ISSUE 22 (JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008)
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STEREOSCOPIC CINEMA SPECIAL
Dark Country: four articles from the set of 3D movie, Dark Country, directed by Thomas Jane and DP'd by Geoff Boyle, including behind-the-scenes on stereoscopic technique, storyboarding 3D and the design of special 3D rigs for the Red and Silicon Imaging SI Mini cameras.
Tim Sasson explains the technique behind converting 2D movies to 3D
Alexander Lentjes on creating animated 3D movies
David Valentine investigates 3D post
Josh Greer on Beowulf and displaying in Real-D

First UK Red camera shoot
Terry Flaxton on using the Panasonic HVX200 on an HD art installation
Jody Eldred takes to the air with the Sony EX1
Jim Matlosz tests the Phantom HD high-speed camera with Wafian hard disk recorder
LeVar Burton talks to Scott Lehane about directing the first Dalsa Origin feature
James McLean tests ToonBoom's Storyboard Pro
Miguel d'Oliveira tests the Vienna Symphonic special edition
Scott Lehane reports on digital cinema projection initiatives
Rant: Christmas television

ISSUE 21 (NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007)
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Joe di Gennaro details how the Red camera performed on a Scott Billups feature
Simon Wyndham tests a prototype of the Sony EX camera
Geoff Boyle uses multiple F900s on a BA spot in Sydney
Scott Lehane profiles the use of the Iconix HD-RH1 on Smalltalk Diaries
Motion control in the seas of Wales
Steve Hullfish talks to top colorists US about their technique
Torquil Dearden on using eMotion's Digicrank on a viral campaign ad
Darren Mostyn tests Avid's Media Composer 2.7.5 with ScriptSync
Scott Lehane talks to Edgar Burcksen ACE about editing Darfur Now
Peter Wells tests Canopus Edius 4.5
Simon Wyndham tests Sony Vegas 8
Phil Rhodes investigates the future of tape
Alex Swift looks at Propellorheads' Reason 4
Miguel d'Oliveira tests the Gemini MkII mic
Adam Fenwick tests Toon Boom Digital Pro
Rant: CCTV news

GLOBAL EDITION ISSUE 20/US9 (SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007)
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Preview of the Reel Show internet TV station
Interview with editor Anne Coates, who has just cut The Golden Compass
Exclusive first test of Grass Valley Infinity
Arri D-20 and Venom on Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla
David Mullen on lighting TV series Big Love
Previz test: FrameForge 3D and Storyboard Artist
Panasonic HPX500 first look
Sony F23 test
Test of Apple Final Cut Pro 6
Test of Apple Color
Eyeon Fusion test
Siggraph 2007 report
Test of Stylus RMX
Test of Nuke
Rant: television news

The UK version of this issue contains a supplement on the Sony F23 and 4:4:4 workflows, including:

Fred Meyers on his tests of the F23 for a Hollywood movie
Geoff Boyle tests the F23
Michael Mann's adoption of the F23
Working with HDCAM and HDCAM SR
4K projection for cinemas
The US 4K cinema experience

EUROPEAN ISSUE 19 (JULY/AUGUST 2007)
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Articles and tests in Showreel European issue 19 include:

Preview of the Reel Channel internet TV station
Selling your house to make a short film
Shooting with the Aaton Xtera S16 camera
Test of the pint-sized Canon HV20
First test of Apple Final Cut Studio 2.0
Test of Autodesk Toxik 2007
Test of M-Audio's ProjectMix I/O
David Valentine shoots a movie using only CCTV cameras
Native Instruments' Elektrik Piano 1.5
Steven Gladstone tests 14 Super 16 lenses
Gavin Greenwalt investigates wavelet compression
Tooling up for 4k DI and post in Hollywood
Delivering HDV for HD broadcast and film-out
Geoff Boyle takes a first look at Tiffen's DFX filter kit
Test of Sony Sound Forge 9
Tricky tracking on Perfume
Rant: not enough science on TV

US ISSUE 8 (JULY/AUGUST 2007)
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Articles and tests in Showreel US issue 8 include:

Preview of the Reel Channel internet TV station
Innovations at NAB 2007: FCS, F23, Infinity, 4k recorders, etc
Richard Bluck on using the Red camera on a Peter Jackson short
Test of the pint-sized Canon HV20
Using the Panasonic HVX200 and Firestore on Bad Day
Simon Wyndham on Steadicam technique
Data recording using an analog tube camera
David Valentine shoots a movie using only CCTV cameras
History of the ring light
Steven Gladstone tests 14 Super 16 lenses
Gavin Greenwalt investigates wavelet compression
Tooling up for 4k DI and post in Hollywood
Delivering HDV for HD broadcast and film-out
Geoff Boyle takes a first look at Tiffen's DFX filter kit
Test of Sony Sound Forge 9
Tricky tracking on Perfume
Rant: the perfect press conference

