PRODUCTION

Feb 14, 2012 / 01:06PM
Bringing 'Atlas Shrugged' to Life
For this editor's eye, it contains some of the most fascinating use of the editing art of any film I saw last year.

Dec 05, 2011 / 10:30AM
Producing 3D for TV and the Challenges
Producing 3D shows calls for a small-screen budget.

Oct 18, 2011 / 10:30AM
Documenting the Reality of Reality TV
"We needed to show the interwoven tensions on every level to let the viewers follow all the different conflicts involved."

Production

Staying Away From Orphans
While being an early adopter can give you leading-edge performance, it also exposes you to a danger: owning an orphan.

Numbers—They Don't Always Add Up
“Telephones, hotels, insurance—it’s all the same. If you know the numbers inside out, you know the company inside out.”

Holding for Support

Grab a beverage of choice, maybe a bowl of nuts or chips, start a game of Minesweeper, and curl up with the telephone

Lighting

Feb 01, 2012 / 11:35AM
Shining a Light on Politics
The majority of the time in this column we are discussing good lighting. What about "bad" lighting?

Jan 05, 2012 / 12:00AM
What's a Klieg Light?
It started with Edison, a loop of carbon filament in a vacuum heated to a point that it glowed

It's Lighting Convention Time
I expect the new season will bring a new fixture or device to open a wide door to new horizons.