| | | | A Burgeoning Mission: Venice VFX House Doubles Space And Adds New Talent
 VFX house The Mission doubles the size of its Venice-based studio and expands their talent roster with the addition of Rick Grandy as CG Supervisor and Raul Dominguez as a Creature Modeler. With over 19 years of experience in the visual effects industry, Grandy comes to The Mission from Pixomondo where he served as a Digital Character and Pipeline Supervisor on top projects including "The Amazing Spiderman" and "Die Hard 5". Former video game artist and cartoonist Dominguez was most recently at Digital Domain, lending his talents to a score of feature films including "Iron Man 3" and "The Avengers".
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| | | | Inaugural "Production Pipeline Expo" To Launch May 3-4 at Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hanger
First Annual Visual Effects and Animation Expo to Present Expert Panels, Guest Speakers and Educational Sessions
What originally began as the “Career Fair & Technology Expos” of 2011 and 2012 has evolved into a brand new, two-day event, entitled the “Production Pipeline Expo.” This inaugural event, which will be held May 3-4 at the Barker Hanger (Santa Monica Airport,) has been designed as a full blown visual effects and animation expo, complete with expert panels, “must see” presentations, best in class educational sessions, provocative speakers, and an unprecedented level of attendee talent with an eye on new opportunities. The announcement was made today by the expo’s founder/originator Anthony Horn, most recently Director of Marketing and Development for the Visual Effects Society.
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| | | | Reel FX Delivers Colorful Carnival Nostalgia For McDonald’s
 Dallas/Santa Monica-based digital studio Reel FX infuses a colorful boardwalk stroll with the bubbly nostalgia of classic carnivals in the new :30, “Joywalk,” for McDonald’s out of Moroch, Dallas, TX. The spot features the first person viewpoint of a young woman sipping a bubbly $1 Coca-Cola from McDonald’s as she takes in the atmosphere of a bustling boardwalk carnival with her handsome date. Reel FX handled comprehensive post production on the spot, including editorial, visual effects, coloring, cleanup and online.
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| | | | RealD Introduces Precision White Screen Technology Combining 2D White Screen Performance with Polarized 3D Capability
Forty Percent More Total Light Than a Standard Silver Screen with More Uniform Brightness in 2D and 3D
RealD Inc. (NYSE:RLD) announced today the introduction of Precision White Screen technology for cinema projection, combining 2D white screen performance with the ability to project polarized 3D images. Designed to deliver enhanced 2D and 3D presentations with wide viewing angles similar to white screens of equivalent gain, Precision White Screen technology features edges 4 to 5 times brighter than a standard silver screen. The improved screen efficiency results in 40% more total light coming off the screen, providing more uniform brightness than a standard silver screen. Precision White Screens also feature a smooth, white surface which generates better image contrast for improved image quality in 2D and 3D.
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| | | | HP Leads Workstation Industry with Solutions for Creative Professionals
Fusion-io’s Steve Wozniak selects HP Workstations to advance computing architectures
This week at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, HP is demonstrating its leadership and market expansion in the media and entertainment industry with solutions that drive innovation and performance for some of the world’s most demanding customers.
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| | | | Method Studios Appoints Christian Kubsch as President
 Darin Grant joins Method as Chief Technology Officer
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, announced today that Christian Kubsch has joined the company as President. Kubsch will oversee Method’s global operations including the company’s main base in Los Angeles along with locations in London, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, New York, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta. Kubsch will report to Stefan Sonnenfeld, President of Creative Services, Deluxe. Darin Grant has been named Chief Technology Officer of Method Studios, and will report to Kubsch.
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| | | | Arclight Productions’ Original Documentary premieres at The Annenberg Space for Photography’s WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath March 23, 2013 – June 2, 2013
 Documentary Film accompanies one of the Most Notable Exhibits on War-Themed Photography Ever Assembled
THE WAR PHOTOGRAPHERS, a documentary film commissioned by the Annenberg Space for Photography will debut with the exhibit, WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath, set to open on March 23rd. Arclight Productions has been commissioned to produce the original documentary short that will be featured as part of this unprecedented exhibit. The exhibit will open free to the public in Los Angeles on March 23, 2013 and run through June 2, 2013. The film will be shown in vivid detail on two 14' by 7' screens in 4K resolution in the Digital Gallery, which is central to the architecture of the Photography Space and the exhibit experience. This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and is made possible with generous support from the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation.
