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Film Sound Technology

Invention of stereo sound: Alan Blumlein

From Abbey Road Studios. Alan Blumlein – the man who invented stereo Alan Blumlein is a true lost genius, an EMI engineer, who during his brief life propelled Britain to the vanguard of the modern electronics world. Celebrations of some of Blumlein’s outstanding achievements in audio, television and radar were highlighted in the BBC Radio […]

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Cinematography Film Editing Technology

Video Assist, Jerry Lewis 1966 behind the scenes featurette “Man in Motion”

A very good video about “Jerry’s Noisy Toy.” Here is a more advanced version seen in the behind the scenes film “Man in Motion”

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Animation Books Pixar

Ed Catmull’s new book Creativity, Inc about Pixar

I have pre-ordered it! Cartoon Brew has a review. As a young man, Catmull had a dream: to make the world’s first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream first as a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, where many computer science pioneers got their start, and then forged an early partnership with George Lucas […]

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People Technology

Infinite Escher

Infinite Escher integrates 3-D computer animation with High Definition video to tell the story of a boy who moves between reality and a fantasy world, where computer graphic replicas of the works of the Dutch artist M.C. Escher come to life.

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Disney Documentary

Leslie Iwerks Creating Documentary About Walt Disney Imagineering

Disney plans to pull back the curtain on its Imagineers with a feature-length documentary that explores the history of the division behind the designs of its theme park rides and other attractions.

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Documentary Film Editing

PARTICLE FEVER documentary about the Higgs boson, edited by Walter Murch.

Particle Fever follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start-up of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet, pushing the edge of human innovation.

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Animation Dolby

Dolby Presents: Silent, a Short Film

“Silent” is an animated short film created by Academy Award® winning Moonbot Studios. It celebrates how storytellers, inventors, and technology work together to create cinema magic.
The story follows two street performers who dream of bringing their “Picture and Sound Show” to life.

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Cinematography

SOC 2014 – The Motion Picture Camera: Past, Present and Future

History of The Motion Picture Camera.

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Cinematography Oscars

Congratulations to Alfonso Cuarón and Emmanuel Lubezki.

Great minds think alike. Facing the Void. From American Cinematographer.

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People

Mel Brooks and The Last Laugh

Mel Brooks talking about the great Sid Caesar. His advice,”steal from the best” and then mentions The Last Laugh. Photographed by Karl Freund ASC,