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| | | | Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
 Hollywood Center Studios Hosts Stock Shoot for GreenScreen Animals
Things were wild on Stage 12 at Hollywood Center Studios recently as a pair of gray wolves, two grizzly bears, a leopard, a lion, an African elephant and other exotic animals stopped by for their close-ups. The occasion was a 3-day shoot conducted by GreenScreen Animals, a Santa Monica supplier of specialty stock footage, that was seeking to add to its one-of-a-kind collection of more than 3000 stock images of wild animals.
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| | | | Shade VFX Expanding To New Location
 Lisa Maher Named Business Development Executive
In response to expanding business, shade VFX announced today that the company has relocated to Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. The new facility doubles the space for the growing company. Lisa Maher, a veteran visual effects producer, has been named Business Development Executive for the four year-old company. Maher will report directly to Bryan Godwin, shade’s founder, owner and Visual Effects Supervisor, and David Van Dyke, shade’s Executive Producer.
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| | | | Scrabble Entertainment Launches Most Affordable Digital Conversion Leasing Program For Exhibitors In North America
Supported By Individual Major Hollywood Studios, Program Offers Flexible Path to Digital Conversion
Scrabble Entertainment, an international deployment entity, is excited to announce the immediate roll-out of its affordable lease-to-own digital conversion program. The program to deploy DCI-compliant digital cinema equipment is supported by major Hollywood studios in the form of certain financial contributions pursuant to the terms of each agreement separately reached with each studio.
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| | | | Christie Positions Customers For Decades Of Growth With Wide Range Of Innovative Products, Services And Financing Options At Cinemacon
 “Innovation Theatre” to showcase latest advances in High Frame Rate Projection
Christie®, a global visual technology company, will showcase a wide range of innovative cinema projection solutions, backed by its monitoring and support services, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, April 15 – 18. Christie is the world’s largest manufacturer, installer and servicer of DLP Cinema® projectors and once again has the show’s largest CinemaCon exhibit area to confirm its position as the “Exhibitor’s Choice” for attendees of this pre-eminent gathering of movie theater owners from around the world.
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| | | | New EditShare Theater Promises Outstanding Creative Lineup at NAB 2013
 Karga Seven Pictures, Mind Over Media, Université of Quebec, South Pacific Pictures, Big Brother, Lime Pictures, Sprint Vision and feature film editor Scott Hill share their success stories
EditShare® is featuring an all-star speaker lineup in the new theater area of its expansive NAB 2013 booth (SL9010). Located in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Lower Hall, EditShare will host award-winning creatives from around the world, who will discuss how EditShare technology transformed their productions and businesses. “You can always see product demonstrations that show every capability and new feature that EditShare offers, but this does not compare to hearing from and talking with an industry peer who has put our products to use successfully in the real world,” says Andy Liebman, founder and CEO, EditShare.“So if you work in feature films, live sports production, education, studio multi-cam productions or reality TV, you can hear from an EditShare customer who has similar workflow challenges, telling their personal success story on stage. These special presentations promise to be interactive and engaging, and will go deep into the trials and triumphs of how prominent EditShare customers are using the latest tapeless technology to move their businesses forward.”
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| | | | Imagineer Systems Partners with CoreMelt at NAB 2013; Unveils New Version of SliceX for FCP X Powered By mocha
Imagineer to Preview New mocha 3.2 with Added Internationalization and Localization, and Support for Contour ShuttlePro
Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award winning mocha Planar Tracking technology, today announced it has partnered with CoreMelt (http://www.coremelt.com) to integrate Imagineer’s Planar Tracker into SliceX, the shape masking plug-in for FCP X. SliceX is available for demonstration at the Imagineer Systems booth at NAB 2013 during the week of April 8, 2013 at booth #SL3329 in the Plug In Pavilion in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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| | | | 2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own
NFL Film, “A Christmas Story,” “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Among Registry Additions
The excitement of national football; the first black star of an American feature-length film; the visionary battle between man and machine; and an award-winning actress born yesterday are part of a kaleidoscope of cinematic moments captured on film and tapped for preservation. The Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 motion pictures that have been selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. These cinematic treasures represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking.