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| | | | Reel FX Materializes Daydreams for Florida Lottery
 Dallas/Santa Monica-based digital studio Reel FX creates luck out of thin air in an artful, VFX-laden new :30 “Imagine” for the Florida Lottery out of John & Partners, Jacksonvilla, FL. The spot features a daydreaming man on a balmy beach accompanied by dollar-bodied butterflies, cloud-shaped images of wealth and graceful, low-flying flamingos.
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| | | | Shotgun Hires Rob Blau as Head of Pipeline Engineering
 Shotgun Software, a leading pipeline tools developer for the visual effects, games and animation industries, has hired Rob Blau as Head of Pipeline Engineering. Formerly a Pipeline Supervisor at Laika and Dreamworks, Blau brings a wealth of experience to Shotgun to launch its new pipeline team. In this new role, he'll work closely with clients to iterate various workflows and develop innovative new tools and pipelines that encapsulate and perpetuate best industry practices.
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| | | | Society of Camera Operators – Lifetime Achievement Awards 2013
Camera Operator of the Year Nominees Announced
The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2013 Camera Operator of the Year for Film and the Camera Operator of the Year for Television Awards. These awards are two of the highlights of the 21st Lifetime Achievement Awards presented by the SOC.
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| | | | Faceware Technologies Brings a New Face to the Asian Animation Market
Faceware Technologies signs two reseller agreements to aggressively target Japan and China with its Facial Motion Capture Technology
Faceware Technologies, a leading provider of 3D facial motion capture solutions for the video game, film, television and commercial industries, today announced that it has dramatically increased its foothold in the Asian market by signing two new resellers: Japan’s Crescent Inc,. the exclusive distributor of Vicon Motion Capture Systems to the Japanese entertainment market, and Beijing Ou-Lei Technology, Co, Ltd., a successful supplier of entertainment equipment & solutions in China.
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| | | | Barco and DreamWorks Animation Forge Alliance to Bring Premium 3D Audio Experience to Theaters Worldwide
Global digital cinema technology leader Barco, and the world’s leading animation studio, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA), have formed an alliance in which DreamWorks Animation’s next fifteen animated feature films will be mixed in the revolutionary Barco Auro 11.1 3D sound format for global distribution. The studio’s ‘Rise of the Guardians’, which comes to theaters on 21 November 2012, will be the first DreamWorks Animation movie featured in this new agreement.
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| | | | DreamWorks Animation's Rise of the Guardians to Play Limited IMAX® Engagement on November 21, 2012
3D Animated Adventure Brings Childhood Heroes Together as Never Before in IMAX® 3D
IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX), and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) today announced that the animated adventure Rise of the Guardians will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® 3D format and released for a limited engagement in select IMAX® international and domestic theatres starting November 21, 2012.
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| | | | Exciting news from VIEW Conference! Oct 15-19 2012, Turin, Italy
VIEW conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez has announced that senior visual effects supervisor Dan Glass of Method Studios will give a world premiere presentation on the feature film “Cloud Atlas”. Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, the Warner Bros. release received a 10-minute standing ovation at its Toronto Film Festival premiere. “Cloud Atlas” is scheduled for wide release beginning in late October.
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| | | | Jonathan Keeton and Tom Leonard Join Bonfire Labs
Collaborative design studio Bonfire Labs has added two well-seasoned talents to their roster, Jonathan Keeton and Tom Leonard. As the Executive Creative Director, Keeton is bolstering the pipeline, improving the production process, bringing in powerful creative talent and mentoring junior artists. In the recently created position, Director of Business Development, Leonard will spearhead the exploration of new business prospects, while maintaining strong relationships with existing clients. The additions of Keeton and Leonard mark the beginning of a directional shift for the company.
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| | | | The LightWave 3D Group Appoints Dominick Spina Vice President Worldwide Sales and Marketing
Former NVIDIA senior product manager for digital media and film to expand global reach through strategic sales, marketing and product development initiatives
The LightWave 3D® Group, a division of NewTek, Inc., announced today Dominick Spina has joined the company as vice president of worldwide sales and marketing of the newly formed LightWave 3D Group. Spina will work closely with the LightWave 3D Group’s President Rob Powers to lead worldwide sales with strategic marketing and branding, the introduction of new products and technologies, and ongoing business and relationship development.
