Articles by
Mark Woods
 
 
A Schematic for Composition
Saturday, February 25, 2006
 
 
Blurring the Lines of Production
 A post-modern look at the three changing stages of production.
Copyright Mark Woods Director of Photography
November, 2001
Overview
When I started this article I thought it would be the “same old same old” with an emphasis on electronic post.  I can not tell you what a surprise I had once I stepped through the looking
 
Production Globalization & Other Spins on the New Millenium
 
Copyright Mark Woods Director of Photography
February, 2000
Runaway Production
The buzz is that Canada has become Hollywood’s new back lot.  It’s actually much worse.  In 1991 I shot the Hasbro GI Joe campaign in Vancouver, Canada.  At the time I spoke with
 
Future Shock
The Digital Revolution –
Let’s See What Survives the Next 25 Years
By Mark Woods Director of Photography ©2000
 
March, 2000
If Enough People Say It, It Must Be True (“Digital Film?)”
First off let’s get something straight, electronic image acquisition is not, I repeat, is not filmmaking.  It is something else.  “Movie,”
 
The Future of Cinema: A Real World Progress Report
Some Thoughts about the 1999 SMPTE/USC Seminar
 
Copyright Mark Woods Director of Photography
July, 1999
 
Overview
One of the biggest surprises, and a pleasant one, was the number of Directors of Photography included with the electronic engineers.  John Brooks and Leon Silverman set the tone of mutual
 
Over the years I’ve written many technical articles, mainly for the ICG Magazine.  I’ve included a number of them here.