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Kevin Tod Haug
Kevin Tod Haug is a visual effects supervisor who has worked in the film industry since the 1970s. He and Chris Corbould were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects for their work on ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008). He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for his work on ''American Gods'' (2017). Haug began in the film industry in the 1970s as a motion control programmer. In the 1980s, he became involved with video productions that began using computer-generated effects. In the following decade, he worked on visual effects for television commercials and for two music videos directed by Mark Romanek. Haug's first role on a feature film as visual effects supervisor came with '' The Game'' when one of its producers, Ceán Chaffin who had worked with him on previous commercial and video projects, hired him. Haug was active as a visual effects supervisor from 1997 through 2003 before he decided to do visual effects work on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Effects Supervisor
In the context of film and television production, a visual effects supervisor is responsible for achieving the creative aims of the director or producers through the use of visual effects. While it is a creative role, most supervisors possess a strong technical background and are capable of making informed decisions about the most efficient and effective technique to employ to solve the problem at hand. Often a supervisor will work in tandem with a visual effects producer and computer graphics supervisor. Supervisors can be employed directly by a film production company or work for a visual effects company. Often there are several VFX supervisors on a project, although there is typically a senior VFX supervisor directing their efforts. Specific responsibilities vary depending on the nature of the production, however most supervisors: * Handle a VFX project from conception through to completion. * Manage and direct the technical, artistic, and production personnel. * Possess a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Wrinkle In Time (2003 Film)
''A Wrinkle in Time'' is a 2003 television fantasy film directed by John Kent Harrison from a teleplay by Susan Shilliday. The film, a Canadian and U.S. production, is based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Madeleine L'Engle. It is produced by Walt Disney Television, Dimension Television, Fireworks Entertainment, and The Kerner Entertainment Company. The film stars Katie Stuart, Gregory Smith, David Dorfman, Chris Potter, Kyle Secor, Seán Cullen, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Kate Nelligan, Alison Elliot, and Alfre Woodard. ''A Wrinkle in Time'' premiered at the Toronto Children's film Festival on April 24, 2003, where it won the Best Feature Film Award. Plot Meg Murry (Katie Stuart) is having a difficult time. Her father, astrophysicist Dr. Jack Murry ( Chris Potter), has mysteriously disappeared. Her youngest brother, Charles Wallace (David Dorfman), a genius, is teased and belittled and thought to be stupid because he does not talk to anyone but family. Meg does not get al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eerie, Indiana
''Eerie, Indiana'' is an American horror science fiction television series that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1991, to December 09, 1993. The series was created by José Rivera and Karl Schaefer, with Joe Dante serving as creative consultant. A total of nineteen episodes were produced. The final episode aired for the first time in 1993, when the series was syndicated on The Disney Channel. The show was rerun on The Disney Channel from October 7, 1993 to late March 1996. In 1997, the show generated a new fan base, when the Fox Kids Network aired the series on Saturday mornings from January to September, gaining something of a cult following despite its short run. The renewed popularity of the series encouraged Fox Kids to produce a spin-off '' Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension'', lasting only one season in 1998. Overview The series revolves around Marshall Teller, a teenager whose family moves to the desolate town of Eerie, Indiana, population of 16,661. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comandante (2023 Film)
''Comandante'' is a 2023 Italian war drama film co-written and directed by Edoardo De Angelis and starring Pierfrancesco Favino. The film opened the 80th Venice Film Festival on 30 August 2023. Plot The film tells an episode of the Battle of the Atlantic, when the Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini sunk the Belgian ship Kabalo, and Cappellini's commander Salvatore Todaro decided to disobey orders and to rescue the Kabalo's crew, being forced to navigate on the surface for three days, making the ship an easy target for enemies. Cast * Pierfrancesco Favino as Salvatore Todaro * Johan Heldenbergh as Georges Vogels * Johannes Wirix-speetjens as Jacques Reclercq * Silvia D'Amico as Rina Todaro * Paolo Bonacelli as Betti * as Vittorio Marcon Production Filming began on 5 September 2022 in Taranto. Release The film was selected as the opening film at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2023, replacing originally announced '' Challengers'' due to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightmare Cinema
''Nightmare Cinema'' is a 2018 American horror anthology film featuring work by directors Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryūhei Kitamura, and David Slade. Plot Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke). Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings that shows them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales. * ''The Thing in the Woods'' (D: Alejandro Brugués), a postmodern sendup of slasher thrillers, involving a killer who is not what he seems. Starring Eric Nelsen, Sarah Withers, Kevin Fonteyne, and Chris Warren. * ''Mirari'' (D: Joe Dante), a woman with facial scars seeks plastic surgery at a sinister clinic. Starring Richard Chamberlain, Zarah Mahler, Mark Grossman, and Belinda Balaski. * ''Mashit'' (D: Ryūhei Kitamura), Catholic schoolgirls become possessed by a sex-crazed demon. Starring Maurice Benard, Stephanie Cood, Calista Bess, and Mariela Garriga. * ''This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallen (2016 Film)