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| | | | Margarita Mix’s Jimmy Hite Wins HPA Award
 Jimmy Hite, Chief Sound Engineer for Margarita Mix, won the Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) Award for Outstanding Sound in a Commercial for the Nissan Leaf spot, “Gas Powered Everything.” Hite’s work on the commercial included a 5.1 surround sound mix. He was also recognized earlier this year with a Bronze Telly Award for the same spot.
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| | | | Cinedeck Boosts North American Operations With Appointment of Suzette Ferguson
 New signing supports customer transition to tapeless production and post
Cinedeck LLC (http://www.cinedeck.com), pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today announced the appointment of Suzette Ferguson as Senior Vice President of Sales for North America. Ferguson’s appointment comes as Cinedeck leverages recent sales successes of its Cinedeck RX and MX solid-state record, monitoring and playback systems to major broadcasters, mobile OB operators and cultural institutions. These include Nickelodeon, MTV, All Mobile Video, The Paley Center for Media, New York, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, who have all integrated Cinedeck systems into their tapeless production and post production workflows.
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| | | | SMPTE Announces New Officers and Governors – Including First Woman President: Wendy Aylsworth
 Leadership spans who’s who of motion imaging: CBS, CBC/Radio Canada, Cine Design Group, Dolby, Ericsson, Fox, Grass Valley, Iowa Public TV, Miltag Media, Microsoft, Miranda, Disney, Warner Bros.
The Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE), the professional membership association and worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the media, entertainment, communications, and technology industries, today announced its newly elected officers and governors, including the election of the Society’s first female president, Wendy Aylsworth. All officers will assume office 1 January 2013.
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| | | | Hollywood Center Studios Upgrades Television Control Rooms
 Studio adds multiviewer monitor walls, camera pedestal upgrades and tapeless recorders to improve services for television productions.
In a major enhancement to its television production operations, Hollywood Center Studios has installed state-of-the-art monitor walls in two of its television control rooms. Each wall features six flat screen plasma monitors with multi-viewer capability. Control room technicians now have the ability to monitor dozens of video sources simultaneously and can adjust the size and position of images through a simple PC interface.
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| | | | 2012 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Announce Nominees
The Hollywood Post Alliance has announced the nominees for the 2012 HPA Awards. The Awards honor excellence in post production and bring recognition to the achievements of individuals and companies who are engaged in significant and revolutionary work in post production. The nominees in the 12 craft categories were chosen from a field of talented and innovative entries in color grading, editing, sound, and compositing for motion pictures, commercials and television. This year marked the largest number of entries in the Awards' history. The winners of the 2012 HPA Awards will be announced at a gala evening at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA on November 1st, 2012.
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| | | | Thinkbox Software Releases Draft at SIGGRAPH 2012
 New Image Automation Engine Streamlines Workflows; Integrates Directly Into Deadline
Thinkbox Software today announced the release of Draft, a lightweight compositing and video processing tool designed to automate typical post-render tasks. Draft is a plug-in for Thinkbox's Deadline render farm management software that automates the creation and processing of QuickTimes, thumbnails and other deliverables in a pipeline. Draft will be unveiled at the SIGGRAPH Conference at the Thinkbox Software booth (#937), at the Los Angeles Convention Center August 7-9, 2012.
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| | | | Sony Pictures’ Studio-wide Post-Production Effort Helped Make Spider-Man™ ‘Amazing’
 Studio’s Visual Effects Artists, Stereographers, Colorists and Sound Mixers Came Together to Apply the Finishing Touches to the Summer Tentpole
Teams from across Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) came together in a close-knit collaboration for the production of Columbia Pictures’ superhero blockbuster The Amazing Spider-Man, currently in worldwide release in 2D and 3D. Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) created many of the film’s stunning visual effects sequences, the Sony 3D Technology Center consulted on the film’s stereography, Sony Pictures Post Production provided sound services, and Colorworks, SPE’s digital intermediate facility, performed final color grading and editorial finishing.