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| | | | Digital Domain Media Group to Exhibit, Present at the SIGGRAPH 2012 Computer Graphics and Interactive Technology Conference
CEO John Textor Featured Speaker at Business Symposium; Digital Domain Institute Exhibits with Florida State University; Company Presents Panels and Courses; Recruits for “The Legend of Tembo” and Other Productions Underway in Florida, California and Vancouver
Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG) announced that the company will be presenting, exhibiting and recruiting at SIGGRAPH 2012 -- the computer graphics industry’s largest and most respected technical and creative conference, being held August 5 – 9 in Los Angeles.
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| | | | Edit1 Adds Todd Winter as Creative Director
 Brings Extensive Feature Film and Advertising Experience To Respected Pre-Visualization Studio
Looking to raise the level of their creative talent to match the complexity and challenges of today’s advertising, Edit1, the full-service pre-visualization studio headed by new owner Michael Zimbard, has added visionary animation director Todd Winter as Creative Director. Working with Zimbard, and Executive Producer Mike Donovan, Winter will play a leading role in the direction of Edit1’s creative work and the growth of the company overall.
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| | | | Calling All Artists: Showcase Your Work in Autodesk's 2012 Animation Show Reel
 Every year, the art of animation takes center stage at SIGGRAPH. Autodesk is inviting all 3D artists to submit their work for a chance to be included in this year's Animation Show Reel, which will be showcased at Autodesk's SIGGRAPH booth in Los Angeles, CA from August 7-9. The show reel will also be featured on the Autodesk YouTube Channel, the AREA community and the Autodesk website.
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| | | | VFS Scores the Hat Trick
Named School of the Year at CG Student Awards for third year in a row
Vancouver Film School (VFS) has been named School of the Year for the third straight year at the CG Student Awards, formerly known as the Computer Graphics Student Awards (CGSA).
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| | | | Animation Mentor Presents "Breaking Down the Animated Shot: Live & Uncut"
School Partners with Autodesk, Inc. to Host All-Day Animation Workshop with Animators from Pixar Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation, and Tippett Studio
Animation Mentor, the state-of-the-art online animation school founded by animators for animators, announced today that it has partnered with Autodesk, Inc. to host an all-day animation workshop — highlighted by advanced breakdowns of animated feature film shots — with:
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| | | | Legend3D Builds Global 3D Production Pipeline on TACTIC
Legend3D makes distributed production a reality by employing TACTIC across studios in San Diego, Los Angeles, and India
Southpaw Technology, a leading developer of production asset management (PAM) technology for digital content creation companies, announced today that Legend3D has signed a global licensing agreement to use TACTIC at its studios in San Diego, Los Angeles and India. The use of TACTIC at these studios will allow Legend3D to synchronize its databases, collaborate globally, and create one unified production workflow across time zones and geographic regions.
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| | | | MelroseMAC Launches MelroseTEC Consulting Division
Industry Veterans Brian Boring, Steve McCracken & Antonio Nacrur Head New Division Focused On Digital Workflow Solutions
Technology re-seller and systems integration company, MelroseMAC, is launching a new IT consulting and sales division, dubbed MelroseTEC (http://www.melrosemac.com/melrose-tec), to provide specialized technology solutions for production & post professionals. MelroseTEC sets a higher, dedicated standard of professional guidance and support, not only for parent company MelroseMAC but also for the entire industry.
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| | | | Legend3D Appoints Industry Veteran Ian Jessel As President
Elite Studio Executive Brings Four Decades of Global Production Experience to Leading Stereo VFX Company
Legend3D, Inc., a leading digital media technology and visual effects company and innovator in 3D storytelling, today announced an executive appointment of Ian Jessel as president.
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| | | | Legend3D Opens Doors at Hollywood Center Studios
Leading Creative 3D Studio Moves into Bungalow Originally Occupied by Harold Lloyd
Legend3D, Inc., a leading digital media technology and visual effects company and innovator in 3D storytelling, today announced that it has relocated its Los Angeles office to Bungalow A at Hollywood Center Studios. The bungalow, which is located at 1040 North Las Palmas Avenue, has a rich entertainment history, as its first tenant, Harold Lloyd, produced many of his film masterpieces while there. The move to this iconic Hollywood location expands Legend3D’s accessibility among its growing client base, as the company remains poised to meet increased industry demands for 2D-to-3D conversion work and visual effects to enhance the art of 3D entertainment.
