General Chit-Chat

[marian]

Yeah saw it...

[Mario]

Samira Wiley ‏@samirawiley Jan 26

Some stuff costs a lotta money: #true Me, couple skating with Jodie Foster last night: #priceless

[marian]

Wondering if captain janeway was found to in hot trouser roller skating

[Mario]

Did you spot her on any pictures?

All these people look so...young. JF must feel like granny hehe

[marian]

[Mario]

IMDB still hasn't episode titles. I've read the new season starts April. And it seems unclear if the JF directed will be #2.1. since they don't necessarily shoot chronological. One reason could be JF's Money Monster or other directing schedule. And I was told JF will be acting too this year..

[marian]

Hmmmm....

[Mario]

(And I don't mean RDJr's recent attempt to get her and Gibson a role in Avengers or any trash B movie someone mentioned here lately)

[marian]

[Mario]

[artfuldodger]

[soho]

nice pic thanks

[lauradean]

Is that shooting Orange is the new black?

[marian]

www.riverheadlocal.com/local-news/jodie-foster-and-crew-of-orange-is-the-new-black-shoot-in-downtown-riverhead-friday

[marian]

riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2014/01/50985/jodi-foster-directs-scene-in-front-of-suffolk-theater/

[marian]

riverhead.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/photos-jodi-foster-directs-orange-is-the-new-black-episode-in-riverhead_1bae1d73?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[marian]

northforker.com/2014/01/31/photos-jodi-foster-films-orange-is-the-new-black-in-riverhead/

[marian]

[nike]

Downtown Riverhead turned into a Hollywood film set Friday as actress Jodie Foster directed an episode of the hit Netflx show, "Orange is the New Black" outside the Suffolk Theater.
The excitement began at 7 a.m. when crews began unloading props, light boxes and other equipment from a truck parked outside the theater.
Main Street was closed for the duration of the shoot, which commenced around 10 a.m. Beforehand, a crowd of extras was given instruction on where to stand and what to do; other crew members and cast lined up for fresh omelets, sausage, bacon, muffins, fruit and other goodies from the craft services truck set up in the parking lot behind the theater.
In recent days, a call went out for extras to appear in the episode, which filmed at the Suffolk County Correctional Facility earlier in the week. The series depicts the real-life experiences of a woman who was locked up in a minimum security prison after transporting narcotics for an international drug ring, one time, for her lover.
Crew members worked to attach framed movie signs to the front of the theater; the movie showing for the fictional shoot was "Dazed and Confused."
The scene taped had a crowd standing on line outside the theater, and a young man running across the street.
In addition, approximately 12 to 15 vintage cars, including a Mercedes and other classic rides from the late 80s and 70s, were parked along Main Street to make the scene feel as if it were still 1992.
While taping began after 10 a.m., the crew was busy since 7 a.m., preparing the street for the scene. Traffic was rerouted for the duration of the shoot. One production assistant explained that the rule is it usually takes one minute to shoot one page of dialogue; the goal on Friday was to shoot four pages, and the shoot was slated to take under an hour. The entire shoot took longer, however, due to setting up the scene and breaking down the set.
Meanwhile, Riverhead business owners were delighted with their foray into TV fame.
"This is fantastic," said Bryan DeLuca, general manager of the Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center and East End Tourism Alliance founder and president. The shoot, he said, brought scores of guests to downtown hotels and eateries. "It's great for economic development, and it's wonderful that Riverhead gets recognized in a shoot done on Main Street," he said.
"This is fantastic," added Ray Pickersgill, president of the Riverhead Business Improvment District, and a precursor to a big weekend ahead, when the first-ever indoor farmers' market also debuts on Main Street Saturday.
Bob Castaldi, owner of the Suffolk Theater, said the shoot "turns the spotlight on Riverhead and brings visitors to hotels and restaurants. It's great."
For teens Leah Duchnowski and Anna Neithercut, who came dressed ready to be extras, if needed, the experience was a chance to rub elbows with Jodie Foster, a star they both say is one of their favorite actresses and directors. Both hope to pursue careers in the arts, as an actress or model.
Rebekah Duchnowski, Leah's mom, said she grew up in Riverhead and was surprised to see the filming. "It's weird," she said. "This is Riverhead. Nothing like this usually happens here."
Added one teen, who was seen by the trailers and the food services table, hoping to meet a star, "I just want to see somebody."










