Table of contents October 2004 On-line available articles are highlighted in blue.

FEATURES

Lonely Hearts Club
Peter Deming, ASC lights up a dark comedy with I *Heart* Huckabees
by Jon Silberg

Through the Finder: One Picture...
By Michael Frediani

Southern Gothic
Tim Orr brings '70s styled realism to Undertow
by Neil Matsumoto

SIDEBAR: Battling the Elements
First Assistant Craig Pressgrove adapts to the harsh surroundings of Undertow

Murky Waters
John Bailey, ASC probes for the mystery of an elusive monster with Incident at Loch Ness
by Bob Fisher

Police Story
Dejan Georgevich harkens back to the Golden Age of Television for Cop Shop
by Bonnie Goldberg

SIDEBAR: Arresting Images
Steve Gainer, ASC tames the libido in John Waters' A Dirty Shame
by Elina Shatkin

2004 Visual FX Visionaries
Visual FX artists create emotional effects for the 2004 summer movies
by Pauline Rogers

Be Prepared
Rodrigo Prieto, ASC and Shane Carruth discuss the importance of prep
by John Pavlus

SIDEBAR: Pixel Prep
Paul Cameron takes the testing process to the limit for Collateral
by Matt Hurwitz