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TV
And Film Production Will Take Lead Role In L.A.'s Economic
Recovery, According To LAEDC Report
July
30, 2010
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
(LAEDC) projects the U.S. economy will grow by 3.1 percent
in 2010 and by 2.9 percent in 2011 after contracting by 2.4
percent in 2009...
Top
Irish Post Facility Adds New TerraBlock
July
30, 2010
Screen Scene, one of Ireland's largest post production
facilities, has expanded their shared storage system by adding
a third TerraBlock storage solution to accommodate their growing
graphics division...
The
Pixel Farm Unveils PFMatchit as part of Product Realignment
Strategy
July
30, 2010
The Pixel Farm has unveiled PFMatchit, a 2D/3D camera-tracking/matchmoving
software package, aggressively priced for every desktop...
Industrial
Light & Magic Turns to Luxology modo for Creative Concept
Development
July
30, 2010
From taking 2D reference art and concept sketches into
3D, to creating the "look" of some of today's most
technologically advanced feature films, the Art Department
at San Francisco-based Industrial Light & Magic (ILM),
a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., is pioneering the evolution
of the concept development process...
Visual
Data Debuts 3D Workflow - Promos and Trailers Are First 3D
Projects Serviced at Burbank facility
July
30, 2010
Visual Data Media Services - a partner to major studios
and distribution companies for over 15 years by providing
integrated end-to-end post-production solutions for the seamless
repurposing and distribution of content for all media outlets
- has unveiled a 3D workflow for feature films and television...
MTI
Film Expands their Tapeless Workflow by Acquiring Two New
Nucoda Film Masters
July
29, 2010
Digital Vision announced that MTI Film has added two
more Nucoda Film Masters to the pipeline at their new Sycamore
Street facility in Hollywood, California...
Avid
Unveils ISIS 5000
July
29, 2010
Avid has unveiled the Avid ISIS® 5000—a new,
easy-to-use, real-time, open shared storage solution that
brings the power of best-in-class shared storage to local
and regional broadcasters and post production facilities at
a lower cost...
Panasonic
To Buy Out Sanyo In $9.4B Deal
July
29, 2010
Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of
its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works
in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to strengthen green businesses
such as electric cars and solar panels...
Zentropa
Chooses DVS' CLIPSTER for Digital Cinema DCI Mastering
July
28, 2010
As an existing DVS client, Zentropa founded by director
Lars von Trier, has opted for a DVS CLIPSTER: Aside from RAW
workflows in real-time, the DI workstation realizes DCI and
HD Mastering...
Sony
Pictures Imageworks and Industrial Light & Magic Join
Forces on 'ALEMBIC'
July
28, 2010
Visual effects houses Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
and Sony Pictures Imageworks announced a co-developed open
source project titled Alembic...
NewTek
announced the creation of an off-the-shelf 3D virtual production
system: LightWave 10 with VCam
July
28, 2010
By integrating NewTek's next generation LightWave 3D
software with the InterSense patented virtual camera technology,
creators of 3D films and games are able to model, animate,
render, scout and set shots with one, complete solution...
Matt
Turner Joins Rushes as New Director of Telecine
July
27, 2010
Rushes announces the appointment of Matt Turner who will
join Rushes as Director of Telecine, effective from August
2nd 2010...
FilmLight
and Avid to Showcase End-to-End File-Based Workflow
July
27, 2010
Los Angeles demonstration will highlight interoperability
between Baselight and Media Composer 5.0...
Digital
Vision at BIRTV 2010 - Showing on Altec International booth
no: 8B10
July
26, 2010
Digital Vision, supplier of colour grading, finishing,
mastering and restoration solutions for the broadcast, film
and commercials industries will be showcasing colour management
functionality, grading tools and stereoscopic 3D features
for post production at BIRTV on the Altec International booth...
PICTORION
das werk Berlin used SGO's Mistika to post produce Digital
Cinema Projection for Cannes award-winning World Premiere
"Life, Above All"
July
26, 2010
SGO, is thrilled to reveal that PICTORION das werk Berlin
GmbH completed all DI post production work for the Dreamer
Joint Venture filmproduktion titled "Life, Above All"
using Mistika...
UK
Film Council to be abolished
July
26, 2010
The UK Film Council is to be axed as part of a cost-cutting
drive by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Alvernia
Studios installs MillenniumHD in new film scanning suite
July
26, 2010
Alvernia Studios, situated near Krakow, Poland has installed
a High Definition MillenniumHD ‘data-cine’ from
Cintel...
Ruben
Garcia Joins Visual Data
July
23, 2010
Visual Data, a partner to major studios and distribution
companies for over 15 years, has announced that industry veteran
Ruben Garcia has been named Vice President of Technical Services...
China
and Singapore Sign Film Co-production Agreement
July
23, 2010
China and Singapore today signed a Film Coproduction
Agreement on the sidelines of the 7th China-Singapore Joint
Council for Bilateral Co-operation (CSJCBC) in Beijing, China...
Autodesk
Acquires Illuminate Labs – Maker of Lighting Technology
for Games
July
22, 2010
Autodesk has acquired Illuminate Labs, a privately held
maker of lighting technology for game development...
UK
FILM COUNCIL LAUNCHES FIRST FULLY DIGITAL STATISTICAL YEARBOOK
July
21, 2010
Last year, film in the UK bucked the recession - posting
a record box office of £944 million, the second highest
level of admissions since 1971 (174 million), and the second
best year on record...
