Hands-on XDCAM HD By Barry Braverman
In November 2006, I embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to northern India to shoot second unit and behind-the-scenes for Wes Anderson's new movie, The Darjeeling Limited...
By Cynthia Wisehart
If you know Joe Beirne, you've heard him worry out loud. Not in a panicky way he just waits to be sure everything has worked before he starts taking compliments....
Fade to Black: Stefen Fangmeier, Director By Ellen Wolff
When Stefen Fangmeier prepared to make Eragon, a fantasy featuring a 3,000lb. flying blue dragon, he wasn't concerned about creating a CG star. The dragon...
By Cynthia Wisehart
In this issue, our longtime Contributing Editor Barry Braverman reports from India, where he's multitasking with the XDCAM HD (see p. 52). The idea that...
Digital Déjà Vu By S. D. Katz
Previz used to be something you wanted to be the first to turn a director on to, like a great new band or sushi joint. Today, pre-planning on the computer is standard operating procedure...
Shoot Review: Bauhaus Mirage StudioPro Reviewer: S.D. Katz
Sometimes it takes time for software to find its identity. Bauhaus Software's Mirage began life at French-based TecSoft as an Amiga paint and compositing program first called TVPaint, and then was re-branded by NewTek as Aura...
Saving South Park By Craig Erpelding
For years, Comedy Central's South Park has been produced at Los Angeles-based South Park Studios. Today, the production team uses an Autodesk Maya-integrated...
Edit Expertise: Test Drive: HP xw8400 By Jan Ozer
When testing multiple-processor computers, the phrase to remember is, A woman can have a baby in nine months, but nine women can't have a baby in one...
Edit Review: Pioneer BDR-101A Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe
No good story is without drama or conflict, and the quest to replace the DVD standard with an HD-capable media format is no exception. In one corner we...
Step by Step: By Ellen Wolff
In E.B. White's classic book Charlotte's Web, one en- dearing scene shows Wilbur the pig receiving a buttermilk bath. For Paramount Pictures' live-action...