Few films this year serve as a cinematographer’s showcase in quite the same way as The Favourite, which one might easily believe was designed from the top-down as an opportunity to indulge in visual touchstones, eccentricities, and a flourish by any other name. Yorgos Lanthimos’s typically anti-septic style turns burnished and gilded with the assistance of cinematographer Robbie Ryan, whose most notable credits — Ken Loach, Noah Baumbach, Andrea Arnold — suggest something more rough-and-tumble than this picture’s clear Barry Lyndon stylings. It’s a remarkable adaptation to environment and material for which most would be glad to take credit; to hear him tell it, however, this was a happy instance of following the leader.
Ryan and I sat down at this year’s EnergaCamerimage — ostensibly to discuss The Favourite, but, given the range of his experience, it became a mini-masterclass in the director-cinematographer relationship, the effect of prep,...
Ryan and I sat down at this year’s EnergaCamerimage — ostensibly to discuss The Favourite, but, given the range of his experience, it became a mini-masterclass in the director-cinematographer relationship, the effect of prep,...
- 11/29/2018
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Goldcrest is gearing up for a major push into the world of high-end picture post.
The facility, which is best known for its audio post work across feature films and broadcast, is believed to have poached senior members of staff from Di facility Company 3 to support the move.
Company 3 UK boss Patrick Malone, who resigned from the Deluxe Entertainment Services firm towards the end of last year, will head Goldcrest’s theatrical post department. He has taken on the role of managing director.
Malone, who held the role of director of digital film services at Company 3, is set to join Goldcrest in the coming weeks, when his period of gardening leave ends.
His departure has fuelled speculation that he will be joined at Goldcrest by other Company 3 employees, leading to a major shake-up in the UK’s Di sector.
Company 3 colourists Adam Glasman and Rob Pizzey, together with technical...
The facility, which is best known for its audio post work across feature films and broadcast, is believed to have poached senior members of staff from Di facility Company 3 to support the move.
Company 3 UK boss Patrick Malone, who resigned from the Deluxe Entertainment Services firm towards the end of last year, will head Goldcrest’s theatrical post department. He has taken on the role of managing director.
Malone, who held the role of director of digital film services at Company 3, is set to join Goldcrest in the coming weeks, when his period of gardening leave ends.
His departure has fuelled speculation that he will be joined at Goldcrest by other Company 3 employees, leading to a major shake-up in the UK’s Di sector.
Company 3 colourists Adam Glasman and Rob Pizzey, together with technical...
- 1/29/2014
- ScreenDaily
Ascent Media Group, the wholly owned subsidiary of John Malone's Discovery Holdings that encompasses a collection of postproduction and media services businesses, has launched a new brand while significantly restructuring its U.K. operations.
Newly named Ascent 142 will combine Amg's London-based postproduction units One Post and St. Anne's Post, DVD unit Stream and media-management services. With the move, the post and DVD brand names will be retired. The company has invested more than 2 million pounds in the facility and new technical capabilities.
The change comes as Discovery is preparing to spin off Amg along with Discovery Networks into an independently traded company. Malone will be the entity's controlling shareholder.
Jose Royo, who was named Amg CEO in February, restructured Amg's corporate divisions and senior management in May.
Ascent 142 -- named for its 60,000 square foot, 142 Wardour St. address in London's Soho district -- will be led by Simon Constable, vp operations; David Barrett, senior director business development; and Adrian Bull, chief technology officer. They will report to Richard Andrews, Amg senior vp media services.
Of the merging of the businesses, Constable said: "Because the companies were independently managed, it didn't really lend themselves well to being able to move jobs around and share work and not worry about revenue. We decided to put it all in one location and essentially remove those old-fashioned barriers."
The consolidation also allows Ascent to stay strong in a volatile market. "It's an expensive building, and having the services under one roof you kind of have to do that to be efficient and be able to make money," Constable said.
The investment in new technology includes two newly built digital intermediate (Di) suites, which will center on da Vinci's Resolve R350 color grading systems, as well as two Autodesk Smoke post systems; a Bright San (storage area network); two Arri scanners; and two Arri film recorders. The company also has a network in place that allows grading information and other data to be securely shared between London and the U.S.
MGM/Sony's "Quantum of Solace" is the first scheduled Di project for the new installation. Rob Pizzey is the colorist on the project.
Ascent entities based in London that will not be affected by the restructuring are VFX house Rushes, subtitling company Visiontext, Soho Images laboratory and Ascent's Network Services businesses.
Newly named Ascent 142 will combine Amg's London-based postproduction units One Post and St. Anne's Post, DVD unit Stream and media-management services. With the move, the post and DVD brand names will be retired. The company has invested more than 2 million pounds in the facility and new technical capabilities.
The change comes as Discovery is preparing to spin off Amg along with Discovery Networks into an independently traded company. Malone will be the entity's controlling shareholder.
Jose Royo, who was named Amg CEO in February, restructured Amg's corporate divisions and senior management in May.
Ascent 142 -- named for its 60,000 square foot, 142 Wardour St. address in London's Soho district -- will be led by Simon Constable, vp operations; David Barrett, senior director business development; and Adrian Bull, chief technology officer. They will report to Richard Andrews, Amg senior vp media services.
Of the merging of the businesses, Constable said: "Because the companies were independently managed, it didn't really lend themselves well to being able to move jobs around and share work and not worry about revenue. We decided to put it all in one location and essentially remove those old-fashioned barriers."
The consolidation also allows Ascent to stay strong in a volatile market. "It's an expensive building, and having the services under one roof you kind of have to do that to be efficient and be able to make money," Constable said.
The investment in new technology includes two newly built digital intermediate (Di) suites, which will center on da Vinci's Resolve R350 color grading systems, as well as two Autodesk Smoke post systems; a Bright San (storage area network); two Arri scanners; and two Arri film recorders. The company also has a network in place that allows grading information and other data to be securely shared between London and the U.S.
MGM/Sony's "Quantum of Solace" is the first scheduled Di project for the new installation. Rob Pizzey is the colorist on the project.
Ascent entities based in London that will not be affected by the restructuring are VFX house Rushes, subtitling company Visiontext, Soho Images laboratory and Ascent's Network Services businesses.
- 7/3/2008
- by By Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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