''Fallen'' is a 2016 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Scott Hicks, based on Lauren Kate’s 2009 novel of same name. The film stars Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine, Harrison Gilbertson, and Joely Richardson. The film was released on November 10, 2016 in certain countries including Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore by Lotus Entertainment. It released to theaters in the United States on September 22, 2017, by Relativity Media. Plot Lucinda Luce Price is sent to Sword and Cross Academy for troubled young teens after she is blamed for the death of a boy named Trevor who perishes in a fire started by mysterious shadows that Luce sees after kissing him. Luce feels cursed, blaming herself for Trevor’s death. Upon arriving at her new school, Luce meets various students, including Cameron “Cam” Briel, who has taken an interest in her; Arriane Alter, who takes Luce under her wing; Molly Zane, who harasses Luce; Pennyweather "Penn” Van Syckle-Lockwood, who befrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Call (2017 Film)
''Last Call'' (originally titled ''Dominion'') is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Steven Bernstein. It is a surrealistic biopic, which recreates the life of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas through flashbacks during the famous drinking binge at the White Horse Tavern in New York City which ended fatally during the fall of 1953. The unfinished film was screened at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival. The worldwide sales rights were acquired by Lightning Entertainment in November 2017. Cast * Rhys Ifans as Dylan Thomas * Rodrigo Santoro as Carlos * John Malkovich as Dr. Felton * Romola Garai as Caitlin Thomas * Zosia Mamet as Penelope * Tony Hale as John Malcolm Brinnin * Philip Ettinger as Alexi * Jonathan Higgins as Julian * Arthur Holden as Dean * Ellen David as Dorothy * Andrew Shaver as Reggie * Jeremy Ferdman as Michael * Noel Burton as Jeremy * Guy Sprung as Felix * Michael Riendeau as Colm Thomas * Mike Paterson as Teddy Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Service
''The Secret Service'' is a 1969 British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company, Century 21, for ITC Entertainment. It follows the exploits of Father Stanley Unwin, a puppet character voiced by (and modelled on) the comedian of the same name. Outwardly an eccentric Christian vicar, Unwin is secretly an agent of BISHOP, a division of British Intelligence countering criminal and terrorist threats. Assisted by fellow agent Matthew Harding, Unwin's missions involve frequent use of the Minimiser, a device capable of shrinking people and objects to facilitate covert operations. In hostile situations, the Father spouts a form of gibberish (based on the real Unwin's nonsense language, "Unwinese") to distract the enemy. ''The Secret Service'' was the last Anderson series to be made using a form of electronic marionette puppetry called "Supermarionation". This technique was combined with scale model effects seq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Time Being
''The Time Being'' is a 2012 American mystery film directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain, written by Nenad Cicin-Sain and Richard N. Gladstein, and starring Wes Bentley, Frank Langella, Ahna O'Reilly, Sarah Paulson, Corey Stoll and Gina Gallego. It was released on July 23, 2013, by Tribeca Film. Cast *Wes Bentley as Daniel *Frank Langella as Warner Dax *Ahna O'Reilly as Olivia *Sarah Paulson as Sarah *Corey Stoll as Eric *Gina Gallego as Anjelica *Jeremy Allen White as Gus *Mila Brener as Winona *Aiden Lovekamp as Marco *Ivan Shaw as Officer *Sandra Seacat as Annette *Megan Kuhlmann as Nurse *Thurn Hoffman as Henry Release The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 16, 2012. TIFF announced the films that were accepted on August 21, 2012. On its 37th edition the TIFF included a 2 ... on September 11, 2012. The film was released on July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machine Gun Preacher
''Machine Gun Preacher'' is a 2011 American biographical action drama film directed by Marc Forster and starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Shannon. It tells the story of Sam Childers, a former gang biker turned preacher, and his efforts to protect, in collaboration with the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), the children of South Sudan from the atrocities of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The screenplay by Jason Keller was adapted from Childers' book '' Another Man's War'' and Ian Urbina's '' Vanity Fair'' article "Get Kony". The film' premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and opened in the United States on September 23, 2011. Plot In 2003 in southern Sudan, the LRA attack a village and force a young boy to kill his mother. A few years earlier, Sam Childers, an alcoholic drug-using biker from Pennsylvania, is released from prison and finds that his wife, Lynn, has given up her job as a stripper after accepting Christ as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conan The Barbarian (2011 Film)
''Conan the Barbarian'' is a 2011 American sword and sorcery film based on the character of the same name created by Robert E. Howard. The film is a new interpretation of the ''Conan'' myth and is not related to the films featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It stars Jason Momoa in the title role, alongside Rachel Nichols, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang, Ron Perlman, and Bob Sapp, with Marcus Nispel directing. Morgan Freeman narrates the film. The film had spent several years in development at Warner Bros. before the rights were shifted to Nu Image/Millennium Films in 2007, with a clause wishing for immediate start on production. Lionsgate and Sony Pictures entered negotiations for distribution, with the film seeing many directors, prominently Brett Ratner, before settling on Nispel in 2009 and subsequently bringing together a cast and crew. Filming began on March 15, 2010, and concluded June 5, 2010. The film was first released on August 17, 2011, in four countries, Belgium, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclipse
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three celestial objects is known as a syzygy. Apart from syzygy, the term eclipse is also used when a spacecraft reaches a position where it can observe two celestial bodies so aligned. An eclipse is the result of either an occultation (completely hidden) or a transit (partially hidden). The term eclipse is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth's surface, or a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. However, it can also refer to such events beyond the Earth–Moon system: for example, a planet moving into the shadow cast by one of its moons, a moon passing into the shadow cast by its host planet, or a moon passing into the shadow of another moon. A binary star system can als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
