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In this week's Academy Originals, costume designer Janty Yates takes us through her process on making Russell Crowe's "Gladiator" costumes.
Yates explained that for every set of armor she created for Crowe she needed to make many more for various reasons.
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In this week's Academy Originals, costume designer Kym Barrett takes us through her process of creating Keanu Reeves' sleek Neo suit for "The Matrix Reloaded." It turns out making the costume was just as futuristic as the trilogy. "Often we're using 3-D printing, we're using all kinds of new textile technologies," Barrett explained, adding, "we're inventing machines to do things."For more details about costume design, check out this short film about The Story of the "Ocean's Eleven" Costumes and this one about The Story of the "Dallas Buyers Club" Costumes.
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This whimsical illustration from the 1921 film, The Education of Elizabeth, perfectly fits the image of silent film star Billie Burke. Although she came to prominence on the stages of London and New York, Burke first appeared on screen in 1916 and is perhaps best known for her role as Glinda in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The same appeal that she brought to that character is evident in this charming print, which depicts Burke at the height of her career. Burke was a fan favorite in part because of her stylish dress sense, which is seen here to great advantage.
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On August 11th, the Academy will host a special SIGGRAPH 2015 panel where creatives and technologists will discuss how they currently use ACES and how its integration into prominent animation, VFX, and color-correction tools simplifies color management and image interchange on future productions.The session will be moderated by noted visual effects and technology leader Sebastian Sylwan and will run from 2pm - 3:30pm.Speakers:Ray Feeney, four-time Academy Award winner for Scientific and Engineering Achievement and President and founder of RFX Inc.Michael Whipple, executive director…
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (August 4) by the organization’s Board of Governors. In addition, Jeffrey Kurland was elected first vice president; John Bailey, Kathleen Kennedy and Bill Kroyer were elected to vice president posts; Jim Gianopulos was elected treasurer; and Phil Robinson was elected secretary.
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In this week's Academy Originals we meet with costume designer Judianna Makovsky, who takes us through her process of creating Chris Evans' stealth costume for "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".Makovsky said one of the challenges to creating the suit was trying to make something that looked like kevlar but wouldn't restrict Evans' range of motion."So we had to create a fabric that was actually stretch but had a printed texture so that it looked like it was a hard fabric," she explained. "It's actually made of about four or five different fabrics." For more stories behind…
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If you were on our Facebook page on Thursday you saw the Academy librarians being barraged by questions from around the world.Here are some highlights from the hour-long discussion:Q: Do you also archive DVDs? If so, is there a reason why some movies are relased onto DVDs and other's are not?A: The Archive holds over 10,000 DVDs in our collection, many of which are home video releases of independent and widely released motion pictures. Our DVD holdings help serve for access and reference purposes for our own research and, when applicable, scholarly research. While the Archive…
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Congratulations to our new Student Academy Awards finalists!
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In celebration of the 100th-anniversary of Technicolor, we present this rare City Beneath the Sea trailer from 1953, courtesy of the Packard Humanities Institute Collection at the Academy Film Archive. This historically notable acquisition is the largest known collection of motion picture trailers on film and contains over 60,000 items.This Wednesday on July 29th, join us for a unique opportunity to experience vintage 35mm gems at the Museum of Modern Art as archivist Cassie Blake presents a one-of-a-kind trailer show curated from the Academy Film Archive’s vast Technicolor holdings. Focusing…
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Ray and Larry Karaszewski tied for the seat in the Board election earlier this month, and Writers Branch members were asked to vote in the runoff via online or paper ballot. This is the second time in Academy history that there was a tie in the balloting. The first occurred in 2009 in the Directors Branch. The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms. The Board of Governors directs the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves the organization’s financial health, and assures the fulfillment of its…