| | | | Cantina Creative Gives Iron Man 3 a ‘Heads Up’ with MAXON CINEMA 4D
 3D Software Solution Animates CG Graphical Displays That Guide Iron Man’s Vision
MAXON, leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Cantina Creative, the design and visual effects studio located in Culver City, Calif., relied on its popular CINEMA 4D software to generate more than one hundred 2D and 3D visual effects shots that appear throughout the blockbuster Disney/Marvel Studios superhero sequel," Iron Man 3."
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| | | | SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab Are Key to Rolling Out Red Carpet for Cannes Film Festival 2013
ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Artists on Festival de Cannes 2013 Entries
At the 66th Festival de Cannes, May 15 - 26, several films on the competition roster have been created by filmmakers whose post-production companies used ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® DI software in their digital workflows for conform, color grading, and finishing, and/or SCRATCH Lab® for their production dailies or VFX reviews. The Cannes Film Festival is the world’s premier showcase for independent and international filmmakers. (http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html)
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| | | | Technicolor – PostWorks’ Tim Stipan Applies the Finishing Touch to Indie Drama “Disconnect”
"Disconnect", the new drama from LD Entertainment and director Henry Alex Rubin, weaves three loosely related narrative lines, each of which relates to the internet and the way it is affecting human relationships. The protagonists of its three plot lines include a TV news reporter investigating porn chat sites, a lawyer whose 15-year-old son is victimized by his skater buddies, and an interracial couple who turn to on-line grief consoling to cope with the death of their baby.
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| | | | LOGAN Designs Immersive Museum Exhibition, Spectacle: The Music Video
 LOGAN, the award-winning bicoastal creative studio, takes a step into the exhibition space with Spectacle: The Music Video, a traveling museum show designed by Alexei Tylevich and the LOGAN team. With a portfolio that boasts numerous entries in the medium, including iconic music videos for Money Mark and N.A.S.A., Tylevich and LOGAN were natural choices for the task. Spectacle provides an immersive look at the history-so-far of the music video, exploring 40+ years of filmmaking and music with a Herculean assemblage of physical, web and print components.
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| | | | AMC Introduces New Look And Brand Positioning AMC: "Something More"
AMC announced today a new look and brand positioning, “AMC: Something More,” which reflects the network’s ongoing commitment to providing a place for original stories and characters that defy expectations. Now featured on-air and online, “AMC: Something More” punctuates a refreshed graphic identity for the network. AMC’s new identity features an updated logo, with letterforms surrounded by a gold box which suggests both premium quality and popular appeal. AMC last introduced a tagline in March of 2009 with “Story Matters Here,” which spoke to the network’s evolution into scripted series and the common thread that unified them with its movie programming.
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| | | | Televisa Partners With Troika To Rebrand Galavision As GalaTV
 Mexican Network Partners with Branding Agency to Deliver New Brand Strategy & Identity
Televisa, the largest media company in Latin America, has tapped American brand consultancy and creative agency Troika to deliver a new brand strategy and identity to their general entertainment network, GalaTV, formerly Galavision. GalaTV, whose programming includes Novelas, news, sports, and comedy, is set to unveil the new brand on Monday, April 15th.
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| | | | Loyalkaspar Sparks Fuse Network Rebrand
Entertainment Branding Agency Creates Visceral, Multi-Platform Identity Perfectly In Tune With Fuse Audience
Just about everything has changed in music and pop culture since 2008 when Loyalkaspar last rebranded the national music network Fuse. What hasn’t changed is the network’s commitment to music and music fans – and its trust in the multi-disciplined Entertainment Branding Agency led by David Herbruck and Beat Baudenbacher.
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| | | | Adobe Transforms MAX Into the Creativity Conference
New Focus for Event Explores the Ideas, Inspirations and Technologies that Push the Boundaries of Creative Thinking
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced featured luminary and breakout sessions at Adobe MAX, The Creative Conference, taking place May 4-8, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Nokia Theatre. The four-day event includes a packed lineup of keynotes, luminary sessions, training workshops and sneaks presented by the best in the industry, including graphic designer and illustrator Paula Scher, multimedia artist Phil Hansen, designer and writer Rob Legato, photographer Erik Johansson and EA chief creative officer Richard Hilleman.
