Interview

Composer

From The Dark Knight Rises to Divergent: Composer Junkie XL

Composer Tom Holkenborg goes by the name Junkie XL.  He is a musician, producer, engineer and composer with a tinkerer's compulsion to experiment. His collaboration with the legendary Hans Zimmer on The Dark Knight Rises led Zimmer to recommend him for the recently released blockbuster Divergent. Holkenborg began his music career at the ripe old age of ...

By  |  April 14, 2014

Interview

Stunt Coordinator/Stunt Person

The Sports Coordinators on Upcoming Draft Day & Million Dollar Arm

Spittin’ and cussin’ and scratchin’ like a Major Leaguer doesn’t take a whole lot of skill for an actor. But hitting a home run when the director calls “action!” and making it look easy? That’s a whole other story. Enter the sports coordinator. These former top jocks train onscreen talent how to swing for the ...

By  |  April 8, 2014
Fight Coordinator J.J. Perry Calls the Punches in Divergent

For most young adults, one of their most pressing questions is “What do I want to be when I grow up?” In the futuristic society in Divergent, the answer to that question is predetermined. At sixteen, they are sorted into one of five factions where they spend the rest of their lives. Shailene Woodley (The ...

By  |  March 21, 2014

Interview

Costume Designer

Comic-Con 2013: Meet Alan Villanueva, Costume Illustrator of Ender’s Game

Alan Villanueva is a costume illustrator who appeared on the Costume Designers Guild panel to talk about the changing world of costume in an era of HD and 3D.  His first feature film was Oz the Great and Powerful, where he worked on Michelle Williams’ dress for the early black-and-white scenes, knowing that what she ...

By  |  July 24, 2013

Interview

Actor Special/Visual Effects

Chatting With Now You See Me Head Magic Consultant David Kwong

How can a showy magic act known as the Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco) convince a Las Vegas crowd—let alone the FBI and Interpol—that they just teleported a random audience member to a bank in Paris and promptly stole three million Euros? To pull off an illusion that could fool ...

By  |  June 5, 2013