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A New Frontier for Companion Pictures

In August of 2008, Companion Pictures embarked on a journey to produce a feature-length Western in partner with Fairfield University’s film program. After collaborating on
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Crazy Train

During our on-location production of Dawn of Conviction in June 2009, we endured the most pressure-packed morning of shooting of our young careers. Two essential
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Playing with Fire

Summer 2012 “Inferno” Pilot Inferno was a lot of “firsts.” The pilot was written as a 1950s detective story set in a fictionalized world, which
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The Luxury of Controlled Spaces

There is a reason big budget productions spend an exorbitant amount of money designing sets and building sound stages. Everything is controlled on a sound
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Hearing the Picture

Sound is one element in film/TV/web that I feel sometimes gets overlooked. Bad audio causes a production to lose a great deal of its credibility.
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Location: Inferno, Connecticut 06604

Bridgeport Connecticut has some unique claims to fame: PT Barnum, founder of Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey Circus lived there; it was home to the
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Production Diaries – From General Contractor to Key Grip

Go behind the scenes with Phil Toran of Companion Pictures as he shares a unique experience during the production of Inferno. As the Gaffer on
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Direction Reflections

I’m a hands-on guy while filming, which is why I typically work as an AD or grip. I feel at home doing those because there’s just