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| | | | MOG – The latest Centralized Ingest Solutions at NAB 2013
MOG will be presenting its latest developments and enhancements at this year NAB. At South Upper, Booth SU10707, MOG will be welcoming visitors with a taste of the well-known and traditional Port while showcasing the latest mxfSPEEDRAIL technology.
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| | | | Academy Award Nominations Celebrate Marriage of Storytelling, Artistry and Technology
Digital Artists Worldwide Relied on Autodesk Media & Entertainment Software to Create the Best Movies of the Year
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) Media and Entertainment technology has played a pivotal role in the creation of some of the most iconic and breathtaking movie imagery over the past two decades. From large post-production studios to small boutique houses, talented artists across the globe — from North America and Europe to Asia and Australia/New Zealand — combined digital artistry, Autodesk software and great storytelling to make the most celebrated films of this past year.
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| | | | Butter Signs Grigorov
 Butter Music and Sound is pleased to announce the addition of West Coast Creative Director Mario Grigorov.
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| | | | Univision Communications Inc. Teams Up With Troika To Launch Unimás Brand
 Agency Delivers New Logo, Marketing Strategy, and Identity for Network Relaunch Targeting Hispanic Millenials
Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, teamed up with brand consultancy & creative agency Troika to relaunch the TeleFutura brand identity and marketing strategy, including a new logo, graphics package, and multiplatform marketing launch campaign to announce the shift. The new network, UniMás, launches on-air today.
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| | | | Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt to Invade Theatres in a New Sci-Fi Thriller on March 14, 2014
From Director Doug Liman, the Film is Based on the Book "All You Need is Kill"
The upcoming epic sci-fi thriller, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt and based on the book All You Need is Kill, will open on March 14, 2014, from Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
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| | | | Persistence Of Vision, Hollywood’s Preeminent Pre-Vis Company, Launches New “Multi-Media Content” Unit: First Projects From New Unit Include Trailer For Microsoft’s “Halo 4: Forward Until Dawn,” Tv Spot For “Age Of Wushu” Film
 Persistence of Vision (POV), Hollywood’s preeminent Pre-Vis company, with a history of working on such major motion pictures as the “Star Wars” Prequels, and entries in the “Mission Impossible” and “X-Men” film franchises, has launched a new “Multi-Media Content” Unit, it was announced today by David Dozoretz, POV president/founder. The new unit will supply POV’s creative services to producers of TV commercials, video games, webisodes, music videos, and other, non-feature film content. Initial projects from the unit include those for Microsoft, Snail Games, and Nike.
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| | | | Universal 100th Anniversary Collection Limited Edition Available on Blu-ray™ and DVD November 6th, 2012
 A Selection of 25 of Universal's Most Iconic Films Together for the First Time in Celebration of the Studio's Centennial Anniversary
The Universal 100th Anniversary Collection includes an exclusive "100 Years of Universal" 72-Page collector's book chronicling the history of Universal over the last 100 years including rare photos and memorabilia from the studio's archives. The collection also includes an exclusive 15-track music CD containing a selection of the most popular music scores from Universal films including Psycho, The Sting, Jaws, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Out of Africa . Featuring hours of bonus features including an exclusive bonus disc, including 8 "100 Years of Universal" featurettes, vintage cartoons and rarely seen shorts from the Universal archives.
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| | | | Company 3® Launches New On-Air Promotions and Trailers Division
Robert Mape Joins as Creative Director/Senior Editor; Steve Beal as Senior Editor/VP Promotions and Trailers
Award-winning post house Company 3, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., announced today the opening of a new division that provides promotions, trailers, titles, animation and effects design work for television networks. The division will house some of the finest creative and technical talent in the industry within interconnected New York and Los Angeles facilities, and will utilize Deluxe's extensive networked infrastructure.
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| | | | POV Films Nominated for 16 Emmy® Awards: A Record for the Series Celebrating Its 25th Season on PBS
Armadillo,' 'Better This World,' 'Enemies of the People,' 'Last Train Home' Nominated for Best Documentary
POV (Point of View), public television's premier showcase for independent documentaries, has received 16 nominations in the 2012 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards, an all-time high for the series celebrating its 25th season on PBS. The nominees were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. POV came in second to CBS' "60 Minutes" in nominations. Four POV films, Armadillo, Better This World, Enemies of the People and Last Train Home, were nominated for Best Documentary. Four other films received nominations: the feature-length Mugabe and the White African and Where Soldiers Come From and the shorts Flawed and Miss Devine (featured in the StoryCorps Animated Series). PBS received 37 nominations in total.
