| | | | HPA Awards Creative Category Early Bird Entry Fees Ends June 14
 Engineering Excellence, Creativity and Innovation Deadlines Also Approaching
The Hollywood Post Alliance has announced that several important deadlines are approaching for the 8th Annual HPA Awards Call for Entries. Early Bird pricing, which will end June 14, 2013, provides reduced entry fees for the Creative Categories. The Creative Categories cover feature film, television and commercials and include Outstanding Color Grading, Editing and Sound, as well as an expanded Visual Effects category, which replaces the Compositing categories. Regular, non-discounted entry fees will apply for these categories from June 15 through the final Creative Category entry deadline of July 12, 2013. The final entry deadlines for the HPA Engineering Excellence Award and the HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation are also nearing.
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| | | | Method Studios Appoints Chris Webb as Executive Producer in Chicago
 Webb To Focus On Supporting Both Commercial And Feature Markets
Visual effects house, Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Webb as Executive Producer of Method Chicago. Webb will work closely with Creative Director Gil Baron in the continued expansion of the Chicago office, which opened its doors in July 2012.
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| | | | Method Studios Announces Top Flight Animation Hires
 Global VFX House Welcomes Erik-Jan de Boer, James Jacobs and Keith Roberts
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, announced today the addition of three world-class animation artists to the Method Studios’ creative team.
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| | | | Audionamix To Demonstrate Sound Separation Technology and Solutions at NAB
 Audionamix, the industry’s leading audio deconstruction specialists and developer of ADX Technology, will present “Unmixing Audio with Cutting-Edge Technology” at the Pro Audio Pit and HPA Post Pit during NAB. In these two 20-minute sessions, free-to-attendees, Audionamix will highlight the role sound plays in revitalizing existing content for future revenue opportunities, and demonstrate examples of how their ADX Technology can isolate and separate audio elements, making it possible to unlock sound mixes.
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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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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance Sales Career Resource Group
The Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) has announced the topic for its latest SCRG luncheon panel, Deal Maker or Breaker: Collaboration, which will take place Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in North Hollywood, CA. The discussion will cover how technology has nearly leveled the playing field of opportunity and the importance of collaboration, our willingness to work together; and that now more than ever before our industry's strengths are founded on relationships. Can we learn to be proactive and embrace this style of cooperative business practices and ideologies? Ben Benedetti, Executive Director Sound Editorial and Digital Services, Sony Pictures Entertainment will moderate.
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| | | | Bling Digital to Host “Post on Demand” Panel at HPA Tech Retreat
 Post production workflow specialist to showcase modular post-production solution in Retreat’s Demo Room.
Bling Digital, a pioneering developer of today’s most innovative digital workflows, will host a panel discussion at the Hollywood Post Alliances’ annual HPA Tech Retreat exploring the rapid evolution of feature and television post production away from brick-and-mortar facilities into solutions that can happen anytime and anywhere.
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| | | | Cinedeck Spotlights “Your Workflow, Your Way…” At 2013 HPA Tech Retreat
 Highlights include versatile workflow options realized with Cinedeck MX and latest RX3G, plus new v4 software
Cinedeck LLC, pioneering developer of capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, will spotlight “Your Workflow, Your Way”, as it showcases versatile acquisition-to-post and video ingest options at the 2013 HPA Tech Retreat, Feb 18-22, Indian Wells, CA. Cinedeck will give practical demonstrations of how its quad-channel Cinedeck MX and new dual-channel Cinedeck RX3G record, playback, monitor and transcode systems can be deployed in a wide variety of workflows. Cinedeck will also demonstrate the latest v4.0 software upgrade for the RX and MX systems.
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| | | | Method Studios Provides VFX Expertise To KIA Super Bowl Spots
 Artists create fully CG animals, environments and augmented female robots
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, has collaborated with agency David&Goliath on two commercials for KIA which premiered during Super Bowl XLVII. "Space Babies," directed by Jake Scott (RSA), and "Hotbots," directed by Carl Erik Rinsch (MJZ) provided a wealth of inspiring VFX challenges to Method's creative team in Los Angeles. Stephanie Gilgar, Method Studios' Executive Producer comments, "It's an honor to have been entrusted to deliver two of the most VFX-heavy ads seen during this year's big game - a yearly highlight in the US television commercials industry".
