This is actually quite amazing, and take it from those of us who’ve been covering the tech categories for years, it’s refreshing to see a major outlet paying attention as well.
It seems Apple has started a new series called “Set to Screen,” which focuses on the various behind-the-scenes design elements of a given film. “Australia” is the first subject, with detailed looks at on-set still photography, production and costume design, location shooting, cinematography and sound recording. Podcasts about music composition and sound recording are still outstanding, with a “coming in September” notation. I also assume the music playing over the various clips are snippets of David Hirschfelder’s work, but I’m just guessing. Sounds lovely.
Check it all out at Apple. The clips are on YouTube as well, but I figured the best example would be the cinematography spotlight, where we finally get to meet Ms. Mandy Walker:
I think it’s obvious by now that this film, regardless of major category potential, will be the tech giant of the year.
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4 responses to “‘Set to Screen’ series at Apple spotlights ‘Australia’ techs”
I know we haven’t seen the final product yet, but wow! Roger Deakins may have to wait yet another year untl he wins his Oscar. At this point, the smart money is definitely on Walker (at least for now…)
Cinematography, Film Editing, Production design, Costume Design and Sound Mixing are lock for Australia, but what about Best Actor?
Hugh Jackman looks like a classic lead man.
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