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| | | | Roger Brands Action-Driven Sports Packages For Fox Sports Net MLB and Spike TV MMA
 Motion graphics production company Roger recently created two heart-pounding sports packages for Fox Sports Net's Major League Baseball (MLB) and Spike TV's "MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Uncensored Live." These latest projects show the versatility and range of Roger's conceptual and design skills, a striking difference from the kid-friendly animation for which the studio is best known.
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| | | | Imagineer Systems Releases mocha v3 at NAB 2012
 mocha Pro v3 and mocha AE v3 Deliver New Roto Tools, Layer Management and Powerful 3D Camera Solver Features for After Effects and Nuke; Imagineer Simplifies Product Offerings, Pricing
Imagineer Systems today announced the immediate availability of its newest versions of mocha Pro™ and mocha AE™, and will debut them at NAB 2012 in Las Vegas this week. As part of this launch, Imagineer has also streamlined its product family and simplified its upgrade pricing strategy to ensure Imagineer’s intelligent Planar Tracking utilities are that much more accessible for post production and VFX professionals.
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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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| | | | Identity FX Embraces SGO Mistika Platform; Unveils New Category of 2D and 3D VFX, Stereo Conversion, Color and 4k Stereo DI Finishing Services
 Industry-Unique Combination of Tech Innovation and Expertise Enables Comprehensive Real Time 2D and 3D Production Pipeline; Taps Power of Mistika, Foundry’s Nuke, and Imagineer Systems’ mocha Pro to Deliver New Caliber of Production, Post Production Services
Identity FX, Inc. announced today it has embraced the SGO Mistika 4K system and is unveiling a new category of comprehensive 2D and stereoscopic 3D production and post production services that closes the loop in the 2D and stereo 3D production pipeline. With the newly-installed Mistika 4K color grading and stereo 3D system at the core of its service offerings, Identity FX delivers a compelling combination of services that uniquely positions the studio to deliver camera-to-delivery 2D and stereo 3D services to its client base of Hollywood studios and feature film, television and commercial production companies worldwide.
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| | | | Kleinman, Ledwidge, Frankel And Barrons Launch Us Office Of Rattling Stick
Directors Daniel Kleinman and Ringan Ledwidge and President Johnnie Frankel join with feature and commercial producer Jennifer Barrons, now Partner/EP, to bring their uniquely successful UK brand to the States. Looking forward to introducing their talented slate of European directors to the US market as well as adding several US based directors to the company, Rattling Stick will open doors in November in Los Angeles. Michel Waxman joins the Rattling Stick team as newly appointed Head of Sales and will handle West coast sales. East coast sales will be handled by Uncle Lefty.
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| | | | Alsumaria TV Purchases iQ for Promos, Commercials and Idents
 Independent Middle East broadcaster chooses Quantel for speed and efficiency
The Lebanese arm of Alsumaria TV has purchased a Quantel iQ 2K multi-resolution finishing system for its creative department. The iQ will be the lynchpin of Alsumaria TV's intensive promotions production operation, and will also help drive the broadcaster's channel identity design, commercials creation, post production and programme graphic design.
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| | | | Troika Delivers Network Refresh For Canada’s Citytv
 Brings Revamped Look for New Slate of Fall Programming
Brand consultancy and creative agency Troika has teamed up with Canada-based Citytv, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., to refresh the network’s on-air identity. The look will be implemented across all five of the network’s regions – Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver – and launches concurrently with Citytv’s new fall line-up of shows, beginning this week.
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| | | | Genson Entertainment Partners with Identity FX on Major S3D Production
Genson Entertainment, helmed by veteran producer Bob Larson ("Coal Miner's Daughter", "Continental Divide", "Gorky Park", "Play Misty For Me") announced today it has entered into a partnership with Identity Studios to begin production on Chennault, the maverick story of General Claire Lee Chennault's Flying Tigers in China during World War II.
