The remarkable thing about The Dark Knight is the amount of production sound that made it into the final mix, which nearly saved Heath Ledger’s vocal performance.
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On IMAX and Hollywood
How Chris Nolan shot The Dark Knight with 70mm “true” IMAX.
Six Shooters and Whiskey in the Classroom
As I inch closer to the completion of my PhD studies I have supplemented my time and income by teaching undergraduate courses in the film program at Carleton. Last fall I introduced a group of upper-year students to the world of film sound — from the talkies to Dolby — which turned out to beContinue reading “Six Shooters and Whiskey in the Classroom”
Memories of the Marquee
Moviegoing in Toronto.
If adventure has a name…it must be Indiana Jones
In the coming days and weeks there will be a considerable amount of bandwidth spent on the reaction to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The deluge of criticism began long before the film’s premiere at Cannes last week; in fact, fans of the series have been quite vocal about the prospectContinue reading “If adventure has a name…it must be Indiana Jones”
Cutting for Clarity
Spielberg’s technical skill as a director has always been closely linked to the tenets of classical Hollywood style.
Hulk Running
Space floor?
wright on film 