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The Witcher (TV Series)
''The Witcher'' is a fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired landmass known as the Continent, ''The Witcher'' explores the legend of Geralt of Rivia, Yennefer of Vengerberg and Princess Ciri. It stars Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, and Freya Allan. The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on Netflix on December 20, 2019. It was based on '' The Last Wish'' and ''Sword of Destiny'', which are collections of short stories that precede the main ''The Witcher'' saga. The second season, also consisting of eight episodes and based on the novel ''Blood of Elves'', released on December 17, 2021. In September 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a third season, which will be released in mid-2023. This will be followed by a fourth season, with Liam Hemsworth taking over the role of Geralt of Rivia. An anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Fiction
Action fiction is a literary genre that focuses on stories that involve high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of sub-genres, such as spy novels, adventure stories, tales of terror and intrigue ("cloak and dagger") and mysteries. This kind of story utilizes suspense, the tension that is built up when the reader wishes to know how the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is going to be resolved or what the solution to the puzzle of a thriller is. Genre fiction Action fiction is a form of genre fiction whose subject matter is characterized by emphasis on exciting action sequences. This does not always mean they exclude character development or story-telling. Action fiction is related to other forms of fiction, including action films, action games and analogous media in other formats such as manga and anime. It includes martial arts action, extreme sports action, car chases and vehicles, suspense action, and action come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonya Belousova
Sonya Belousova (; born February 4, 1990) is a Russian-American film composer, pianist and recording artist who resides and works in Los Angeles, California. Belousova is a winner of international composition and piano competitions. Recognized as a child prodigy, at the age of 13 years Belousova was awarded with the Russian Ministry of Culture Award for her outstanding achievements in music composition. Belousova is best known for her critically acclaimed work on Netflix's hit fantasy series ''The Witcher'' starring Henry Cavill. The Witcher Original Soundtrack Album, featuring songs and score composed and produced by Belousova and her scoring partner Giona Ostinelli, has achieved commercial success and critical recognition. The album debuted #1 on iTunes Top Soundtracks with the enormously successful hit single "Toss A Coin To Your Witcher" #1 on iTunes Top Soundtrack Songs and #1 on Billboard Digital Rock Songs Sales. The album charted #4 on iTunes for Top Albums (behind only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4K Resolution
4K resolution refers to a horizontal display resolution of approximately 4,000 pixels. Digital television and digital cinematography commonly use several different 4K resolutions. In television and consumer media, 38402160 (4K Ultra-high-definition television, UHD) is the dominant 4K standard, whereas the digital cinema, movie projection industry uses 40962160 (Digital Cinema Initiatives, DCI 4K). The 4K television market share increased as prices fell dramatically during 2014 and 2015. 4K standards and terminology The term "4K" is generic and refers to any resolution with a horizontal pixel count of approximately 4,000. Several different 4K resolutions have been standardized by various organizations. The terms "4K" and "Ultra HD" are used more widely in marketing than "2160p". While typically referring to motion pictures, some digital camera vendors have used the term "4K photo" for still photographs, making it appear like an especially high resolution even though 3840×2160 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-camera Setup
The single-camera setup, or single-camera mode of production, also known as portable single camera, is a method of filmmaking and video production. The single-camera setup originally developed during the birth of the classical Hollywood cinema in the 1910s and has remained the standard mode of production for cinema. In television production, both single-camera and multiple-camera methods are commonly used. Description In this setup, each of the various shots and camera angles are taken using the same camera, or multiple cameras pointed in one direction, which are moved and reset to get each shot or new angle. If a scene cuts back and forth between actor A and actor B, the director will first point the camera toward A and run part or all of the scene from this angle, then move the camera to point at B, relight, and then run the scene through from this angle. Choices can then be made during the post-production editing process for when in the scene to use each shot, and when to cut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix Streaming Services
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartphones, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platige Image
