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RES Magazine is a bi-monthly print publication now entering its 5th year. The magazine profiles creative individuals in digital media and features reviews of the latest tools and techniques in desktop film and video. RES was the first to showcase the work of filmmaker Spike Jonze, music video director Chris Cunningham, ILM effects guru John Knoll, design collective Tomato, animators Bob Sabiston and Tommy Pallotta; and the Dogma 95 group led by Lars von Trier. RES Magazine is internationally recognized as the leading publication in its field, reporting on all aspects of the storyteller's lifestyle through engaging profiles, award-winning design and insightful how-to articles.

January/February '03 vol.6 no.1 (88 pages)

THE RESOLUTION ISSUE Resolution means finding focus, and in this issue we celebrate artists who have done just that:
OPTIC NERVE - Anthony Dod Mantle's radical vision is responsible for some of the most captivating films of late, Dogma or otherwise. Shari Roman speaks to the charismatic DP about his work with directors Lars von Trier, Danny Boyle and Thomas Vinterberg.
DEEP FOCUS - Lynne Ramsay talks about her latest film, Morvern Callar, starring Samantha Morton in an elliptical journey that's both visually stunning and aurally hypnotic.
PERSISTENCE OF VISION - In his recent show at LA's Getty Center, Bill Viola explores The Passions, inspired by the use of emotion in painting. Here, RES visits the video artist's studio and learns about his passions and process.
HIGHER, BRIGHTER - From Glenn McKay to art group 47, Karen Voss looks at the super graphics, light design and the new rapture of projection art.
ADMIT ONE - Ten Stellar Cinemas around the world.
FIRST PERSON - Anton Corbijn on his cinematic video for U2, starring Samantha Morton.
MONITOR profiles Korean cinema's arthouse genius Im Kwon-Taek, eco-friendly filmmaker / VJs James Lloyd and Brian Ziffer, sonic innovator Kevin McHugh, Brazilian graphics prodigy Nando Costa and more.
WATCH looks Tommy Pallotta's machinima music video for Zero 7, and more.
LISTEN checks out A Band of Bees, Lemon Jelly, The Sea and Cake, Soul Jazz Records and more.
PLAY has fun with QQQ, Grand Theft Auto:Vice City and more.
TRAVEL maps the streets of Tokyo's Harajuku district.
HOW TO features our annual Tape-to-Film Transfer Guide and reviews of the Panasonic DVX100P MiniDV 24P camera as well as DVD authoring using the new Mac dual processor G4.
DIGITAL HABITAT drops in on video installation artist Jennifer Steinkamp.
Q+A interviews Gus Van Sant on his desert film, Gerry. And much more...

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November/December '02 vol.5 no.6 (88 pages)

THE RESTRICTION ISSUE Restrictions confine, but sometimes they also spark brilliance. In this issue, we look at creative responses to restriction:
THE ADAPTABLE MR. JONZE - The wildly imaginative and talented storyteller Spike Jonze speaks to Sandy Hunter about his second feature film, Adaptation. Plus, an annotated list of Jonze's masterful music videos.
MOVING VIOLATIONS - Kaleem Aftab on Abbas Kiarostami's subversive Ten, the Iranian filmmaker's most avant-garde and ambitious project to-date.
POST NO BILLS -Old school activist Robbie Conal and new school designer Shepard Fairey are guerrilla artists that share two things in common: wheat paste and a desire to incite public discourse. Meet the faces behind the poster art.
THE PLAYER - Blizzard Entertainment takes on Hollywood with its cinematic series of games, from Diablo II to Warcraft III. Katie Salen explores the game-maker's mind-blowing worlds.
MONITOR checks out RESFEST and Sundance filmmaker Stefan Nadelman, British DJ/producers FC Kahuna, underground gallery space the Horse Hospital and more.
WATCH looks at Doug Aitken and Adam Levite's night vision video, Austrian artist Tina Frank, anime icon Annlee, wry artistry from Matt McCormick and more.
LISTEN tunes into Negativland and new releases by ESG, Metro Area and more.
TRAVEL goes to Cuba.
HOW TO tells how the Orphanage's Scott Stewart gets a dreamy slo-mo vibe in the first music video for Howie Day, using a new Panasonic camera and a few tricks. Plus, original do-it-yourself poster art by Faile and more.
DIGITAL HABITAT visits the Chinatown loft of Bryan Boyce.
Q+A interviews Russian Ark DP Tillman Büttner. And much more...