EUROPEAN ISSUE 18 (MAY/JUNE 2007)
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Articles and tests in Showreel UK issue 18 include:

Richard Bluck on using the Red camera on a Peter Jackson short
Interview with Zack Snyder on the look he created for 24
Why the UK has a Film <i>Service</i> Industry, not a Film Industry
Innovations at NAB 2007: FCS, F23, Infinity, etc
Using the Panasonic HVX200 and Firestore on Bad Day
Data recording using an analogue tube camera
Date recorders on a budget pt2
Simon Wyndham on Steadicam technique
Lighting group test
Silicon Imaging 2K workflow
DVCPRO HD post workflow
Autodesk Maya 8.5 test
How the McLeod Brothers made a success of YouTube
Mudbox test
Rant: the perfect press conference

US ISSUE 7 (MAY/JUNE 2007)
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Articles and tests in Showreel US issue 7 include:

Interview with Zack Snyder about the look of 300
Rodney Charters ASC uses Google Earth to previz 24
Exclusive first test of the Sony F23
Using the P+S Technik Mini35 and Pro35 adaptors
Date recorders on a budget pt2
Geoff Boyle's dynamic range camera tests pt1
Silicon Imaging 2K workflow
First test of the S.two Take Two DFR
Dalsa Origin test
Lighting group test
DVCPRO HD post workflow
Red Giant Primatte test
Autodesk Maya 8.5 test
How the McLeod Brothers made a success of YouTube
Mudbox test
Interview with composer Paul Davies
Film profile: For The Love of God
Rant: TV premium toll phone lines

EUROPEAN ISSUE 17 (MARCH/APRIL 2007)
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Articles and tests in Showreel UK issue 17 include:

Interview with David Fincher about Zodiac and Benjamin Button
Rodney Charters ASC uses Google Earth to previz 24
Temple Clarke on the art of storyboarding
Using the P+S Technik Mini35 and Pro35 adaptors
Simon Wyndham's update of the Sony V1
Geoff Boyle's dynamic range camera tests pt1
Panasonic HPX2100/P2 workflow test
First test of the S.two Take Two DFR
Dalsa Origin test
Is MFX a wrapper too far?
LIDAR technology used on Southland Tales
Autodesk Max 9 test
Interview with composer Paul Davies
Film profile: For The Love of God
Rant: TV premium toll phone lines

US ISSUE 6 (MARCH/APRIL 2007)
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Articles and tests in Showreel US issue 6 include:

Interview with David Fincher about Vipers, Zodiac and Benjamin Button
Temple Clark on the art of storyboarding
Lies, damned lies and pixels
Cine adaptors for HDV: Redrock Micro M2
Geoff Boyle test drives the Sony F900R
Grading and DI on Shane Meadows' This Is England
Group evaluation: on-set grading tools
Credo pt3: Credo goes into post on Qunatel iQ and Pablo
Digital matte painting
Editor Sean Barton on editing Mutant Chronicles on FCP
Test: Pixel Farm's PFClean
3D test: Autodesk Max 9
LIDAR scanning on Southland Tales
Clive Collier talks to composer Paul Hartnoll
Kung fu on a budget
Rant: television ads

EUROPEAN ISSUE 16 (JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007)
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Articles and tests in Showreel UK issue 16 include:

Shooting miniatures and mattes in HD
Explaining the UK's new system of tax relief
Editor Sean Barton on editing Mutant Chronicles on FCP
Grading and DI on Shane Meadows' This Is England
Lies, damned lies and pixels
First test: Canon A1/G1 HDV cameras
First test: JVC HD251 HDV camera
Cine adaptors for HDV: Redrock Micro M2
Data on a budget: data recorders for HDV
Geoff Boyle test drives the Sony F900R
The reality of 4K workflows
Group evaluation: on-set grading tools
Grading test: Nucoda, Final Touch, Speedgrade, Scratch
2K digital intermediate using Final Cut and Final Touch
Credo pt3: Credo goes into post on Qunatel iQ and Pablo
Watercolor effects on Miss Potter
Test: Pixel Farm's PFClean
3D test: Lightwave 9
Renderer test: Gridiron Nucleo Pro
Rant: television ads

US ISSUE 5 (JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007)
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Articles and tests in Showreel Europe issue 15 include:

