According to TrekMovie, as of Wednesday, April 17th, Star Trek Into Darkness is a completely finished film and ready for its world premiere on April 23rd in Australia. The final components to put into place were the sound effects and sound mix after ILM had completed their special effects about two weeks ago and compose Michael Giacchino recorded his 100+ minutes of music for the film. The final film took over 4 years to reach a finish, mostly due to a "lost" two years due to other projects by Abrams and the writers. Principle photography had started on January 12th, 2012, wrapped on May 8, 2012 and from then on it was all about a final tally of 11 months of post-production. Congrats to the cast and crew on finishing the arduous task of getting a new Star Trek film to theaters.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Star Trek Into Darkness is Locked
According to TrekMovie, as of Wednesday, April 17th, Star Trek Into Darkness is a completely finished film and ready for its world premiere on April 23rd in Australia. The final components to put into place were the sound effects and sound mix after ILM had completed their special effects about two weeks ago and compose Michael Giacchino recorded his 100+ minutes of music for the film. The final film took over 4 years to reach a finish, mostly due to a "lost" two years due to other projects by Abrams and the writers. Principle photography had started on January 12th, 2012, wrapped on May 8, 2012 and from then on it was all about a final tally of 11 months of post-production. Congrats to the cast and crew on finishing the arduous task of getting a new Star Trek film to theaters.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Star Trek Sequel Set for Dolby Atmos Sound
Today it was announced that Star Trek Into Darkness will have the latest in sound technology with Atmos Sound. The first film to use this sound is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey when it comes out this December 14th. I am not an audiophile but to put into context most DVD's and Blu-rays have their sound in Dolby 5.1. Lately that has changed to Dolby 7.1. This is the next generation of that.
It is actually so new that most theaters and home sound systems do not support it so while this means the movie will probably sound fantastic, most of us will not get a chance to enjoy the latest advances. A list of theaters that current do can be found here. It is possible the list will grow between now and May 17th but probably not by much.
Press release:
It is actually so new that most theaters and home sound systems do not support it so while this means the movie will probably sound fantastic, most of us will not get a chance to enjoy the latest advances. A list of theaters that current do can be found here. It is possible the list will grow between now and May 17th but probably not by much.
Press release:
Monday, May 21, 2012
Star Trek Sequel in Iceland
TrekMovie has confirmed that while principle photography has wrapped for the actors in the Star Trek sequel, filming still continues for the crew. The 2nd unit, head by ILM's visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett, will be heading to Iceland to capture footage needed for visual effects shots. Considering Ridley Scott's Prometheus filmed the movie's alien planet there, it is pretty safe guess that ILM and JJ Abrams are using the country for the same purpose. Between the variety of terrain in the country and the magic of CGI effects, the potential alien planet could be anything from a harsh ice environment (see Game of Thrones), a hellish fire planet or even a paradise just left of an imagined Garden of Eden. TrekMovie said this is only the second time a Trek production has left the 48 states to film. The first time was a trip to Alaska for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country to film the harsh environment outside of the Klingon planet Rura Penthe. The unnamed sequel's release date is May 17, 2013 so only 51 weeks to go.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sound of Star Trek
SoundworksCollection.com has released their Blu-ray featurette "The Sound of Star Trek" for everyone's enjoyment. In the video Trek's Sound crew discuss JJ Abrams and the various sounds that were developed for the movie. Some were reused from the past Trek but others were created scratch such as the warp boom, weapons, door whoosh (toilet flush from Russian train) and more. Star Trek is virtually a lock for a nomination in the Best Sound Editing & Best Sound Mixing Oscars. There is still talk of Trek getting a Best Picture nod but that possibility seems unlikely. Click here for more profiles from Soundworks for movies such as 2012, Up and more. (via TrekMovie)
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
A Holiday Message from JJ
JJ Abrams left a brief note on his Facebook account to the fans regarding Star Trek as it nears completion:
Dear All Those Who Checked Out the Trek Trailer on Facebook:
THANK YOU!
We're just making final tweaks to the movie -- we should be totally locked next week. Then we're going to flash-freeze it so it's totally fresh for you in May. I can't wait for you to see the movie. The cast is awesome. The action and effects pushed the stunt team and ILM beyond their limits. I'm so grateful to this cast and crew -- and to all of you for your interest and patience. We'll continue to update this page with new info and exclusives, so check back when you think of it. In the meantime, have a happy, healthy, fun holiday!
From the last days of the sound mix,
JJ
Monday, August 4, 2008
Star Trek First Cut Complete
As of August 1st, 2008, JJ Abrams and his editors Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon completed the first cut of Star Trek and screened it for Paramount executives.
According to Trekmovie.com, "The Paramount buzz on Star Trek went into high gear last week. One source tells TrekMovie that first cut showing was “a hit.” Another old studio hand who isn’t even working on the projects called the cut “very impressive.” And yet another source said that the reaction in the screening room was “far beyond expectations” and as we know expectations have been high at the studio since the powers that be decided to move it from a Christmas 2008 release to their first summer tent pole of 2009."
The movie's release is still nine months away but Abrams is sticking with this original December release schedule for budgetary and time use issues since the movie has about 1300 effects shots of various sizes. I guess that way if come December, more tweaks and work is needed, they will have plenty of time to make whatever adjustments are needed.
According to Trekmovie.com, "The Paramount buzz on Star Trek went into high gear last week. One source tells TrekMovie that first cut showing was “a hit.” Another old studio hand who isn’t even working on the projects called the cut “very impressive.” And yet another source said that the reaction in the screening room was “far beyond expectations” and as we know expectations have been high at the studio since the powers that be decided to move it from a Christmas 2008 release to their first summer tent pole of 2009."
The movie's release is still nine months away but Abrams is sticking with this original December release schedule for budgetary and time use issues since the movie has about 1300 effects shots of various sizes. I guess that way if come December, more tweaks and work is needed, they will have plenty of time to make whatever adjustments are needed.
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