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| | | | Bob Festa joins Company 3
Company 3 is proud to announce the addition of award winning colorist Bob Festa. Bob is one of the most accomplished colorists in post production. His credits include virtually all of the world’s best known brands and some of the most iconic commercial advertising ever created. Along the way, Bob has worked with the industry’s finest directors and top creative talented. Festa received Da Vinci’s Master Colorist Award in 2004 as the Commercial Colorist of the Year and is a four time ITS Monitor Award finalist.
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| | | | 2013 HPA Tech Retreat Opens Registration
Thought Leaders Gather to Converse, Present and Demonstrate New Technologies
The Hollywood Post Alliance® - the trade association for the post production community - has opened registration for the 2013 HPA Tech Retreat. The HPA Tech Retreat is the annual conference that brings together thought leaders from digital and content creation, media and entertainment, forensics, medicine, digital imaging, government, academic research and others for four days of intense conversation, learning and networking. This progressive industry event always delivers important technological developments in production, post production and broadcast. The HPA Tech Retreat is a not-to-be-missed opportunity for industry professionals.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Congratulates 2012 HPA Award Winners for Outstanding Color Grading
Blackmagic Design would like to congratulate all the 2012 HPA® Award winners in the Outstanding Color Grading category, including Rob Pizzey and Siggy Ferstl of Company 3 and Joe Finley of Modern VideoFilm. All three colorists used DaVinci Resolve to perform color grading on their award winning projects. The Hollywood Post Alliance’s annual HPA Awards foster awareness of post production, promote creative and technical excellence in the field and recognize the achievement of post production talent.
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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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| | | | The 7th Annual Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Winners Unveiled
Post Production Gala Brings Recognition to Innovation and Artistry
In a gala celebration last night, winners of the 2012 HPA® Awards were recognized for the outstanding contributions they have made in helping create the features, programs, spots, and entertainment seen around the world. The Hollywood Post Alliance® - the professional organization for the post production community - presented the 7th Annual HPA Awards to a sold out audience of industry insiders and luminaries. Industry professionals were honored in 12 creative categories as well as a number of special awards including Engineering Excellence, HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production, and the prestigious Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Post Production, which had been announced earlier.
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| | | | Walter Murch, ACE to Present Hollywood Post Alliance Charles S. Swartz Award to Ray Dolby
 Legendary Sound Designer, Technology Visionary and Editor will Present Award to his Colleague and Joint Visionary
The Hollywood Post Alliance® just announced that sound designer and film editor Walter Murch will be on hand to present the Charles S. Swartz Award for Creativity and Innovation in the Field of Post Production to his colleague and joint visionary, Ray Dolby. Ray Dolby, renowned inventor, engineer, and founder of Dolby Laboratories, has been named recipient of its Charles S. Swartz Award. Mr. Dolby, accompanied by his family, will be honored during the 7th Annual HPA Awards ceremony on November 1, 2012 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
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| | | | 7th Annual HPA Awards Gala Ticket Sales Open
 Compelling, Community Centric Evening Celebrates Post Production Excellence
Hollywood Post Alliance® - the trade association for the post production community - has announced that ticket sales are now open for the 2012 HPA Awards Show. Conceived to recognize the achievements of those individuals who work behind the scenes, with ingenuity and creativity, to create motion pictures, commercials and television programming, the HPA Awards launch Hollywood's awards season, which culminates in the Oscars. The gala event unfolds on the evening of November 1st at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.
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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance Sales Career Resource Group Presents On-Set Dailies: WTF? Part 2
Experts Expand the Conversation on October 10th
On October 10, The Hollywood Post Alliance® Sales Career Resource Group (SCRG) will present On-Set Dailies: WTF? Part 2. In July, On-Set Dailies: WTF (What's the Flow) was the best-attended SCRG luncheon ever, digging into the workflow conundrum and solutions facing networks, creatives and studios. The lively and sometimes controversial conversation continues with On-Set Dailies: WTF? Part 2 and will also focus on where the flow is headed. While Part 1 asked the question, "What's the Flow?" Part 2 asks, "What's the Future?"
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| | | | Ray Dolby to Receive the Hollywood Post Alliance Charles S. Swartz Award
 Industry Icon Honored for Transformative Contributions
The Hollywood Post Alliance® today announced that Ray Dolby, renowned inventor, engineer, and founder of Dolby Laboratories, has been named recipient of its Charles S. Swartz Award. Ray Dolby, accompanied by his family, will be honored during the 7th Annual HPA Awards ceremony on November 1, 2012 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Ray's son David Dolby will accept the award on his behalf.
