All articles by Adrian Pennington – Page 18

  • Rachel Morrison on set of SEBERG
    Executive Interviews

    Craft leaders: Rachel Morrison, ASC

    2020-01-03T12:52:00Z

    The films of Rachel Morrison, the cinematographer best known for Black Panther, are unusually politically charged. She speaks to IBC365 as she embarks on her directorial feature debut.

  • Jojo Rabbit promotional image (2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation - © 2019 20th)
    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: Jojo Rabbit

    2019-12-24T10:41:00Z

    Jojo, a normal kid with a vivid imagination, an absent father and a need to fit in, settles on a pretend friend in the form of Adolf Hitler. In filmmaker Taika Waititi’s World War II satire, this fantasy is experienced as a matter of fact. “The main thing was to ...

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    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: 1917

    2019-12-18T15:59:00Z

    Meticulous military planning was required for Sam Mendes’ clock-ticking ‘one-shot’ war drama. Adrian Pennington talks to cinematographer Roger Deakins and sound mixer Stuart Wilson.

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    Industry Trends

    2019 review: The technology shaping content creation

    2019-12-11T13:45:00Z

    Interactive drama, games engines, holograms, aerial spectaculars and digital cosmetics showed the blend of content and tech innovation has never been stronger

  • Dancing was a key component of the musical adaptation
    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: Cats

    2019-12-11T13:41:00Z

    From page to stage to screen, how director Tom Hooper and DP Christopher Ross transmogrified the megamusical

  • Bruce Willis as Frank Minna in Motherless Brooklyn
    Executive Interviews

    Behind the scenes: Motherless Brooklyn

    2019-12-05T15:02:00Z

    When Edward Norton wanted to convey the loneliness of life in 1950s New York for his noir feature Motherless Brooklyn he turned to cinematographer Dick Pope, BSC.

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    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: 6 Underground

    2019-12-03T15:39:00Z

    6 Underground sees Netflix hand one of its biggest ever budgets to director Michael Bay. Adrian Pennington speaks with cinematographer Bojan Bazelli about creating practical effects for Bay’s new Ryan Reynolds-starring action blockbuster.

  • The Irishman
    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: The Irishman

    2019-11-27T09:28:00Z

    Martin Scorsese’s new crime drama sees the Goodfellas director reunite with Robert De Niro. Adrian Pennington spoke to Rodrigo Prieto about shooting a tale that spans six decades.

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    Industry Trends

    Industry innovators: Quantel

    2019-11-25T23:09:00Z

    In its heyday, Quantel’s tools were the must-have items for finishing houses. In the second of IBC365’s Industry Innovator series, Adrian Pennington looks at how Quantel gave broadcast a quantum leap into the digital era.

  • Paul Debevec Google interview index
    Executive Interviews

    Interview: Paul Debevec, Google

    2019-11-20T12:47:00Z

    Paul Debevec, Google In Steven Spielberg’s movie Ready Player One there’s a shot of actor Ty Sheridan putting on virtual reality (VR) headgear which transitions imperceptibly from real to virtual cameras as the shot moves to an extreme close-up. In Gemini Man, Will Smith’s digital double is ...

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    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: War of the Worlds

    2019-11-15T10:19:00Z

    The War of the Worlds started on the radio, but the sound is just as important in the latest small screen turn of the HG Wells classic. Adrian Pennington goes behind the scenes of the audio behind the BBC’s new TV adaptation.

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    Executive Interviews

    Industry Innovators: Bill Warner, Avid

    2019-11-14T16:59:00Z

    In the first of this series looking at innovators who have changed the media and broadcast industry, IBC365 speaks to Avid founder Bill Warner about transforming the editing landscape.

  • Peter Greenaway 3x2
    Executive Interviews

    Craft leaders: Peter Greenaway, filmmaker

    2019-11-13T09:42:00Z

    Cinema should evolve beyond the medium of storytelling. Speaking to IBC365, Peter Greenaway – filmmaker, artist and provocateur - casts his critical eye over Hollywood

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    Executive Interviews

    Craft Leaders: Edward Norton, filmmaker

    2019-11-07T09:15:00Z

    Edward Norton has planned to adapt Motherless Brooklyn for over 20 years. But the actor, director and producer has been quite busy, he tells Adrian Pennington, as the film hits US screens.

  • Diego Maradona official poster
    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: Diego Maradona

    2019-11-05T16:46:00Z

    Editor Chris King and director Asif Kapadia tackle Argentina’s footballing enigma, Diego Maradona, in this documentary which comes to DVD this month

  • His Dark Materials (BBC)
    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: His Dark Materials

    2019-11-01T10:03:00Z

    Any adaptation of Philip Pullman’s multi-layered fantasy His Dark Materials must decide how to represent the cast of animalistic ‘daemons’ which feature constantly throughout the story. Adrian Pennington spoke with key members of the VFX team to find out how. 

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    Industry Trends

    Ad management: Broadcast stability versus online chaos

    2019-10-21T15:49:00Z

    Workflows for TV ads are a model of consistency compared to the wild west of digital, and the approach of traditional TV has a lot to teach the ‘new media’ of online video.

  • Le mans 66 trophy
    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: Le Mans ‘66

    2019-10-09T11:13:00Z

    James Mangold’s Le Mans ’66 - also known as Ford v Ferrari - looks at the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael talks about shooting emotion in the cold metal of motorsports

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    Industry Trends

    Behind the scenes: Joker

    2019-10-03T15:58:00Z

    Production designer Mark Friedberg and editor Jeff Groth explain how they mapped Manhattan to fit the warped and rotting mind of the clown’s alter ego.

  • john bercow in parliament 25 sept credit UK Parliament Jessica Taylor
    Industry Trends

    Politics live: Hansard of the airwaves or reality TV car crash?

    2019-09-27T12:26:00Z

    The live broadcast of the UK’s Parliament is proving increasingly popular with British viewers as debates over Brexit and legal challenges intensify. Adrian Pennington looks at how Parliament is broadcast.