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Five Minutes With... ‘The Dark Knight’ VFX Artist Ciaran Crowley |
19 Apr 2012 | Few Irish visual effects artists boast a CV as impressive as that of Dublin-native Ciaran Crowley. Over the past decade, his list of film and TV credits reads like a roll-call of some of the most visually impressive movies of the last 10 years.
From ‘Inception’ to ‘Iron Man 2’, through to ‘2012’, ‘Batman Begins’, ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’, Crowley has had a hand in ensuring that some of the biggest blockbusters of recent memory have arrived on cinema screens with visual effects that can pack a punch as equally as they seamlessly integrate into the background of a director’s overall vision.
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Tea with Jam Media, IFTN Visits 'Roy' HQ |
| 06 Jan 2012 | Jam Media produces live action and animated children series ‘Roy’, about a cartoon boy living in the real world which begins airing its second series to CBBC on Monday 9th January at 5.15pm. IFTN took a trip down to Jam Media in Kevin Street, Dublin to take a look around, see how the post production on the 25 episode new series was going and get a sneak peak at the other projects happening for the two time IFTA award winning Animation Company. |
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Egg Post Production Expands Ahead of Sky 1's 'Sinbad' Arrival |
| 27 Jul 2011 | Dublin-based post-production house Egg talks to IFTN about their recent expansion, a joint venture with Soho-based Aquarium Studios and their upcoming work on Sky’s epic 13x60minute series ‘Sinbad’. |
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Mary Curtis Talks About Ireland's Digital Television Switchover (Interview Q&A) |
| 23 May 2011 | With Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte officially launching Ireland’s SAORVIEW on Thursday, May 26th, IFTN spoke with Mary Curtis, RTÉ’s Director of Digital Switchover to find out about Ireland’s current status with regards to the upcoming 2012 Analogue Terrestrial Television switch off. Appointed to the new senior executive position in July 2010, Mary Curtis’ role gives her full responsibility for an effective transition to digital television using the new Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) system by 2012. |
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Industry Focus: Irish Distribution... Doing it Alone |
| 16 Dec 2010 | The struggles of the independent filmmaker are endless and varied. The discipline required to write a script; the patience required to pull together a cast and crew; the earnestness required to raise funding and see a film through all the way to post-production ensures that making a film is guaranteed months or years of stress and challenges. But now that the masterpiece is complete, what next? In many ways the battle is just beginning. The quality of work is of little consequence if nobody watches it. |
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VFX Master Des Carey Talks George Lucas & ‘300’ |
| 16 Dec 2010 | IFTN speaks with Irish Digital Intermediate Producer and Visual Effects Supervisor, Des Carey who will fly from LA to Ireland next week to share an insight into his world of visual and digital effects with Members of the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA). The Irish VFX master will demonstrate the pioneering technology he has helped introduce to cinema-goers in spectacular blockbusters such as ‘300’, ‘Watchmen’, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ and ‘Transformers’. |
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Interview: Stephen Grant Clicks with TV3 Online |
| 14 Oct 2010 | July of this year saw Stephen Grant rejoin the TV3 team in the role of Director of Online. The position was created in response to a growing online trend in Irish audiences and has seen the number of unique users on the TV3 site grow 40% year-on-year and a 50% growth in page views. IFTN spoke with Stephen to discuss the running of the site, the further features he is hoping to introduce and the recent ‘X Factor’ boost the site has enjoyed. |
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Interview: Philip Flynn on Dublin's Digital Hub |
| 30 Sep 2010 | The second phase of Dublin’s Digital Hub comes to an end in 2011. The government initiative has been in operation since 2004 and will see its third and final phase of development come into effect in 2012. IFTN spoke with Digital Hub Development Agency’s CEO, Philip Flynn to discuss the ongoing project, the steps he thinks the Irish government now needs to take and the consequences of the current property impasse. |
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