The Technology Behind the Hobbit and Middle Earth
It’s been eleven years since our first journey through Middle Earth, where Peter Jackson invested our hearts into the destiny of one tiny hobbit facing insurmountable odds against the forces of evil. Our faith was rewarded with a triple crown of cinematic achievement as the Lord of the Rings…
3 Reasons to Worry About The Justice League Movie
It's been twelve years since the first X-Men film baked a cinematic pie of live action superheros, and if the financial numbers are any indication, the movie going public has yet to get sick of stuffing their faces. The Avengers is now the third and fourth highest grossing film…
Showtime’s Dexter Creates a Viral Beehive with season 7 Teaser
Showtime's dearly demented ratings darling, Dexter has released a viral locust plague throughout the social media universe. The upcoming seventh season about a Miami PD forensics expert who moonlights as a serial killer of those who've escaped justice is due to premier September, 30, and Showtime just played a…
Michael Bay Takes A Permanent Vacation in Miami
You have two billion followers? That’s cute. I’ve grossed two trillion dollars. Talk to the hand. Forgive us for being late to the party. Like many we were mesmerized by the transcendent display of athleticism of this year’s NBA finals. Lebron James got a parade for bringing a championship to…
How A Youtube Sensation Leapfrogged the Audition Process
How a Youtube Sensation Leapfrogged the Audition Process He looks like a clone of Tom Cruise, has a Harvard education, and is single handedly reinventing the Hollywood dream. And it all started from being afraid. Miles Fisher ironically admits that his greatest fear as an aspiring actor was standing in…
Hologram Resurrections Won’t Stop with Tupac
Coachella was just the beginning. The estates of Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Jim Morrison, and Jimi Hendrix are entering an arms race over the possibilities of generating their own holographic concert tours to cash in on the buzz that Tupac’s posthumous revival garnered earlier this summer. People tend…
Aaron Sorkin and a Generation of Digital Multitaskers
Aaron Sorkin has made a career writing on behalf of idealism. His films and shows - including “A Few Good Men,” “The West Wing,” “Moneyball,” and “The Social Network” - often feature heroes or anti-heroes on quixotic journeys to dismantle and remake the status quo. At the tenth annual Wall…
Filmed At M3: Mann – Get It Girl ft. T-Pain
West Coast rapper Mann hit up M3 Studios with T.Pain to shoot part 1 of his newest music video "Get It Girl" Directed by Ali Zamani. While T.Pain has used M3 Studios for countless videos this was Mann's first video at our facility. We truly enjoyed having both Ali & Mann…
Coming In 2012: Can DiCaprio and Lurhman Strike Gold with New Gatsby Movie?
Baz Luhrmann has never been accused of being subtle. His films (Romeo and Juliette, Moulin Rouge) are camp extravaganzas filled with anachronistic music and visual overdoses of color, so it’s no surprise that the trailer for his adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” an American masterpiece with a reserved, grimy tone…
Hollywood Cinematography At The Tip Of Your Iphone
Portable Cinema The smartphone is modern man’s new appendage. If you’ve ever left it charging on the counter, as you enter the realm of rush hour traffic, you’ve likely felt handicapped, as if someone chopped off your dominant hand for the day. Smartphones are also the fastest growing, most widely…
Filmed At M3: Rick Ross – “High Definition” Music Video
Maybach Music Group Boss, Rick Ross shot the "High Definition" music video off of his Rick Forever street album at M3 Studios. The music video features some great cameos by music industry heavyweights Pharrell Williams & Timbaland who visited the studio to appear in the music video. The music video…
Movie Monday Review: The Avengers
If you went to the movies this weekend, the odds are nine to one that you saw The Avengers. Marvel’s latest hymn of adrenaline serenaded the hearts of nerds and casual fans alike, smashing opening weekend records along the way, as if the Incredible Hulk himself spiked the box office…