Platige Image S.A. is a Polish company founded in 1997. It specialises in computer graphics, 3D animation, and digital special effects. Its core business includes advertising as well as film, art, and academic projects. The studio employs a staff of over 300 artists, including directors, art directors, graphic designers, and producers. Platige has received over 250 awards and honours, including four Best of Show awards at the SIGGRAPH festival and a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award. The studio was nominated for an Academy Award, the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. Product divisions Commercials Platige has created over 2,500 commercials and has worked with the largest advertising agencies in Poland and abroad, including BBDO, DDB Worldwide, Grey Global Group, Havas Worldwide, JWT, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, PZL, Publicis, and Young and Rubicam. Since its foundatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ostrowski
Michael Ostrowski is an Austrian television producer and screenwriter, best known for his work on serial drama ''Jericho'' and '' CSI'' spin-off ''CSI: Miami'', both of which he has worked on as a producer and screenwriter. He currently serves as co-executive producer on NBC's ''The Blacklist''. As a producer, he has worked on the series ''Jericho'', ''E-Ring'' and ''CSI: Miami'', serving as supervising producer, producer and co-producer respectively. His writing credits are again for ''CSI: Miami'' and ''Jericho'', and also for ''Private Practice'' and ''The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. Pre ...''. References External links * American television producers American television writers American male screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Gaub
Steve Gaub is an American television and film producer. He is an active member of the Producers Guild of America. He is an Executive Producer of the television series ''The Witcher''. Life and career Steve graduated from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management with BS degrees in Marketing and Operations Management Systems. He began his film career working in Minneapolis and Los Angeles in the independent film industry, as an Assistant Director and Production Manager. He moved into Script Development at Outlaw Productions in 1999. Following a brief stint at the independent production company Intermedia Films, he ventured into freelance work, starting as a Production Supervisor on a number of feature films. Since then, he has gone on to serve as a Co-Producer on many feature films, including TRON: Legacy and Walt Disney's live action remake of Beauty And The Beast and Christopher Robin. Since 2018, Steve has been working as a Producer in episodic television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Daniel
Sean Peter Daniel (born August 15, 1951) filmreference.com, January 21, 2014 is an American film producer and movie executive. Life and career Born to a family, Daniel attended Manhattan's , graduating in 1969. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film from the in 1973. In 1976, he joined Universal Pictures as a film production executi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Bagiński
Tomasz "Tomek" Bagiński (, born 10 January 1976 in Białystok) is a Polish illustrator, animator, producer and director. He is a self-taught artist. Education Bagiński studied architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology. Works His first film ''Rain'' has won several local awards and became the passport to Platige Image company, in which he is a creative director. Between 1999 and 2002 he was working on his short film debut,'' The Cathedral'', which in 2002 won the first prize at SIGGRAPH, the biggest festival of animation and special effects, and a year later was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In 2004, he made his second short film, '' Fallen Art''. In 2005, he received another award at the SIGGRAPH festival, becoming the only artist in history who has won two main awards. ''Fallen Art'' also received a BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation and a Grand Prix for Digital Shorts at Golden Horse Film Festival 2005 (shared with Jarek Sawko and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alik Sakharov
Alik Sakharov (born May 17, 1959) is a film and television director. A former Director of Photography, he is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Career Sakharov entered the US film scene when he began sharing the responsibilities of a lighting cameraman in 1985 in the New York industrial video scene, eventually progressing to shooting music videos, commercials, narrative films. Sakharov served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, as well as a formidable number of programs for network television and premium cable, most notably on HBO's ''The Sopranos'' (38 episodes), and, as Director/cinematographer, on HBO's ''Rome'' (10 episodes), and '' Game of Thrones'' (8 episodes). He served as Director/co-Executive Producer on the third season of Starz' television series '' Black Sails''. In seasons one and two of Netflix series '' Marco Polo'' Sakharov directed: "Feast"; "The Fourth Step"; "Lost Crane"; "The Fellowship". He has also dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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