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Digitally Acquired Features and TV Dramas for 2006:
As explained in the January 2007 DCS eNewsletter from which this list was excepted, the following lists are not as comprehensive as we would have liked, and are based on the best information that was available to us at the time. Digitally Acquired Theatrical Releases in 2006:
Superman Returns (Genesis/SRW tape) Director: Bryan Singer, DP: Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC
Miami Vice (Viper/Sony F950/Sony F900/Film) Director: Michael Mann, DP: Dion Beebe, ACS, ASC
Flyboys (Genesis/SRW tape) Director: Tony Bill, DP: Henry Braham
Find Me Guilty (Sony F950/SRW tape), Director: Sidney Lumet, DP: Ron Fortunato, ASC
Prairie Home Companion (F900/SRW tape) Director: Robert Altman, (Sadly, Altman’s last film), DP: Edward Lachman, ASC
Home of The Brave (Viper/SRW tape) Director: Irwin Winkler, DP, Tony Pierce-Roberts, BSC
The U.S. vs John Lennon (Varicam) Directors: David Leaf and John Scheinfeld, DP: James Mathers
Borat... (Varicam) Director: Larry Charles, DPs: Luke Geissbuhler and Anthony Hardwick, (Note: top grossing US picture for two weeks)
Iraq in Fragments (DVX100) Director/DP James Longley
Jackass Number Two (DVX100) Director: Jeff Termaine, Cinematography by: Lance Bangs, Dimitry Elyashkevick, Rick Kosick, (Top grossing US movie for two weeks)
Scary Movie 4 (Genesis 75%/Film 25%), Director: David Zucker, DP: Thomas Ackerman, ASC
Click (Genesis/SRW), Director: Frank Coraci, DP: Dean Semler, ASC, ACS
Apocalypto (Genesis/SRW), Director: Mel Gibson, DP: Dean Semler, ASC, ACS (Note: Nominated for ASC Award on this project)
Crank (Sony F950/SRW), Directors, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, DP: Adam Biddle
Bubble (Sony F900/HDcam), Director/DP: Steven Soderbergh, (Note: Produced by Mark Cuban, who has ownership in HDNet, Magnolia Pictures, 2929 Entertainment, and Landmark Theaters; this picture is also interesting for it’s “Day and Date” release strategy with simultaneous release in theaters, on DVD, and over the web).
Snickers Theatrical Short Promotional featuring the Black Eyed Peas (Dalsa/Tapeless Workflow), Director: Jesse Dylan, DP: Rolf Kesterman
An Inconvenient Truth (Sony F950/HDcam, Sony HDV, and JVC HD100U), Director: David Guggenheim, Camera: Guggenheim, Dave Pritchett, Carrie Richard, Bob Richman, Michael J. Schwartz
One Six Right (F900/F950, SRW tape) Director: Brian Terwilliger, DP: Steven Miles, (Note unique theatrical distribution with “Barnstorming Roadshow”, including temporary projection setups for large audiences at Air Shows all around the world using Sony SXRD projector).
Digitally Acquired Theatrical Releases in Production in 2006 for Release in 2007
Journey 3-D (aka Journey To the Center of the Earth) (Sony F950/SRW tape), Director Eric Brevig, DP: Chuck Shuman
Zodiac (Viper, S.two tapeless workflow) Director: David Fincher, DP: Harris Savides, ASC
The Tiger’s Tail (Genesis/SRW tape), Director: John Boorman, Line Producer: DCS member Kevan Barker, DP: Seamus Deasey
Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Viper, S.two tapeless workflow) Director: David Fincher, DP: Claudio Miranda
Slipstream (Genesis/SRW tape), Director Anthony Hopkins, DP: Dante Spinoti
Mutant Chronicles (Viper, S.two tapeless workflow). Also of note is the first commercial use of the Silicon Optics 2K camera for miniatures and inserts by Director of Photography Geoff Boyle, FBKS (Founder of CML).
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (Genesis/SRW tape) Director: Denis Dugan, DP: Dean Semler
What Love Is (Viper/SRW Dualink) Of special interest here is how DP, David Stump, ASC tackled an extremely short shooting schedule by employing 4 Vipers in FilmStream for onset color correction in conduction with the Technicolor Digital Lights system using the Grass Valley LUTher box.
U2 in Concert (Sony F950/Fusion 3D) Directors: Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington, DPs: Peter Anderson, ASC and Tom Krueger
TRANCED Director: David Mickey Evans, DP: James Mathers
Killer Pad (Viper/S.two tapeless workflow) Director: Robert (Freddy Kruegar) Englund, DP: David Stump, ASC
Broken English (Viper/SRW tape), Director: Zoe Cassavetes, DP: John Pirozzi, (premieres at Sundance ‘07)
Digitally Acquired Narrative TV Series in 2006:
Law & Order: Trial By Jury (Genesis/SRW), DP: John Thomas
3lbs. (Genesis/SRW) DP: Dejan Georgevich, ASC
Justice (Genesis/SRW), DPs: Dermott Downs, Michael Bonvillain
What About Brian (Genesis/SRW), DP: Russ Alsobrook, ASC
Night Stalker (Genesis/SRW), Sandi Sissel, ASC, Robert Primes, ASC
Everybody Hates Chris (Viper/HDstream mode and Sony F900/HDcam) DP: Mark Doering-Powell (Nominated for Outstanding Cinematography Emmy).
Weeds (Sony F900/HDcam) DPs: Bobby Bukowski, ASC, Feliks Parnell, Michael Trim
Brothers & Sisters We are told by DCS members on the crew that this was primarily a filmed program with only a small number of episodes shot digitally DPs: Kenneth Zunder, ASC, Tom Yatsko
Dirt (Varicam/DVCpro tape), DP: Geary McLeod |
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