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| | | | Eight VFX is at it Again for MJZ's Rocky Morton and David & Goliath
 In six short years since founding their Santa Monica-based studio Eight VFX, Baptiste Andrieux and Jean-Marc Demmer have built an industry-wide reputation for inspired work across the commercials, film and TV space. Recently, the collective put their gift for artistic innovation in the service of the new Carl's Jr (Hardee's) spot titled Robot via David & Goliath, slated for a late June launch on TV, Radio, Cinema, OOH/Guerilla, and In-Store.
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| | | | Troika Immerses Itself in the Discovery Brand Identity
Branding Agency Revamps Network’s Identity to Bring New Communication to Discovery’s On-Air Packaging, Promos & Upfront Presentations
Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency, has teamed up with Discovery Channel to refresh the network’s brand communication and identity. The comprehensive package, which includes image spots, show promos, navigational tools and upfront sales tapes, hit air with the launch of Deadliest Catch on April 12th.
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| | | | Dalet Introduces New Corporate Logo
World's leading supplier of integrated Media Asset Management systems sports a new brand identity at NAB 2011
Dalet Digital Media Systems, one of the leading developers of enterprise Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions for News, Sports, Program Management and Radio today unveiled a bold new look at NAB 2011.
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| | | | Quantel launches QTube - global media workflows become a reality
A change as significant as the introduction of the mobile phone
Quantel launched QTube at NAB 2011, its revolutionary Workflow Over IP technology that makes truly global media workflows a reality for the first time. QTube enables fast, flexible workflows that span countries, continents and even the globe, ushering in a broadcast revolution.
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| | | | Troika Positions And Launches The Re-Brand Of Three FSN Regional Sports Networks To Root Sports
Agency Embraces ROOT SPORTS' Desire to Dispel the Traditional Model of an RSN, Creates Brand Strategy & Signature Graphic Elements from the Viewpoint of the Home Team Fan
Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency, has teamed up with ROOT SPORTS™ to provide creative direction for the re-brand of the company's three regional sports networks in Seattle (formerly FSN Northwest), Denver (formerly FSN Rocky Mountain) and Pittsburgh (formerly FSN Pittsburgh).
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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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| | | | Thwak! Music Composes/Supervises New FX Series “Lights Out”
Top Music House Expands Long-Form Music Supervision Division for Film, Television with Promotion of Anthony Roman and Addition of Music Supervisor Chris Tarantino
Thwak! Music, the original music/sound design and music supervision company led by owner/founder Tony Verderosa, was responsible for all music supervision and many critical music cues for “Lights Out,” the new dramatic series that debuts on FX Network on January 11.
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| | | | Troika Creates Groundbreaking Tournament Package For Golf Channel
Branding Agency Delivers New Identity and Innovative Information System for Golf Channel’s Tournament Coverage of PGA, LPGA, Champions and Nationwide Tour
Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency, has partnered with Golf Channel to launch a new Live Tournament package for the network’s premiere events.
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| | | | All New Editor’s Toolkit Pro Singles - Matching Animated Graphics
Create A Signature Look For Your Production With Coordinated Graphic Elements
Digital Juice® announced that it is adding ten new volumes to its highly successful Editor’s Toolkit Pro Singles product line. The ten new titles bring this line of matching animated graphics to 224 volumes, and cover an array of different styles and themes.
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| | | | MOTIVE Continues to Expand with Addition of Two New Creatives
Industry Veterans Alicia Balestrino and Jonathan Budine Join the Team
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, continues to bolster its team of talent with the appointment of producer Alicia Balestrino and Sr. Editor/Director Jonathan Budine.
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| | | | Method Studios Promotes Claus Hansen to Head of Creative Finishing
Division signals expansion with the addition of Smoke artist Aaron Neitz
Visual effects company Method announced that it has promoted Claus Hansen to head up its Creative Finishing division as creative director. Hansen, who has worked with Method since its 2009 merger with RIOT (where he’d been on staff since 1999), oversees all creative projects for the division in addition to contributing his own talents as a finishing/VFX artist.
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| | | | News: Leroy + Clarkson Whips Up Image Campaign for Cooking Channel
Creative Agency Crafts Image and Profile Spots to Launch and Brand Scripps Networks Newest Destination
Creative agency, design studio and production company, Leroy + Clarkson, announced the completion of their image campaign for Scripps Networks newest 24/7 lifestyle destination, Cooking Channel. The short-form, documentary-style promos define the brand while celebrating its unique focus on gathering, preparing, eating and sharing food.