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| | | | Digital Domain Media Group Collaborates with twofour54 to Develop Abu Dhabi Film Industry
DDMG to Establish New Animation/VFX Studio and Digital Domain Institute at twofour54
At the Cannes Film Festival today, digital production company Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG), and twofour54, the Abu Dhabi government-backed media and entertainment hub, announced that they are collaborating to drive development of the local film, TV and media production industry in the Middle East.
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| | | | National Lampoon Shoots at Hollywood Center Studios
 Hollywood Center Studios recently played host to the cast and crew of National Lampoon’s Another Dirty Movie. Directed Jonathan Silverman, the film is the sequel to National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie, a sketch comedy starring Robert Klein and Mario Cantone whose outrageous humor has won it a cult following.
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| | | | Behind the Scenes: "The Avengers" in Albuquerque, NM
 Albuquerque Studios spills the beans on how "The Avengers" was shot on the studio lot.
Albuquerque, New Mexico played a big role in the making of Marvel Studios’ box office smash The Avengers. Over 75% of the film, including many of the jaw-dropping scenes that were shot in front of the green screen, took place at the state-of-the-art Albuquerque Studios; while an additional 5% of the movie was shot at nearby locations around the city. That’s pretty extraordinary for an action-packed film of this magnitude to be mostly shot in one location. So, how did they do it?
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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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| | | | Impulse Creative Group Directs GreenWaves III Multimedia Concert with Broadcast Pix Granite 5000
 Broadcast Pix™ today announced that Impulsive Creative Group, a systems integrator based in North Hollywood, Calif., used a Granite™ 5000 Video Control Center™ for GreenWaves III, a multimedia concert event, on April 11 at UCF Arena in Orlando, Fla. Presented by the University of Central Florida’s Campus Activities Board, GreenWaves is an annual event that promotes “green” sustainability awareness and initiatives.
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| | | | Luma Reunites With Familiar Faces On Marvel Pictures’ “The Avengers”
No Bridge Too Far For Luma on “The Avengers” – Helicarrier Bridge, Character Work, Tornadoes and Environmental Effects Inhabit Marvel’s New Blockbuster
Visual effects stronghold, Luma Pictures reunited with a familiar cast of characters on Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated “The Avengers.” Having previously worked on “Captain America,” and “Thor,” Luma has developed a strong kinship with the Marvel Universe and jumped at the opportunity to add their unique brand of visual effects to the new film. Luma’s work on “The Avengers” includes the creation and extension of the Helicarrier ship bridge during pivotal scenes, tornado effects and donning of Thor’s mystical armor, and multiple exterior environments.
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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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| | | | Aspera Supports Growing Worldwide Post-Production Services at Deluxe
Expanded High-availability deployment supports global, high-speed digital workflows with faspex person-to-person file delivery, Connect Server, and centralized management
Aspera, Inc., creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world’s data at maximum speed, today announced that Deluxe Digital Studios, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., and a leading provider of entertainment industry services and technologies to the major Hollywood Studios, is expanding its Aspera deployment to meet the growing demand for its industry-leading post production services.
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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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| | | | Sony Professional Solutions to Open Digital Motion Picture Center at Sony Pictures Studios
Industry-wide Resource for Training and Education will Support Transition to Digital Workflows for Filmmakers
Sony’s Professional Solutions of America group (PSA) unveiled its Digital Motion Picture Center (DMPC) on Stage 7 last night at Sony Pictures Studios. Officially opening May 1, the Center will offer hands-on training for directors, cinematographers and other professionals in the film and television production industries on the use of Sony’s groundbreaking F65 CineAlta™ digital motion picture camera and the production workflows supporting this new, state-of-the art digital acquisition system.
