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Friday, September 21, 2018

Robert Patrick, "T2" and Blinking

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For "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991), Robert Patrick learned how to fire a gun without blinking, to prepare for his role as ...
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Thursday, September 20, 2018

A Cold Open for "Better Call Saul"

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The cold open montage from “Better Call Saul” S4E07 is one for the ages. A narrative and technical masterpiece. ✂️ Edited by Skip Macdo...

Apple Event Film 2018 vs. "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"

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While the music was from “Fallout”, the inspiration for Apple’s terrific opening film for the iPhone event was clearly “Mission: Impossib...
Monday, September 17, 2018

Twitter and Quote Tweets

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Seems to me that Twitter should allow users to easily be able to view all "Quote Tweets", just like users can easily list a Twe...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

The Birth of Sandman

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For my money, one of the great visual effects shots of all time. "Spider-Man 3" (2007), with visual effects by Sony Pictures ...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

When You "Buy" a Movie on iTunes

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Me: Hey Apple, three movies I bought disappeared from my iTunes library. Apple: Oh yes, those are not available anymore. Thank you for b...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018

An Editing Trick in "Terminator 2" and "The Road Warrior"

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To add impact to a shocking moment of extreme violence, director Jim Cameron and the editors of "Terminator 2" used a very old-...
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

The Myth of the "Jaws" Shooting Star

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Update: If you've been here before, you absolutely need to scroll down to   Gigantic Update, 1/20/2025  for some new information. The ...
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Motion Smoothing is Bad

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Just about every single TV sold in the U.S. has ‘motion smoothing’ switched on by default. The TV attempts to create additional tempora...

"Darth Vader Being a Jerk", HD Restoration

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I made a Special Edition High Definition restoration of Doomblake's video, "Darth Vader being a Jerk." direct link ...

A Low-Tech Effects Shot from "Mission: Impossible III"

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This is one of director J.J. Abrams' favorite visual effects shots from his film, "Mission: Impossible III". Rather than ha...
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Interview with "Rogue One" Animation Supervisor Hal Hickel

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Hal Hickel, promoting "Rogue One" on home video, with Alan Tudyk (voice of K-2SO) If you want to hear a fun interview with IL...
Monday, September 10, 2018

The Cinematography of "Jaws"

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I read this somewhere. In an attempt to answer the question "What is great cinematography?", a solid answer is "if you ...
Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Comparing the Color of Two "Halloween" Blu-ray Editions

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Whenever there’s a chance to do an apples-to-apples comparison of something related to the art and science of filmmaking, I’ll jump on it...

The Other Marty McFly, HD Analysis

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Back in July of 1986, Starlog Magazine printed an article by Bruce Gordon about "Back to the Future", in which Gordon ponders ...
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