VES, CAS, DGA: tutte le nominations degli Awards tecnici

VES, CAS, DGA. Letti in questa maniera potrebbero sembrare anonimi acronimi, eppure ci riferiamo a premi tecnici di categoria, importanti tanto quanto i famosissimi Academy Awards.

I VES Awards, Visual Effects Society, che si terranno il 4 febbraio al Beverly Hilton Hotel, stessa location dei Golden Globes, di Beverly Hills, giunto alla 13esima edizione, nominerà i migliori artisti degli effetti speciali non solo nel Cinema e nella Televisione, ma anche negli spot televisivi e i videogiochi.
Ecco le nominations:

VES Awards

VES Awards

 

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Joe Letteri
Ryan Stafford
Matt Kutcher
Dan Lemmon
Hannah Blanchini

Guardians of the Galaxy
Stephane Ceretti
Susan Pickett
Jonathan Fawkner
Nicolas Aithadi
Paul Corbould

Interstellar
Paul Franklin
Kevin Elam
Ann Podlozny
Andrew Lockley
Scott Fisher

Maleficent
Carey Villegas
Barrie Hemsley
Adam Valdez
Kelly Port
Michael Dawson

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Joe Letteri
David Conley
Eric Saindon
Kevin Sherwood
Steve Ingram

X-Men: Days of Future Past
Richard Stammers
Blondel Aidoo
Lou Pecora
Anders Langlands
Cameron Waldbauer

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Ara Khanikian
Ivy Agregan
Sebastien Moreau
Isabelle Langlois

Divergent
Jim Berney
Greg Baxter
Matt Dessero

The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gabriel Sanchez
Jenny Foster
Simon Weisse
Jan Burda

The Imitation Game
Stuart Bullen
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor
Simon Rowe

Unbroken
Bill George
Steve Gaub
Erin Dusseault
Dave Morley
Brian Cox

Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Big Hero 6
Don Hall
Chris Williams
Roy Conli
Zach Parrish

How to Train Your Dragon 2
Bonnie Arnold
Dean DeBlois
Dave Walvoord
Simon Otto

Rio 2
Carlos Saldanha
Bruce Anderson
John C. Donkin
Kirk Garfield

The Boxtrolls
Travis Knight
Anthony Stacchi
Graham Annable
Brad Schiff

The Lego Movie
Chris McKay
Amber Naismith
Jim Dodd
David Williams

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program

Constantine; A Feast of Friends
Kevin Blank
Elizabeth Castro
Yafei Wu
Chris LeDoux

Game of Thrones; The Children
Joe Bauer
Steve Kullback
Stuart Brisdon
Thomas Schelesny
Sven Martin

Hemlock Grove
Matt Whelan
Chris Brown
Todd Masters
Johnathan Banta
Eric McAvoy

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Mark Kolpack
Sabrina Arnold
Gary D Amico
Kevin Lingenfelser
David Beedon

The Flash
Armen Kevorkian
James Baldanzi
Jeremy Jozwick
Andranik Taranyan

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program

American Horror Story; Freak Show; Edward Mordrake, Part 2
Jason Piccioni
Jason Spratt
Mike Kirylo
Justin Ball
Eric Roberts

Black Sails, Episode 1
Erik Henry
Annemarie Griggs
Paul Graff
George Murphy

Crossbones
Kevin Blank
Ron Pogue
Andy Weder
Niklas Jacobson
Mans Bjorklund

Penny Dreadful; Séance
James Cooper
Bill Halliday
Sarah McMurdo
Lorne Kwechansky

Ripper Street; Whitechapel Terminus
Ed Bruce
Alan Collins
Joe Courtis
John O’Connell

Outstanding Real-Time Visuals in a Video Game

Alien: Isolation
Jude Bond
Al Hope
Howard Rayner
Oriol Sans Gomez

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Yi-chao Sandy Lin-Chiang
Joseph Salud
Demetrius Leal
Dave Blizard

inFAMOUS: Second Son
Matt Vainio
Horia Dociu
Jason Connell
Bill Rockenbeck

Sunset Overdrive
Jacinda Chew
Bryan Intihar
Grant Hollis

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Commercial

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare; Discover Your Power
Paul O’Shea
Michael Wigart
Andy Boyd
Jacob Montgomery
Benoit Mannequin

