Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by Tim
1. The Insider (Michael Mann)
Why? Well because of everything. This is the movie that it is hard to find fault with anywhere. Michael Mann’s directing style is unique and this is the best in his repertoire. His use of low level lighting and tight angles is used to best effect here.
This is also arguably Russel [...]
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Posted on October 11th, 2009 by Tim
Tilt shift is an amazing post production technique applied generally to long term, fixed camera video, that makes the whole scene look like a model, or miniature world.
Here’s Wikipedia’s definition:
“Tilt-shift photography” refers to the use of camera movements on small- and medium-format cameras, and sometimes specifically refers to the use of tilt forselective focus, often for [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Tim
As recorded at the recent ComicCon this is the only available footage of the new Tron 2 movie. You have to squint a bit but you can make out that the light cycles are back ina pretty cool looking race, and yes – Jeff Bridges is also back too!
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Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Tim
The Sony Play Station 3 versus stand-alone Blu Ray DVD player discussion continues with the release of the latest firmware update for the PS3 which allows the latest AV audio codecs to come to the most prolific and versatile player in the market. Despite the launch of the new 1.3 compliant decks there is still [...]
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