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September/October '02 Vol. 5, #5 (104 pages)

The Future Issue featuring a brand new design and the complete RESFEST 2002 Program Guide.
THE FUTURE BOY: CHRIS CUNNINGHAM - Shari Roman's exclusive interview with the enigmatic visionary, plus the director's comments on his incredible body of work.
THE FUTURE OF LIFE: GODFREY REGGIO'S VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHY - Anthony Kaufman speaks to the director about the latest addition to his Qatsi film series.
THE FUTURE OF MUSIC: IS THE AURAL BECOMING VISUAL? - Sandy Hunter muses on the bridging gap between music and cinema.
THE FUTURE OF UNDERWORLD - RES catches up with producer and technologist Rick Smith on music, technology and the state of the world.
MONITOR - Meet Honest and visit TKNY, Lee Bul's Karaoke pods and more.
WATCH looks at Nick Relph and Oliver Payne, the latest from Guy Maddin, music video director Brian Beletic, and the Nike Presto DVD.
LISTEN tunes into Montreal's Mutek festival, Underworld, Nightmares on Wax, Akufen and more.
TRAVEL takes a trip to Paris and the amazing new Palais de Tokyo.
HOW TO instructs on how to make a movie with digital stills and hack a camera battery, plus reviews of Animation:Master, the new Magic Bullet and more.
DIGITAL HABITAT visits the home of musicians and designers Sweden Unlimited.
Q+A interviews Sonic Youth. And much more...

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July/August '02 Vol. 5, #4 (80 pages)

DRENCHED IN SWEAT AND GASOLINE: STEVEN SODERBERGH'S FULL THROTTLE FULL FRONTAL - RES visits one of Hollywood's hottest filmmakers and gets the full story on Full Frontal.
IN THE BEDROOM: SEX IN CINEMA - Leslie McCleave investigates the state of sex in movies, wondering if the most sensual films are foreign. Plus, Alfonso Cuarón on shooting sex scenes.
SIX DAYS: ON THE SET WITH WONG KAR-WAI AND DJ SHADOW - An inside look at Wong Kar-Wai's latest, cinematic music video.
BEST-OF-BREED: BUILDING A MINIDV SYSTEM IN 2002 - D.W. Leitner recommends the best miniDV system and spares the world another war of religion.
KIDS THESE DAYS ARE SCARY... SHUNJI IWAI'S BRUTAL, BEAUTIFUL ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU - Mark Erwin talks with the director about his latest film, a pop opera about kids run amok.
ANATOMY OF A TRAILER - Ever wondered how those darn things get made? David Geffner finds out.
THE ROAD HOME - Robert Bradbrook talks about melding live action and animation in his lovely short film, Home Road Movies.
MUSIC VIDEO - Meet the two Julians of Gibbs+House. Plus, new work by MK12, Shynola, and the Snorri Brothers.
DIGITAL HABITAT - David Alm visits the Brooklyn-based studio of Colombian video artist Monika Bravo. And much more....

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May/June '02 Vol. 5, #3 (80 pages)

SNOW JOB: SHOOTING THE FAST RUNNER Anthony Kaufman talks to director Zacharias Kunuk and cinematographer Howard Cohn about the making of the first Inuit feature film.
CLEAN AND SOBER: BROADCAST DESIGN TRENDS IN 2002 - Meet the newest faces of broadcast design in our annual round-up.
DIGITAL VÉRITÉ - Albert Maysles tells us why he loves DV. Plus: five documentary commandments.
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL: JESSE PERETZ'S THE CHATEAU - Leslie McCleave goes inside this comic feature about family, language barriers and real estate.
FIRST PERSON: MIKE FIGGIS ON SPLIT-SCREEN FILMMAKING - Iconoclastic filmmaker Mike Figgis illustrates the evolution of his split-screen filmmaking process in the first in our new series of articles by filmmakers.
FUTURE SEX: THE EVOLUTION OF EROTIC ROBOTS - Allison de Fren contemplates the near future with three creators of tomorrow's fantasy females.
HOW-TOs - Frank McMahon takes you step-by-step to recording the best sound for DV. And learn all you need to know about how submit your film to the festival circuit.
MUSIC VIDEO - Introducing H5 director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet. Plus, recent work by Rojo, Tommy Pallotta and Eiko Ishioka.
REVIEWS - Scott Smith compares color correction tools, including Magic Bullet, Color Finesse and Final Cut Pro 3.
DIGITAL HABITAT - Jim Campbell, known for his magical video installation work, welcomes Meg Grey into his San Francisco studio. And much more....