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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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| | | | Cinnafilm® Tachyon™ Wins Prestigious HPA® Engineering Excellence Award
Tachyon is available as a stand-alone Standards Transcoder as well as advanced plug-in modules for cutting-edge transcoding systems by Wohler RadiantGrid, Root6 ContentAgent and Telestream Vantage. “With Tachyon, you get all of the functionality and quality of the strongest hardware conversion and correction products ever created, but with the speed, power and flexibility of a GPU accelerated workflow,” said Chris Gorman, CTO of Cinnafilm. “We have spent many years on our patented processes which can automatically correct, convert and repurpose any digital media content for all media delivery platforms.”
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| | | | Hollywood Post Alliance Announces the 2012 HPA Engineering Excellence Award Winners
 Sony, Dolby, Cinnafilm and Crossroads Win Recognition
The Hollywood Post Alliance® - the trade association for the post production community - has announced the 2012 recipients of the organization's HPA Engineering Excellence Award sponsored by Nab Show. The winners, Sony Electronics, Cinnafilm, Dolby Laboratories and Crossroads Systems were selected from a large and varied field of technology offerings. The coveted honor is an integral part of the HPA Awards, which have become the standard by which creative and technical excellence in the art, science and craft of post production is measured. The 2012 HPA Engineering Excellence Award will be bestowed upon its recipients at a gala event scheduled for November 1, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
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| | | | KMP Adds Respected Colorist Ted Brady
Expanding Talent Roster Supports Growing Facility
Keep Me Posted (KMP), a FotoKem company specializing in the finishing of episodic television, promos, commercials and trailers, has announced that colorist Ted Brady has joined its in-house talent roster. Brady brings nearly three decades of experience working with renowned creatives in the broadcast and film industries. He will begin work immediately on several of KMP’s television shows.
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| | | | NAB Show Returns to Sponsor The HPA Engineering Excellence Award
NAB Show Continues its Support of the Highly Regarded Engineering Honor
The Hollywood Post Alliance® - the trade association for the post production community - has announced that the NAB Show will once again sponsor the HPA Engineering Excellence Award. NAB Show, held annually in Las Vegas, is the world's largest electronic media show covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. With more than 90,000 attendees and 1,500 exhibitors from 156 countries, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for digital media and entertainment. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. Complete details are available at http://www.nabshow.com.
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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance Sales Career Resource Group July 25th
The Hollywood Post Alliance Sales Career Resource Group Presents On-Set Dailies: WTF? Luncheon Panel Discussion Set for July 25th
The Hollywood Post Alliance® Sales Career Resource Group (SCRG) will present On-Set Dailies: WTF? (or What's the Flow), an in-depth look at the revolution in dailies creation and how delivery has changed the post industry quicker than color, high definition and digital cameras. On-Set Dailies: WTF (What's the Flow) is set for July 25th at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in North Hollywood, CA. Moderated by Leon Silverman, General Manager, Digital Studio, Walt Disney Studios and President, Hollywood Post Alliance, the discussion will take a close look at how the flow of on-set dailies have revolutionized the post industry from the unique viewpoint of the users.
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| | | | The HPA Awards Announce New Award for Independent Filmmakers
The Hollywood Post Alliance® - the trade association for the post production community - has announced a new craft award category for independent feature films at the 2012 HPA Awards. The category, which will include three separate awards recognizing color grading, sound and editing, was conceived to recognize the community of post production professionals who work on independent feature films.
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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance Engineering Excellence Award Opens Call For Entries
 Outstanding Engineering Technologies for Post Production Sought for Revered Honor
The Hollywood Post Alliance has announced the 2012 Call for Entries for its coveted Engineering Excellence Award. The Engineering honor showcases inventors, manufacturers, vendors and/or peer post production companies for outstanding product or technology application offerings. Valid offerings may include products or processes, and must represent a step forward for its industry beneficiaries. The HPA Engineering Excellence Award is recognized as one of the most important technology honors in the post production industry.
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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance® Opens Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation Call For Entries
 Award Spotlighting Out of the Box Thinking in Post Production Seeks Submissions
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has opened its Call for Entries for the HPA® Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production. Conceived to recognize companies and individuals who have demonstrated a notable step in post production from a technical, creative or efficiency perspective, the Award has consistently attracted the most thoughtful and forward thinking companies and individuals in the industry.
