| | | | The Day Dragons Attacked the World
 Rogue State turns to LightWave 11.5 3D software to conquer CG dragons and220 visual effects shots for Dracano
In Dracano, a volcanic eruption in the Pacific Northwest spews lava, steam and fire—along with eggs that hatch ancient, menacing, winged dragons that prey on man. Since similar volcanic eruptions in Russia, Japan, and other “Ring of Fire” regions are also releasing these menacing creatures into the world, scientists fear they are witnessing the start of a global dragon apocalypse.
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| | | | Legends of Storytelling Gather in Manhattan for Filmmaker Event Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story
Registration now open for a one-day celebration of the art of filmmaking, Held at French Institute June 8
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, revealed its all-star list of guest speakers and panelists for Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story, a special one-day symposium for the creative community. “Building on the momentum of many successful events focusing on film editors, it seems a natural move to celebrate all of the talent involved in the process,” says Josh Apter, founder and president of Manhattan Edit Workshop. “From sound design and visual effects to groundbreaking transmedia projects, post-production is about using all of the elements of sight, sound and story to create a truly unique experience. Anyone interested in what happens when the cameras stop rolling in the fast-evolving craft of visual storytelling is going to find something that speaks to them here.”
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| | | | Poetica Signs Multi-Talented Baxter as Senior VFX Artist
 Forging ahead into 2013, creative collective Poetica has signed Aron Baxter to their expanding roster of top-tier talent. Aron joins as Senior VFX Artist, bringing with him an impressive resume with two-plus decades of experience, having garnered numerous awards and praise over his varied and exciting career.
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| | | | Egyptian Broadcaster Al-Nahar Tv Chooses Virtual Studio And Robotic Camera Solutions From Hybrid
 Plans installation in two studios used for live sports and entertainment shows
Hybrid, a leading provider of real-time graphics and robotic camera systems, announces that Al-Nahar TV—a global entertainment and news network leader in Egypt—has purchased Hybrid 3D virtual studio solutions and robotic camera heads. The equipment will transform two studios used for daily news, entertainment and live sports programming for Al Nahar Entertainment and Al-Nahar Sports channels respectively.
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| | | | G-Technology™ Delivers Solid State Drive-Like Sustained Performance In A Compact External Hard Drive Solution
 Bringing Professional Tools to the Masses, G-Technology’s New G-DRIVE® PRO with Thunderbolt® Portable External Hard Drive Enables 2K and 4K Digital Cinema, 2K DLSR/ Photography and Other Digital Content Creation Workflows
Booth #SL12105, Las Vegas – G-Technology, a leader in delivering premium storage solutions for audio/video production, photography and the creative professional market, announced today its new G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt, a compact, desktop external hard drive that delivers hard drive capacity with SSD-like performance, taking full advantage of the speed and power of Thunderbolt. Leveraging G-Technology’s well-known G-DRIVE design, the new G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt delivers sustained data transfer rates of up to 480MB/s, which is up to three times faster than standard 3.5-inch desktop external hard drives. The broader creative professional market now has access to an extremely high-performance, high-capacity and portable editing solution for maintaining 2K and 4K¹ workflows.
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| | | | AIR Music Technology Licenses iZotope Radius for Inclusion in Ignite
iZotope, a leading innovator in digital audio signal processing, has licensed Radius to AIR Music Technology for inclusion in Ignite. Ignite, a desktop recording and creative software solution, is for musicians looking to capture ideas quickly and easily with M-Audio, Akai Pro and Alesis MIDI keyboard controllers. Radius, a time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithm, will provide Ignite users with even more control over their creative workflow.
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| | | | Alphadogs Post Has Fireside Chat With The President
It takes more than just having the latest up-to-date equipment to deliver a quality project. Effective communication in post-production is more important now than it’s ever been. With the wide variety of media and codecs being in a constant state of change, it’s crucial to not just stay educated on the latest technology, but to practice good communication skills with clients from the beginning to end of each project.
