I can’t embed this short film & I respect that – youtube & even vimeo have their limits in terms of the quality of streaming videos, so go watch it here as a quicktime video…. its definitely worth your time…
The Creative Cost of Piracy
Everyone knows piracy is an issue, and the worst kind of piracy has to be the leak. There is no greater insult to an artist than for their work to be stolen & released to the world before it is…
Why Film Festivals Matter
One of the best things about winter in New Zealand is the Film Festival, and its always a lottery as to whether I’m flat out working at the time & have to juggle schedules to catch movies, or I’m between…
Bending reality
When VFX first started to make their presence felt in movies, I was like a fan boy! Yeah! More, more, more – there simply cannot be too many VFX in any movie! But as the years passed I slowly became…
Oh the tragedy!
Ben Burt was robbed! I can’t really imagine it keeps him awake at night, and as with any awards ceremony if you dont win at least all that adrenalyn is dissipated instantly (as in; sheesh at least now I don’t…
Tantrum 101
Ok, can you guess who the actor is throwing the massive tantrum on set? download tantrum mp3
Oscar Nominations Announced
The Oscar nominations were announced this morning – heres the sound nominations, congratulations to everyone involved! Whats your picks? I suspect Wall E has a good chance at cleaning up both categories which would be double Oscars for Ben Burtt…
Film Marketing
There is a very good indepth article about movie marketing in the New Yorker here that also provides an interesting insight into the minds & behaviour of Hollywood studios… heres a few excerpts: “It is often said in Hollywood that…