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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance Opens the 2012 HPA Awards Call for Entries
Industry Honors Focus on Innovation, Creativity, Excellence in Post Production
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has announced the opening of its Call for Entries for the 2012 HPA® Awards. The standard bearer for excellence and innovation in Post Production, the Awards honor the individuals and companies who are engaged in noteworthy and groundbreaking work in post production. The gala award ceremony will take place on the evening of November 1, 2012 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA. This year's competition marks the seventh year of the HPA Awards.
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| | | | Colorfront On-Set Dailies Is Premier Choice For Major Motion Pictures And Episodic TV Shows
On-Set Dailies dominates digital camera productions and 4K RAW workflows
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront today released details of how its On-Set Dailies system has rapidly become the premiere choice for digital production dailies among major motion pictures and TV shows. The majority of features using Alexa ARRIRAW and F65RAW workflows, as well as high-profile HD episodic TV shows shooting ProRes, have all selected Colorfront On-Set Dailies.
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| | | | Colorfront Previews On-Set Dailies 2012 Summer Release
Next On-Set Dailies release extends industry-leading 4K dailies performance
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront is previewing On-Set Dailies Summer 2012 release, the next version of its Award-winning on-set dailies system for motion picture and TV production, at NAB 2012. With this new release Colorfront continues to raise the quality bar, extend realtime 4K dailies capabilities, and broaden the reputation of On-Set Dailies as the dominant solution with the most advanced feature set of any dailies product.
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| | | | Colorfront Launches Transkoder Engine At NAB 2012
New workflow workhorse fits straight into existing facility architecture
– Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront has launched a new product line that automates fast, high-quality digital file conversion for studios and VFX facilities involved in motion picture and high-end TV production. The standalone Transkoder Engine is based on Colorfront’s award-winning On-Set Dailies architecture and uses cost-effective, commodity hardware, to deliver faster-than-realtime processing to transcode, decode, convert and process files for multiple deliverables.
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| | | | Colorfront Introduces Express Dailies At NAB 2012
New cost-effective system supports grading and data wrangling workflows for commercials, motion picture and TV productions
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront today announced Express Dailies, a high-performance, affordable and easy-to-use dailies tool for commercials, motion picture and TV production workflows, and the first multi-license purchase of Express Dailies by Hollywood post facility Light Iron for its OUTPOST system.
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| | | | Colorfront On-Set Dailies Premier Choice for Movies & TV News
On-Set Dailies dominates digital camera productions and 4K RAW workflows
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront today released details of how its On-Set Dailies system has rapidly become the premiere choice for digital production dailies among major motion pictures and TV shows. The majority of features using Alexa ARRIRAW and F65RAW workflows, as well as high-profile HD episodic TV shows shooting ProRes, have all selected Colorfront On-Set Dailies.
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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance Sales Career Resource Group Goes Inside Live TV Production
Focus on Issues Affecting Live Programming at Popular HPA Lunch Event, March 21st in Studio City, CA
The Hollywood Post Alliance Sales Career Resource Group (SCRG) will present a new lunch panel, its latest in a series of educational events that offer support, continuing education and training resources to post production sales and marketing professionals on March 21st. The panel, Live Production and Post...Catch It If You Can!, will be moderated by Marc Genin, Managing Director, Gearhouse Broadcast and will cover myriad issues impacting live programming for broadcast and streaming.
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| | | | Signiant and Xytech Unveil Integrated Solution for Improved Schedule-to-Air Workflow Efficiency at 2012 HPA Tech Retreat
Ability to Trigger Fast, Secure File-Based Media Transfers From Within the Xytech MediaPulse™ System Significantly Reduces Time and Error Associated with Complex Processes
Signiant, a global leader in enterprise file transfer software for the media and entertainment industry, and Xytech, the leading provider of media and broadcast facility management software, today announced the integration of their flagship products. The joint solution, which makes the secure digital media transfer capabilities of the Signiant Media Manager™ software available from within the Xytech MediaPulse facility and operations management system, will be demonstrated this week at the 2012 Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) Technology Retreat.
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| | | | HPA Tech Retreat Preps Attendees for Ongoing Industry Climate Changes
Inspiring Demonstrations, Collegial Atmosphere and Unparalleled Sessions Bring Experts from Entertainment, Government and Research Together in Vibrant Exchange
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has announced the lineup for the HPA Tech Retreat®, set to take place February 13 -17 at the Hyatt Grand Champions in Indian Wells, CA. The HPA Tech Retreat is the annual conference that brings together thought leaders from digital and content creation, media and entertainment, forensics, medicine, digital imaging, to academic research.