Destiny; Become Legend
Eric Barba
Carla Attanasio
Greg Teegarden
Dan Akers

ESA; Ambition
Jakub Knapik
Tomasz Wachnik
Lukasz Sobisz
Michal Skrzypiec

General Electric; Childlike Imagination
Benjamin Walsh
Jennie Burnett
Brian Burke
Dominik Bauch

SSE; Maya
Neil Davies
Alex Hammond
Jorge Montiel
Beth Vander

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project

Hubei in the Air
Andrew Roberts
Claudia Lachnitt
Yas Takata
Boris Schmidt
Sebastian Butenberg

Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Torquee de Remy
Tony Apodaca
Marianne McLean
Gilles Martin
Edwin Chang
Mark Mine

Star Journey
Adam Watkins
Viktorija Ogureckaja
Thilo Ewers
Omid Arzhang
Yas Takata

The Hogwarts Express
Chris Shaw
Rich Yeomans
Steven Godfrey
Peter Jopling
John Richardson

The Lost Temple
John Hughes
Walt Jones
Brent Young
Michael Smith

Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; Caesar
Paul Story
Eteuati Tema
Andrea Merlo
Emiliano Padovani

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; Koba
Daniel Barrett
Alessandro Bonora
Mark Edward Allen
Masaya Suzuki

Guardians of the Galaxy; Rocket
Kevin Spruce
Rachel Williams
Laurie Brugger
Mark Wilson

Maleficent; Thistlewit
Darren Hendler
Matthias Wittmann
Jeremy Buttell
Elliot Rosenstein

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Big Hero 6; Baymax
Colin Eckart
John Kahwaty
Zach Parrish
Zack Petroc

How to Train Your Dragon 2; Hiccup
Jakob Hjort Jensen
Fabio Lignini
Stephen Candell
Hongseo Park

Rio 2; Gabi
Jason Sadler
Ignacio Barrios
Drew Winey
Diana Diriwaechter

The Boxtrolls; Archibald Snatcher
Travis Knight
Jason Stalman
Michael Laubach
Kyle Williams

Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game

Freesat Freetime; Sheldon
Russell Dodgson
Grant Walker
Juan Sebastian Nino
Amar Chundavadra

Game of Thrones; Drogon
Philip Meyer
Thomas Kutschera
Igor Majdandzic
Mark Spindler

John Lewis; Monty the Penguin
Diarmid Harrison Murray
Tim Van Hussen
Amir Bazazi
Georgios Kyparissous

SSE; Maya
Jorge Montiel
Alex Hammond
Daniel Kmet
Philippe Moine

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Captain America: The Winter Soldier; Triskelion Headquarters
Johan Thorngren
Greg Kegel
Quentin Marmier
Luis Calero

Interstellar; Tesseract
Tom Bracht
Graham Page
Thomas Døhlen
Kirsty Clark

Lucy; Times Square
Richard Bluff
Steve Bevins
Steve DeLuca
Tiffany Yung

Noah; Antediluvian Earth
Grady Cofer
Dan Wheaton
Susumu Yukuhiro
Ben O’Brien

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Big Hero 6; Into the Portal
Ralf Habel
David Hutchins
Michael Kaschalk
Olun Riley

How to Train Your Dragon 2; Oasis
Sun Yoon
Liang-Yuan Wang
Ted Davis
Shannon Thomas

The Book of Life; Magical Land of the Remembered
Glo Minaya
Amy Chen
Sean McEwan
Jeff Masters

The Boxtrolls; Boxtroll Cavern
Curt Enderle
Rob DeSue
Emily Greene
Jesse Gregg

Outstanding Created Environment in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game

Coca-Cola; Snowy Forest
Tom Bardwell
Kevin Ives
Kyle Cody
Jimmy Gass

Game of Thrones; Braavos Establisher
Rene Borst
Christian Zilliken
Jan Burda
Steffen Metzner

Penny Dreadful; Séance
Mathew Borrett
Lorne Kwechansky
Graham Day
Jason Gougeon

War Thunder; Battlefield
Andrey Bogdanov
Mikhail Datcik
Dmitriy Ovcharenko
Ekaterina Bogdanova

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal/Live Action Motion Media Project

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Keith Miller
Jonathan Paquin
Alessandro Saponi
David Houghton Williams

