Category Archives: Work by others

Stuff we’ve seen that we love, loathe or are jealous of!

…Film-making with DSLR’s isn’t really that new afterall

Posted on February 14, 2011 by jeff

In case your inner geek doesn’t recognize that set up, that is ILM’s POV of mine car sequence in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. A Nikon F3 with a custom magazine was mounted on a mini gimbal trailing … Continue reading →

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In honour of the 3D images of the Sun dominating

Posted on February 7, 2011 by jeff

… the press today … I thought I’d *NAME DROP ALERT* recount a conversation Richard from Dolby, and I had about the time we were working on a 3D film for O2 — It seems James Dean and I were … Continue reading →

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Trailers that make us go…”Erm”

Posted on January 23, 2011 by jeff

Okay, another in a random series of trailers we have found for films that we really think we want to see. Just not right now… The good news, is that Anwar and his team at Foresight AV are installing our … Continue reading →

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How hard would a stylist have to work…

Posted on January 17, 2011 by jeff

http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2010/05/soviet-lithuania-1960s-1970s/ …to create images like these which I feel wouldn’t be out of place in a current fashion campaign? Some different than our normal vision of the Soviet era, eh? Now where is James with his RZ-67? We are all … Continue reading →

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Is that a big Cheese Grater or….

Posted on January 15, 2011 by jeff

Friend of Torpedo Factory Films and international man of mystery Mr MacG brought the latest Lurpak ad to our attention. You should have a look. Twice. “Luxurious” was the first word that came to mind, after we got done saying … Continue reading →

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*geek alert*- The last rolls of Kodachrome

Posted on January 11, 2011 by jeff

If you are interested in Photography from the geek perspective, you will know that Kodachrome (1935-2009 RIP) has ceased to exist. No more beautifully saturated reds, no more lovely k-grain. (ed note. wipe those tears– you shoot 90% digital these … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to our friends at Thinkbox…

Posted on January 4, 2011 by jeff

…on being selected by ITV as the “Best British Ad” in a programme over the holiday break. We here at Torpedo Factory Films, are particularly pleased for Thinkbox as they have long championed the use of spot advertising as a … Continue reading →

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Some handy Christmas advice

Posted on December 23, 2010 by jeff
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