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THE BUSINESS OF SNOW by Darcey E Crownshaw

Even today, when filming on real snow locations, the logistics of getting equipment, cast and crew safely on and off the snowbound sets adds a whole new dimension to the challenges faced by any...

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The Stuntman’s World by Jim Dowdall

Fom the perspective of one who has been ‘at it’ for rather a long time and should know better by now! Jim Dowdall When I came into the industry in the 1960’s as an armourer with Bapty’s, my first film...

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THE ART OF COSTUME DESIGN by Lindy Hemming

From a 2010 article in Network Nine News © Lindy Hemming with her Oscar for ‘Topsy Turvy’   I was born in a remote country village in Wales in 1948, the eldest of 5 children. I was always bilingual,...

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RAY HARRYHAUSEN, Visual Effects Wizard 1920 – 2013

Ray Harryhausen with his VES Lifetime Achievement Award I met Ray Harryhausen several times over the past few years. Apart from being hugely talented, he was very generous with his time, especially...

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THE MAGIC OF MATTES AND MINIATURES by Leigh Took

On a location driven film when is it a waterfall and when is it a working model? When is a backdrop real and when is it a matte? This is the magic created by the skill and craft of the model and...

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CARPENTER TO CONSTRUCTION MANAGER by Dominic Ackland-Snow

Dominic Ackland-Snow How do I see the role of Construction Manager? The Production Designer has to conceptualise the viewpoint of the script and the Director – and the CM’s job is turning that concept...

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‘Do You Have What it Takes to Survive in Feature Film Production?’

You might think that this title for my series of e-booklets sounds a bit harsh – but if you’re already trying to find a job in production you’ll know that it’s very competitive and you have to have...

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GIVE THEM A BREAK! … an Editor’s Thought

Wendy Laybourn – Editor From time to time I’m asked to speak to young people about the realities of working in production. Although many won’t make it into the business, there are always the few...

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The Art of Illusion … by Wendy Laybourn

THE BOOK! I’ve been really busy for the past couple of years helping my Art Director friend Terry Ackland-Snow to write a book about working in the film Art Department. We decided to call it The Art of...

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DYNAMATION … from a lecture by Ray Harryhausen in 1984

Dynamation is a term which was coined by producer Charles Schneer when we started making black and white films together in the 1950s. We specialised in combining live actors with animated models and,...

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