Edge of Tomorrow; Beach and Paris Attacks
Albert Cheng
Jose Enrique Astacio Jr.
Michael Havart
Dion Beebe

Interstellar; Tesseract
Faraz Hameed
Stephen Painter
Hoyte van Hoytema
Dorian Knapp

X-Men: Days of Future Past; Kitchen Scene
Austin Bonang
Casey Schatz
Dennis Jones
Newton Thomas Sigel

Outstanding Models in any Motion Media Project

Big Hero 6; City of San Fransokyo
Brett Achorn
Minh Duong
Scott Watanabe
Larry Wu

The Boxtrolls; Mecha-Drill
Tom McClure
Oliver Jones
Raul Martinez

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies; Laketown
Leslie Chan
Alastair Mayer
Niklas Preston
Justin Stockton

Transformers: Age of Extinction; Knightship
Landis Fields
John Goodson
Anthony Rispoli
Dae Han

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Captain America: The Winter Soldier; Helicarrier Broadside and Crash
Dan Pearson
Sheldon Serrao
Jose Burgos
Eric Jennings

Edge of Tomorrow; Destruction and Sand
Steve Avoujageli
Pawel Grochola
Atsushi Ikarashi
Paul Waggoner

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Jon Allitt
David Caeiro
Ronnie Menahem

X-Men: Days of Future Past; Quicksilver Pentagon Kitchen
Adam Paschke
Premamurti Paetsch
Sam Hancock
Timmy Lundin

Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature Motion Picture

Big Hero 6
Henrik Falt
David Hutchins
Michael Kaschalk
John Kosnik

How to Train Your Dragon 2; The Battle
Spencer Knapp
Baptiste Van Opstal
Lucas Janin
Jason Mayer

The Boxtrolls
Kent Estep
Peter Stuart
Ralph Procida
Timur Khodzhaev

The Lego Movie
Carsten Kolve
Jayandera Danappal
Matt Ebb
Miles Green

Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Commercial, Broadcast Program, or Video Game

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Dominique Vidal
Isabelle Perin-Leduc
Sandrine Lurde
Alexandre Lerouge

DirecTV; Landing
Jeffrey Dates
Jimmy Gass
Iwan Zwarts
Ryan Coster

SSE; Maya
Alex Hammond
Peter Agg
Sam Driscoll
Jimmy Gass

Vikings; Invasion Storm Sequence
Jeremy Dineen
Eric Lacroix
Kyle Yoneda
Norman Ran

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Christoph Salzmann
Florian Schroeder
Quentin Hema
Simone Riginelli

Edge of Tomorrow; Beach
Craig Wentworth
Matthew Welford
Marie Victoria Denoga
Frank Fieser

Interstellar; Water
Raphael Hamm
Isaac Layish
Sebastian Von Overheidt
Tristan Myles

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Simon Jung
Ben Roberts
Matthew Adams
Jordan Schilling

Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program

American Horror Story: Freak Show; Edward Mordrake, Part 2
Tommy Tran
JV Pike
Rob Lutz
Matt Lefferts

Game of Thrones; Wight Attack
Keegan Douglas
Okan Ataman
Brian Fortune
David Lopez

Game of Thrones; The Watchers on the Wall
Dan Breckwoldt
Martin Furman
Sophie Marfleet
Eric Andrusyszyn

The Knick; Abigail’s Nose
Vance Miller
Aaron Raff
John Bair
Rebecca Dunn

Vikings; Invasion
Ovidiu Cinazan
Gary Couto
Doug Cook
Angel Li

Outstanding Compositing in a in a Photoreal/Live Action Commercial

Destiny Become Legend
Dan Akers
Nitant Karnik
Matt Smith
Kym Olsen

Kia The Truth
Paul Lambert
Dan Akers
Carlos Morales
Holly Horter

Nike Hypervenom “Mirrors ft. Neymar Jr.”
Dan Williams
Daniel Morris
Ilia Mokhtareizadeh
Greg Spencer

SSE
Neil Davies
Leonardo Costa
Gianluca DiMarco

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project

Deep Dance
Marco Erbrich
Christoph Westphal
Vincent Langer

Dragon Clan
Yahui Fan
Sheng Xu

Murphy
Bruno LeVeque
Xavier Lafarge

Wrapped
Roman Kaelin
Falko Paeper
Florian Wittmann
Paolo Tamburrino

 