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| | | | Artbeats Puts Viewers in the Skies Over Washington, DC
Epic aerial shots of Pentagon, Capitol Building, and Other Famous Landmarks Now Available for Film, TV, and Commercials
Artbeats, known for their innovative aerial footage, have made Washington, DC accessible to the world with highest resolution aerials ever offered to the production community. This is an unprecedented advancement for the stock footage industry, due to the highly difficult nature of obtaining permission to film in the most restricted air space in the country.
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| | | | 14 Academy Award-Nominated Movies: One Thing in Common
Digital Artists Worldwide Used Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation Software to Create 2011's Most Celebrated Movies
Digital artists devoted days and years behind the scenes to help create the movie magic seen in many of this year's Academy Award-nominated films. In the categories for Best Visual Effects and Best Animated Film (Feature and Short) in particular, many artists relied on the same set of tools -- Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software from Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK).
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| | | | Digital Domain Strengthens Feature Film Visual Effects Division with New VP David Lipman
 Former DreamWorks Animation and Framestore executive to drive company’s visual effects business
Digital Domain Productions, a subsidiary of Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG), has named David Lipman vice president of features visual effects production. The 30-year industry veteran, a former executive at DreamWorks Animation, Framestore and USAnimation, brings expertise in visual effects, animation, production and development to the company. He will be based in Digital Domain's Venice, California studio reporting to Jody Madden, who has been promoted to senior vice president of global studio operations, overseeing production, technology and operations for all of Digital Domain's worldwide studios.
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| | | | Digital Domain’s Work Nominated for Two Academy Awards®
Real Steel and Transformers: Dark of the Moon nominated for Visual Effects Oscar®
Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG), a leading digital production company focused on visual effects, original content animation and studio co-productions, announced that two of the feature films it worked on this year have been nominated for the visual effects Academy Award®; "Real Steel" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon".
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| | | | Animation Company General Gau Launches in Boston
 Veteran Character Animator Anders Beer Teams with Brickyard VFX to Offer Custom Character Animation
Renowned character animator Anders Beer has teamed up with Brickyard VFX co-owners Dave Waller and Geoff McAuliffe to launch General Gau, a hybrid animation/production company dedicated to creating custom character-based content. Based out of Brickyard’s Boston office, General Gau offers a specialized talent pool and customized internal pipeline to leverage in-depth, high quality character animation.
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| | | | Technicolor Partners with Mattel
Produces the Latest Barbie® DVD Feature, Barbie™: A Perfect Christmas
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) today announces it has collaborated with the Barbie® brand to produce Barbie™: A Perfect Christmas, the latest DVD from the Barbie™ Entertainment power house franchise. Barbie™: A Perfect Christmas is Barbie® doll’s 22nd computer-animated Barbie™ movie and was released on DVD in North America on November 8. It will be released in Europe on November 22.
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| | | | Animation Mentor Presents "Anatomy Of A Fight"
 Free Webinar to Feature Martial Arts Expert and Biology Professor Dr. Stuart Sumida
Animation Mentor, the state-of-the-art online animation school founded by animators for animators, announced today that Dr. Stuart Sumida, professor of biology at California State University, San Bernardino, will be featured in the webinar Anatomy of a Fight on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pacific Time.
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| | | | Eden FX Creates Opening Sequence For Dreamworks Pictures’ Stereo Feature“Fright Night”
Describing the work, Eden's VFX Producer Andrea D'Amico said, "The famous DreamWorks logo had never been used in a stereo Live Action movie before so we were thrilled to have the opportunity to convert it to 3D. Then the design of the ‘Fright Night’ opening called for the clouds of the logo to transition seamlessly into the CGI clouds of an ominous sky with lightning. Director Craig Gillespie's vision was for the viewer to fly through a tunnel of menacing clouds and lightning flashes before bursting out to an aerial shot of the landscape below which begins the film."
