My Interview with the Los Angeles Times about working at Imagineering
My recent interview with the LA Times about Disney Imagineering. Continue reading My Interview with the Los Angeles Times about working at Imagineering
Hitchcock/Truffaut Documentary
In 1962, French New Wave auteur François Truffaut spent a week in Hollywood with his idol, Alfred Hitchcock. discussing films such as Psycho and Vertigo. Continue reading Hitchcock/Truffaut Documentary
Imagining “Zootopia”
One of the things I liked about Zootopia was that it wasn’t a reboot or sequel. I enjoyed the story that had many of the best classic Disney elements, but still seemed fresh. Here are stories, videos and art work that shows the artistic and technical work that went into this movie. Continue reading Imagining “Zootopia”
“On the Set with Video Assist” and Jimmie Songer
Photo from the Jerry Lewis Comedy Museum. While I was at CineGear Expo, I met Michael Frediani at the SOC booth and thanked about about his research into Jerry Lewis and told him I would post his article on video assist. I also included an article from the 695 Quarterly about Jim Songer about his development of thru the lens video assist. There is a … Continue reading “On the Set with Video Assist” and Jimmie Songer
Vittorio Storaro ASC at CineGear 2016
I went to CineGear this year. It was great, was able to catch up and reconnect with some old friends and make new ones. I got a picture of the new Leonard Nimoy street sign on the Paramount lot where the Expo was held. He was also a photographer as well as a director and did many projects at Disney including Body Wars. Zeiss was there with a cut … Continue reading Vittorio Storaro ASC at CineGear 2016
Jeff Bridges and his Widelux camera
Mr. Bridges uses a Widelux camera for almost all of his photos because he says its ultrawide images are close to how the human eye really sees. Continue reading Jeff Bridges and his Widelux camera
Animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston on The Tonight Show
Here are Frank and Ollie promoting their book The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation on the Tonight Show. Continue reading Animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston on The Tonight Show
Color in Film: the 10 best film color systems
The science of color in film has brought us many innovative systems over the past 120 years. Here’s an expert’s guide to 10 of the best. Continue reading Color in Film: the 10 best film color systems
Face2Face: Real-time Face Capture
A team of researchers are working on a project called Face2Face, which is described as “real-time face capture and reenactment of RGB videos.” Continue reading Face2Face: Real-time Face Capture
Loving Vincent, the world’s first fully painted feature-length film about Vincent Van Gogh
An animation studio aims to create 1,200 paintings in the style of the Dutch post-Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh for the first feature-length film made solely through hand-painted canvases. Continue reading Loving Vincent, the world’s first fully painted feature-length film about Vincent Van Gogh