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| | | | Canon Hollywood Professional Technology And Support Center Now Fully Operational
First Canon Facility in the U.S.A. with the Capability to Service All Canon Lens Types
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that the Canon Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Center is fully operational, offering comprehensive product repair and support services for Canon’s professional products.
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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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| | | | Hollywood Center Studios appoints Jerry Cole to Head Virtual Broadcast Services
 Hollywood Center Studios has appointed Jerry Cole to the newly-created post of Director of Virtual and Broadcast Services. Cole, whose background includes posts with AOL, GlobeCast and Warner Bros., will oversee a department that provides virtual production services for webcasts, broadcast and television production. Cole will focus on developing new business and on growing the studio’s virtual production resources.
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| | | | Universal Pictures Celebrates 100 Years Of Movie Memories With Yearlong Centennial Celebration
100th Anniversary Activities Include Major Film Restoration, New Logo Unveiling, Home Entertainment Offerings, Theme Park Celebrations, Signature Events and Sweeping Social Media Campaign
Universal will mark its 100th anniversary in 2012, and will commemorate its centennial with a yearlong celebration honoring the studio’s rich film history and cultural legacy. The campaign draws its inspiration from Universal’s extraordinary and diverse library of films, many of which will be highlighted throughout the year, and is designed to engage fans of all ages in the art of moviemaking.
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| | | | 2011 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Winners Unveiled
 The Post Production Community and Industry Innovators Receive Honors in Gala Evening
Tonight, during a gala evening of celebration at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance® – the professional organization for the post production community - presented the Sixth Annual HPA Awards to a sold out audience of industry insiders and luminaries. Individuals were honored in 12 creative categories as well as a number of special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement and Creativity and Innovation, which had been announced earlier. The HPA Awards honor the best of the best talent working behind the scenes in motion pictures, television and commercials as well as the most innovative technologies in post.
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| | | | Canon Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Center Premieres in Los Angeles
Location to Serve as Western Hub for Education, Service & Training Operations
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the opening of the Canon Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Center to better serve its film and television production clients. The office, located on the historic Sunset Gower Studio lot at 6060 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, will provide a local site to foster support, research, service and training for Hollywood’s thriving entertainment industry.
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| | | | Hollywood Post Alliance Debuts The Reference Monitor Symposium
"Oh Say Can You See" Offers Clear Insights of the Present and Future of Reference Monitors
The Hollywood Post Alliance®, the trade association which serves the professional post production community, has announced that the HPA® Reference Monitor Symposium is set for October 1st, 2011 at The Walt Disney Studios.
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| | | | Cyril Drabinsky to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from the Hollywood Post Alliance
HPA Award Honors an Influential Career
The HPA Awards Committee has announced that Cyril Drabinsky, President and CEO of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, is the recipient of the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award will be given to Mr. Drabinsky at the HPA Awards gala on November 10, 2011, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lifetime Achievement Award pays tribute to those respected individuals who have made a significant contribution to the post production industry.
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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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| | | | Hollywood Center Studios Goes Green with New Solar Power System
 More than 1000 solar panels will help light sound stages built in 1919
Stages Five and Six at Hollywood Center Studios, built in 1919, originally included clerestory windows so that film productions could be lit with natural light. Beginning in June, the stages will again be lit, at least partially, by the energy of the sun through a new solar power system that will be one of the largest of its kind in Hollywood.
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| | | | HPA Award Winners, “Best of Tech Retreat” Set For NAB Post Pit
The Hollywood Post Alliance takes Center Stage Wednesday, April 13th, Announces 2011 Call for Entries
Winners of special honors from the 2010 Hollywood Post Alliance® Awards, and highlights from the HPA's renowned Tech Retreat, will be featured in NAB's Post Pit on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production, the Engineering Excellence Award and "Best of Tech Retreat" winners will all be featured from 10:00am to 4:00pm, at the Post Pit in the South Hall, booth number SL12205.