Mutant Chronicles pt 2: Geoff Boyle uses the Phantom HD and Silicon Imaging 2K
Shooting miniayires and mattes in HD
First test: Canon A1/G1 HDV cameras
First test: Sony HVR-V1 HDV camera
First test: JVC HD251 HDV camera
Data on a budget: data recorders for HDV
Moving up from HD to 2K
4K workflows: Dalsa and Red
Shooting options with the Grass Valley Viper
Shooting options with the Panavision Genesis
Shooting options with the Arri D-20
Shooting options with the Silicon Imaging SI-2K
Grading test: Nucoda, Final Touch, Speedgrade, Scratch
2K digital intermediate using Final Cut and Final Touch
Editing test: Sony Vegas
Watercolor effects on Miss Potter
3D test: Lightwave 9
Renderer test: Gridiron Nucleo Pro
Audio test: Cubase 4
Sound FX for TV comedy
Movie legend: Alfred Hitchcock
Rant: piracy warnings on DVDs

EUROPE ISSUE 15 (NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006)
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Articles and tests in Showreel Europe issue 15 include:

Mutant Chronicles pt 2: Geoff Boyle uses the Phantom HD and Silicon Imaging 2K
Director interview: Darren Aronofsky talks about The Fountain
Sanctury: pt 3 of how to produce a documentary on your own
First test: Sony HVR-V1 HDV camera
Full test: Panasonic HDX900
Credo pt 2: shooting with the Panasonic Varicam
2K and 4K workflow options
Grass Valley Viper workflow
Panavision Genesis 2K workflow
Arri D-20 2K workflow
SI2K workflow
Grading on set vs grading in post
Sony Vegas 7 test
Adobe Production Suite creating the graphics for Madonna
Steinberg Cubase 4.0 test
Setting up a Film School in Baghdad

US ISSUE 4 (NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006)
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Articles and tests in Showreel US issue 4 include:

Mutant Chronicles pt 1: Geoff Boyle's use of the Grass Valley Viper
Director interview: Darren Aronofsky talks about The Fountain
Sanctury: pt 3 of how to produce a documentary on your own
Full test: Panasonic HDX900
First look: Sony F900R
Credo pt 2: shooting with the Panasonic Varicam
Arri D-20 used on short film Cubs
Full test: Avid Media Composer
Adobe Production Suite creating the graphics for Madonna
Evaluaton of The Furnace's Tinderbox FX plug-ins
Test of Boris Blue 3D compositor
Animating extinct giants in Animal Planet's Prehistoric Park
Miguel d'Oliveira talks with THX inventor Tom Holman
Creative film scores pt 3
Mixing HD with the Edirol V440HD vision mixer
Movie legends: Tod Browning
Setting up a Film School in Baghdad

EUROPE ISSUE 14 (SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006)
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Articles and tests in Showreel Europe issue 14 include:

Mutant Chronicles pt 1: Geoff Boyle's uses the Grass Valley Viper
Recreating Ground Zero in Oliver Stone's World Trade Center
Credo pt 1: previsualization with Antics v2.0
Test of Scheduler 1.0
First look: Panasonic HDX900
Ikegami HDL-20 shooting the Red Arrows
First look: Sony F900R
Shooting with the Sony F900/3 and F950
Arri D-20 used on short film Cubs
Full test: Avid Media Composer
Evaluaton of The Furnace's Tinderbox FX plug-ins
Test of Boris Blue 3D compositor
Test: Sony Cinescore
Mixing HD with the Edirol V440HD vision mixer
Movie legends: Tod Browning

US ISSUE 3 (AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2006)
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Articles and tests in Showreel US issue 3 include:

Recreating Ground Zero in Oliver Stone's World Trade Center
Sanctuary/Lisa Gerrard: pt 2 of how to produce a documentary on your own
Credo pt 1: previsualization with Antics v2.0
Test of Scheduler 1.0
Using the Sony Z1 underwater
First look: Panasonic HDX900
Full test: Sony F330 and Sony F350 XDCAM HD
Ikegami HDL-20 shooting the Red Arrows
Silicon Imaging SI-1920 camera on Spoon
Covering the Java earthquake
Creating different looks on movie Joy Division
Using Digital Vision's Nucoda on The War Tapes
Rodney Charters tests the Panavision Genesis on Molly
First look at Avid Media Composer software
Pixel Farm PFTrack test
Using Blender on Elephants Dream
Creative film scores pt 2: negative accent
Test: Sony Cinescore
Punches and streamers in film scoring

