Archive | October, 2008

Interview With Mechanical Special Effects Supervisor Dave Gauthier

It was almost a year ago that we did this interview actually, and while it is quite brief it has a cool perspective on the industry that a lot of people don’t really consider as a way to get into the industry, having a trade.  Dave Gauthier has worked on the X-Files television series and [...]

Want To Be An Actor? Just Do It!

Every actor wants to be a working actor but it can be frustrating to be in limbo waiting for the next gig to come along. I think it is important to stay creative and try to do as much for yourself as you can. An actor’s career always seems to be in the hands of [...]

Dreamworks Upheaval Sees Geffen Gone, Spielberg On His Own

It appears that even when you’re Spielberg you struggle for autonomy from the big bad studios in Hollywood. After years working under Paramount, Spielberg is taking Dreamworks, along with some hefty Indian indie financing, out on his own again.  David Geffen will be leaving Dreamworks and Jeffrey Katzenberg will still be involved with Dreamworks Animation [...]

Red Revamping Their Product Line, Epic and Scarlett Not the Same

Red Digital Cinema has announced they are changing everything about the Epic and Scarlet cameras. “Just like Scarlet, Epic has changed completely. Throw out everything you thought before. We’ll reset the deck at the same time we announce about Scarlet.” I’m very curious to see what they are intending to do now with these cameras, [...]