Frank - Festival de télévision de Monte-Carlo

Script Development for Creative Stereoscopy will kick-off today’s TV
Xchanges program at 10.30. The round table is organised with the
participation of the Media Consulting Group. The conference will start
with a quick overview of the history of thinking in depth, exploring
the ways in which filmmakers have responded to new formats from
earlier periods of 3D production, and laying the foundation for current
challenges in S-3D script-writing. Discussions will focus on technical
opportunities in thematic development and scenic construction.
Alongside that, case studies will identify the genres and effects that can
be implemented in stereoscopic storytelling, as well as the constraints
and limitations creative personnel will have to cope with. Taking part are
Ian Christie of Birkbeck College London, Michael Eaton, Screenwriter
and Christian Lelong of Cinedoc. The afternoon session - Producing
Meet the BraverMans
Families make the world go
‘round…particularly in the world of
entertainment. Through television,
we’ve watched them all - from the
royals of Elsinore to the Garnetts
of London’s East End; the Texan
Ewings, the Swiss Robinsons and
the Cunninghams.
There was once an American TV
show called “The Royal Family” while
Britain had a sitcom based on the
Royle family. More recently, one of
the most notable TV families has been
Sally Field’s Walker clan on “Brothers
& Sisters”, but now, please welcome
the Bravermans from “Parenthood”!
The three generations of the Braverman
family tree can be described as this:
Craig T. Nelson (Zeek) and Bonnie
Bedelia (Camille) are the head of the
Berkeley unit. Together, they have
two sons and two daughters, each
of whom have their own families. All
are trying to cope with parenthood
and other issues that may come along
with it (ie: autism, drug use, infidelity,
balancing wor and personal life, etc.)
The eldest son, Adam, is played by
Peter Krause (last seen as Nate Fisher
in “Six Feet Under”). He’s wed to
Kristina (Monica Potter). They have two
children; a straight A, soccer-playing
student trying hard to be the “perfect
Representing ”Parenthood” at the festival is Bonnie Bedelia. She plays Camille, the matriarch of the
Braverman clan. After starting out as a teenage member of the Porter clan in the ‘60s soap opera,
“Love of Life,” she took her first Broadway bow in “Isle of Children” with Patty Duke. Following that,
she appeared in “My Sweet Charlie,” and her touching performance in the play garnered her a Theatre
World Award for ‘promising new artist.’ (Paradoxically, Duke recreated her role in the TV version).
Having conquered the small screen and stage, Bonnie set her sights on the big screen. She played
Bruce Willis’ wife in the “Die Hard” franchise, starred opposite Harrison Ford in “Presumed Innocent”
and opposite Fred Ward in “The Prince of Pennsylvania.” She also received critical acclaim, and a
Golden Globe nomination, for her role as race car driver Shirley Muldowney in “Heart Like A Wheel.”
Bonnie has also filmed two Stephen King books and starred in one of the few honest appraisals of
the life and work of U.S. policewomen during 88 hours of the drama series, “The Division.”
daughter’” to compensate for the
behavioural problems of her younger
brother, Max, who has Asperger’s
syndrome (a form of Autism).
Youngest daughter, Julia (Erika
Christensen), is a busy attorney trying
to make time for her little girl while
keeping other young mums away
from her stay-at-home husband. Her
older sister, Sarah (Lauren Graham),
is a divorced single mother, who is
forced to move back home with her
two teenage kids as she struggles
to establish a career for herself.
Meanwhile, their brother, Crosby (Dax
Shepard), is about to settle down with
girlfriend when an ex-girlfriend reappears,
this time, bringing with her
his six-year-old son he never even
knew she was pregnant with. Some
brood, right?! ”Parenthood” can best
be described as “Brothers & Sisters”
meets “Modern Family.” TC
DIDJa know?
“Parenthood” is based on
the 1989 movie of the same
name. The first attempt at a
TV version was in 1990 when
one of the kids was a then
unknown Leonardo DiCaprio.
tv XChanGes put the art oF 3D unDer the spotlIGht In the salle van DonGen
and Directing in 3D Stereoscopy - will address the subjects of direction,
production and post-production, the limits of human vision, the
stereoscopic window, the influence of the size of the screen and the
importance of camera movements. There will also be a discussion about
what sorts of content style and story fit S-3D best, and a presentation
of the tools and techniques for shooting in 3D. A segment of the round
table will also be taking a look at the process of releasing a production
to television, including the current state of the implementation of
quality standards, the most recent developments in the market and
the how much TV channels are likely to need 3D content. Participating
in the session are Pascal Charpentier, Motion Designer S-3D, Stewart
Dickison of Sony, Jérôme Kanapa, of CIFAP, and Arnaud Pasquali, of the
European Community’s Media Programme.
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