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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance Presents The HPA Tech Retreat 2012
Four Incomparable Days of Industry-Leading Sessions, Networking and Demonstrations at 18th Annual Confab
The Hollywood Post Alliance® Tech Retreat 2012, the 18th annual gathering of post production industry leaders, is set to take place February 14-17, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, CA.
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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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| | | | FotoKem Expands nextLAB to Louisiana
Incentive-fueled regional productions supported with office in New Orleans
FotoKem has opened a satellite office in New Orleans, Louisiana, to support local productions and provide quick deployment of its award-winning nextLAB services and expertise. The new downtown location near the French Quarter provides a range of industry post production services and support with an infrastructure for file-based dailies, file delivery services and offline editorial systems. FotoKem is currently working with multiple television productions and feature films in the region.
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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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| | | | 2011 HPA Engineering Excellence Award Winners Announced
The Hollywood Post Alliance Presents Honors to Dolby, Sony, Lightcraft and IBM at Awards Gala
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has announced the recipients of the organization's Engineering Excellence Award. The coveted honor, sponsored by NAB Show, is intended to showcase and reward inventors, manufacturers, vendors and/or peer post production companies for their outstanding product or technology application offerings.
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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance® Announces the Call for Entries for Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation
The Hollywood Post Alliance has opened its Call for Entries for the 2011 HPA® Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production. Conceived to recognize companies and individuals who have demonstrated excellence in post production, whether in creative storytelling and/or technical innovation, the Creativity and Innovation Award will be bestowed at the 6th Annual HPA Awards. The Awards ceremony is set for November 10, 2011 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.
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| | | | Fletcher Camera to Represent FotoKem's nextLAB in Midwest
FotoKem, an innovative, global post production leader for the creative community, has announced that its award-winning nextLAB system is now being represented in the Midwest region by Fletcher Camera & Lenses with offices in Chicago and Detroit.
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| | | | The 2011 HPA Awards Early Bird Deadline Approaching
Prestigious Creative Categories Early Entry Ends July 1st
Last month the Hollywood Post Alliance opened the Call for Entries for the 6th Annual HPA Awards taking place November 10, 2011 at a gala event at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The entry deadline for the Creative Categories is July 29th, but the Early Bird Deadline (reduced fee for the creative categories) ends July 1st.
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| | | | The 2011 Hollywood Post Alliance Engineering Excellence Award Opens Call for Entries
Outstanding Engineering Technologies for Post Production Sought for Revered Honor
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has announced its Call for Entries for the HPA® 2011 Engineering Excellence Award. The Engineering honor showcases inventors, manufacturers, vendors and/or peer post production companies for outstanding product or technology application offerings.
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| | | | HPA Awards Announces Call for Entries
6th HPA Award Gala Celebrates Excellence in Post Production
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has announced the Call for Entries for the 6th Annual HPA® Awards. Awards will be presented at a gala event at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, on November 10th, 2011.
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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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| | | | HPA Tech Retreat® Explores Workflows, Stereo 3D, File-Based Production and More
Annual event draws sellout crowd to the desert for a spirited exchange of new ideas.
The Hollywood Post Alliance® produced another sellout event as the 17th Annual HPA Tech Retreat® brought together the leaders of the post production and broadcast industries for four days of seminars, panel discussions and technology demonstrations covering a broad range of issues that will shape the future of their world.
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| | | | Bruno Munger Joins ALT Systems
 Respected Product Manager Brings Workflow Expertise to Renowned Systems Integration Company
ALT Systems, a full service systems integrator and workflow solutions provider, has appointed Bruno Munger as Director of Technical Sales. Munger will collaborate with ALT Systems' customers to design workflow solutions, integrate cutting-edge hardware and software systems, and adapt technical infrastructures for the most demanding post production and visual effects work. His new position is effective immediately, as he joins his colleagues this week at the Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) Tech Retreat in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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| | | | “Business Side” of Digital Acquisition to be Explored in Panel Hosted by HPA’s Sales Career Resource Group
Industry experts discuss how new production models will impact post production companies.
Some of the film and television industry’s leading experts in digital acquisition will offer their views on the impact new production methodologies will have on post production companies in a lunch-time panel discussion hosted by the Hollywood Post Alliance’s Sales Career Resource Group (SCRG), Wednesday, February 2nd, at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn in North Hollywood.
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| | | | 17th Annual HPA Tech Retreat® February 14-18
Industry leaders to gather in Palm Springs for industry’s premiere forum for big ideas.