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March/April '02 Vol. 5, #2 (80 pages)

WILD THINGS: MICHEL GONDRY'S HUMAN NATURE Michel Gondry, Charlie Kaufman and others on the making of a film that many thought was unmakeable. Plus, a full Michel Gondry videography.
RES 10: Every year, RES picks 10 remarkable artists whose work we think will have a significant impact on the future. See who's on the list for 2002...
DOWN AND OUT IN VENICE: STACY PERALTA'S DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS: Mathew Ross on Stacy Peralta's wild skateboarding doc that looks like a Ken Burns epic with severe attention deficit order.
STATE OF THE ART: POMO POST-PUNK, POST APOCALYPTIC: Anthony Kaufman takes a look at today's most innovative directors, including Christopher Nolan, Steven Soderbergh, Spike Jonze and more.
REARRANGING THE PICTURE: ROBERT EVANS' SO-CALLED 3-D LIFE: Brett Morgen and Nanette Burstein examine the life of notorious Hollywood producer Robert Evans in their amazing hallucinatory biopic, The Kid Stays in the Picture.
HOW-TOs : Jesse Ashlock takes you step-by-step on making your own audio CDs. And the MVPA's Andréa Clark takes you through writing a great music video treatment.
MUSIC VIDEO: Meet Blue Source. Plus, videos by Michel Gondry and Shynola.
REVIEWS: David Leitner assesses Apple's Final Cut Pro 3. And much more....

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January/February '02 Vol. 5, #1 (80 pages)

RISKY BUSINESS: THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS Music video director Peter Care and Spawn creator Todd McFarlane talk about the making of their live action/animation hybrid.
BACK TO SCHOOL: David Geffner checks in with the top film schools in the nation, asking about their DV capabilities, facilities and focus.
UPPING THE IMAGE ANTE: PROFESSIONAL DV CAMERAS AND TRANSFERRING TO FILM : James Tocher returns with another installment of his acclaimed DV Camera Shoot-out series with a look at Pro DV cameras.
TAPE-TO-FILM TRANSFER UPDATE: Steve Anderson updates our annual tape-to-film listing of transfer facilities available to the DV filmmaker.
EXPOSED! SECRETS OF FIREWIRE FILMMAKING: RES contributing editor Scott Smith shares tips on FireWire filmmaking in this informative overview culled from his latest book.
WHO GETS FINAL CUT? Starting with The Phantom Edit, Christopher Shulgan tackles one of the most challenging questions of the digital revolution: open source filmmaking.
MUSIC VIDEO: A look at the wild and wooly Traktor team and their prize-winning videos for Fatboy Slim and the Basement Jaxx. Plus, three music videos to watch out for.
REVIEWS: Chris Hurd tests the new Canon XL1S, while Jeremy Dawson draws on the new Cintiq tablet. And much more....

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September/October '01 Vol. 4, #5 (112 pages)

5th Anniversary Issue featuring the complete 2001 RESFEST Program Guide
MONSTER POP:THE MAKING OF THE GORILLAZ Kristinha McCort talks with Jamie Hewlett, the noted creator of Tank Girl, about monsters, zombies and his latest creation, the Gorillaz.
BEAT IT BREAK IT: TURNTABLISM 101: David Geffner traces the history of the turntable, from its humble origins in the 19th Century to its newfound prominence at the center of a sweeping cultural movement.
THE HITCHCOCK OF ANIME: RES assesses the brilliant career of Mamoru Oshii, perhaps the most influential figure in contemporary Japanese anime.
LOOK BACKWARD, SPRING FORWARD: A lot has happened in the world of digital filmmaking in the last five years. Here, several key figures in the DV cinema scene rant and rave about the past and the future.
IN FLUX: DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE MUSEUMS, David Alm ponders the ramifications of the steady increase of digital art shows at major museums and galleries. Plus, a quick guide to new digital spaces.
MONITOR: Larry Fessenden's new horror film, Wendigo; shocking violence at C-level; gay men and new women in The New Women; Visionbox, a new digital production company; and Antenna Design.
Apple's DVD Studio Pro is reviewed

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July/August '01 Vol. 4, #4 (80 pages)

AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: Mike Mills, director of music videos, commercials and short films and co-founder of The Directors Bureau, talks about what's real.
THE DIGITAL HOUSE: Profiles of several leading architectural trendsetters inspired by media.
LET THERE BE LIGHT: SOUNDART: Robert Dansby talks with three musicians who use imagery to extend their aural environments. Plus, a look at several production and post-production sound tools.
SMUGGLED MOMENTS: A report on Fuckland, a new Dogma film shot in the Falkland Islands.
SEX AND THE SINGLE AGORAPHOBIC: RES speaks to Pierre-Paul Renders, the director of Thomas in Love, a new film that ponders the near future of "sextoons" and Internet dating clubs.
CUTTING DEEP: THE PRO'S FINAL CUT PRO SYSTEM: Dean Mermell looks at the best systems.
MONITOR: Kevin Fitzgerald's new hip-hop doc; Ebon Fisher's elusive Wigglism; video bodies by Natasa Prosenc; design work from Blind Visual Propaganda; Benton Bainbridge's video jukebox; Ken Feinstein's thoughtful video art; and San Easterson's amazing critter cam.
Final Cut Pro 2, Premiere 6 and the Canopus DVStorm System are reviewed.

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May/June '01 Vol. 4, #3 (80 pages)

PARTY CRASHERS: Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming talk about their new project, The Anniversary Party.
REWIND: FORWARD DESIGNERS LOOK BACKWARD FOR INSPIRATION: David Alm surveys the scene and speaks with three new broadcast design companies.
GLEAN LIVING: AGNES VARDA'S THE GLEANERS AND I: Allison Anders speaks with Agnes Varda about her latest documentary.
GAMBLING ON 24P FOR JACKPOT: Cinematographer M. David Mullen's diary, kept during the making of the Polish Brothers new film, Jackpot, details the ins and out of shooting 24P.
SKATE AND CREATE: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SKATEBOARD VIDEO: Helen Stickler charts skateboarding as it's appeared onscreen.
MONITOR: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's city lights; the neo-Noir vibe of "Booby Trap" Creative Time's big pictures; Mamoru Oshii's live-action Avalon; Debra Eisentstadt's first feature; Eric Loyer's tactile mouse; and Matt Silverman's ColorTheory.
After Effects 5 is reviewed, plus our newly revised plug-in guide.

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Mar/Apr '01 Vol. 4, #2 (80 pages)

WILD AT HOME: DAVID LYNCH, One of our era's wildest filmmakers discovers the Internet.
OUT OF HAND! PDA FILMMAKING: The short film is going hand-held with a movement designed to colonize the ubiquitous PDA.
RES 10/TEN TO WATCH IN 2001: Our annual list of creative visionaries this year includes makers of dreamy mediascapes, thinkers of the most cutting-edge theories, designers with high art aspirations, and more!
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS/NEW VIDEO ART: Claudine Isé assesses the state of video art in the digital age. Plus, profiles of Michelle Alperin, Nicole Cohen and Slater Bradley.
GET REEL! HOW TO MAKE A KILLER DEMO REEL: David Geffner asks execs what makes a kick ass, can't-turn-it-off reel.
Stelarc's cyborgs and zombies; Anne Bray and Molly Cleator's video performances; Simon Henwood's DV Johnny Pumpkin; weed from We Deliver; and Jacqui Millar's futuristic cyber fashion show, all in Monitor.
3-D Paint FX Plug-in for Maya and Maxon's BodyPaint 3-D are reviewed.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: PDA MOVIE RESOURCES
A guide to sites featuring PDA movies.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: RES 10 REVISITED
The latest updates on our illustrious RES 10 alumni

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Jan/Feb '01 Vol. 4, #1 (80 pages)

Waking Life: Filmmakers Rick Linklater, Tommy Pallotta, and Bob Sabiston recount the making of their new animated feature.
Tape-to-Film Transfer Update: Our annual look at transfer facilities available to the DV filmmaker. Plus, a special pull-out resource guide.
DV Camera Shoot-Out: James Tocher's comparison of five DV cameras, with an eye towards transferring to film.
VJs: An in-depth look into this new media art form that includes the artists and their software and mixing tools.
Title Design: Historic highlights in feature film title design, plus profiles of several new designers.
DV Media Activism: Richard L. Edwards reports on the rise of national media activism.
MTV's webeos, Wim Wender's new digital company, Ximena Cuevas' video art and more, all in Monitor.
Cleaner 5, Commotion Complete Training Videos, and the SkyCrane reviewed.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: VJ RESOURCE GUIDE
Pointers to the latest tools and leading practitioners of VJ culture.
Happy mixing!