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| | | | MAXON Applauds Oscar® and Visual Effects Society Awards Winners and Nominees
 Innovative VFX Sequences in Life of Pi, Prometheus and Men in Black 3 Benefit from CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Technology
MAXON congratulates the many customers that won and were nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Visual Effects Society (VES) and other prominent creative arts organizations for outstanding achievement in the visual effects and other categories who leveraged the company’s professional 3D solutions – CINEMA 4D and Body Paint 3D – to create this year’s most proclaimed characters, backgrounds and environments.
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| | | | Inside The Cutting Room Kicks Off the 2013 Speaker Series With Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
Host Bobbie O’Steen talks with the Oscar®-nominated editor about his work on Moonrise Kingdom, Black Swan and Fantastic Mr. Fox
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, announced today the return of its popular speaker series Inside The Cutting Room with Bobbie O’Steen. Produced by Manhattan Edit Workshop and held at the French Institute, Inside The Cutting Roombrings audiences “behind the scenes” with legends of visual storytelling. Superstar guests include Alan Heim, Carol Littleton, Stephen Rotter, Kate Sanford and Thelma Schoonmaker*. Host Bobbie O’Steen comments, "It gives me great pleasure to host this new series at the French Institute, which will celebrate the elusive art of editing and explore the crucial decisions that take place ‘inside the cutting room’.”;
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| | | | ShootersTV Welcomes Creative Executive Mark Finkelpearl
 ShootersTV, welcomes Mark Finkelpearl, a creative executive and veteran of twenty-five years in non-fiction television, to the company as the Senior Vice President of Development and Production. The announcement was made this morning by ShootersINC President Ray Carballada, to whom Finkelpearl will report.
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| | | | MacVideo Promo Offers StoryBoard Quick at 50% Off, Presents Free Live Webinar
Purchase StoryBoard Quick for 50% off from MacVideo Promo through February 4, 2013
MacVideo Promo, an e-tailer specializing in money-saving promotions on apps, plug-ins, templates, and training for Mac video enthusiasts, today announced that they are offering PowerProduction Software's StoryBoard Quick for $175 through February 4, 2013 - 50% off the regular $350 price. In addition, MacVideo Promo will present a free live StoryBoard Quick webinar on Thursday, January 24th at 1:00pm Eastern Time.
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| | | | Luma Adds Award Winning Creative Director and VFX Supervisor Simon Mowbray
Visual effects stronghold Luma Pictures has further fortified its creative battlements with the addition of award-winning Creative Director and VFX Supervisor Simon Mowbray. Mowbray's deep experience leading the VFX elements for major U.S. and international advertising campaigns provides Luma with another keystone on which to further its work in the commercial market. Additionally, the company may look to leverage his originative approach to visual effects into their work in feature film where opportunities present themselves.
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| | | | What Could You Do With 90 Days of Maya and 3ds Max?
Autodesk recently kicked off a 90-day project license of Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max 3D animation software. Why does this matter? Freelance artists and boutique creative shops now have greater flexibility to create high-end professional work for short-term projects using Maya or 3ds Max at a significant cost savings.
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| | | | Digital Graffiti Expands with Facilis TerraBlock SAN
 Digital Graffiti manages post production for some of the most popular reality series on Television, including TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” and truTV’s “Impractical Jokers.” With offices in New York, Knoxville and Los Angeles, the company has mastered the art of multi-tasking – working on five to seven shows per month, rolling multiple episodes across three facilities.
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| | | | Colorfront Wins Emmy Award For On-Set Dailies
 Colorfront On-Set Dailies continues to dominate file-based production on major motion pictures and episodic TV shows
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront today announced it has been awarded a 2012 Primetime Engineering Emmy from the Academy Of Television Arts And Sciences for Colorfront On-Set Dailies, the market-leading on-set dailies system for motion picture and TV production.
