Day: June 4, 2008

Film Terms and Terminology

Answer Print The answer print is the initial print complete with mixed audio submitted to the producer. Assembly Assembly is the process of cutting raw material into a rough film draft in order to manage continuity and get a sense of the big picture. Boom Usually refers to the microphone aimed toward the sound to ….

Animation Resources

This page contains an index of web sites to view 3D and traditional animation. Many of the links are also to festivals and competitions that animators can enter their work. SUBMISSION AND VIEWING WEB SITES: A:Mfilms: Showcase of films made with Hash’s Animation Master software. AnimaWatch: Web site that showcases independently created animation. There are ….

Osamu Tezuka’s MW graphic novel gets live-action treatment

Japan-based D.N. Dream Partners is producing the live-action thriller MW, based on the comicstrip by manga icon Osamu Tezuka. The film will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Tezuka, who died in 1989 at age 61. Tezuka created Astroboy, and is considered the god of manga for his massive impact on the art form. Hiroshi Tamaki ….

Bourne writer gets new novel selected for big screen

According to Variety, Universal has fast-tracked Robert Ludlum’s book The Sigma Protocol for an upcoming film. Writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man script) will write the screenplay, based on the late author’s novel, which was published in 2001. The Sigma Protocol revolves around a young investment banker named Ben Hartman, who discovers a ….