EUROPE ISSUE 13 (JULY/AUGUST 2006)
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Articles and tests in Showreel Europe issue 13 include:

Profile of the working methods of Robert Rodriguez and preview of Grind House
Pt 2 of how to produce a documentary on your own
Shooting with HDV underwater
Progressive frame rate conversion of HDV
Silicon Imaging SI-1920 camera on Spoon
Covering the Java earthquake
Rodney Charters tests the Panavision Genesis on Molly
Creating different looks on movie Joy Division
Edifis F/Stop test
Using Digital Vision's Nucoda on The War Tapes
First look at Avid Media Composer software
Pixel Farm PFTrack test
Using Blender on Elephants Dream
Punches and streamers in film scoring
Movie legend: Alexander Mackendrick

US ISSUE 2 (JUNE/JULY 2006)
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Articles and tests in Showreel US issue 2 include:

Profile of the working methods of Robert Rodriguez and preview of Grind House
Pt 1 of how to produce a documentary on your own
Creating a World War II epic short on $400
NAB reports
Silicon Imaging camera preview
Red camera analysis
Comparison test: Panasonic HVX200 and JVC HD100
Using the Grass Valley Viper for TV
Using Panasonic Varicam to shoot in candlelight
Edifis F/Stop test
Adobe Premier 2.0 test
Lightworks Alacrity HD test
Pixel Farm PFTrack test
Brian Taylor's Rustboy
In-Three's 3D post process
Creating a soundtrack
Film scores pt1
Movie legend: Fritz Lang

EUROPE ISSUE 12 (MAY/JUNE 2006)
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Articles and tests in Showreel Europe issue 12 include:

Pt 1 of how to produce a documentary on your own
Shooting a low budget World War II epic short
NAB D-Cinema summit and product round-up
Grass Valley Infinity preview
Silicon Imaging SI-1920 preview
Red camera analysis
Panasonic HVX200 on The Mirror
Sony F330 XDCAM HD test
Head-to-head: Panasonic HVX200 and JVC HD100
Dalsa Origin on Postcards from the Future
Grass Valley Viper on Last of the Summer Wine
In-Three's 3D post process
Duplicating cats
Test: After Effects 7 and Combustion 4
Lightworks Alacrity HD test
Furance plug-in test
Newtek Lightwave 8.5 test
Audio editing on Sharpe

US ISSUE 1 (APRIL/MAY 2006)
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Articles and tests in Showreel US issue 1 include:

Hollywood finances demystified
Directors go 3D
1/3in chip HD cameras tested on the set of 24
Panasonic HVX200 on The Mirror
Sony F330 XDCAM HD test
Grass Valley Infinity preview
Dalsa Origin on Postcards from the Future
Grass Valley Viper on David Fincher's Zodiac
Panavision Genesis on Flyboys
The secrets of comedy editing
Test: After Effects 7 and Combustion 4
Apple Shake test
Render test of Maya, Max, Lightwave and XSI
Gabriel Yared interview
Movie legend: Akira Kurosawa

Articles and tests in Showreel Europe issue 12 include:

EUROPE ISSUE 11 (MARCH/APRIL 2006)
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Articles and tests in Showreel Europe issue 11 include:

Is movie nudity an asset or liability?
Directors go 3D
24 pt 2: Rodney Charters ASC and Taylor Wigton test the Sony Z1, Canon XL H1, JVC HD100 and Panasonic HVX200 on the set of 24
Grass Valley Viper on David Fincher's Zodiac
Progressive modes on HDV cameras
Panavision Genesis on Flyboys
D-Cinema cameras tested at Idiff
Filmlight Baselight test
Profile: Julian Temple's Glastonbury
Compositor test: After Effect 7.0 and Combustion 4.0
Test: Sapphire plug-ins
The limitations of 3D software
Test: Softimage XSI 5.0
Native Instruments Kontak 2 test
Movie legend: Carol Reed
Rant: natural history presenters

EUROPE ISSUE 10 (WINTER 2005)
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Articles and tests in Showreel Europe issue 10 include:

How Hollywood studios make money
24 pt 1: Sony Z1 and JVC HD100 on the set of 24
Canon XL H1 test
JVC HD100 on indie feature film
D-Cinema latitude test
A marriage of physical and digital FX
Special FX on Rome
Smoke 7.0 test
Da Vinci Resolve test
Apple Shake 4.0 test
Implications of the Autodesk buy-out of Alias
Facial motion capture
DIY special FX
Sound design for movies
Marketing and selling indie movies
On the job: location managers
The Sheffield International Documentary Festival