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| | | | Translating the Human Experience Through Documentary Editing
Learn the art of documentary editing from award-winning editors at Manhattan Edit Workshop; The Art of Documentary Editing runs October 29th – November 2nd; early bird pricing ends October 5th
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, is proud to announce the return of its five-day intensive workshop, The Art of Documentary Editing, from October 29th – November 2nd. Taught by Janet Dalton, MEWshop’s director of education and freelance editor, and MEWshop owner and filmmaker Josh Apter, students will explore the many techniques of documentary editing, from the creative decisions that make a great story to established workflow methods for picture and sound that every editor should know.
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| | | | jumP Stands Up To Cancer
 They are miraculous postseason moments, embedded forever in baseball lore: Carlton Fisk sends the 1975 World Series to game seven with a monstrous 12th inning home run; a battered Kirk Gibson wins the opening game of the ’88 Fall Classic with a pinch-hit bomb in the bottom of the ninth; Derek Jeter makes his surreal and legendary defensive flip to take out the A’s in a 2001 playoff game.
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| | | | BRW USA’S Sverdlov Sings In The Rain For Yoplait
 BRW USA, Los Angeles director Eli Sverdlov makes umbrellas sing in the cheerfully polychromatic new :60/:30 “Umbrellas” for Yoplait out of Saatchi & Saatchi New York. The spot features one woman’s yogurt-inspired daydream along with hundreds of artfully choreographed umbrellas—500 Days of Summer meets Singin’ In the Rain.
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| | | | Miller-Bell Media Productions Relies On New JVC ProHD Camcorder For HD, SD Projects
 When Miller-Bell Media Productions, LLC (formally GIG 2 Me Music & Video) was established in 1998, co-owner Gary Bell purchased two JVC GY-DV500 professional DV camcorders, which were eventually replaced by a JVC GY-DV5000. In February, when the company decided to make the transition to HD production and adopt a tapeless workflow, Bell chose to stick with JVC and purchased a GY-HM710 ProHD camera.
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| | | | Manhattan Edit Workshop and theC47 Present: The Filmmaker's Intensive 2012
Learn the art and science of documentary film from top working professionals in the industry; Early bird special ends Monday, July 16th
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop) and theC47 are excited to announce The Filmmaker’s Intensive (TFMI), an annual two-week program that takes aspiring filmmakers out of their day-to-day environments and allows them to fully immerse themselves in the art and science of making movies. This year's program is specifically designed to provide each student an intense education in non-fiction filmmaking from some of the best documentarians in the industry.
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| | | | Powerband Films Pushes Extreme Sports to the Limit with Fujinon PL Lenses
 On a given shoot they may be capturing the grueling tension of a 24-hour car race or the adrenaline excitement of a 400-foot motorcycle jump. But veteran extreme action sports cinematographers Mike "Mack Dawg" McEntire of Mack Dawg Productions and Jay Schweitzer of Powerband Films know one constant: the rock solid performance of lenses from the Optical Devices Division of FUJIFILM North America Corporation.
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| | | | Rub Shoulders with Award-Winning Editors and Industry Professionals at EditFest NY 2012
The blockbuster editing event of the year returns to New York bigger and better than ever; American Cinema Editors and Manhattan Edit Workshop invite you to learn from and network with the best in film editing.
American Cinema Editors (ACE) is excited to announce EditFest NY, the east coast version of ACE’s popular EditFest series originally launched in 2009, set to return again to the Big Apple this June for a weekend of learning, networking and fun. Co-produced by Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the must-attend industry event, held on June 8th and 9th, will feature panelists of editors including Jeffrey Ford, A.C.E. (The Avengers, Crazy Heart), Christopher Tellefsen, A.C.E. (Moneyball, Capote), and Alexander Hall (Treme, The Messenger), among many other influential creatives who will provide insight into the editing and filmmaking process.
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| | | | All-New Animated Canvases Offers Editors A Fresh Start
 Digital Juice Releases Animated Canvases™ Collection 05: Fresh Starts with Instant Download and Boxed DVD Product Options
Digital Juice® has announced the release of Animated Canvases™ Collection 05: Fresh Starts, available as either an Instant Download or boxed DVD product. Animated Canvases are subtle background animations that are designed to be the foundation for any video or motion graphics project. In the new Animated Canvases™ Collection 05: Fresh Starts, video editors and motion graphics artists will find an eclectic mix of subtle background animations specifically designed to highlight and frame the user’s own text, video and images using a sophisticated animated mix of colors and textures.
