Kodak will host an in-depth conversation with Lol Crawley, BSC and colorist Greg Fisher on November 20 during Camerimage, the international film festival of cinematography.
The discussion will focus on the process of choosing an origination format and how that translates to post, as well as address ways to control the look from camera to screen in today’s multi-format landscape. Clips from Crawley’s award-winning films will be shown, including Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Ballast, along with a sneak-peek at his upcoming project. Paul Collard, VP of film & digital services at Deluxe in London, will moderate the session, which takes place at the Opera Nova.
A UK native, Crawley sports credits which include Hyde Park on the Hudson, Four Lions and On the Ice. He won the Cinematography Award at Sundance in 2008 for his work on Ballast.
Fisher is based at CO3 London. He has worked on such features as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Hugo, Gravity, and World War Z. Prior to joining CO3, he honed his craft on regional features and commercials at Digital Film Lab, Denmark and Digital Film Finland.
“Film remains a strong preference for many filmmakers, and we’re excited to hear what these talented artists have to say about creating powerful visual stories,” said Kodak’s Sam Clark. “We have received tremendous support from the industry this year, making it possible for us to extend the life of film. Through this session, the audience at the festival will take away several compelling reasons that continue to make film a viable choice for creative, technical and economic reasons.”
Local school staple “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” from 1939 hits the big screen nationwide
Most Maine schoolchildren know about the boy lost for more than a week in 1939 after climbing the state's tallest mountain. Now the rest of the U.S. is getting in on the story.
Opening in 650 movie theaters on Friday, "Lost on a Mountain in Maine" tells the harrowing tale of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who spent nine days on Mount Katahdin and the surrounding wilderness before being rescued. The gripping story of survival commanded the nation's attention in the days before World War II and the boy's grit earned an award from the president.
For decades, Fendler and Joseph B. Egan's book, published the same year as the rescue, has been required reading in many Maine classrooms, like third-grade teacher Kimberly Nielsen's.
"I love that the overarching theme is that Donn never gave up. He just never quits. He goes and goes," said Nielsen, a teacher at Crooked River Elementary School in Casco, who also read the book multiple times with her own kids.
Separated from his hiking group in bad weather atop Mount Katahdin, Fendler used techniques learned as a Boy Scout to survive. He made his way through the woods to the east branch of the Penobscot River, where he was found more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) from where he started. Bruised and cut, starved and without pants or shoes, he survived nine days by eating berries and lost 15 pounds (7 kilograms).
The boy's peril sparked a massive search and was the focus of newspaper headlines and nightly radio broadcasts. Hundreds of volunteers streamed into the region to help.
The movie builds on the children's book, as told by Fendler to Egan, by drawing upon additional interviews and archival footage to reinforce the importance of family, faith and community during difficult times,... Read More