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Jonathan Wales Immerses Horror Film Audiences

When it comes to horror films, production teams work hard to find new approaches to scare audiences. Today, with Dolby Atmos and immersive sound growing in popularity, there are even more ways to give viewers a fright. That’s exactly what Re-recordin...

Submitted by D. Pagan Communications

Published 27 February 2024

Aaron McLisky ACS Selects ZEISS Supremes to Capture Real...

Almost one year ago, Australian cinematographer Aaron McLisky ACS, accompanied the filmmakers of Talk To Me to the film’s world premiere at Sundance 2023. Ten whirlwind months later the horror film, directorial debut of Danny Philippou and Michael Ph...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 01 November 2023

Yowler Raises Air Climber to Light Haunted Woods for Horr...

Jay W. Yowler has a storied career, with decades of experience lighting for television and film, with recent credits including Chief Light Technician on Seasons 3, 4, and 5 of Grownish. One of the founders of Quasar Science, Yowler has used his knowl...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 31 October 2023

Rocky is Americas favorite indie movie of all time but Mi...

Rocky is America’s favorite indie movie of all time, according to a poll of streaming subscribers conducted by Bitcentral’s ViewNexa™, the unified workflow solution that simplifies video management, streaming, the consumer application experience, and...

Submitted by Platform Comms

Published 11 October 2023

Nick Bassett Talks 5 1 Upmixing and Dialogue Isolation

Film Composer and Mix Engineer Nick Bassett started his career as a touring musician and later began composing and mixing for film and TV. Since his transition in the industry, Bassett has composed and mixed for notable shows and movies, such as the...

Submitted by D. Pagan Communications

Published 03 August 2023

Cinematographer James Kniest Shapes the Horror on THE MID...

While growing up in a California beach town, James Kniest developed a passion for underwater photography which would lead him to a career in filmmaking. These days he is best known for his cinematography on popular modern horror shows, including The...

Submitted by Lewis Communications

Published 24 May 2023

From Medical Science to Science Fiction: Maxon November 3...

Maxon, the developers of professional 3D modeling, animation, rendering and motion design software solutions, have announced the speaker lineup for the November 3D and Motion Design Show, taking place on Wednesday, November 9th. November’s industry e...

Submitted by Zazil Media Group

Published 01 November 2022

Autodesk Announces Virtual Vision Series Lineup for FMX 2...

At FMX 2022, Autodesk is hosting a virtual Vision Series to showcase top industry achievements and highlight workflow insights to help artists better manage modern production challenges. Industry luminaries from EA Games, Rising Sun Pictures, Axis St...

Submitted by Raz Public Relations

Published 21 April 2022

Alone With You Horror Film Shot with Blackmagic Design Ca...

Blackmagic Design today announced that the horror film “Alone With You” was captured in Blackmagic RAW using Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 and Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K digital film cameras. Shot almost entirely in a single, small locatio...

Submitted by Blackmagic Design

Published 08 March 2022

NUGEN Audio Helps 3 Days Rising Horror Thriller Film Make...

While it begins as a “dull, dark and soundless day,” the famous Edgar Allen Poe short story, The Fall of the House of Usher, is anything but boring or quiet. In fact, the chilling tale of Roderick Usher, a man living alone, seemingly descending into...

Published 27 October 2021

DPA Captures Sound for Netflix Original Film

When it came time to record the Netflix original French-language film, Oxygène (Oxygen in English), the audio team had quite the challenge in front of them. The premise of the scientific horror film focuses on a scientist, played by French Actress Me...

Published 21 October 2021

DPA and Rycote Announce Film Contest Winners

DPA Microphones and Rycote are pleased to announce the winners of the “Pay-It-Forward” Film Contest Giveaway. The brands joined forces to support the film industry during these unprecedented times by offering first-time and indie filmmakers the oppor...

Published 21 January 2021

New Horror Film ALIVE Shot with Pocket Cinema Camera 4K a...

Blackmagic Design today announced that the new horror film by Rob Grant, “ALIVE.,” used Pocket Cinema Camera 4K for action shots. The film, which was shown across the United States in drive in theaters in September of 2020, was also graded using Blac...

Submitted by Blackmagic design

Published 12 October 2020

Shooting RAW on a budget

ProductionLet’s begin with production, where the image is captured. A good plan of attack is starting with best scenario for image capture. The capture might be camera RAW or a compressed format such as ProRes. In either case the image will be captur...

Submitted by Bubble Agency

Published 06 July 2020

Audio Design Desk Debuts Transformative Sound Design App...

Audio Design Desk, an entirely new breed of Digital Audio Workstation that uses AI-assisted content creation tools to enable filmmakers, editors, sound designers and creators to produce cinema-quality sound in seconds, has made its official debut in...

Submitted by Zazil Media Group

Published 30 January 2020