Technology in Movies

New technology would allow movie and music companies to identify users illegally downloading their media off the Internet for free using BitTorrent software and single them out for legal action. NBC Universal ...

It should come as no surprise that science fiction writers have often provided prescient glimpses of future technologies. From the advanced submarine imagined by Jules Verne in his 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Le...

David Sheldon-Hicks, who has worked on Guardians of the Galaxy and Ex Machina, examines advances in motion capture and 3D printing 3D printing 3D printing is set to revolutionise film-making from a produc...

IMAX—With Lasers!! “The movie industry is dyingggg!” has been the wailing, despondent cry of industry insiders, journalists, and commentators for years. And they’ve got the numbers to prove it: the box...

‘Primer’ is not just a film; it is an elaborate science puzzle. It is a film that makes ‘Inception’ look like a pizza commercial. To fully understand each and every aspect of ‘Primer’ requires multi...

THE DIRECTOR ROBERT Rodriguez is famous for getting his shooting done rather quickly. He has described his process as one long day of work, beginning with shots and moving into editing all within the same day. ...

The system, tested on Emmy winner ‘Cosmos’ and currently in use on ‘The Walk’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland 2,’ was quietly demonstrated at this week’s NAB Show. To make his Avatar sequels, James Ca...

Seoul-headquartered 4D cinema company CJ 4DPlex has inked a deal with India's largest theatrical chain PVR Ltd. The pact – announced at CinemaCon - will result in the first India installation of the 4DX syste...