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| | | | 1 Beyond Unveils New Line of LTO-5 Archiving Systems at NAB 2011
Company Announces New Wrangler FlexVTR™ Disk and LTO-5 Archive Recorder with Sony SRW Emulator and the latest Wrangler Mini3D DDR/Viewer for HD-SDI
1 Beyond™, Inc., a leading provider of high performance video production and post productionsystems, today announced it will unveil new archiving products based on theLTO-5 Linear Tape File System (LTFS) standard at NAB (Las Vegas Convention Center, April 9-14, booth # SL10420).
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| | | | PacTV Installs FOR-A Frame Rate Converters, Switchers and Clip Server at LA Facility
Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a leading provider of global transmission and live broadcast production services, has installed several new products from FOR-A Corporation of America at its Los Angeles, CA facility, including: three FRC-7000 HD frame rate converters, two HVS-300RPS 1/ME multi-format production switchers, and one MBP-100SX MXF clip server.
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| | | | Morgan Chooses Vinten to "Support Retired at 35"
 Vinten, a Vitec Group brand, announces that multi-Emmy® Award winning cinematographer Donald A. Morgan has chosen Vinten to support the new TVLand series, "Retired at 35". Shot at Hollywood Center Studios in Los Angeles, the series is captured with four Sony 1500 cameras on four Vinten peds.
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| | | | 2010 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Opens Ticket Sales
A Night to Celebrate Post Production On November 11th
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has announced that tickets are now available for the 2010 HPA Awards. The HPA Awards recognize the achievements of those individuals working with ingenuity and creativity behind the scenes creating motion pictures, commercials and television.
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| | | | Deluxe Digital Studios And Sony Pictures Entertainment Adopt Sony's Dualstream 3D™ Mvc Encoder For Blu-Ray 3D™ Titles
World's Leading Blu-ray Authoring Studios Integrate Sony's Powerful MVC Blu-ray Encoder for Advanced Blu-ray 3D Title Production
Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, today announced that Deluxe Digital Studios, the world's largest DVD and Blu-ray Disc authoring and service company, has adopted Sony's Dualstream 3D™ MVC encoder for compliant production of Blu-ray 3D™ titles. Using this powerful Sony software tool, Deluxe will incorporate 3D features into Blu-ray discs for its clients, which include Hollywood's largest film studios.
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| | | | OptiTrack Demonstrates the Future of Virtual Filmmaking at SIGGRAPH 2010
Showcases How to Produce an Affordable Virtual Production Workflow; Offers Hands-on Experience with a Virtual Camera System
With the massive success of computer-generated 3D films like "Avatar," real-time virtual production workflows are setting a new trend in Hollywood. At SIGGRAPH 2010, OptiTrack™, in conjunction with Autodesk, will provide attendees with a demonstration of how to create a cost-effective virtual production pipeline that will easily integrate into existing workflows.
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| | | | Hollywood Post Alliance Award Winners Announced
Kudos For Hollywood’s Post Production Community and Industry Innovators Bestowed At November 12th Gala
During a gala evening at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance presented its Fourth Annual HPA Awards. The HPA Awards honor top behind-the-scenes talent working in motion pictures, television and commercials as well as handing out special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement, and the Charles S. Swartz Award. The special awards were announced earlier.
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| | | | Digital Vision Grows Roster of Top Sales and Technical Talent in Americas
Digital Vision, a global leader in picture enhancement products for film and television post-production, has announced key additions to their Los Angeles based operations. Suzette Ferguson has joined Digital Vision as Sales Manager for the Americas and Gary Jackemuk has taken the lead as Product Specialist.
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| | | | AMWA Workflow Seminar Panel Includes Leading Studio Officers
Hollywood Seminar on advanced media workflows will feature industry experts speaking about their experiences with file-based production
For the first time, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is pleased to co-sponsor this seminar that brings together production and post-production experts, vendors and users to explore the current generation of file based workflows and future expectations.
