i've not seen behind the mask - is it any good? (ok a kind of silly question given it won this award)

Zodiac's screenplay was fucking brilliant. Never before has a crime movie been so intricate and precise. Bravo.

or soporific

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Apologies for the ==Missing Reel== folks, we did experience some technical difficulties.

Coming up next, is the HDC Oscar for Best Make-up in a Horror Film for the year 2007-08. The nominees are :


28 Weeks Later (Make-up artists - Dave Bonneywell, Konnie Daniel, Andy Garner and team)

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30 Days of Night (Make-up artists - Anita Aggrey, Michele Barber, Jeff Flitton and team)

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Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (Make-up artists - Molly Craytor and E. Larry Day)

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Grindhouse (Make-up artists - Tysuela Hill-Scott, Gregory Nicotero, Grady Holder and team)

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Make-up artists - Neal Scanlan, Nana Fischer, Duncan Jarman and team)

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And the HDC Oscar goes to...




Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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Make-up creators and artists : Neal Scanlan, Nana Fischer, Duncan Jarman, Tristan Versluis and team.

The atmosphere in any good movie is created and retained by its background score and rhythmic accompaniment. The next Honorary HDC Oscar to be presented is for Best Original Score in a horror film for the year 2007-08. The nominees are:


1408 (Original Music - Gabriel Yared, conducted by Jeff Atmajian, Cecilia Lanzi in charge of Sound Effects)

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Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (Original Music - Gordy Haab, conducted by Rudy Chung, Markus Innocenti in charge of Sound Effects)

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Grindhouse (Original Music - Graeme Revell & Carl Thiel, conducted by Mary Ramos & Jim Schultz, Ethan Andrus in charge of Sound Effects)

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Hatchet (Original Music - Andy Garfield, conducted by Scott Stolz, Clancy T. Troutman & Scott Westley in charge of Sound Effects)

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Non-original Music - Stephen Sondheim, conducted by Paul Gemignani & Michael Higham, Steve Browell & Steve Boedekker in charge of Sound Effects)

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and the HDC Oscar for Best Original Score goes to...

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street


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Non-original Music - Stephen Sondheim,
Conducted by - Paul Gemignani & Michael Higham,
Sound Effects - Steve Browell & Steve Boedekker.

Dazzling visuals, sweeping camera-angles, awe-inspiring and breath-taking landscapes and virtual reality...this is the essence of the camera's contribution to the making of a movie.

The nominees for Best Cinematography in a horror film for the year 2007-08 are :


28 Weeks Later (Enrique Chediak)

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Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (Jaron Presant)

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Grindhouse (Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Milan Chadima, Phil Parmet)

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Dariusz Wolski)

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Zodiac (Harris Savides)

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And the HDC Oscar for Best Cinematography 2007-08 goes to...

Grindhouse

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Cinematographers : Robert Rodriguez (Machete/Planet Terror), Quentin Tarantino (Death Proof), Milan Chadima (Thanksgiving), Phil Parmet (Werewolf Women of the SS).

Technology has come up in leaps and bounds. Any vivid imagination of the script writers and the directors, the guys in charge of Visual and Sound Effects make it a reality on the silver screen.

Here are the nominees for Best Visual & Sound Effects in a horror movie for the year 2007-08 :


28 Weeks Later (Visual Effects - Richard Conway, Bruce Woloshyn, Tim Walton, John Dietz and Ian Cope...Sound Effects - Mark Heslop & Ross Adams)

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30 Days Of Night (Visual Effects - Kat Stephens, Dan Lemmon, Charlie McClellan and George Port...Sound Effects - Matt Stutter & Tim Prebble)

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Grindhouse (Visual Effects - John McLeod, Jonathan Alvord & Robert Rodriguez...Sound Effects - Ethan Andrus, Paula Fairfield & Peter Zinda)

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Hatchet (Visual Effects - John Carl Buechler, Tyler A. Hawes & Joe Montenegro...Sound Effects - Scott Westley & Clancy T. Troutman)

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Pan's Labyrinth (Visual Effects - Reyes Abades, Everett Burrell, Tom Williamson & Kirk Cadrette...Sound Effects - Miguel Angel Polo & Martin Hernandez)

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And the HDC Oscar for Best Visual & Sound Effects goes to...