Star Wars To Go All 3D

October 3, 2010 · Posted in News · 1 Comment

Princess Leia (kinda)

Lucasfilm have announced they’re planning on converting all the six Star Wars movies into 3D to ~~cash in on the new technology~~ to allow the fans to experience the movies in a new dimension.

Starting with the Epsiode One – The Phantom Menace to be released in 2010, with the other movies in the series following.

I’m a bit “old skool” I guess, being part of the original Star Wars generation, so not sure if this is a good idea or not. Haven’t they sullied the good name of Star Wars enough already?

I haven’t seen any 3D post-production conversion movies such as Clash of the Titans, but I’ve heard the 3D quality isn’t too hot so it remains top be seen if Lucasfilms can pull it off.

Tron Legacy Japanese Flyer

September 20, 2010 · Posted in News · Comment

I went to the cinema yesterday to see Biohazard 4 (Resident Evil as it’s known in the West), and picked up a Tron Legacy flyer. The Japanese cinemas have these great movie flyers which I’m not sure but you don’t tend to see so much these days, in England at least.

The Japanese also have movie brochures still, which I think disappeared from the UK about 20 years ago or so.

Anywhere, here’s a scan of the Tron Legacy flyer. (click to enlarge)

Tron Legacy Flyer (front)

Tron Legacy Flyer (back)

What does a Grip do?

September 19, 2010 · Posted in Movie Job Titles · Comment

This depends on whether you’re a grip in North America or UK, Europe or Australia apparently.

The American (and Canadian) version of a grip is a lighting and rigging technician. They set up the lighting and the cameras. If a camera needs to be on a crane or a dolly track then the grips will set that up (and I believe they’re the people who push the camera along the dolly track).

UK, Australia and a lot of Europe use the “British” system where the Grips only deal with camera equipment.

Grips on a Movie Set

There are several titles of grips in film credits, and two of my favourite are Key Grip and Best Boy.

A Key Grip is not the guy who gets to carry around the keys to the studio and dressing rooms as I thought for many years as a kid. Apparently he’s the Boss, Key as in most important.

The Best Boy is not the most popular kid on the set, as I also thought, he is in fact the Key Grips main assistant.

Photo Credit: S Richards Photography

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