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| | | | Building a Film with PhaseSpace
Director Kory Martin Juul Creates White Tiger Legend Almost Single-Handedly
Literally a one-man army, acclaimed visual effects artist, director and producer, Kory Martin Juul relied extensively on the PhaseSpace motion capture system for production on his new animated martial arts film, White Tiger Legend. Through creative use of the system, and his own martial arts training, Juul was able to capture 572 shots for the film on a tight schedule using a skeleton crew with only a shoestring budget.
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| | | | Ruben Garcia Joins Visual Data
 Respected Industry Veteran to Oversee Technical Services Offerings
Visual Data, a partner to major studios and distribution companies for over 15 years by providing integrated end-to-end post-production solutions for the seamless repurposing and distribution of content for all media outlets, has announced that industry veteran Ruben Garcia has been named Vice President of Technical Services.
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| | | | FxFactory Development Partner Boinx Software Releases FotoMagico 3.5
Apple Design Award winner leverages FxFactory platform to bring popular slideshow generator capabilities to Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, Motion and After Effects
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, announced that development partner, Boinx Software, has added plug-in support to its award winning slideshow generator, FotoMagico.
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| | | | Rhino Evolves with New Talent and Major Studio Features
Rhino is continuing its evolution from high-end design, animation and visual effects company to one-stop, full-service content creation and digital studio with the hiring of CD/Directors Anna Meister and Chris Fung. Additionally, Director Ron Kleiner, a Gravity veteran from the Rhino-Gravity Tel Aviv office, will be represented stateside. The announcement comes at an exciting time for Rhino, when it's busier than ever with feature film work and its production arm is steadily mobilizing at its outposts around the world.
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| | | | Beast Chicago Signs Editor Sean Berringer, Gets a Beauty of a New Home
Beast, one of the country’s top editorial facilities, announced that it has added Editor Sean Berringer to its talent roster. Berringer will work out of Beast’s Chicago office, which recently completed the move from its temporary quarters of the past year to a custom-built facility on the Chicago River.
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| | | | Director Javier Blanco Joins IDENTITY
Renowned Argentinean Filmmaker Establishes Creative Partnership between his Hermanos Mundo Production Company in Buenos Aires and IDENTITY
Production boutique IDENTITY announced the addition of famed Argentinean director Javier Blanco to its roster. In joining the company, the multiple award-winning creative talent also brings on board his production resources, agency contacts and studio home base of Hermanos Mundo, his Buenos Aires production company.
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| | | | Adobe Delivers Creative Suite 5 Design Premium
Adobe Delivers Creative Suite 5 Design Premium
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 Design Premium, the ultimate toolkit for expressing and publishing ideas in print, on the Web, as interactive content and on mobile devices. Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium includes all new versions of Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended (see separate release), Adobe Illustrator® CS5, Adobe InDesign® CS5 (see separate release), Adobe Flash® Professional CS5, Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5 and Adobe Fireworks® CS5, as well as Adobe Acrobat® 9 Pro, integration with new Adobe CS Live services (CS Live Services are complimentary for a limited time)* and Adobe Flash® Catalyst™ CS5 (see separate release) for interaction design without writing code. A new version of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Standard will also be available.
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| | | | Ders Hallgren To Lead Click 3X Entertainment
Click 3X has hired ace CD Ders Hallgren to lead Click 3X Entertainment, the studio's award-winning broadcast design division.
Click 3X has hired ace CD Ders Hallgren to lead Click 3X Entertainment, the studio's award-winning broadcast design division. Hallgren will head the group - which includes EP Connor Swegle, Managing Director David Edelstein, Art Director Steve Weinzierl, and Senior Writer/Producer Rob Meyers - in their mission to provide branding strategy, design, and identity to complement Click's animation, design, and visual effects teams.
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| | | | Image Metrics Provides Facial Animation For "Assassin's Creed II"
Precise Animation Technology Adds Lifelike Intensity To Supporting Characters In Highly Anticipated Sequel to Blockbuster Ubisoft® Title
Image Metrics, the leading provider of facial animation technology and services for the entertainment industry, has provided facial animation for many cut scenes in the highly anticipated action adventure video game Assassin's Creed II.