Cinema Audio Society, CAS, il sindacato dei tecnici del suono, ha nominato per la sua 51esima edizione, i migliori nel campo cinematografico e televisivo. I premi verranno consegnati il 14 Febbraio alla Crystal Ballroom del Millennium Biltmore Hotel di Los Angeles.
Ecco i nominati:

Cinema Audio Society

Cinema Audio Society

Motion picture – live action

American Sniper
Production mixer — Walt Martin, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Gregg Rudloff
Re-recording mixer — John Reitz
Scoring mixer — Robert Fernandez
ADR mixer — Thomas J. O’Connell
Foley mixer — James Ashwell

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Production mixer — Thomas Varga
Re-recording mixer — Jon Taylor, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Frank A. Montaño
Scoring mixer — Gustavo Borner
ADR mixer — Jason Oliver
Foley mixer – John Sanacore, CAS

Guardians of the Galaxy
Production mixer — Simon Hayes, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Lora Hirschberg
Re-recording mixer — Christopher Boyes
Scoring mixer — Gustavo Borner
ADR mixer — Doc Kane
Foley mixer — Chris Manning

Interstellar 
Production mixer — Mark Weingarten, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Gary A. Rizzo, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Gregg Landaker
Scoring mixer — Alan Meyerson, CAS
ADR mixer — Thomas J. O’Connell
Foley mixer — Mary Jo Lang, CAS

Unbroken
Production mixer — David Lee
Re-recording mixer — Jon Taylor, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Frank A. Montaño
Scoring mixer — Jonathan Allen
ADR mixer — Paul Drenning, CAS
Foley mixer — John Guentner

Motion picture — animated

Big Hero 6
Original dialogue mixer — Gabriel Guy, CAS
Re-recording mixer — David E. Fluhr, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Gabriel Guy, CAS
Scoring mixer — Alan Meyerson, CAS
Foley mixer — Mary Jo Lang, CAS

The Boxtrolls
Original dialogue mixer – Carlos Sotolongo
Re-recording mixer — Tom Myers
Re-recording mixer — Ren Klyce
Re-recording mixer — Nathan Nance
Scoring mixer — Nick Wollage
Foley mixer — Mary Jo Lang, CAS

How to Train Your Dragon 2
Original dialogue mixer — Tighe Sheldon
Re-recording mixer — Randy Thom, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Shawn Murphy
Re-recording mixer — Brandon Proctor
Scoring mixer — Shawn Murphy
Foley mixer — Corey Tyler

The Lego Movie
Original dialogue mixer — Thomas J. O’Connell
Re-recording mixer — Michael Semanick, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Gregg Rudloff
Re-recording mixer — Wayne Pashley
Scoring mixer — Brad Haehnel
Foley mixer — John Simpson

Penguins of Madagascar
Original Dialogue mixer — Tighe Sheldon
Re-recording mixer — Paul N.J. Ottosson, CAS
Scoring mixer — Dennis Sands, CAS
Foley mixer — Randy K. Singer, CAS

Television movie or mini-series

American Horror Story: Monsters Among Us
Production mixer — Bruce Litecky, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Joe Earle, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Doug Andham, CAS
ADR mixer — Evan Daum
Foley mixer — Kyle Billingsley

Fargo: Part 2 – The Rooster Prince
Production mixer — Michael Playfair, CAS
Re-recording mixer — David Raines, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Mark Server
ADR mixer — Andrew Morgado

Houdini: Part 1
Production mixer — Tamas Csaba, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Onnalee Blank, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Ken Burton, CAS
ADR mixer — Chris Navarro, CAS

The Normal Heart
Production mixer — Drew Kunin
Re-recording mixer — Joe Earle, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Doug Andham, CAS
ADR mixer — Beauxregard Neylon
Foley mixer — Scott Curtis

Sherlock: His Last Vow
Production mixer — John Mooney
Re-recording mixer — Howard Bargroff
Scoring mixer — Nick Wollage
ADR mixer – Peter Gleaves
Foley mixer — William Everett

Television series – 1 hour

Boardwalk Empire: Friendless Child
Production mixer — Franklin D. Stettner, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Tom Fleischman, CAS
ADR mixer — Mark DeSimone, CAS
Foley mixer — George Lara, CAS

