All Behind the scenes articles – Page 6

  • ISOLATION STORIES MIKE AND ROCHELLE 06
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    Behind the scenes: Isolation Stories

    2020-05-07T15:32:00Z

    Coronavirus lockdown has put a halt to productions worldwide. But with Isolation Stories ITV Studios has created a novel drama shoot where the cast and crew maintained social distancing. Adrian Pennington investigates.

  • Anna Kendrick in Dummy 2020 Quibi film
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    Behind the scenes: Dummy

    2020-04-07T11:53:00Z

    Quibi launches with a new production method and tantalising creative storytelling possibilities.

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    Behind the scenes: The Mandalorian’s groundbreaking virtual production

    2020-03-04T17:24:00Z

    Massive LED walls and gaming engines were used to speed up the creative process and reduce the time needed in post-production for Disney+ Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.

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    Broadcasting the Six Nations: Behind the scenes of the TV production

    2020-01-31T14:37:00Z

    From machine learning-driven analytics to 4K drone, the broadcast of the 2020 Six Nations rugby tournament will feature some innovative kit as well as some tried and trusted technology.

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    Behind the scenes: The Witcher

    2020-01-23T15:25:00Z

    Fantasy drama The Witcher combines magic and mythos taken from Andrzej Sapkowski’s books and the well-known game series. Framestore, which worked on VFX for the Netflix show, tells IBC365 about building a new fantasy world.

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    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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    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.

  • Dancing was a key component of the musical adaptation
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    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
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    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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    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
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    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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    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.

  • Diego Maradona official poster
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    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)
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    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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    Behind the scenes: Official Secrets

    2019-10-25T09:17:00Z

    Telling the story with lighting, Official Secrets cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister BSC speaks to Alana Foster on how he worked with director Gavin Hood to depict the story of one woman’s moral conundrum.

  • Le mans 66 trophy
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    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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    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.

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    Behind the scenes: The Goldfinch

    2019-09-24T16:04:00Z

    Complex, dense and 800 pages long, the 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt has become this year’s prestige cinematic literary adaptation. John Crowley, who directed the adaptation of Colm Tóibín’s novel Brooklyn, has taken on the task and given himself the best possible shot at pulling it ...

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    Behind the scenes: Gemini Man

    2019-09-09T12:16:00Z

    Ang Lee chose to shoot his upcoming sci-fi film Gemini Man, starring Will Smith, in HFR. Editor Tim Squyres explains how the director fell in love with higher frame rates.

  • The Lion King - Mufasa visits Scar
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    Behind the scenes: The Lion King

    2019-09-02T12:42:00Z

    The animated remake of the Disney classic employed a live-action film crew that could work inside virtual reality using traditional camera equipment to set up and execute shots in the animated world the same way they would be achieved in the real world.