Source

[nike]

Jodie Foster and crew of 'Orange is the New Black' shoot in downtown Riverhead

Classic cars bearing Connecticut license plates drove up and down the street and the old Woolworth building was transformed into a restaurant as Riverhead's Main Street became the set of Orange is the New Black this morning.
The show, a hit Netflix series, began filming an episode at around 11 a.m. in the Suffolk Theater. The episode is being directed by Jodie Foster.
The dark comedy, which is set inside a women's prison, sought local people as extras for the shoot earlier this month. The show has been filming at the Suffolk County jail for the past week.
East Main Street between Roanoke and East avenues was closed to traffic intermittently throughout morning in order to accommodate the shoot.







source

[artfuldodger]

[artfuldodger]

[marian]

Creating the colour of ‘Elysium’

Behind the scenes of post-production

By Cheryl Minns, Arts Editor

Making a summer blockbuster movie with special effects and big name actors is like painting a picture: the result depends not only on the placement of images and the finite details, but the colours that go into it. That’s where Central, a Vancouver-based post-production facility, gets involved in films.

Central was part of last summer’s Elysium, and worked on the film’s colouring. Six members of the team discussed what went into the production at Vancity Theatre on November 14.

Andrea Chlebak, a colourist at Central, talked about working closely with director Neill Blomkamp, who had a clear vision of how he wanted the film, special effects, and colours to look: he wanted it to be “natural.” This was no easy task for a sci-fi movie involving robots and futuristic vehicles.

What the team settled on was a natural lighting for the film that would emphasize the details in a shot instead of using highlighted colours that would wash out some of the details in the visual effects. Michael Bay’s Transformers films are an example of highlighted colour-use, where the robots have an animated appearance and the finer details are missing.

The next challenge was finding the right colouring to use to distinguish the scenes on the beautiful Elysium space station designed for the wealthy elite and the grungy, polluted Earth where the workers lived.

Since the space station was filled with green grass and sapphire water, it was an obvious choice to give the scenes in Elysium a blue colouring to highlight the natural scenery and give the environment a pleasant glow.

However, in the brightly lit command room scenes, the blue colouring gave Delacourt (Jodie Foster) a cold appearance, which is how her character behaved.

For the Earth’s look of a dying planet, the team went with a brown and grey colouring that was partly created by the smog and dust in the dirty air. The scenes also featured hints of blue as a way to connect the Earth to Elysium.

To capture the appearance of heavy smog, the team studied photos of Beijing, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, and other polluted cities in order to replicate the look in the film.

Chris Davies, the post supervisor, spoke about the special effects involved in a shoot-out scene between Max (Matt Damon) and two droids. In the scene, Max shoots a droid in slow motion and the machine explodes into millions of tiny little pieces, each piece having to be animated and appear realistic as per the director’s request.

The team joked that five to six artists were locked in a dark room for six months to animate the scene, but this wasn’t far from the truth of how much effort went into the one scene.

For more behind the scenes information, check out Mark Salisbury’s book, Elysium: the Art of the Film.

[marian]

"It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me." ~ Jodie Foster #Introvert #INFJ

[artfuldodger]

*sigh*

[artfuldodger]

[Mario]

I think the way we see movies, not only but especially theatrical releases, slowly but steady has changed and will go on more to do so, since 2k, 4k, HFR etc brought this ultimate sharpness. While cinema was never about sharpness but more about depth of field and its blurriness, I think lots of filmmakers pay too much attention to sharpness. And you can tell it by their obsession with unnecessary details like these "particles". I understand there is nice playground now you want to test screen resolution vs computer graphics power. But at the same time some other basics of making film play only minor roles today: shadow and light. Just close your eyes and think Dietrich or Garbo. What you will see is their faces in that certain butterfly light. Like you remember Bogart or old horror flicka often from their shadows. This should not be confused with a tendency of overall darkness in movies, like let's say Ridley Scott.

[marian]

It would be great if you see again at the first minute how the movie is shot, which person shots the film and is behind the camera an which director it is.

Maybe it has to do with something they are not filming on film anymore. With film you coul play with ASA color of the movie (like in fotography fuji was different from Kodak etc etc) the lenses and equipement and development. These where your instrumentarium and you had to trust the skills of the ones making films.

Now with digital it is all different, i see that with my amature photography also. I'm glad i now have a fullframe back so i can use my old comfortable lenses... Now i should learn to trust my old skills again and not to reply on instant feedback. But you are right. It is all sharp today even on 1000 ASA.

[Mario]

Yeah it's these little smiles killing me -since 1980.


God, she's soo cute here in the cold.

[Mario]

Yes, at times it feels this woman spent the other half of her career with giving interviews and this way talking more than in all her movies combined..Frequent mistake #1 Quotes without context. Not because it gives them a deeper meaning but you may notice she hardly ever reveals something that is not in some way miraculously connected to a current project or recent film release. And she does it to degree it feels a bit dishonest because I haven't seen her yet in something that has to do with the person and personal life of JF.