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| | | | Advanced Digital Services Enhances its HD Post Services with New DVS CLIPSTER®
Hollywood's leading post-production facility now supports latest digital image compression standards and 4K DI encoding projects
Advanced Digital Services, Inc. (ADS) today announced the launch of the latest generation CLIPSTER® DI offering at its facility, which will add to the diverse array of high-end post-production services currently offered by the company.
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| | | | Hollywood Post Alliance Announce 2009 Award Nominees
Gala Ceremony Scheduled for November 12th at the Skirball Cultural Center
Recognizing the abilities of the talented men and women behind the scenes who play a vital part in the creation of motion pictures, commercials and television, nominations have been announced by the Hollywood Post Alliance for the Fourth Annual HPA Awards. Winners of the prestigious HPA Award will be announced during a gala evening ceremony on November 12th, 2009 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.
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| | | | Digital FX To Demo RED at SIGGRAPH
Digital FX, a Baton Rouge based film and television post-production studio, will be demoing their RED camera technology and mobile 4K edit suite at 12:00 PM, August 6th, at the Louisiana Booth #2900 at this year’s SIGGRAPH conference held in New Orleans.
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| | | | SIGGRAPH 2009 Adds New Focus on Music & Audio
SIGGRAPH is known worldwide for showcasing some of the most innovative and groundbreaking visual and interactive content. This year, an added focus will highlight music and audio in their significant relationship with computer graphics and interactive techniques.
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| | | | Panasonic to Start Development of New Professional 3D HD Production System
 Industry's First System to Support Efficient Production of 3D Full HD Content
Panasonic Corporation, a world leader in High Definition technology, today announced it will start developing a professional 3D Full HD production system. The system, which is expected to be the first of its kind in the industry, consists of a twin-lens P2 professional camera recorder and a 3D-compatible High Definition Plasma display. Panasonic will exhibit concept models of the 3D system at its booth (Central Hall #3712) at NAB 2009 to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 20, 2009.
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| | | | Frantic Films Software at NAB 2009
Deadline 3.1 Announced; Prize Giveaways and Call for Participation for Awake Beta-Testing Program
Frantic Films Software, the R&D arm of award-winning visual effects company Frantic Films VFX and a division of Prime Focus Group, will be showcasing its software products at NAB 2009 April 20th - April 23rd from booth #SL4430.
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| | | | Prime Focus Group Companies Help Steal the Show for 'The Maiden Heist'
Frantic Films VFX and Prime Focus London Contribute Effects; Post Logic Studios Completes DI
Frantic Films VFX, Post Logic Studios and Prime Focus London, all Prime Focus Group companies, completed visual effects, the main title sequence and the digital intermediate for the forthcoming feature film "The Maiden Heist" from Yari Film Group Releasing, LLC.
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| | | | The Farm Group Marks a Successful Decade of Business Operations Based on ScheduALL
ScheduALL Enterprise Resource Management System Keeps Complex Operations Running Smoothly for Leading London Post House
ScheduALL today announced that The Farm Group, one of London's leading independent film and television post-production houses, has reached a key milestone: 10 years of continuous operation based on the ScheduALL broadcast and operations management software system.
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| | | | Solid State Logic Duality Console Centerpiece For LA Sound Gallery Studios
Acclaimed Engineer Dan Wallin Notes Duality Performed Flawlessly On Studios' First Session
Responding to a flood of requests, LA Sound Gallery has opened its doors on a new room that can handle orchestral recording for up to 65 pieces. The centerpiece of the studio is a 72-channel Solid State Logic Duality console that delivers the sound quality and signal processing of the legendary 9000 K Series while providing the integrated control of a DAW.
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| | | | Autodesk Technology Helps Shape the Summer's Hottest Films
eading Studios used Autodesk Software to Create The Happening, Hancock, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and More
Autodesk, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ADSK) entertainment software helped leading studios create many of the summer's most popular films. Autodesk software was used throughout digital film pipelines, from pre-visualization and virtual cinematography to mastering and final animation.
