studio began work on Moana, the first step was to soak in all the cu … |
| November 19, 2015 |
How Hollywood Murdered the Blockbuster
Steven Spielberg invented the blockbuster, but what kind of terror hath he wrought in its wake? Ther … |
| November 8, 2014 |
The Fifth Quadrant?
The discussion started in earnest around the time Disney released The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion … |
| March 21, 2014 |
Putting Stars in Space
The most certain thing about Gravity was always the headlines about it ‘rocketing’ and & … |
| March 21, 2014 |
Battling Gravity
It might not have the old-school charm of Yoda strapped to Luke Skywalker’s back as he does so … |
| February 3, 2014 |
Disney Animation Research Library
Imagine you write a story for school. You’re not too happy with it, so you probably delete it … |
| November 18, 2013 |
Patrick Redux
Director Mark Hartley championed the Ozploitation thriller in Not Quite Hollywood, and now he dives … |
| May 26, 2012 |
Desperate Sequels
We all know sequels are becoming more common, and greater minds have written about the tedious proce … |
| April 9, 2012 |
Classic Scene: An American Werewolf in London
Horror make-ups effects so impressive they invented an Oscar for it – Drew Turney remembers how An … |
| November 13, 2011 |
Film Distribution 2.0
Sydney film producer Enzo Tedeschi and his partners took a unique approach to marketing their horror … |
| October 16, 2011 |
Classic Scene: Cloverfield
Constructing the Statue of Liberty money shot of 2008’s Cloverfield, director Matt Reeves boug … |
| October 16, 2011 |
The Future of DVD
Can the age of the DVD be over already, Drew Turney wonders? DVD outstripped VHS in sales and rental … |
| September 28, 2011 |
Stop Funding Art?
Should the government be funding the arts. And if so, is a new approach in order? Artists are a pret … |
| August 7, 2011 |
Classic Scene: Contact
Zemeckis’ take on Carl Sagan’s classic novel of first contact with alien life is reveren … |
| June 13, 2011 |
Evolution of the X-Men
Back in 2000 comic book movies weren’t filling studio coffers like they are today. Tim Burton& … |
| February 20, 2011 |
The Tao of Movie Investment
Hundred million dollar budgets. Fifty million dollar openings. Billion dollar profits. Investing in … |
| February 20, 2011 |
The Dream Factory
Barely a movie reaches our screens today without digital effects, but did you know how many of your … |
| February 20, 2011 |
Through a Virtual Eye
Considering it’s the oldest visual medium in human history, cinema is the only one still not p … |
| February 20, 2011 |
Call it Multimedia…
In the age of synergy across the major media conglomerates, 2006 was very kind to film and TV tie-in … |
| February 13, 2011 |
What’s Wrong With the Australian Film Industry?
Reflections amid the slump “If you don’t have hope and aspiration in our industry you go … |
| February 13, 2011 |
Pride and Prejudice
Whether you’ve got something to say about George Bush, the corporate world, or the weeds in yo … |
| February 13, 2011 |
The End of Film
The advent of digital cinema The prophets are very vocal as they try to convince us digital’s … |
| February 13, 2011 |
Postmaster
DV to film – the lab’s perspective The film laboratory is still very much alive in the movie … |
| February 13, 2011 |
Title Deeds
Titles are like special effects – when they do their job, we don’t notice. If something̵ … |
| February 13, 2011 |
The New Cartoon
How an old genre is winning Hollywood over There’s a scene in Dreamworks’ Over The Hedge … |
| February 12, 2011 |
The Closed Circle
Once again, Hollywood catches up with itself You read a lot of lists about films or ways of making t … |
| February 12, 2011 |
Let’s Talk About Sex
Love on film, and how to shoot it Attraction After trying and failing repeatedly to get an English p … |
| February 12, 2011 |
Man Your Posts
The rise of the post supervisor Change, they say, is the only constant. In an industry like film pro … |
| February 12, 2011 |
Monopoly Money
With a major Australian distributor changing its name to that of the studio owning it, is the line b … |
| February 12, 2011 |
Hollywood Hype and the New Critic
How the suits have to stay ahead of the SMS Like the recession we had to have, Hollywood will get a … |
| February 12, 2011 |
Hunting the White Rabbit
Producing the Matrix 10 disc box set You think the Wachowski brothers had it tough? Sure, they broug … |
| February 12, 2011 |
How to Be a Player
Here’s two extremes from the world of acting; at one end of the scale, at least 90% of actors … |
| February 12, 2011 |
It’s Alive!
Animatronics made easy “I’m tired of finicky actors,” Walt Disney reputedly said t … |
| February 12, 2011 |
Fans on a Plane
Was there more to the Snakes online phenomenon than we thought? Around four months ago, a buzz arose … |
| February 12, 2011 |
It’s Not a Remake
The new term for old ideas Ever noticed how trends come around again? At the end of the 1990s, you c … |
| February 5, 2011 |
Cut on Location
An innovative cutting room solution Movies are magic because they take us somewhere. They transport … |
| February 5, 2011 |
Ahead of the Game
Second guessing the trailer-hunters The movie marketeers are at it again, trying to stay one step ah … |
| February 5, 2011 |
Don’t Try This at Home
Like so many facets of filmmaking, stunts are most successful when nobody notices them. When we beli … |
| February 5, 2011 |
Blood Work
Horror makeup – more than just tomato sauce If you want to make a splash in horror makeup, it take … |
| February 5, 2011 |
End of the Line
If a Sith Lord can’t overcome the digital divide in country cinemas, who can? As Australians e … |
| February 5, 2011 |
Creative Free-for-all
A historic experiment in film and media was all ready to take place before a battle erupted between … |