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Fall '00 Vol. 3, #4 (80 pages)

Spike Lee's Bamboozled: DP Ellen Kuras details the brave new world of digital cinematography, and Lee talks about making a digital feature.
RESFEST Class of 2000: Profiles of 10 filmmakers and music videos directors showcased in this year's RESFEST.
Digital DPs: Four well-known directors of photography weigh in on the pros and cons of shooting digitally, with a detailed look at Ethan Hawke's Last Word On Paradise.
24P: Steve Anderson's second of our two-part series profiling one of the first American 24P productions.
The King Is Alive: Kristian Levring and Janet McTeer talk with Anthony Kaufman about making the fourth Dogma film.
Chris Cunningham's new video, Tommy Pallotta, and Bob Sabiston team up with Richard Linklater, and Jennifer Steinkamp's light shows, all in Monitor.
Real Viz, Fast Multimedia's silver and Creative Planet's Movie Magic reviewed.

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Summer '00 Vol. 3, #3 (80 pages)

Dancer in the Dark: Filmmaker Lars von Trier's new DV musical starring Bjork took the Cannes Film Festival by storm.
2000 DV System Buyer's Guide.
Miquel Arteta's controversial new feature Chuck & Buck.
Design for DVD: Marc Alt on the best of interface design.
New Digital Production Studios: a look at five of the top studios dedicated to DV movie making.
Hammer & Tongs, Melvin Van Peebles, Lars von Trier.
Cinema 4D XL, Commotion 3.0. Total AE 4.1, Training Tapes, and EchoFire reviewed.

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Spring '00 Vol. 3, #2 (72 pages)

Tim Burton: Scott Smith examines the versatile director's entry into online animation, with Stain Boy.
RES10: Our annual look at individuals and groups who stir things up in the digital world.
DV Underwater: James Forte on MiniDV for aquatic use.
Shoot First Play Later: Filmmaking with gaming engines.
The Promise of 24P: Sony and Panavision team up to move digital imaging into the film age.
plus inside the home studio of Julie Hirschfield and Bennett Kilmer

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Winter '00 Vol. 3, #1 (68 pages)

Mike Figgis: Holly Willis sits down with the celebrated director of Leaving Las Vegas to discuss his new DV feature TIMECODE.
PAL Production from Start to Finish - A case study of the digital filmmaking process from script to screen. Includes our annual Tape-to-Film Guide.
DVD 1.0 - How-to create a DVD on your desktop video system.
A Falling Camera - The Making of Rolf Gibb's Sundance short film G.
DVD creation tools reviewed plus Sony PC100, XL-1 Eyepiece extension, and a DV tripod.
plus inside the home studio of Stu Maschwitz former ILM effects artist

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Fall '99 Vol. 2, #4 (48 pages)

Spike Jonze: Peter Relic unmasks America's most celebrated Music Video director and the creator of the new feature Being John Malkovich.
The Net Cinema - Web video tips and tricks.
Digital Hollywood - the future of exhibition and distribution.
Canon GL1, iMac DV, Sony MD-Cam reviewed
plus RESOURCE London, Richard Kenworthy, Harmony Korine, home studio twenty2product.

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Summer '99 Vol. 2, #3 (52 pages)

Blair Witch Project: Anthony Kaufman speaks with Eduardo Sanchez and Dan Myrick about the making on their underground hit.
Building the Ultimate FireWire System.
Final Cut, EditDV and Premiere Compared.
Hollywood Wakes Up: Holly Willis speaks with industry insiders about where they stand on digital filmmaking.
Digitizing Primer: Todd Sines leads the way on the steps to great-looking video.
Monitor: Chris Cunningham's Bjork video, Jonathan Glazer's surfer spot, Better Living Through Circuitry, Buena Vista Social Club.
plus RESOURCE Chicago, Sony DSR-500WS, 16:9 Adapter, XP-Pro lens and more.

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Spring '99 Vol. 2, #2 (64 pages)

Michael Moore: Joe Nickell tracks down guerilla filmmaker behind Roger and Me, TV Nation, and the new Bravo series, The Awful Truth.
RES 10 - 2nd annual look at companies on the forefront of the digital filmmaking revolution.
Telecine Tricks - Part two on the film-to-tape process.
HDTV on the Desktop by Debra Kaufman.
The Mobile Studio - FireWire is coming to the laptop...
The Ultimate After Effects Plug-in Buyer's Guide.
plus RESOURCE Seattle and inside the home studio of Margo Chase.

