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Derek Cianfrance Breaks Down Scenes from 'The Place Beyond the Pines'

05.11.13 @ 11:23PM Tags : analysis, breakdown, cinematography, filmmaking, interview, interviews, scheduling

Derek Cianfrance’s followup to the extraordinary Blue Valentine comes in the form of a three act Shakespearian crime drama, The Place Beyond the Pines. Collider goes behind the scenes with the director to discuss the filmmaking and break down a few scenes, discussing camera placement, character choices, working with ‘movie stars’ and blending a performance together across many different takes. Hit the jump for the video and analysis: More »

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'Casper' Spreadsheet Template Makes Call Sheets and Production Reports Fast, Easy, and Free

03.2.13 @ 9:47PM Tags : callsheets, casper, excel, msoffice, production, scheduling, software, thinkcrew, timemanagement

Production reports, call sheets, time logs, and schedules are a very necessary aspect of a shoot’s organization. On smaller productions with a limited crew, you may be responsible for producing these documents yourself. Thanks to a developer called ThinkCrew, you now have access to a tool that makes creating these production docs that much easier. It’s called Casper, and it’s a totally free set of templates for Microsoft Office Excel designed for production management. Dynamic scripting under the hood means Casper automates the process for you, filling in relevant data across multiple documents as you input it. Read on to check out Casper, plus some videos breaking down this useful toolset. More »