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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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| | | | Nattress Film Transitions Released for FCP, Motion and AE
Add popular transition effects to your film toolbox; Flash, burn, jump and dissolve your footage with unique transition effects
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, introduces Nattress Film Transitions to FxFactory, available now for Final Cut Pro, Motion and After Effects. Users can easily add dynamic transition effects to footage, simulating burning film, jumpy splicing, overexposure, and optical dissolves for a unique look. Users can test the plugins free of charge in trial mode.
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| | | | Matrox Adds Three New Fanless Video Wall Controller Boards to Mura MPX Series
 New Mura MPX input/output boards offer passive cooling for increased product longevity in mission-critical environments
Matrox Graphics Inc. announced today the introduction of three new fanless MuraTM MPX Series video wall controller boards that build upon the line’s revolutionary design. Mura is the first PCI Express (PCIe) x16 Gen 2 board class to feature both HD resolution inputs and outputs. The new fanless SKUs make use of the same high-performance, single-slot design with 64 Gbit/sec duplex data transfer and feature four HD outputs and either zero, two, or four HD inputs for maximum I/O flexibility.
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| | | | Kaboom Signs Action/Lifestyle Director/DP Kent Harvey
 Kaboom productions is excited to welcome Director/DP Kent Harvey to its roster. For almost twenty years Kent Harvey has circled the globe filming in extreme conditions for high-profile commercials, docs, television shows and feature films. With Kaboom, Harvey delves deeper into brand-based and advertising projects including spots, online campaigns and long format branded content.
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| | | | Pixomondo Collapses Underwater Caves And Electrifies a Giant Eel In Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
The 3D family tale Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, from New Line Cinema, Contrafilm Production and Warner Bros. Pictures, features an array of fantastical visual effects shots, 81 of which were completed by international visual effects company Pixomondo. A follow-up to Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, much of the action-packed adventure takes place on strange island in the middle of nowhere packed with extraordinary life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more. Pixomondo was one of seven vendors who contributed to the 430 total VFX shots in the film, with five of Pixomondo’s eleven global facilities working on the project.
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| | | | Pixomondo Creates Aerial Acrobatics for "Red Tails"
 International visual effects company Pixomondo completed 546 shots on "Red Tails", about a third of the film’s 1524 total VFX shots. A passion project of executive producer George Lucas more than 20 years in the making, the tale of World War II Tuskegee Airmen features explosive VFX work from five of Pixomondo’s eleven global facilities, a network of companies located across the US, UK, Germany, Canada and China.
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| | | | "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" Employs Codex/ARRIRAW Workflow
 "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close", director Stephen Daldry’s film slated for a Christmas day limited release from Warner Bros. Pictures, expanding to wide release January 20th, was the first major studio production to shoot with the ARRI ALEXA camera in a Codex/ARRIRAW workflow. It was also the first digitally captured film for veteran cinematographer Chris Menges, ASC, BSC.
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| | | | Inhance Digital's 3D artists bring innovative VFX from concept to completion with NewTek LightWave 3D software
 Inhance Digital is as unique as the computer graphics (CG) and visual effects (VFX) it delivers. Since its inception in 1997, Inhance Digital has delivered innovative, interactive, and visually compelling marketing and communications campaigns to an impressive list of corporate clients, including global Fortune 500 firms. In 2007, the interactive marketing agency extended its talents, technologies, and techniques to the entertainment market, serving up visual effects, animation, and compositing projects for commercials, television programs, and feature films.
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| | | | Colorist Brian “Crash” Carlucci Joins Filmworkers
 Former Riot, Santa Monica; FSM, Australia; and Rumblefish, Milano artist adds international flair and grading experience for top brands.