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| | | | Solid State Logic Features C300 HD Master Studio System At NAB 2008
Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles and provider of creative tools for film, audio, video and broadcast professionals, is pleased to feature the C300 HD Master Studio System with its entire C Series product portfolio at NAB 2008, April 14-17, at the Las Vegas Convention Center (booth #N4031).
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| | | | News: The New York Film Academy Commits to Panasonic P2 HD
Adds 30 AG-HVX200 Handheld Camcorders To Its Acquisition Roster
New York Film Academy (NYFA), one of the most innovative fixtures of film education in the world, recently added 30 Panasonic AG-HVX200 P2 HD handheld camcorders to its equipment roster for film instruction and production. The ultra-versatile Panasonic HVX200 records in 1080i and 720p in production-proven 100 Mbps DVCPRO HD quality, with the ability to capture images in 21 record modes.
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| | | | News: Frantic Films Launches Krakatoa Particle Plug-in at SIGGRAPH 2007
New Production-Proven High-Volume Particle Renderer for Autodesk 3ds Max Now Commercial Available
The software division of award-winning visual effects studio Frantic Films today announced the commercial release of Krakatoa, the company's high-volume point-based particle rendering, manipulation and management toolkit.
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| | | | News: Professionals Continue To Choose Canon's Affordable Digital HD Camcorders
From the depths of Indonesia's Manokwari Bay to a blast furnace in a Pennsylvania steel mill, from the strife-torn Middle East to the soundstages of Hollywood, Canon's affordable digital high definition camcorders are earning high praise from a wide variety of professional users for their superb picture quality, ease of use, and versatile feature set.
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| | | | News: NewTek TriCaster PRO
iVGA™ integrates Mac computers in TriCaster webcasts
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the release of iVGA™ for Mac, a small software client that allows a presenter's screen display to be integrated into a live TriCaster™ production or presentation.
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| | | | News: Brian Koselke Joins B1Media as Executive Producer
Brian Koselke has joined B1 Media as Executive Producer, according to Brian Johnson, B1 CEO. Koselke was previously with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment where he was the Director of DVD Content Development overseeing bonus features and menu production. He has worked both on the studio and vendor sides of the DVD business at such places as MGM Technical Services, Digital Video Compression Center and Deluxe Digital Studios.
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| | | | News: 2nd Annual La Femme International Film Festival
To Be Held In Beverly Hills October 5th – 8th, 2006
The LA Femme Film Festival's Founder and President Leslie LaPage announced today that the 2006 festival will kick off on October 5th. The festival, which is in its second year, will run from October 5th -8th and will include new independent features, shorts, student films, animated films, special screenings and seminars.
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| | | | News: Miraizon Releases Universal Binary Version of Cinematize 2 for Macintosh
Allows users to extract audio and video clips off of any unencrypted DVD and save to QuickTime, iPod and other uses
Miraizon®, a San Jose-based digital media software company, announced today that a Universal Binary version of Cinematize® 2 for Macintosh, the DVD Movie Clip Extractor, is now available. In addition to compatibility with Intel processors, this latest version, Cinematize 2.06, includes additional new features such as preservation of full DVD frame size for MPEG-4 files and the ability to save intermediate files, as well as a few fixes. Cinematize 2.06 is available immediately for purchase from the company's web site: http://www.miraizon.com/store/store.html. A free updater for existing Cinematize 2 for Macintosh users, a free demo for new customers, and a complete list of the new features and fixes are all available at: http://www.miraizon.com/support/downloads.html.
