Fin Pictures has begun working on the Dolby Surround Sound for their upcoming feature film, Woodwind. Here follows the production updates on what you can expect and when. At the same time Fin Pictures are also busy with the final touches on the end credits. This weekend they should start with the English subtitles for…
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Woodwind: A perspective on the final cut
Fin Pictures’ Marcel Duvenage finished the sound mixing of their upcoming feature film, Woodwind on Monday night. We spoke to editor Josef Kahn (and director Fin Manjoo) who gave us as deep an analysis of the final cut that he’s allowed to reveal. Josef, your overall view of the edit? Kahn: “It works! For the last 90…
Woodwind: An experience in the art of music
There’s over a dozen music tracks in the feature film Woodwind, writes director Fin Manjoo. Looking through it now, I wanted the audience to feel as if they’ve experienced a unique, extraordinary journey in music. Of course we have the journey of the central character, Bonifaz in India. Now, I’m talking about what we hear,…
Leandro Taub: My entire life has been preparing me to be Bonifaz in Woodwind
Argentine actor Leandro Taub plays the lead role of Bonifaz, the music composer in the upcoming feature film, Woodwind. We asked Taub what it felt like to become Bonifaz, and it’s best written in his own words. “My entire life -which is not mine- has been preparing me for acting in Woodwind and be Bonifaz….
Slideshow: Last days on set in South Africa
Photographs by Ivana Neskovic
Slideshow: Leandro Taub’s personal iPhone pics
We managed to find Bonifaz (Leandro Taub’s) photos behind the scenes on Woodwind in India and Cape Town. If you have a slow connection, allow about 2 minutes for the gallery to load.
Q & A: Jasmin Jandreau on the magic and mysticism of Woodwind
Woodwind actress Jasmin Jandreau talks to us (for as much as she’s allowed to) about her role on the feature film. Jasmin, your role in Woodwind seems to be under wraps. What can you or can’t you tell us about the secret? There are many mysterious elements in Woodwind. I believe she is the main…
The poetic languages narrated in Woodwind
Fin Pictures has finished the recording of the final narration of Woodwind in Hamburg, Germany this week. Narration sound recordist Igor Yermilov and actress Andrea Christina Furrer were busy with the German language narration, which required intensive collaboration with South African director and writer Fin Manjoo over the last two weeks. One of the many…
Slideshow: New photographs of Woodwind on location in India
Allow some time for the gallery to download if you have a slow connection: Photographs by Ivana Neskovic
Grading has begun on Woodwind
After a week of dealing and sitting with the German customs in Leipzig, the film Woodwind is finally in Munich. This is where the grading is taking place by Patrick Plischke of Besserdrei Studios. Plischke has collaborated with Woodwind director of photography Nicolas Joray before, another perfectionist. So, the grading will bring out the best from the cinematography. At the…
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