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Gary Hutzel aged his 3-D rendering of the Galactica throughout the duration of Battlestar Galactica’s programming. Photo courtesy of The Sci-Fi Channel
Gary Hutzel knows a little something about building space ships. He also knows how to construct fighting robots, space stations, docking bays and intergalactic warfare. After three years of manipulating a futuristic world created by Ronald Moore, Battlestar Galactica’s Visual Effects Supervisor prepares for the fourth and final season of Galactica and discusses the changing world of CGI.
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Randy “The Ram” Robinson walks from the locker room into the ring, prepping his hands and body for the physical onslaught he’s about to endure. The camera strides directly behind him, emphasizing every step as he engages the crowd and slides under the ropes.
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"Frost/Nixon's" depiction of a moment in TV history required historic efforts by location manager Greg Alpert.
The feature filmed in four California film commission territories — L.A. County, Orange County, Ventura County and the Inland Empire — at 21 locations in 19 days.
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Front Line Report: Hollywood Goes Green Summit
By Marjorie Galas
Australia. North Carolina. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Business professionals from these and other global areas gathered for two days at the 2nd Annual Hollywood Goes Green Forum. Their common goal was to familiarize themselves with the knowledge and tools needed to "go green."
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Action Sound goes Lean and Mean
By David John Farinella
Unless your name is James Bond, Tony Stark, Bruce Wayne or Indiana Jones, the odds are high that you don't know what it sounds like to be in the midst of a smash-bang-boom gunfight in which semitrucks crash into abutments and automatic weapons spray bullets across avenues while a 90-piece orchestra plays in the background.
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Editor's Note:
Corrections to Newsletter #64’s article "23rd Annual Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship: The Passing of the Baton!" Michael Hare’s screenplay entitled "The Fly Fisher" features an “online predator” not an online creditor.
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Welcome to a new year full of new opportunities! Through the course of January, visitors to the 411 websites will notice the following additions:
Production Tech Tips
Join our sleuthing producer Tom Wilson as he investigates the latest developments in technology affecting the film, video and online production world. Tom will present his findings in a monthly short video primer. Episode #1: Tapeless Recording and Database Workflow, may be found by clicking www.411Publishing.com/TechTips/
411 Forums
The time has come to post any and all of your production questions in 411 Forums! Beginning this month, 411 Forums may be found by clicking: www.411Publishing.com/Forums/
With over 15,000 Professional, 411 Qualified crew people in the LA & NY directories, almost all with union affiliations, these forums will be broad, high-level resource for production conversation.
411 Publishing Green Listee Page
Many businesses have begun taking steps to incorporate conservation and energy efficient practices, including the below-the-line sector. As productions focus on going green, 411 Publishing would like to highlight our listees that have committed to greening their practices. If you are a listee who would like to be included in the 411 Production Green Listee page, or if you are a producer looking for green companies, please visit www.resource411.com/Green/
You will find the information about the application process as well as the companies and their green practices. The site also includes links worthy of your investigation and articles highlighting green achievements in the production community.
LA411 on Facebook
LA411 can now be found on Facebook! Become a fan on our Facebook site. In addition to information we’ll be adding to the page from time to time, we’ll also provide the newsletter and Production Tech Tips in one convenient location. Share news and updates about productions and projects you are working on with 411 and members of the growing 411 community! You may find us on Facebook by looking up: LA 411 on a Facebook search or just click here www.la411.com/facebook |
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sundance Film Festival
01/15/09—01/25/09
Park City, UT
www.festival.sundance.org/2009
In 1981 actor/director/producer Robert Redford founded the Sundance Institute in Park City, Utah along with producer Sterling Van Wagenen. The institute was meant to encourage and develop the talents of fledgling directors, producers, film composers, screenwriters, playwrights, and theatre artists. MORE...
Palm Springs Int’l Film Festival
1/6 - 1/19
Palm Springs, CA
www.psfilmfest.org
Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival
1/9 – 1/11
Nevada City, CA
www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org
Berlin and Beyond Film Festival
1/15 – 1/21
The Castro
San Francisco, CA
www.berlinandbeyond.com
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New Filmmakers Winter Film Series
1/2 - 1/4
New York, NY
www.newfilmmakers.com
Sony’s HD Creation and Workflow Expo
1/15
New York, NY
www.pro.sony.com/bbsccms/ext/onlineexpo09/OnlineExpoHome.html
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People’s Choice Awards
1/7
Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
www.pcavote.com/pca/
Crtitic’s Choice Awards
1/8
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Santa Monica, CA
www.bfca.org/ccawards.php
Golden Globe Awards
1/11
Beverly Hilton Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
www.goldenglobes.org
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