The Hollywood Post Alliance® will host its 17th annual HPA Tech Retreat, February 14-18, at Rancho Las Palmas in Rancho Mirage, California.
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| | | | HPA Taps ALEXA with First Engineering Excellence Award for an Acquisition Product
The Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) honors the ARRI ALEXA digital camera tonight as the very first acquisition system to receive an Engineering Excellence Award at their annual gala. The recognition signifies ALEXA as a major step forward for the post-production industry by enabling ultrafast workflows, unrivaled image quality and sensitivity to redefine motion picture capture.
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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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| | | | 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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| | | | 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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| | | | ARRI Introduces the M18 and ARRISUN 18
The “Brightest HMIs™ You Can Plug Into the Wall”
Based on the design principles of the ARRIMAX, ARRI Lighting introduces the new M18. This innovative lamphead works with a new power class of lamp: the 1800W SE HMI™. This lamp boasts 750 hours of average life and a Luminous Efficacy of 92 Lumens per Watt (L/W). The Color Rendering Index (Ra) is greater than 90 at 6000K (CCT).
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| | | | 3D review system from Digital Ordnance fixes Post bottleneck
First 3D system in single enclosure with dual 4:2:2 outputs designed for Post
Digital Ordnance has announced plans to debut the 3D version of the company’s industry standard Frame Thrower™ review and approval system at the HPA Technical Conference in Rancho Bernardo CA February 20th to 22nd 2008.
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| | | | Mammoth HD - Galapagos/Tibet
This month Mammoth HD expands the MHD footage/video library from sea level at the Galapagos Islands to the heights of the Tibetan Plateau.
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| | | | News: Inlet Technologies Previews Semaphore 1.5 at HPA Technology Retreat
Semaphore's Breakthrough Quality Control Capabilities for Digital Media Production Showcased at Hollywood Post Alliance's Premier Annual Event
Inlet Technologies, a leading provider of advanced encoding solutions for digital media, will preview Semaphore™ 1.5 today for the first time today at a video industry event – the Hollywood Post Alliance 2006 Technology Retreat. This new software offering delivers significant efficiencies to video professionals concerned about the quality of their compressed digital media. Only select beta customers have seen this innovative technology to-date. The product is scheduled for general availability in March.
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| | | | News: IRIDAS and Cine-tal to Present Color Pipeline Technologies at HPA Technology Retreat
SpeedGrade integration offers simple solution for look development during production
IRIDAS, who introduced the first non-destructive color grading technologies for the film industry, together with Cine-tal, a leading developer of image processing, display and collaboration solutions, will present color pipeline tools for creating, reviewing and sharing looks, both on set and with the colorist, at the HPA Technology Retreat, February 21 - 24, 2006.
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| | | | The Hollywood Post Alliance Presents the 19th Annual Tech Retreat
Powerful Confab Heads Back to the Desert for Insight, Conversation and Demonstration by Industry Thought Leaders
For nearly twenty years, the Hollywood Post Alliance® (HPA) Tech Retreat® has drawn the top creative and technical experts involved in the creation and management of content to a conference where compelling ideas and new products are explored in lively conference sessions, networking events and demonstrations. The Tech Retreat is an informal meeting of the minds, where industry leaders in engineering, technology, creativity and strategic business; that are engaged in all aspects of digital-cinema, post production, film, television, video, and related endeavors, meet in an unparalleled environment for the exchange of knowledge and information. The gathering helps to define and clarify the development of technologies driving the industry. This year's event returns to the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells in Indian Wells, California (Palm Springs area), on February 18-22, 2013.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: The Future of Television-HPA Tech Retreat Unites Techy TypesA who’s who of the country’s broadcast, film and TV post production industry convened in Indian Wells, California to listen to tech presentations on everything from Ultra HDTV to Mobile DTV and chew over the latest conundrums. Next year’s HPA Tech Retreat will take place Feb. 17 through 21.Read Article Subscribe Post Houses: How to Get, Keep and Not Lose BusinessOn June 8, a packed room of sales and executives representing Hollywood TV/film post production houses attended a Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) meeting of the Sales Career Resource Group (SCRG) to discuss a topic rendered urgent in today's tough economy: How to Get, Keep and Not Lose My Business. Join Debra Kaufman as she details the evening's events.Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: NAB 2013 - Day 3 - 5 PMThe traffic on the NAB floor show is usually much lighter than Monday and Tuesday, but today the aisles were still as crowded as the first two days of the show. That's a surprise, and a pleasant one, especially since this is not a "big news" NAB. Thursday is traditionally...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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