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The Danish Trade Council in Los Angeles & The National Film School of Denmark in collaboration with Scandinavian American Arts Foundation and Oresund Film Commission present Free Master Classes: GHOST VFX MOVIE MAGIC - MASTERCLASS WITH WALTER MURCH MODERATED BY TOMAS GISLASON - VISUAL EFFECTS AS AN ART FORM IN THE FILMS OF LARS VON TRIER |
VENUE: Clarity Screening Room 100 N. Crescent Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-385-4092 View Map>> |
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 / 2PM TO 5PM GHOST VFX MOVIE MAGIC GHOST visual effects supervisor, Jeppe Nygaard Christensen, will take the audience on a trip behind the scenes, talking about the creation of digital monsters, magical explosions and fully computer-generated exteriors. Christensen will also explore the challenges involved with aiming for Hollywood standards on a Scandinavian budget. |
GHOST credits include STARDUST, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, DIE ANOTHER DAY, TOMB RAIDER 2 and ALIEN VS. PREDATOR. GHOST VFX was founded in 1999 and has produced visual effects for a number of domestic and international projects including the upcoming ISLAND OF LOST SOULS, Denmark’s most impressive CGI production to date. |
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 / 10AM - 1PM STORY TELLING IN A MASSIVE MEDIA LANDSCAPE WITH WALTER MURCH Focusing on Walter Murch’s career, Gislason and Murch will reflect upon the development of postproduction and the future of storytelling. In his career, Walter Murch has consistently transcended convention and expanded the limitations of the role of sound and film making by being open to the influence of serendipity as a catalyst for illuminating emotional truths. Walter Murch edited Apocalypse Now, The Godfather: part III, The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain and the director’s cut of Touch of Evil among others. Mr. Murch’s other credits include sound re-recordist on american graffiti, sound designer on apocalypse now, sound re-recording mixer on The Godfather: part III, The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, and others. |
The class will be moderated by editor and director Tomas Gislason who first met Murch in 1981 and through several visits over the years has brought back to Denmark the knowledge and experience gleaned from his ongoing professional relationship with Murch. Gislason's editing credits include the Lars von Trier films Nocturne, The Last Detail, Image of Relief and Element of Crime. His film directing credits include Perfect World, Heart and Soul, The Kingdom, Maximum Penalty and others. |
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 / 2PM TO 4PM VISUAL EFFECTS AS AN ART FORM IN THE FILMS OF LARS VON TRIER Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Hjorth presents visual effects in the works of Lars von Trier. Hjorth captured the vision of the acclaimed director with the use of 100 cameras in dancer in the dark featuring Bjork and collaborated with Trier on the dogville experiment featuring Nicole Kidman, manderlay, and Trier’s latest film, the boss of it all. Hjorth transforms visual effects from technology to an art form with a focus on challenging concepts of perspective, space and movement using techniques like “massive multi camera” and Automavision™ “automated cinematography”. |
Peter Hjorth has also collaborated with Susanne Bier (brothers), Anders Thomas Jensen (adam’s apples), Lone Scherfig (italian for beginners) and Thomas Vinterberg (the celebration). |
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| THE NATIONAL FILM SCHOOL OF DENMARK The Department for Post Graduation and Professional Training at The National Film School of Denmark has existed for 12 years and is financially supported by The Danish Ministry for Cultural Affairs. The National Film School of Denmark plans and holds courses, seminars and workshops etc. in close collaboration with the film industry for professionals within film and TV - mainly in Denmark but also in the rest of Scandinavia. The training department belongs under The National Film School of Denmark which is one of the most distinguished in the world. Among the many famous guest teachers hosted by the Department are Roman Polanski, Paul Schrader, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, David Lynch, Guillermo Arriaga, Werner Herzog, Thelma Schoonmaker, Walter Murch, Ken Loach, David and Janet Webb Peoples, Tom Fleischman, Skip Lievsay, Carol Littleton, Tim Squyres among many others. Head of Training is Tina Sørensen who also takes part in organizing Danish Expo, showcases and master classes. THE NATIONAL FILM SCHOOL OF DENMARK |
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