The International Journal of Film & Digital Production Techniques features A Hostile Lodging Hotel tells disturbing tale in the DV format a A Master Sleuth The "French Sherlock Holmes" tackles a case in Vidocq Lessons in Hi-Def The Education A of Max Bickford brings 24p to prime-time TV Marriage Under Siege High Crimes teams Theo director Carl Franklin Van de Sande, ASC with Sundance 2002: New Directions This year's festival offered eye-opening fare Mam On Our Cover: An actress (Valeria Golino) is lured into encounter in Hotel, a an kinky exper¬ imental Mike Figgis picture Sony DVCam camcorders operated by Fig¬ gis, director of photography James Stewart, and cine¬ matographers James O'Keeffe and Lucy Bristow (image courtesy of Red Mullet Pro¬ shot with four ductions and Moonstone Entertainment). utl * Contributing Writers: iiKir Stephanie Argy Bob Fisher Jay Holben Philip D. Schwartz Jon Silberg Patricia Thomson David E. Williams Visit us online www. 8 Editor's Note 12 Letters 14 Global Village 18 DVD Playback 24 Production Slate 107 Short Takes 115 New Products & Services 121 Points East 123 Books in Review 125 Living Pictures 126 Classified Ads 132 Ad Index 133 Filmmakers' Forum 135 From the Clubhouse 136 Wrap Shot at cinematographer, com