This week in Tech Support we survey the Best Visual Effects category, from typical blockbuster fare like “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” to unusual possibilities like “The Tree of Life” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.”
Tech Support: 'Apes' and 'Deathly Hallows' lead the way for Best Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:19 am · September 29th, 2011
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Tech Support: A new year of crafts coverage
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:37 am · September 22nd, 2011
Welcome back. Today marks the beginning of the sixth year of Tech Support here at In Contention. I am delighted about the new collaboration with HitFix, which will doubtless result in even more comprehensive awards coverage. Over the next 10 weeks, we will analyze each of the “technical” category races in this space: Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup, Original Score, Original Song, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
'Captain America' and 'The Help' sound mixer Scott Millan to be feted by CAS
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · September 20th, 2011
Sound mixer Scott Millan has been tapped this year to receive the Cinema Audio Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. This season he looks to be in the Oscar mix (no pun intended) for his work on “Captain America: The First Avenger.”
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
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