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| | | | Creative Consultancy Bemis Balkind Names Curt Doty GM and Executive Creative Director of Agency’s Newly Expanded Digital Group
 Doty Had Been President of Trailer Park's Advanced Content Division
After two decades of spearheading creative and strategic initiatives both on the client side (ABC, Universal) and the service side (Pittard Sullivan, Trailer Park), Curt Doty has joined legendary creative consultancy Bemis Balkind, and will spearhead the agency’s newly expanded Digital Group in the next phase of its client offerings in the areas of digital content, advertising, and distribution. Doty will serve the company as both its GM and as Executive Creative Director, Digital.
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| | | | Leading LA Post Houses & Studios Choose Cache-A Archive Appliances To Safeguard Content
Faced with preserving and protecting the massive amounts of data they generate daily, many leading Los Angeles post houses are increasingly choosing Cache-A’s archive appliances. Cache-A’s complete product line – including the Pro-Cache5 and the new Prime-Cache5 – is designed to meet the needs of digital media professionals for safe, reliable and cost-effective content archiving, access and interchange.
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| | | | Gravity Names Roy Eventov As Creative Director, Digital
 Eventov Most Recently Was Vp/Director Of Design/CD With MRM Worldwide
Gravity, an international creative, content and brand communications company, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv, has named Roy Eventov as Creative Director for the company’s Digital Group. In his new position, he will provide creative direction and innovation for the company’s biggest digital clients. He joins Gravity from MRM Worldwide. The announcement was made today by Shemi Levi, Gravity’s Chief Digital Officer.
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| | | | Gravity Produces Over 130 Visual Effects Shots
For Warner Bros. Romantic Comedy “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
Gravity, an international creative content and brand communications company, produced over 130 visual effects shots for the Warner Bros. Pictures romantic comedy, “Crazy, Stupid, Love," which opened nationwide, July 29th. Zviah Eldar, Gravity’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer, made the announcement.
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| | | | Corinne Bogdanowicz Joins Light Iron Team As DI Colorist
 Bogdanowicz Colors Soderbergh’s “Haywire”
Light Iron announces that Corinne Bogdanowicz has joined the Light Iron team as a DI Colorist at its new facility in Hollywood. Bogdanowicz comes to Light Iron from DreamWorks Animation, where she re-mastered the first three installments of the Shrek franchise and Ku Fu Panda for stereo conversion. Prior to Dreamworks, she worked in the feature film and trailer DI departments at post facilities Prime Focus and Pacific Title.
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| | | | Entity FX Soars with "Smallville" Series "Finale" Visual Effects
Entity FX has created visual effects for the series finale of "Smallville". The work, which included nearly 80 visual effects to help bring the program's characters and story arc to a close, caps off Entity FX's nine consecutive years of developing and delivering all visual effects for the popular teen Superman-themed show. "Smallville" "Finale" aired Friday, May 13, as a two-hour special on The CW.
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| | | | Pond5 Adds Millions Of Photos And Vectors, Becomes One-Stop Marketplace For Stock Media
Media Makers Now Have Access to Web’s Most Comprehensive Selection of Stock Images, Video Footage, Audio Tracks and Motion Graphics Templates
Pond5, the world’s premier marketplace for stock media and one of the best-kept secrets among media producers, today announced the addition of over 5 million stock photos and vector illustrations to its collection, which also includes the Web’s largest selection of royalty-free stock video footage, as well as a full range of sound effects, production music tracks, and After Effects motion graphics templates.
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| | | | DIVE Produces 105 for "I Am Number Four"
DIVE produced 105 visual effects shots in the highly anticipated DreamWorks release “I Am Number Four”. The film, directed by DJ Caruso and starring Alex Pettyfer and Timothy Olyphant, opened nationally on February 18.
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| | | | hsr|ny's Audio Expertise Brings AMC's Hit Zombie Drama The Walking Dead to Life
Mixing Maestros Help Actors Recreate Emotional Dialogue for ADR Work
hsr|ny, a leading audio/video post-production house that provides top-of-the-line sound design, mixing, original dialogue recording, automated dialogue replacement, offline/online editing, sound effects and stock music, recently worked on the automated dialogue replacement (ADR) for the first season of AMC’s Golden Globe nominated-drama, "The Walking Dead".
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| | | | Games Marketing Guru Rich Flier Joins Mothership as Executive Producer
 Production company Mothership took another big step in expanding its marketing capabilities across multiple platforms today, announcing that videogames industry veteran Rich Flier has joined as executive producer. Having held key posts on both the marketing/advertising and producer/development sides of the games business, Flier will bring Mothership's full creative capacity to its growing list of games clients.
