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Plain and simple, Hinterland is a series that deserves to be watched. The visually captivating, four part detective drama on Netflix ships us to centuries-old Aberystwyth in north Wales where DCI Tom Mathias (Richard Harrington) and DI Mared Rhys (Mali Harries) search for the truth in a town riddled with murders, lies, and deceit. Directed [...] The post Cinematographer Hubert Taczanowski Shoots Hinterland appeared first on Sound & Picture. View the full article

Kicking off its second season, The Drive: Pac-12 Football gives viewers a unique look inside UCLA’s football program in the form of a fifteen episode docu-series. “It’s authentic reality,” producer and cinematographer Jim Jorden says of the project. The all-access show not only captures the moments inside the locker room and on the field, but [...] The post Cinematographer Jim Jorden Lenses The Drive: Pac-12 Football appeared first on Sound & Picture. View the full article

There’s nothing more familiar for picture editor Elliot Greenberg than collaborating with the writing/directing team of John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle. The dark room specialist has been cutting stories with this pair since ’07, and As Above/So Below is another reason why their relationship is so successful â it’s a captivating psychological thrill-ride that [...] The post Elliot Greenberg Edits the Thrillsauce to As Above/So Below appeared first on Sound & Picture. View the full article

350 ACTION is a dot-org with a unique take on global warming awareness. These activists argue that we shouldn’t be naming destructive weather events after random names, but after policy makers who “deny climate change and obstruct climate policy.” It’s a fantastic idea to say the least. Hurricane Katrina claimed 1,836 people nine years ago [...] The post DP Kris Kachikis Shines Light on an Environmental Plight appeared first on Sound & Picture. View the full article

Thereâs nothing like a dose of friendship to make a film instantly relatable. Earth to Echo administers just that with such refreshing authenticity it makes you want to be a kid again. The narrative takes us to suburban Nevada where a trio of young friends, Tuck (Brian Bradley), Munch (Reese Hartwig), and Alex (Teo Halm), [...] The post Legacy Effects Brings Echo to Earth appeared first on Sound & Picture. View the full article

Director Marc Webb returns for the second installment of The Amazing Spider-Man, featuring Andrew Garfield as boy wonder, Peter Parker, and Emma Stone as his damsel in distress, Gwen Stacy. TASM2 slings us with a heavy dose of supervillains â Max Dillon (Jamie Foxx) as Electro, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) as Green Goblin and Aleksei [...] The post The Amazing Spider-Man 2: A Heroic Web of Workflow appeared first on Sound & Picture. View the full article

Though I recently discovered a flair for fantasy football, my knowledge of the actual sport leaves much to be desired. But after watching Draft Day, I have an appreciation for what goes on behind the gridiron, especially on a day where any one of the thirty-two NFL teams can change the careers of young athletes [&hellip View the full article

Some people travel light, and others lug piles of heavy suitcases to the airport. In the short film Iâm a Mitzvah, available to watch on Vimeo, we see a more unconventional baggage item: a dead body. Directed by Ben Berman and lensâd by Sing Howe Yam, this dark comedy offers a sincere, unflinching look at [&hellip View the full article

If you havenât seen the film yet – stop. This piece is littered with SPOILERS. Bookmark the page. Go watch it this weekend. After the credits roll, pull out your phone and finish reading before leaving the theater. If need not apply, carry on. Lone Survivor is based on the bestselling memoir of Marcus Luttrell, [&hellip View the full article

Van Nuys, California — November 6, 2013 – Sarah Leckie has a full plate these days. While teaching fulltime, sheâs filming a project dealing with the true life story of an ex-cocaine processor who is now helping transform prisoners through art. This short documentary entitled Despues is her Asbury College MFA digital cinema thesis project. [&hellip View the full article

London, UK — November 6, 2013 – Q-Ball and MiniZoom remotely controlled equipment from Camera Corps, a Vitec Group company with long experience in designing speciality camera systems, were used with great success in a new one-hour-format television show broadcast by UK TV on Halloween. It is also now viewable on YouTube. ‘Release the Hounds’ [&hellip View the full article

Burbank, CA : November 5, 2013 : Award-winning cinematographer Phedon Papamichael, ASC will discuss his work on such films as Nebraska, The Descendants and Walk the Line in a special Keynote Conversation as Createasphereâs 13th Annual Entertainment Technology Expo (ETE). Tales from Behind the Lens will feature an intimate conversation between the two-time American Society [&hellip View the full article

My friends at Zacuto took some flack last year as they showed documentary coverage of a Camera Evaluation project they organized and sponsored under the supervision of longtime DCS member, the renowned DP, Bruce Logan, ASC. The program was set up as a âblindâ test, where a particular shot was done with a variety of [&hellip View the full article

Last year, cinematographer Rob McLachlan, ASC, CSC lensâd two of the most talked about episodes of the coveted HBO series Game of Thrones. One being The Rains of Castamere, aka the âRed Wedding.â The other being the finale, Mhsya, which bestowed him his first Emmy nomination during his well-respected 35 year career. Taking the time [&hellip View the full article

TV Landâs first original series, Hot in Cleveland is scripting its 5th season, and if you havenât discovered the seriesâ witty dialogue you should probably tune in or set your DVR for a few episodes. The show centers on a trio of former, successful Los Angeles women Victoria (Wendie Malick), Valerie (Melanie Moretti), and Joy [&hellip View the full article

This first rule of House of Cards: No handheld camera work. The second: No steadicam. The third: No zoom lenses. That didnât slow down Danish cinematographer Eigil Bryld to team up with director David Fincher on the politically charged drama from Netflix. Ticketed with nine Emmy nominations, one being outstanding cinematography in a single-camera series, [&hellip View the full article

Now in prep for its fourth season, the CBS hit sitcom Mike & Molly is lensâd by one of the premiere glass men in the business. Before becoming a respected cinematographer, Gary moved up the chain in a traditional route you normally donât encounter these days within younger crew. Starting out as a camera assistant [&hellip View the full article

The American Dream. Many of us chase it. But what is it? Can you name yours? In the insightful series, The Men Who Built America, Executive Producer Stephen David and the HISTORY Channel teamed to chronicle the lives of some of Americaâs most visionary men and their American Dreams. Part documentary. Part narrative. The four, [&hellip View the full article

Already weeks into shooting the beloved showâs fourth season, GOTâs visual effects supervisor Joe Bauer stepped in from the sun-filled skies of Reykjavik, Iceland to talk Valar Dohaeris â the premiere episode of season three which gave GOT their third VFX Emmy nomination in a row. Joe matted his taste for visual effects in the [&hellip View the full article

Directed by Danny Madden, Euphonia follows a bored, K-Mart employed high school boy, Will (Will Madden) who for some reason or another hates every minute of his white, suburban existence. The film, which was well done, is a must watch for any sound recordist or designer and thatâs why weâre so interested in it here [&hellip View the full article

Director and writer Todd Strauss-Schulson slapped the internet a few weeks ago with his film Valibation. Itâs a dark comedy that depicts a man who becomes too fixated with his smartphone. If you havenât seen it, watch it above stat? Then come back and finish reading. Todd hooked up again with producing partner Ken Franchi, [&hellip View the full article

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, Snitch focuses on John Matthews (Dwayne Johnson), an owner of a construction company whose 18-year-old-son, Jason, is framed for dealing drugs by another kid who is trying to save his own skin. John, now devastated that his son will receive the mandatory minimum 10-year sentence in federal prison, looks for [&hellip View the full article