A breakthrough in digital filmmaking transformed Stuart Little 2, as innovation, persistence and ingenuity turned rain-soaked footage into Sony’s first brilliantly sunny digital intermediate release. In 2001 Sony Pictures Entertainment was getting ready to produce the sequel to Stuart Little,…
Steven Poster ASC examines how the introduction of the Digital Intermediate has shaped filmmaking and details the work of pioneers in this area. No, I did not invent the DI. There were two movies that had used this process before…
Revisiting Big Top Pee-wee for its remaster opens memories of circus shoots, film-era experimentation and the evolving craft of colour in cinema. I’ve been thinking of this next column since I finished the last. I was scheduled to re-master Big…
While cinematographers primarily focus on moving images, many are also skilled photographers, getting a lot out of working with stills – and sharing them with “photo buddies”. This includes Steven Poster ASC… I’ve known many people whose lives are dedicated to photography. I’ve been fortunate to say that from the time I was 12 years old. But of…
A week at the Sundance Institute meant film camp for grown-ups — working with Robert Redford, Sally Field and future greats like James Mangold and Paul Thomas Anderson. One of the greatest honours of my career was to be invited…
As Hollywood weathers uncertainty and rapid changes, Steven Poster ASC reflects on past golden ages, digital disruption and the creative resilience needed for what’s next. It is such a difficult time around the globe right now. I have been thinking…
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