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| | | | hsr|ny and MOTIVE Help "House Hunters International" Take Viewers Around the World
Dynamic Duo Delivers Critical Sound and Map, Location Graphics for Top Cable Reality TV Show
hsr|ny, a leading audio/video post-production house that provides top-of-the-line sound design, mixing, original dialogue recording, automated dialogue replacement, offline/online editing, sound effects and stock music, and MOTIVE, a creative studio specializing in identity, branding, interactive, creative development and live action production for television, online, radio and print that transcends multiple media platforms, are pleased to announce the starring roles they play in creating the sound and look of the popular HGTV series "House Hunters International".
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| | | | Artbeats Adds New Dimension with 3D Footage Offerings
Provides a Wide Variety of Royalty-free 3D Clips including the Industry's Only Collection of 3D Aerial Footage
Answering the growing demand for 3D elements for television and film, Artbeats, a leader in the production of high quality stock footage, announces the immediate availability of their rapidly growing Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) stock footage library.
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| | | | 3D digital cinema debuts on Allure of the Seas cruise ship with Barco products onboard
Visualization pioneer Barco is supplying integrated creative lighting and projection solutions for multiple live stage and cinematic shows presented on Allure of the Seas. The cornerstone of the deployment is a 3D digital cinema theatre – the first installation on a new cruise ship – leveraging Royal Caribbean's pioneering alliance with DreamWorks Animation to showcase first-run movies produced by the company.
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| | | | Entity FX Has A Pic-A-Nic With Yogi Bear VFX in Stereoscopic 3D
Entity FX is looking forward to seeing a variety of the company's digital visual effects playing in stereoscopic 3D for the theatrical feature release Yogi Bear (Warner Bros. Pictures). Directed by Eric Brevig, the live-action motion picture (in release December 17) sees Yogi and Boo Boo (voiced by Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake, respectively) bringing their "smarter-than-the-average" talents to bear in an effort to save a financially strapped Jellystone Park.
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| | | | Schel Kuehnert to Lead Sales for Digital Vision Americas
 Senior Executive Joins Digital Vision in Expansion of Operations
Digital Vision, the leading supplier of color grading, finishing, mastering and restoration solutions for the broadcast, film, and commercial industries, has announced that respected technical sales expert Schel Kuehnert has come onboard to manage Digital Vision's growing U.S. presence.
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| | | | Artbeats Reaches New Heights with Three High Definition Hawaiian Aerials Collections
Largest Selection of Royalty Free Hawaiian Aerial Footage; Includes Rare Scenic and City Imagery Shot with RED One and eclipse Gyrostabilized Camera System
From its rocky cliffs and pristine coastlines, to cityscapes and the remote Mauna Loa Observatory, Artbeats today announces the release of three new HD collections featuring the overhead beauty of the Hawaiian Islands: Hawaiian City Aerials, Hawaiian Establishment Aerials and Hawaiian Scenic Aerials.
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| | | | Four XfrogPlants Libraries Now Available
Xfrog has released today 4 new individual plant libraries, each containing 180 Plants (640 plants in total) released in 6 popular 3D formats: Maya, 3ds max, Lightwave, Cinema4D, OBJ, and 3ds.
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| | | | Artbeats Offers Exclusive Stock Footage Discount Program for Houses of Worship
Up to 80% Price Reduction on Full-resolution HD & SD Clips and Collections; Ideal for Worship Services and Events
Providing a cost-effective opportunity to add life to congregational gatherings, events and informational materials, Artbeats, a 21-year veteran in the stock footage industry, today announces its Houses of Worship Discount Program.
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| | | | Vicon Launches Advanced Services Group
New Group Supports Innovative Clients with Customized Motion Capture Productivity Tools and Pipelines
Vicon, an Academy Award®-winning developer of motion capture products, today announced the debut of its Advanced Services Group (ASG). The ASG was formed to service Vicon's largest clients and those who regularly pioneer new approaches and techniques, including NASA, DreamWorks, Electronic Arts, Rockstar Games, ILM, Activision, Audiomotion, Ford and others; providing them with a dedicated team of support engineers, workflow experts and customized development.
