Real Horrorshow! Event Photos
"The Sound Behind the Image III: Real Horrorshow!," presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Science and Technology Council, which focused on the role of sound in horror films from its beginning through the digital age, took place at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Thursday, October 29, 2009.
Pictured above at the reception before the event: (seated left to right) foley artist John Post, Academy governor/supervising sound editor Don Hall, Oscar-winning sound mixer Gene Cantamessa, (standing left to right) Barry Weiss, chairman of Public Programs and Education for the Science and Technology Council, sound editor Lou Kleinman, Oscar-winning sound editor Richard Anderson, Oscar-winning [...]
by Anna Robinson | November 4, 2009
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The Sound behind the Image III: Real Horrorshow
Forbidden Planet lobby card (top); Lon Chaney in the 1925 version of Phantom of the Opera (middle); Heather Donahue in The Blair Witch Project (bottom)
"The Sound behind the Image III: Real Horrorshow!" sounds like an ideal pre-Halloween night out for horror movie fans. An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presentation, "The Sound behind the Image III" will explore the art and technology of sound in movies, especially in horror films, on Thursday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Organized by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council, the event will be hosted by Oscar-winning supervising sound editor David E. Stone, and will feature [...]
by Andre Soares | October 21, 2009
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Tags: Christian Minkler, David E. Stone, Gene Cantamessa, John Post, Los Angeles Screenings, Mark Mangini, Science and Technology Council, The Sound behind the Image III: Real Horrorshow, Vanessa Theme Ament, Young Frankenstein
Linwood Dunn: Celebrating a Visual Effects Pioneer – CITIZEN KANE Screening
"Linwood Dunn: Celebrating a Visual Effects Pioneer," will explore the work of special effects artist Linwood Dunn (above, lower photo), including the techniques he used in creating optical effects for Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, on Friday, October 9, at 8 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ appropriately named Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. A newly struck print of Citizen Kane from the Academy Film Archive will be screened. This event is sold out, but standby tickets may become available.
Presented by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council, "Linwood Dunn" will be hosted by Oscar-winning visual effects artist and Academy governor Craig Barron. The evening will also [...]
by Andre Soares | October 2, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Citizen Kane, Classic Movies, Craig Barron, Linwood Dunn, Los Angeles Screenings, Orson Welles, Oscar 1941, Oscar Movies, Ruth Warrick, Science and Technology Council, Visual Effects
Behind the Motion Picture Canvas: MANHATTAN, THE BLACK STALLION Screenings
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton in Manhattan
Newly struck prints of Woody Allen’s Manhattan (1979) and Carroll Ballard’s The Black Stallion (1979) will be screened as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ presentation “Behind the Motion Picture Canvas: Film Formats through the 21st Century,” which will trace the history and evolution of motion picture formats from the silent era through the current digital age.
"Behind the Motion Picture Canvas" will kick off on Wednesday, September 9, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. It will continue with screenings of Manhattan on Thursday, September 10, and The Black Stallion on Friday, September 11. Both screenings will begin at 8 p.m. Academy [...]
by Andre Soares | August 26, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Caleb Deschanel, Classic Movies, Diane Keaton, Los Angeles Screenings, Manhattan, Oscar 1979, Oscar Movies, Rob Hummel, Science and Technology Council, The Black Stallion, Woody Allen
Adam Beckett Salute
Animator and visual effects artist Adam Beckett will be celebrated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with the special program “Infinite Animation: The Work of Adam Beckett” on Monday, August 17, at 8 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. The evening will include a screening of Life in the Atom, a short film that Beckett left unfinished when, at the age of 29, he died in a fire in 1979.
Presented by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council in conjunction with the iotaCenter, and hosted by visual effects artist Richard Winn Taylor and Beckett biographer Pamela Turner, “Infinite Animation: The Work of Adam Beckett” will [...]
by Andre Soares | July 28, 2009
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Tags: Adam Beckett, Animation, Dear Janice, Evolution of the Red Star, Flesh Flows, Los Angeles Screenings, Science and Technology Council, Shorts
When Worlds Collide: The Science of Movies
Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (top); Tobey Maguire in Spider Man 3 (bottom)
"When Worlds Collide: The Science of Movies" is the title of the Academy’s Science and Technology Council’s program about the physics behind some of Hollywood’s best-known action and science-fiction scenes. "When Worlds Collide" will be presented on Thursday, August 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The evening will be hosted by author Adam Weiner (Don’t Try This at Home! The Physics of Hollywood Movies) and will feature film clips and a panel discussion with Oscar-winning visual effects artists Robert Legato (Titanic) and Scott Stokdyk (Spider-Man 2), Oscar-nominated visual effects artists [...]
by Deborah Arthur | July 24, 2009
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Tags: Adam Weiner, Heath Ledger, Los Angeles Screenings, Science and Technology Council, Spider-Man 3, The Dark Knight, Tobey Maguire, Visual Effects
THE ABYSS Screening
The Abyss, the costly, special-effect-laden, deep-sea adventure drama about underwater aliens and a bickering married couple, will be screened at a special 20th anniversary event by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
This Academy screening will premiere a newly struck 35mm print from the Academy Film Archive. Considering that The Abyss boasts awesome underwater cinematography and first-rate visual and sound effects, this is a great chance to catch it on the big screen.
Presented by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council, the evening will be hosted by film historian and author Eric Lichtenfeld and will feature [...]
by Andre Soares | June 9, 2009
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Fantastic Reality: The Magic and Mystery of Movie Matte Painting
Forbidden Planet (top); Spartacus (bottom)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Science and Technology Council will showcase the art of matte painting on Monday, December 10, at 8 p.m. at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood.
As per the Academy’s press release, "Fantastic Reality: The Magic and Mystery of Movie Matte Painting," hosted by Oscar nominee and Academy Visual Effects Branch governor Craig Barron, "will explore the long history of the traditional method of creating ‘virtual sets,’ in which oil paints are brushed and daubed onto a few square feet of glass or wood to be composited later with live action footage. The recent transition into the new frontiers of software and pixels will also be examined."
In conjunction with [...]
