DIRECTING ‘BEN-HUR’ –
INTERVIEW WITH TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV

It’s never an easy path for a kid who falls in love with movies and spends their whole life wanting to be a director. For every Peter Jackson, Edgar Wright or Gareth Edwards there are countless more we never hear from. But spare a thought for Russian director Timur Bekmambetov. Interview by Drew Turney While Jackson… Continue reading DIRECTING ‘BEN-HUR’ –
INTERVIEW WITH TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV

HOW TO BE A GOOD DIRECTOR,
ACCORDING TO AN EDITOR

Director BAZ LUHRMANN on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ drama “THE GREAT GATSBY,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

I will say up front: I am a terrible director. I’ve tried it, and I’m not so proud of the results. So why listen to my advice about how to be good at directing fiction projects? Because I’ve edited a few, and I think people in post-production, particularly editors, are in the best position to… Continue reading HOW TO BE A GOOD DIRECTOR,
ACCORDING TO AN EDITOR

Post Pro 101 – Evolution of Sound

Dolphin Digital Productions main studio's TAC Scorpion 30*8*2 Mixer(image: ©Dolphin Digital Productions, New Jersey).

The last 15 years of has seen some dramatic changes in audio production and even more with sound in post. Despite the love of retro gear by music engineers, the same cannot be said for editing film sound  – the heart of which is now the computer DAWs and plugins. Story by Brent Heber RETURN… Continue reading Post Pro 101 – Evolution of Sound