Colorist Brian “Crash” Carlucci, whose work spans four continents and is a frequent collaborator of some of the world’s top ad agencies and commercial directors, has joined Filmworkers, Chicago, as Senior Colorist.
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| | | | Major Productions Rely On ALEXA ARRIRAW And Codex For Uncompromised Recording
The ALEXA digital camera system has quickly been embraced as an industry workhorse lauded for its cinematic look, unsurpassed dynamic range and ease of use. More and more productions are taking advantage of ALEXA’s ARRIRAW capability to access full sensor resolution, raw uncompressed data and the greatest flexibility in post. ARRIRAW is the highest quality recording format when shooting with ALEXA, storing the full 2880 x 1620 pixels of raw, unprocessed 12 bit log Bayer data delivered by the sensor.
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| | | | Ntropic Welcomes Executive Producer Jim Riche To LA Studio
 Expands with New York Office
Led by Founder/Creative Director Nathan Robinson, the award-winning team at Ntropic has welcomed its new Executive Producer Jim Riche, who joins the company from Digital Domain’s commercial division. Featuring the combined talents of Robinson, Andrew Sinagra, Simon Mowbray, MB Emigh and Marshall Plante, the Ntropic team this month also unveils an office in New York, elevating its presence on the east coast, and expanding the studio’s creative reach.
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| | | | TV2 Norway goes HD with Quantel
Leading private broadcaster chooses Quantel for performance and user-friendliness
TV2, Norway's leading private broadcaster, has selected Quantel Enterprise sQ technology to power its transition to HD broadcasting and file-based working. The system was purchased through Quantel's Norwegian distributor AVIT Systems.
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| | | | Endemol Deploys EditShare for Big Brother Jakarta
EditShare®, the technology leader in cross-platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, announced today that media conglomerate Endemol has deployed EditShare Flow, XStream and Ark solutions to manage the new Big Brother Jakarta production. Endemol's credits include international reality television blockbusters like Deal or No Deal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Star Academy, The Money Drop, and Wipeout.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Hand-Paints Watercolor World Tour to Promote Beyonce's "4"
New Commercial Created from Concept through Completion by Brickyard VFX Artists
To promote Beyonce's new release "4", record label Columbia and Parkwood Entertainment called on bi-coastal visual effects boutique Brickyard VFX to create a breathtaking commercial worthy of the superstar's ambitious new album. The spot, dubbed "Around the World" was created for global markets and presents a hand-painted view of iconic international landmarks and was completed by the Brickyard team in just six days.
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| | | | Manhattan Edit Workshop Provides Free Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Training Session For Filmmaking Community
Expert colorist and editor Patrick Inhofer to deliver 2.5 hour lecture on utilizing the DaVinci Resolve’s powerful color correction capabilities
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, in cooperation with Blackmagic Design, will host a free DaVinci Resolve for Mac® presentation on July 20, 2011. The complimentary 2 _ hour session, hosted by expert colorist and editor Patrick Inhofer of Fini, will take attendees through the DaVinci Resolve for Mac – the world’s most advanced non-linear color correction system - showcasing proper set up and integration tips, providing how-to’s, and detailing key Resolve features and capabilities.
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| | | | Manhattan Edit Workshop Captures The Action Of EditFest NY 2011 Via Signature Padumentaries Featuring Filmmaking's Finest
Interviews with the industry's hottest editors and filmmakers –Malcolm Jamieson , David Zieff (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster), Ken Schretzmann (Toy Story 3), Andrew Weisblum (Black Swan) and more
(New York, New York--June 15, 2011) Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital-training destination for post-production and content creators, takes viewers behind the scenes of the 2011 ACE EditFest NY event held at the Director's Guild of America Theater in New York City this past weekend.