Game of Thrones: The Children
Production mixer — Ronan Hill, CAS
Production mixer — Richard Dyer, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Onnalee Blank, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Mathew Waters, CAS
Foley mixer — Brett Voss, CAS

Homeland: Redux
Production mixer — Diethard Keck
Re-recording mixer — Nello Torri, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Alan M. Decker, CAS
ADR mixer — Stephen Webster
Foley mixer — Shawn Kennelly

True Detective: Who Goes There
Production mixer — Geoffrey Patterson, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Martin Czembor

The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary
Production mixer — Michael P. Clark, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Gary D. Rogers, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Daniel J. Hiland, CAS

Television series – 1/2 hour

Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy
Production mixer — Patrick Clark
Re-recording mixer — James Fitzpatrick, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Arman Steiner

Modern Family: Australia
Production mixer — Stephen A. Tibbo, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Dean Okrand, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Brian Harman, CAS

Nurse Jackie: The Lady With the Lamp
Production mixer — Jan McLaughlin, CAS
Re-recording mixer — Peter Waggoner

Parks and Recreation: Moving Up
Production mixer — Steven Michael Morantz, CAS
Re-recording mixer — John W. Cook II, CAS
Re-recording mixer – Robert Carr, CAS

Veep: Detroit
Production mixer — William Macpherson

Television non-fiction, variety or music series or specials

Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey– Standing Up in the Milky Way
Re-recording mixer — Mark Hensley
Re-recording mixer — Joel D. Catalan
ADR mixer — Paul Aranoff
Foley mixer — David Torres

Deadliest Catch – Lost at Sea
Re-Recording mixer — Bob Bronow, CAS
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways: Los Angeles
Re-Recording mixer – Eddie Kim
Sound mixer – Jeff Fuller

2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Re-Recording mixer — Brian Riordan, CAS
Re-Recording mixer — Jamie Ledner
Music mixer — Jay Vicari
Music mixer — Bob Clearmountain

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History – Part 3: The Fire of Life
Re-Recording mixer — Dominick Tavella, CAS
Pre-production mixer – Lou Verrico

Cinema Audio Society technical achievement award nominations

Production
Cinela – Pianissimo Microphone Suspension and Windscreen
K-Tek – Stingray bag
RF Venue – Optix Remote Antenna Distribution
Sound Devices – Dante and MADI Audio Recorder model 970
Zaxcom – Wide Band Digital Recording Wireless System QRX200, TRXLA2.5 and RX-12

Post Production
Avid – S6 Control Surface
Exponential Audio – Phoenixverb Surround
iZotope – RX4-Advanced
Maggot Software – Spanner v2.1
Source Elements – Source-Connect Pro v3.8

 

La Directors Guild of America, DGA, premia ogni anno i registi e le troupe correlate. Vengono assegnati dal sindacato dei registi. La 67esima edizione vedrà decretare i vincitori sabato 7 Febbraio all’Hyatt Regency Century Plaza di Los Angeles.
Ecco i nominati:

DGA Awards

DGA Awards

WES ANDERSON
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Mr. Anderson’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Miki Emmrich
First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard

CLINT EASTWOOD
American Sniper
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Eastwood’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Tim Moore
First Assistant Director: David M. Bernstein
Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
Second Second Assistant Director: Clark Credle
First Assistant Director (Morocco Unit): Ahmed Hatimi
Second Assistant Director (Morocco Unit): Yann Mari Faget
Second Second Assistant Directors (Morocco Unit): Andrew Madden, Khalil Zghayou

ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Mr. Iñárritu’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: James W. Skotchdopole, Robert Graf
First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen
Second Second Assistant Director: Catherine Feeny
Location Manager: Joaquin Prange

RICHARD LINKLATER
Boyhood
(IFC Films)
Mr. Linklater’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Cathleen Sutherland
First Assistant Director: Vince Palmo Jr.
Second Assistant Directors: Susana Jasso, Kathleen Tull
Second Second Assistant Directors: Mary Beth Chambers, Brian Franklin
This is Mr. Linklater’s first DGA Award nomination.

MORTEN TYLDUM
The Imitation Game
(The Weinstein Company)
Mr. Tyldum’s Directorial Team:
Production Manager: Suzie Shearer
First Assistant Director: Phil Booth
Second Assistant Director: James Manning
This is Mr. Tyldum’s first DGA Award nomination.