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Co-Producer Bryan Carroll on the Tech Behind Public Enemies

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT

A turning point in the career of Public Enemies producer Bryan Carroll was when he worked as a film and visual effects editor for James Cameron on Titanic. “That’s what sparked my interest into shooting movies digitally from script to screen,” he said....

Audio Guru Jim Flynn Talks 26 Years of Gear

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT

After 26 years in the business, Jim Flynn Rentals has established a reputation as a go-to for New York area audio, supplying gear for everything from soap-opera musical guests to the upcoming Broadway version of Spider-Man, mounted by Julie Taymor with music by Bono and The Edge....

Editor Cara Silverman on Sundance-Bound The Greatest

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST

For The Greatest, the new Pierce Brosnan/Susan Sarandon drama in competition at this year's Sundance Film Festival, editor Cara Silverman found a new way of working — based in Los Angeles while the production shot in New York, Silverman let her assistant run the Avid Adrenaline while she cut footage on a laptop loaded with the software version of Avid Media Composer....

Viral Video VFX

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT

For a viral series promoting the new Bud Light Lime campaign, director and VFX artist Johannes Gamble wanted to put a surreal character into a series of YouTube-style party videos, but knew that the footage would only look authentic if he could shoot it with at least partly practical effects....

Director Tim Damon is All About the Automobiles

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT

Lots of directors are good at wrangling automobile action, but Tim Damon's dedication to the craft is impressive. Unhappy with merely renting the gear he needs for any given automotive shoot, Damon has amassed a purposeful collection of proprietary gear — much of it modified to exactly suit his preferences during a shoot — that's meant to make sure he never has to tell a client, "We can't do that."...