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| | | | DUCK Makes Ending Credits Happy For Sony Pictures Animation
 The animated feature film "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is based on the classic children's book about the town of ChewandSwallow, where mysterious storms begin raining down hot dogs, pancakes, bananas, spaghetti, burgers, and more, to everyone's delight. But when the storms get out of control, the town needs a hero. And they don't mean a sandwich.
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| | | | Vinten Supports Hit Lifetime Series "Rita Rocks"
The camera crew of the hit series "Rita Rocks", the story of an overworked wife and mother in the middle of a full-blown identity crisis, relies on Vinten’s Vector head 700H and Vinten pedestals for the third season in a row.
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| | | | Offhollywood Provides End-to-End 4K RED Workflow Packages for Features 'Rabbit Hole,' 'Fair Game,' and 'Twelve'
High-Profile Films Rely on Offhollywood's RED Expertise and Experience to Realize Smooth Digital Cinema Production and Post Workflows
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today announced that it is providing three high-profile films — "Rabbit Hole" with Nicole Kidman, "Fair Game" with Sean Penn and Naomi Watts, and "Twelve" with 50 Cent and Kiefer Sutherland — with production packages bundling 4K RED cameras, on-set DITs, RED workflow technical support with dailies, and digital intermediate (DI) post and finishing services.
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| | | | Troika Design Group Gives Telemundo a Vibrant New Identity
On-Air Graphics Package Reflects Network's Unique Point of View and Bold Programming
Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency for global entertainment and media companies, has been tapped by NBC Universal's Telemundo to give the Spanish-language TV network a sophisticated new identity.
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| | | | Digital Kitchen Standardizes on Boris Continuum Complete
Award-Winning Creative Agency Chooses Boris Continuum Complete for Adobe After Effects
Boris FX , the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that Digital Kitchen recently standardized on Boris Continuum Complete AE (BCC AE) for its Adobe After Effects systems, purchasing 65 licenses to give its artists a wide range of tools and plug-ins in one unified visual effects suite.
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| | | | Avid Unveils New Brand Identity
New identity reflects move to integrate five industry-leading businesses and commitment to deliver interoperable, open audio and video solutions to customers
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled a new brand identity as part of the company's business transformation to better serve the interests and needs of its audio and video customers - who range from home enthusiasts to complex media enterprises, and create the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world.
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| | | | Click 3X Launches Click 3X Entertainment
Bob English, Tony Kadillak, David Edelstein, and Rob Meyers - all from the award-winning creative team at NY-based broadcast design firm Nth Degree have recently joined forces with Click 3X to create a new broadcast design division called Click 3X Entertainment. This new group will cater strictly to broadcast, providing branding strategy, design, and identity to complement Click's animation, design, and visual effects teams.
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| | | | Digieffects to Launch Plug-In at NAB, Reports 109% Revenue Growth in 2008
Plans to launch Natural Forces at NAB 2009
Digieffects, a developer of popular visual effects software plug-ins, announced that revenue increased by 109% in 2008. The company was acquired by Robert Sharp in May of 2007 and has been proactively reinvesting in its technology, product development, brand identity, and customer service.
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| | | | Rhino Rebrands To Reflect Global Reach
Nearing a decade in the advertising and entertainment business, the entire team at rhinofx is pleased to announce that the studio is dropping off the f and x and changing its name to Rhino.
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| | | | Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Softimage
Acquisition Complements Autodesk's 3D Animation Portfolio
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Softimage - a developer of 3D technology for the film, television and games markets - for approximately $35 million.
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| | | | rhinofx Signs New Midwest Rep Team
Rhinofx has recently recruited Nikki Weiss & Co. to provide representation across the Midwest. Nikki is a well-known industry veteran with over 15 years experience as a producer, manager, and rep.
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| | | | Hessischer Rundfunk Switches to Panasonic P2 for Tapeless Production
Panasonic PBITS Professional & Broadcast Systems has announced that German state broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) has switched to Panasonic's P2 cameras and production technology for productions from its Frankfurt, Kassel, and Madrid studios as part of a rolling programme to convert to completely tapeless operation by 2011.
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| | | | FOR-A Establishes FOR-A Latin America, Inc.; Appoints President
Move to Enable Independent Decision Making on Deals in Region
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, in recognition of the company’s growth in the Latin American and Caribbean markets, has announced that FOR-A Latin America has been officially incorporated as FOR-A Latin America, Inc.