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| | | | Artbeats Hits 100 Brand Milestone with Addition of Three New Stock Footage Brands
New Royalty-free Collections from GlamourKey, Johner Motion and Martin Lisius Available for Immediate Download via Artbeats FootageHub
Continuing their commitment to offer a wide variety of royalty-free stock footage in one simple, customized search, Artbeats today announces the addition of three new footage brands to their library. Expanding the selection of high-quality options to over one hundred different brands allows Artbeats customers access to new footage from Martin Lisius, Johner Motion and GlamourKey.
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| | | | Kickstand Unleashes “Creatures”
New Animated Short Film Highlights Studio’s Ability to Create Unforgettable 3D Characters
Kickstand, an innovator of advanced character animation and custom pipeline technology, today reveals “Kickstand Creatures: Volume One,” a new animated short film highlighting the company’s expertise in 3D modeling, character development, and animation technology.
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| | | | Artbeats Offers Stock Footage That's Not Just Royalty-Free, But ACTUALLY Free
Over $8,000 Worth of Free HD Stock Footage Available for Download Every Month Through Artbeats' Daily Free Clip Program
Artbeats, a 20-year veteran in the stock footage industry, announced today that they are offering a FREE, downloadable HD clip every day at artbeats.com. In this "no strings attached" program, visitors to the Artbeats home page can access a different free clip every day simply by registering or logging-in to their online account.
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| | | | Autodesk Collaborates With DreamWorks and Imageworks on Mudbox for Linux
Autodesk Consulting Provides Linux Pipeline Implementation for Mudbox Digital Sculpting and Texture Painting Software
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) and Sony Pictures Imageworks are integrating Autodesk Mudbox software into their Linux-based production pipelines. Autodesk Consulting's custom development team worked collaboratively with teams at Imageworks and DreamWorks to port the digital sculpting and texture painting software to the Linux platform. Mudbox for Linux is available through Autodesk Consulting services.
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| | | | Artbeats Celebrates Launch of FootageHub with $40,000 Scavenger Giveaway
Weekly Chances to Win Thousands of Dollars in Prizes During Online "Search to Find" Contest; Now through Jan. 31, 2010
Finding the perfect clip now comes with an added benefit. Artbeats, the industry's leading creative royalty-free stock footage resource, has introduced an online scavenger hunt in celebration of the industry's newest all-inclusive stock footage service, Artbeats FootageHub.
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| | | | Pond5 Turns Up the Volume with Audio Launch
Leading stock video marketplace adds music and sound effects to its royalty-free collection
Pond5.com, the fast-growing marketplace for stock video, has significantly expanded its offering by adding stock music and sound effects to it's collection of downloadable royalty-free stock media.
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| | | | Artbeats Dramatically Expands Royalty-free Stock Footage Library With FootageHub
New Online Resource Combines Over 50 Diverse Stock Footage Brands, Presenting More Creative Opportunity for Any Project or Budget
Providing filmmakers, editors and designers with quick and easy access to a wider variety of 100 percent royalty-free stock footage, Artbeats, the industry's leading creative footage resource, today announced its launch of FootageHub.
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| | | | FOR-A Salutes 'The Met: Live in HD'
Winner Of The 2009 IBC International Honour Of Excellence Award
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, applauds New York City’s Metropolitan Opera, which won the IBC’s highest award, the International Honour of Excellence for its broadcasts of “The Met: Live in HD.”
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| | | | Now Shipping—Voice-O-Matic v3 (3ds Max edition) Lip Sync Software
Newest Version of Lip Sync Plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max Software from Di-O-Matic Offers 64-bit Support, Enhanced User Interface, and Crucial Productivity Enhancements
Di-O-Matic, Inc., a leading developer of 3D character animation software and plug-in tools, today began shipping its Voice-O-Matic v3 (3ds Max edition) software.
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| | | | 2G Digital Post Premieres All-Fiber Facility in Burbank
End-to-End Pipeline Offers Speed and Integrity for Client Content
2G Digital Post has unveiled a brand new, all-fiber facility in Burbank, adding a powerful new dimension to the company’s editorial, encoding, visual effects and mastering services that have been well established at 2G’s Culver City location.
