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Amelia Flies With Subtle VFX

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Amelia is director Mira Nair's new biopic retelling the story of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the Pacific in an attempted around-the-world solo flight. Toronto's Mr. X delivered 277 shots that not only helped put Earhart — played here by Hillary Swank — in the air, but helped maintain the necessary illusion of a period piece....

Making Glee Sing on Fox

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Glee has a split personality, says supervising sound editor John Benson, who spots the show at Technicolor Sound Services with co-supervising sound editor Gary Megregian and producer Alexis Martin. “The show is a constant contrast between the fantasy of the musical performances and the reality of a high-school drama,” he explains, emphasizing that the two never overlap. That makes the transitions from reality to fantasy and back as critical to the show’s audio as the music itself....

Producer Emmanuel Benbihy on New York, I Love You

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Producer Emmanuel Benbihy's multi-installment Cities of Love project takes the concept of the anthology film on a globe-trotting journey....

VFX Supe Rob Moggach on Making it Not Quite Perfect

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Asylum's bag of tricks supported the spot's story and feel, rather than creating VFX for the sake of VFX....

Recording The Taking Of Pelham - Original and Remake

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT

I first saw the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three in 1981 when it was shown on WNEW (now WNYW) on Thanksgiving Day. It was about the same time I started taking the subway alone, and needless to say at 11 years-old the movie made a lasting impression on me. It was therefore a great thrill to sit down with Chris Newman, the sound mixer of the original Pelham, and Tom Nelson, the sound mixer of the most recent Pelham to talk about their approach to recording each movie, and how movie-making has changed in the intervening 34 years....