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| | | | News: wondertouch Plays Partnership Role in New Game Center at The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
Company's Award-winning particleIllusion Software Application to Serve as Key Educational Tool for Game Developers and Enthusiasts
wondertouch™, a leading software developer of high performance particle effects creation tools, today announced it has joined as a partner in the new Game Center at The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles. The Game Center will be open to (IGDA) International Game Developer Assn. members, professionals in the fields of game development and animation, members of the media and students of game art to examine the latest state-of-the-art game development tools and software.
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| | | | News: NewTek Releases Free Update to VT[4]
Version 4.6 ups the ante for motion graphics and animation capabilities
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the release of a free update for VT[4]™ owners, version 4.6. The new version of the award-winning VT[4] Integrated Production Suite includes improved 3D animation and motion graphics tools, enhanced support for multiple monitors, improvements to the NewTek codec, and all computer sources, including attached DV cameras, can be used as a downstream key (DSK). The feature and maintenance update is a free download for registered VT[4] users.
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| | | | News: Deluxe to Open EFILM
Company to Locate at New Lucasfilm Campus in San Francisco's Presidio
Deluxe Laboratories today announced an agreement with Industrial Light & Magic, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, to open an EFILM Digital Laboratory at the new Letterman Digital Arts Center (LDAC) located in San Francisco's historic Presidio.
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| | | | News: Panasonic starts pilot production of 50-gigabyte Blu-Ray Discs in Torrance, California
New Dual-Layer Spin Coat Technology Doubles Disc Capacity
Panasonic has modified its existing pilot production line for single-layer Blu-ray Discs, called BD-ROM, so that it is able to replicate dual-layer BD-ROM discs with 50 gigabytes (GB) of storage capacity. The new pilot replication line is housed within the Panasonic Disc Manufacturing Corporation of America, which is located here in Torrance, Calif. Single-layer Blu-ray Discs have 25 GB of storage capacity for holding video and other data, while current DVD discs have 8.5 GB of storage at most.
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| | | | News: NewTek Founder/CTO Inducted into San Antonio Science and Technology Hall of Fame
Tim Jenison, Father of Desktop Video Revolution, Among Honorees for 2005 by San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that Tim Jenison, Founder of NewTek and widely acknowledged as the father of desktop video, has been inducted into the San Antonio Science and Technology Hall of Fame.
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| | | | News: NewTek Ships International Version of Award-Winning TriCaster
First affordable product for mixing graphics, live video, recorded video and computer sources adds support for NTSC (Japan) and PAL standards
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the shipment of the International version of TriCaster™.
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| | | | News: Indie Director Noah Kadner's Feature Film Formosa
Formosa's Hollywood Premiere Screening To Take Place at Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, Saturday, October 8, 2005, 8:15 p.m.
Formosa (www.formosamovie.com), the multi-award winning new comedy/drama from first time feature director Noah Kadner, whose filmmaking resume includes visual effects work on big budget films like X-Men and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, has been selected to kick-off the opening night special event and awards ceremony at the upcoming 2005 FAIF Film Festival (Foundation for the Advancement of Independent Films) in Hollywood, Saturday October 8, 2005.
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| | | | News: NewTek Announces Flagship Technology Program for Public, Education and Government (PEG) Access Television
AMP Workshop Showcases NewTek’s VT[4]™ running on the AMD Opteron™ processor as Hub for Local Access
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced a technology alliance with AMD and the Monterey County local access stations (AMP) to educate public access executive producers, operations directors and producers from around the world, how to leverage off the shelf technology to better communicate their messages.
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| | | | News: NewTek to Giveaway Over $20,000 in prizes at NAB 2005
One TriCaster(TM) Portable Live Presentation System, Valued at 4995.00, to be Given Away Each Day of NAB
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, announced today that they will be giving away a TriCaster™ each day at NAB 2005. Visitors to NAB Booth SL1949 who watch a TriCaster demo will be given a special TriCaster bag. The NewTek prize patrol will be roaming the show floor and randomly giving sealed prize envelopes to the individuals spotted carrying the TriCaster bag. Prizes range from NewTek hats to a TriCaster valued at $4,995.00.
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