Oliver
Au Joins DFT Digital Film Technology as South America Sales
Manager
July
21, 2010
DFT Digital Film Technology, provider of high-end film
and digital post production solutions has expanded its sales
team with the addition of Oliver Au as South America Sales
Manager...
Company
3 Further Enhances Digital Intermediate (DI) Interoperability
July
20, 2010
Company 3 has expanded Executive Producer Devin Sterling's
role to oversee DI operations between its Santa Monica and
New York facilities...
Merging
AAF / MXF Audio Workflow Goes Live a Télévision
Suisse
July
19, 2010
Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR), Télévision
Suisse Romande (TSR), the national French-language TV broadcaster
in Switzerland, has completed its transition to a tapeless,
MXF/AAF-centered production and post-production workflow using
...
LipSync
Stereo3D promo green lights 'Creeping Zero'
July
15, 2010
London-based LipSync Post recently posted a nine minute
promo on Pablo for Dan Films' 'Creeping Zero'. The piece,
thought to be the first Stereo3D movie promo made, won two
ovations at the European Film Market in Berlin...
Hinge
Digital Officially Launches Full-service 3D Animation and
VFX Facility
July
15, 2010
Hinge Digital announces its official debut as a premier
full-service 3D animation and visual effects studio...
Ted
Gagliano to be Honored with the Hollywood Post Alliance Lifetime
Achievement Award
July
14, 2010
The Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Committee has announced
that Ted Gagliano, President of 20th Century Fox Feature Post
Production, will receive the organization’s Lifetime
Achievement Award at the HPA Awards in November 2010...
Double
Negative and Framestore Become Early Adopters of MARI
July
14, 2010
MARI is a brand new creative 3D texture painting product
originally developed at Weta Digital to handle the exceedingly
detailed look development and texture work demanded by Avatar...
Omnilab
And Oktobor Launch Animation Studio
July
14, 2010
Omnilab Media and Oktobor, its award winning visual effects,
animation and digital creative convergence studio, today gave
details of their new Auckland-based Computer Generated (CG)
animation studio - Oktobor Animation...
Cutting
Edge Brings 65 Jobs to Melbourne
July
14, 2010
Cutting Edge, the company responsible for providing services
to projects such as MasterChef Australia, Australian Idol,
Network TEN AFL and Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, has set
up shop in Melbourne, and will create 65 new jobs for Victoria...
OptiTrack's
Insight Virtual Camera System
July
12, 2010
Filmmakers and game cinematographers are increasingly
turning to real-time virtual production technologies to blend
real-world tools with their virtual world...
Micro
Videohub Now Shipping
July
12, 2010
Blackmagic Design announced Micro Videohub, a 16 x 16
SDI router with 3 Gb/s SDI, auto switching SD, HD and 3 Gb/s
SDI formats, full SDI re-clocking, USB, ethernet and serial
router control for $1995, is now shipping...
Digital
Jungle RED Workshops Include Mysterium X Sensor
July
12, 2010
Digital Jungle, a post-production and digital workflow
studio, is teaming with RED ONE workflow tsar, Richard Salazar,
for a new slate of RED training classes, which began July
30th and running on a continued basis thereafter...
Walt
Disney Animation Studios to use The Foundry's compositing
software, Nuke
July
8, 2010
Walt Disney Animation Studios has licensed Nuke, the
Sci-Tech Award®-winning compositing technology from leading
visual effects software developer, The Foundry, and will utilize
it in the production of its feature projects...
Encore
Hollywood's Visual Effects Division Undergoes Major Expansion
July
8, 2010
Encore Hollywood has expanded its Visual Effects offering
with the additions of Stephan Fleet as creative director,
Emmy Award-winner Mitch Gates as CG supervisor and the promotion
of Tom Kendall to the key role of executive producer...
DTS
Promotes Brian Towne to Executive VP and COO
July
8, 2010
In his new role, Towne will focus on further strengthening
the company’s organization and team capabilities by refining
its strategy and go-to-market execution...
Key
Code Media Opens New Video Technology Center in San Francisco
July
7, 2010
Key Code Media has opened a new state of the art video
technology center in San Francisco, blocks from the Montgomery
BART Station...
Bluefish444
Certified Enhance’s SAS RAID Storage Solution for HD
& 2K Video
July
7, 2010
Enhance Technology, a data storage designer and manufacturer
for digital media production, announced the certification
of its RS8 SS professional SAS RAID storage system using Bluefish444’s
Symmetry and Adobe Premiere Pro for general...
Nucoda
Integrated with Automatic Duck's Pro Export FCP
July
7, 2010
Digital Vision and Automatic Duck have announced the
successful interoperability between their toolsets with the
integration of Nucoda with Pro Export FCP, Automatic Duck’s
export plug-in for Final Cut Pro...
Hollywood
Post Alliance Accepting Entries for The Judges Award for Creativity
and Innovation
July
6, 2010
Entries are being accepted for the HPA Judges Award for
Creativity and Innovation in Post Production. The Creativity
and Innovation Award was conceived to recognize a significant
contribution to...
Atlanta
studio opens as filming in Georgia booms
July
1, 2010
After beefing up its film incentive program in 2008,
Georgia has emerged among the top five states in the country
for film production, attracting such movies as the Academy
Award-winning "The Blind Side," the Woody Harrelson
horror flick "Zombieland" and the fifth installment
of Universal's "Fast & Furious" franchise...
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