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Winter '99 Vol. 2, #1 (60 pages)

Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg - Dogma 95.
Electronic Cinema - Satellite-transmitted cinema is coming.
DV Filmmaking by the Numbers - Filmmakers James Brett and Lori Fontanes steer a clear path through the DV to Film transfer process.
DV Camera Shootout - A look at 3 chip DC camcorders - VX1000, XL1, AG-EZ30U and the PD100.
Plug & Play - CobraCrane, HDTV VHS deck, and a FireWire-equipped laptop
plus Brian Maffitt's on After Effects 4.0 and a new column from John McIntosh.

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Fall '98 Vol. 1, #4 (48 pages)

Chris Cunningham: Peter Relic catches up with the visionary director on the set of his latest video for the Aphex Twin.
Telecine Techniques - John Turk outlines the steps of a successful film-to-tape transfer.
Dive into Streaming Video - Ten innovative web video sites and how to distribute your own films online using RealVideo or Flash.
Budget Breakdown of A DV Feature - A cost analysis of Bennett Miller's poignant new film The Cruise.
Plug & Play - Transform your 35mm camera to shoot digital stills, Apple's portable moviehouse, and ICEBlast.
plus Brian Maffitt's motion graphics column, product and fest/expo reviews and much more...

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Summer '98 Vol. 1, #3 (48 pages)

John Knoll: From Star Wars to Photoshop & Back Again - A visit with the talented visual effects supervisor as he works on next Summer's most anticipated film, Star Wars Episode One.
The Cruise - Tunde Whinten catches a ride with Bennett Miller, creator of the acclaimed digital documentary, The Cruise.
Building the Perfect Beast - Dean Mermell on how-to construct a digital video system.
Plug & Play - The VX-1000 that swims, Apple's flat screen, world's smallest DV camcorder, and Sony's DV Walkman.
plus RESOURCE New York City and Jim Ludtke's digital production studio.

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Spring '98 Vol. 1, #2 (48 pages)

EBN - Joe Nickell goes channel surfing with broadcast pirates, Emergency Broadcast Network.
RES 10 - Our first annual look at people pushing the envelope of digital filmmaking. This time around we focus on Broadcast Design.
Plug & Play - Panasonics handheld DVD player, CapSure Card (bringing video to laptops), a Stedicam for DV, and a look at the DV-Drive.
Easy Access - Community Television: writer Joe Nickell explores a virtually untapped distribution network.
plus product/festival reviews and much more...

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Winter '98 Vol. 1, #1 (48 pages)

Iara Lee - Aidin Vaziri goes one-on-one with the ambitious director of the new electronic music documentary Modulations.
The Art of the Prelude - There's a renaissance in the field of film title design. Joe Nickell takes a look at some of the leaders.
Plug & Play - Canon's groundbreaking XL1 digital camcorder, MetaCreations Final Effects Complete and a peek at the new QuickTime 3.0.
Turning Tape into Film - More and more filmmakers are shooting or finishing on video. D.W. Leitner explains how to get back to celluloid.
plus product/festival reviews and much more...

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Fall '97 PREMIERE (48 pages)

Dayton Faris - Smashing Success - Mark Mullin visits the award-winning directorial team behind alternative music videos biggest stars and discovers there is more than promo clips in their future.
Gus Gus - Aidin Vaziri catches up with the Icelandic band of filmmakers, artists and musicians responsible for both stunning music and jaw-dropping videos.
Plug & Play - Canon's DV Optura, the VX-Files, Iomega Buz, Sony HDCam and more.
Low Budget Visual Effects - Digital tools have been the great equalizer, Zane Rutledge unveils the tricks of the trade now available to the desktop filmmaker
and much more...

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Summer '97 Preview (14 pages)

Inside H-Gun Labs, Chicago's groundbreaking digital production studio.
SMOG - a new design boutique clears the air in LA.
Filter It! Our roundup of the desktop's essential filters and plug-ins.
Jack into the Jaz Drive, HDCam, VX1000 and more...

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Winter '97 Preview (14 pages)

Award-winning director Rob Nilsson shares his love for the "distinct acidy bite" of video transferred to celluloid.
Craig McGillivray investigates Frank Grow's Love God - first digital feature at Sundance.
Spin Cycle Post's Steve Hamilton on the Digital Age of Filmmaking
FireWire, SpyCams, Adobe After Effects, FWB Jackhammer and more...

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