Below the Line Bookings and Signings
APA has booked producer Scott Lumpkin ("Oculus") and costume designer Antoinette Messam (pictured left, "Creed") on Martin Campbell's "Hunter Killer." The agency also has booked costume designers…
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‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Books Creative Talent for Bevy of Craft Challenges
Tilda Swinton, playing the 85-year-old Madame D., required 11 pieces of prosthetic makeup, including hands, neck-piece, chin, earlobes, forehead piece, two nosepieces and chin — all topped by five…
‘Birdman’ Scores Another Big Win at Cinematographer Kudos
Emmanuel Lubezki, the d.p. behind “Birdman” (pictured), walked away with the top prize at the 29th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Sunday…
'Boyhood,' 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and 'The Lego Movie' Win Big at ACE Eddie Awards
Oscar best picture nominees "Boyhood" (pictured) and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" enhanced their Academy prospects Friday night at the ACE Eddie Awards, which recognize outstanding editing. "Boyhood,"…
Below the Line Bookings & Signings
APA has booked editors Craig Alpert ("Ride Along") on Ben Falcone's "Michelle Darnell" and Jeffrey Ford ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier") on Anthony Russo's and Joe Russo's "Captain America…
‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ ‘The Lego Movie’ and ‘House of Cards’ Score Wins at 3D Awards
"Guardians of the Galaxy" (Marvel Studios/Stereo D) won the prize for best live action 3D feature at the sixth annual International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society Awards, which took place at Warner…
‘Paddington’s’ CG Artisans: ‘We Put the Life in His Eyes’
The real-looking fur was no problem. CG water and marmalade were a piece of cake. No, the hardest part of animating the bear in the just-released "Paddington" was "finding the character that everyone…
Cinematographer Robert Elswit on ‘Nightcrawler,’ ‘Inherent Vice’ Shoots
Robert Elswit is one busy cinemato-grapher. He served as d.p. on two 2014 releases — "Inherent Vice" and "Nightcrawler" — and is currently at work on "Mission: Impossible 5" in the U.K. Elswit shot…
Makeup Effects Artist Talks Creating Creatures for ‘Noah’
Steve Carell's proboscis in "Foxcatcher"? Check. Eddie Redmayne's warped body in "The Theory of Everything"? Naturally. Anthony Hopkins' flowing gray locks as Methuselah in "Noah"? Yes, those too…
Improved Relations Between U.S., Cuba Could Ease Way for New Filming Location
Cuba, si! Yanqui, si! Filming, maybe. President Obama's announcement last month that the U.S. would ease some restrictions on commerce with Cuba raises a key question for American producers: Will the…
