White Hunter, Black Heart 2
Clint Eastwood's "White Hunter, Black Heart" (1990), based on the book by Peter Viertel, is the thinly fictionalized account of the production of John Huston's "The African Queen" (1951), with…
White Hunter, Black Heart 1
Clint Eastwood's "White Hunter, Black Heart" (1990), a fictionalized account of John Huston's making of "The African Queen" (1951) - with Eastwood playing Huston - is a superb and underrated…
“Stereoscopic” is the New “3D”: Axis Films 3D Tech Showcase
"Stereoscopic" Is The New "3D": Axis Films' 3D Technology Showcase at Shepperton by Neal Romanek (as printed in March 2008Â TVBEurope) Last year, Axis Films co-sponsored a set of HD camera…
Sounds Of Nature: Part II
THE SOUNDS OF NATURE, PART II: Sound Editing in Nature Docs: The Second Narrator by Neal Romanek (as printed in the October 2007 edition of TVBEurope) If the nature documentary…
Sounds Of Nature: Part I
THE SOUNDS OF NATURE, PART I: How BBC Natural History Producers Use Sound Design To Make The Real World Sound Real (as printed in the September 2007 edition of TVBEurope)…
Restorations: “Drums Along The Mohawk”; “Leave Her To Heaven”
Burbank, September 28, 2007 - Two classic films, John Ford's DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (1939) and the film noir LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN (1945) were recently restored by DTS Digital…
Joyeux Anniversaire, Cannes!
On this day, in 1946, the first Cannes Film Festival opened.Back then they didn't have color, or black and white even. No, back then they had to enact the script…
Sorry, Your Filmic Majesty
Alright, I apologize for saying that Britain has no film industry. I realize that must have been very hurtful to Britain. And, let's face it, it's my own arrogance and…
Planet Earth: Old Planet, New Tech
"Old Planet, New Tech"by Neal Romanek(as printed in Videography, April 2007)When you watch BBC-produced "Planet Earth" - an 11-part wildlife series making its US premiere March 25 on Discovery -…
Camera Testing
HD camera shoot out on Shepperton's Stage E - with free beer and sausage rolls.