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| | | | Vinpower's new line of Xerox-branded tower duplicators now available
The Result of an Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Xerox, the DVD/CD & Blu-ray Duplicators Feature the Industry’s First “Drag and Drop” Function
Vinpower Digital Inc., manufacturer and worldwide supplier of advanced digital duplication equipment, announced today that the new line of Xerox-branded duplicators resulting from the exclusive trademark licensing agreement with Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) are now available.
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| | | | The Syndicate Wins BDA Awards
DesignWorks at The Syndicate honored with two Silver BDA Awards for ESPN NASCAR open and Six Flags commercial at 2008 Promax|BDA International Conference
Creative design and digital production studio The Syndicate was recognized at the 2008 Promax|BDA International Conference competition with two prestigious Silver BDA Awards.
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| | | | Troika Design Group Rebrands Oxygen Network
New Logo and Identity Package Encourage Audiences to Live Out Loud
Troika Design Group, a strategic network branding and design agency, has given The Oxygen Network a new look, including a revamped logo and a comprehensive on-air identity package.
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| | | | MAXON to Showcase CINEMA 4D's Powerful Motion Graphics Capabilities at Promax|BDA 2008
Motion Graphics Artists Around the World Rely On CINEMA 4D’s MoGraph Module to Create Award-Winning Content for Broadcast Industry Giants
MAXON Computer invites members of the press and all other Promax|BDA 2008 attendees to stop by the MAXON booth, #10 in the Networking Village, to see the latest versions of the company’s professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions.
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| | | | rhinofx Recruits Talented VFX Veteran Jim Rider
Rhinofx recently signed VFX Supervisor/Artist Jim Rider to reinforce their growing feature film division. With considerable experience across the entire realm of effects projects, Rider's talents include motion control, Flame, compositing, and animation.
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| | | | The Syndicate's Design Works Lights Up the Night for CONSOL Energy
The Syndicate’s in-house branding and design group provides end-to-end production for CG spot.
Through its in-house branding and design group DesignWorks, creative design and digital production studio The Syndicate recently provided end-to-end production, on “Lights,” a spot for CONSOL Energy.
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| | | | Viewpoint Creative Redesigns Discovery Channel Logo and On-Air Identity
Comprehensive Assignment Bows During Season Premiere of 'Deadliest Catch'
Discovery Channel turned to Boston & LA-based creative agency Viewpoint Creative to develop a revitalized logo and on-air identity that would leverage the equity of its signature “globe” icon and tap into the immersive quality of the brand.
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| | | | Global Broadcast Customers cite MAXON CINEMA 4D as Key Ingredient for Success
Seamless Integration into Existing Pipelines Streamlines Workflow, Maximizes Efficiency
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today revealed that creative professionals around the world continue to adopt MAXON's CINEMA 4D software into their 3D digital content creation workflow to create compelling broadcast motion graphics.
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| | | | 5 Alarm Music Launches Intuitive Online Search & Download Solution for Music Editors and Producers
The nation's largest independent music library has partnered with Soundminer to develop a robust, easy-to-use online music search engine.
5Alarm Music, a division of strategic music branding company DMI Music & Media Solutions, has harnessed the power of Soundminer's Web portal in a revolutionary approach to Web-based audio asset management, creating a user-friendly Web browser experience that offers producers and music supervisors a dynamic and easily navigable online search engine to find, download, manage and store music for any and all production applications.
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| | | | Iconix HD-RH1 Camera System Used on NBC Universal's 'Knight Rider'
TV Movie Uses POV Camera To Capture High Definition Driving Footage
Iconix Video, a leading developer of advanced high-definition camera systems and maker of the world's smallest professional quality HD video camera, announced today the use of the Iconix HD-RH1 camera system on the TV movie "Knight Rider," which aired on NBC on Sunday, February 17.
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| | | | Drinks Americas/Trump Vodka Adds to Overit Media's wide range of Clientele in 2008
With Creativity, the newest technology and the vast range of services offered, Overit Media starts of 2008 with a wide range of new clientele.
Overit Media, a multimedia firm based out of Albany, N.Y. Starts off 2008 with a bang. Founded in 1993, Overit Media was founded by Dan Dinsmore, current president, who's vision was to form an upscale design firm, catering to the needs of a wide range of clientele.
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