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| | | | Artbeats' Birth of a Baby Provides In-depth Look at Real-life Birthing Process
Rare Royalty-free Stock Footage Collection Offers Live Birth Footage from the Doctor's Point-of-view; Available in HD and SD
A truly unparalleled moment in time, the arrival of a newborn is also one of the most difficult events to effectively document on film. Artbeats' newest royalty-free stock footage collection, "Birth of a Baby", conquers that challenge and provides an exceptional and uncensored look inside the real-life human birthing process.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: Breaking the Hug Quota: DreamWorks, Dragons, HP, and the next creative revolutionJeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO of DreamWorks Animation, introduced "How to Train Your Dragon" at the DreamWorks campus in Glendale, CA, near Los Angeles. We were there as the guests of HP, the culmination of three days of seeing the latest wonders from HP's Workstation division, read on for highlights of the event.Read Article Subscribe HP Skyroom: Power & Simplicity for Remote Workgroup TasksIn this article, Ron Lindeboom looks at the powerful HP Skyroom technology, which allows team members to interact in high definition video with one another, as they work on projects and approvals remotely. Highly powerful, yet priced within reach of many small to medium-sized companies -- nevertheless, the system is powerful enough for even major players like Dreamworks Animation, who used the system during the making of the blockbuster 'Monsters vs Aliens.' Powerful, elegant, simple to use.Read Article Subscribe Under the Hood & Behind the Scenes: Masters of Stereoscopic 3D StorytellingWriter and contributing editor, David Roth Weiss, takes us takes us Behind The Scenes in Hollywood to the DreamWorks Animation Studios, where the masterminds behind the new hit film, Monsters vs. Aliens, are reinventing the art of storytelling using new state of the art 3D stereoscopic filmmaking techniques and technologies.Read Article Subscribe Monsters vs. Aliens: And the winner is, STEREOSCOPIC 3DTim Wilson looks at the box office success of DreamWorks Animation's 'Monsters vs Aliens' and how Stereoscopic 3D is lighting up ticket sales in a huge way. Tim's article explores links to trailers, the first weekend's numbers -- hint: they were pretty spectacular, especially in the IMAX theaters where the 3D version proved especially popular -- and he even gives readers a sneak leak about the next issue of Creative COW Magazine.Read Article Subscribe HP Unveils The Future:The New Z-Series WorkstationsWriter and contributing editor, David Roth Weiss, takes us UNDER THE HOOD of HP's powerful new Z800 workstations. With a radical new design inside and out, created in collaboration with the BWM Designworks global design consultancy, the new Z800 is HP's most powerful workstation ever for image and processor-intensive tasks, such as: HD video editing, composting, and 3D animation. As an added bonus, David takes us BEHIND THE SCENES with HP to DreamWorks Animation Studios, where the masterminds behind the incredible new hit film, Monsters vs. Aliens, are reinventing the art of storytelling using exciting new state of the art 3D stereoscopic filmmaking techniques and technologies. Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: Breaking the "Hug Quota:" DreamWorks, Dragons, HP, and the next creative revolutionThe next step in the creative revolution? “Scalable multi-core processing.” Then he laughed. “If you had told me I’d ever be in front of a room saying that, I wouldn’t have believed you! But it’s true!” The speaker was Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO of DreamWorks Animation, as he introduced "How...Read Blog SubscribeMonsters vs. Aliens: And the winner is, STEREOSCOPIC 3DJeffry Katzenberg has been a major advocate of stereoscopic 3D for a while. The first place I saw him talk about it was ShoEast in 2007, a gathering of eastern US movie theater owners and operators. The talk was called " The Future of 3D in the Digital Age ,"...Read Blog Subscribe Warner Bros tilts High Def DVD's to Blu-RayThe New York Times reports that Warner Brothers has now lined up in Blu-Ray DVD corner effectively giving the Sony format about 70% of the high definition DVD market. They'll continue to release movies on both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray until May and then switch exclusively over to Blu-Ray. This leaves...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs » Podcasts:Episode #071 - April 14, 20093D Movies at Dreamworks with David Roth Weiss, JVC 1080p 3D monitor, iZ3D makes good, Produced By Expo gets James Cameron, Kindle 2 fuzzy fonts, MacBook Air external battery, iTunes DRM free, Pantone color apps and more creative news and interviews.Tune In Subscribemore podcasts »Related Tags | | | | |
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