Michael Bay Dot ComTransformers nominated for 3 Oscars
VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Golden Compass” (New Line in association with Ingenious Film Partners) Michael Fink, Bill Westenhofer, Ben Morris and Trevor Wood
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (Walt Disney) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and John Frazier
“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro) Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl and John Frazier
SOUND MIXING
“The Bourne Ultimatum” (Universal) Scott Millan, David Parker and Kirk Francis
“No Country for Old Men” (Miramax and Paramount Vantage) Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter Kurland
“Ratatouille” (Walt Disney) Randy Thom, Michael Semanick and Doc Kane
“3:10 to Yuma” (Lionsgate) Paul Massey, David Giammarco and Jim Stuebe
“Transformers” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro) Kevin O’Connell, Greg P.… [ Read more ]
Michael Bay talks about the the DGA, the WGA strike, and the future of Transformers
From Variety… [ Read more ]:
Director Michael Bay said he was cautiously optimistic, but that he has been preparing to get a “Transformers” sequel into production, strike or no strike.”We knew from early on that the writers strike could get ugly, and this has got to bring a little sanity to the situation,” Bay said. “I can’t do the movie without my writers, but I have been prepping. I’m not in the guild, but I’ve been writing every day. This strike (is) insane, and a director’s responsibility is to the 50 crew members who depend on you for their livelihoods.
Official Directors Have A New Deal!
Great News!!!
Michael
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From Variety… [ Read more ]:
The DGA’s reached a tentative three-year deal with the AMPTP with key advances in jurisdiction and payment for programming on the Internet.
“Two words describe this agreement — groundbreaking and substantial,” said Gil Cates, chair of the DGA’s Negotiations Committee. “The gains in this contract for directors and their teams are extraordinary — and there are no rollbacks of any kind.”
The was announced Thursday afternoon following six days of negotiations at AMPTP amid widespread expectations that the helmers would quickly reach an agreement with the majors.
Transformers: The Top-Selling DVD of 2007
Top-selling DVDs of 2007
1. Transformers (Paramount/DreamWorks): 13.74 million units2. Happy Feet (Warner): 13.48 3. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Disney): 13.204. 300 (Warner): 12.915. Ratatouille (Disney): 12.06 6. Shrek the Third (Paramount/DreamWorks): 11.847. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner): 10.148. The Departed (Warner): 8.949. Night at the Museum (Fox): 8.6610. The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal): 7.36
Source: Redhill group via USA Today… [ Read more ]
Blu-ray Bay
Nelson here…happy new year! And what a way to start the new year.
It appears that Michael Bay was right.
Variety reports the details on Warner Bros.… [ Read more ] decision to got Blu-ray exclusively.
Warner Bros. will throw all its weight behind Blu-ray later this year, a decision that could serve as a death blow to the rival HD DVD format.Studio, which had hinted it might drop one format after the holidays, said it decided to back Blu-ray to try and reduce confusion brought on by the high-def format war and better drive mainstream adoption.