Juliet Bergh was after some promotional images for her horror short script, Hannah’s Birthday (https://www.facebook.com/HannahsBirthday) so I shot a few photos and gave them a […]
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Commentary
General film industry comments, observations and opinions
Will “Life of Pi” bring a sea change to VFX?
The big winner at this years Oscars was Life of Pi, winning for Director, Cinematography, Score and Visual Effects. But in a bitter twist, Rhythm+Hues – the film’s […]
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Small cinemas need to fix up, look sharp
The business of projecting movies has simplified a lot with digital projection. Compared to film, it’s much more manageable at a small scale, requiring less […]
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Spoiler Aloof! Why spoilers don’t harm anticipation
When a big movie release is approaching, devoted fans will go out of their way to avoid spoilers. But do spoilers really harm your enjoyment […]
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Pirates, Distributors and the Independents’ Lament
Piracy has been beating film distributors at their own game for years, and it’s not going away. This is hardly news. Most filmmakers understand this. Most […]
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Reports of film’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
Back in the 1980s, video was supposed to be the nail in the coffin for film (and look what happened to video). But thirty years […]
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NerdNite – Film Editing: Another Version of the Truth
I gave a talk at NerdNite Wellington (@nerdnitewelly) on Monday about propaganda and film editing. The video’s now online here: Many thanks to @teh_aimee […]
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Taking a dim view of 3D projection
Box office revenue for 3D has been looking a little flat in recent months. The fourth Pirates movie sold more tickets in 2D than 3D. […]
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