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| | | | Black Swan And Toy Story 3 Editors Take Attendees Behind The Scenes At Editfest NY 2011
Andrew Weisblum and Ken Schretzmann among the list of award-winning filmmakers to attend EditFest NY; ACE and Manhattan Edit Workshop host the summer's most talked about industry event
The American Cinema Editor's (ACE) EditFest NY, the east coast version of ACE's popular EditFest series originally launched in 2008 as ACE EditFest LA, is set to be bigger and better than ever this year, with top filmmaker Andrew Weisblum (Black Swan, The Wrestler) and seasoned Pixar Animation Studios editor Ken Schretzmann (Toy Story 3, Cars) headlining an impressive list of confirmed panelists.
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| | | | Harkness Screens Dives Into Another Dimension at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Spectral™ 240 3D Screen Installed at Regions First of its Kind New Immersion Large-Format 3D/4D Digital Theatre
When Edwards Technologies, Inc. (ETI), the leader in 3D digital theatre installations at entertainment venues worldwide, was given the task of equipping the new 3D/4D theatre of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium’s much anticipated $40 million expansion, they turned to Harkness Screens, the world's leading manufacturer of projection screens and its Spectral™ 240 3D presentation surface.
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| | | | “He’s baaack…” Michael Van de Kamer Now at Fast Cuts
 Creative Editor Teams Up With Fast Cuts For His Big Dallas Return
Fast Cuts, the premier creative editorial and post-production studio in the Southwest, announces the addition of internationally recognized and longtime creative editor Michael Van de Kamer to their roster. Previously the founder of and editor at Post:Op (a Dallas based creative editorial boutique) for almost 20 years, Van de Kamer took some time off to spend with his family and to travel the world. Now, HE'S BACK and ready to jump back in the game with a fresh perspective, dynamic energy, and a new creative outlook.
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| | | | EditFest NY 2011: The Summer's Hottest Editing Extravaganza Returns
American Cinema Editors and Manhattan Edit Workshop bring editors, filmmakers and moviegoers alike the biggest blockbuster event of the summer; the only thing small about this year's EditFest NY is the price tag
The American Cinema Editor's (ACE) EditFest NY, the east coast version of ACE's popular EditFest series originally launched in 2008 as ACE EditFest LA, is gearing up for its return to New York City as the blockbuster editing event of the summer.
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| | | | Mewshop Presents the Art of the App: iOS Development Workshops
Certified Apple training destination expands its course curriculum with new intensive and fundamental workshops for developing iOS Mac Apps
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, is pleased to present the Mac® development community with two new, in-demand iOS App development workshops. Exploring the fastest growing development trend in the industry, the new Mewshop Art of the App Workshops delve into the power of programming and development on the iOS platform.
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| | | | Mewshop "Padumentaries" Capture the Buzz at NAB 2011
Josh Apter uses crafty iPad shoulder rig to deliver behind-the-scenes takes of this year's hottest products, trends and people at NAB
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital-training destination for postproduction and content creators, founder Josh Apter captures the buzz on the show floor at NAB 2011, shooting short "padumentaries" with an inventive, hand-made, iPad shoulder rig.
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| | | | Quantel introduces raft of new features for Enterprise sQ
 Customer feedback drives workflow-enhancing developments for the world's leading News & Sports production system
Quantel introduced a raft of new workflow-enhancing features and facilities for its widely used Enterprise sQ server-based production system at NAB. These cover resilience, streamlining playout, new management tools and deeper overall system integration, and benefit everyone in the production chain from ingest operators, journalists and producers to craft editors and playout managers.
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| | | | Mewshop Talks Art of Editing with Keith Reamer
Editor of "The Music Never Stopped" and "I Shot Andy Warhol" offers behind-the-scenes tips and techniques to aspiring filmmakers and editors as this month's Mewshop Artist in Residence
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital-training destination for postproduction and content creators, recently hosted Keith Reamer as this month's Mewshop Artist in Residence.
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| | | | ToolsOnAir Goes Live with MTV European Music Awards
The MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) have always held a special place in the hearts and minds of music fans the world over. From the very first show in 1994, MTV has endeavored to make the EMAs an event to remember. And whether intentional (pitching a giant tent in the middle of Berlin's Brandenburger Tor in '94), impromptu (Iggy Pop's unplanned 7-minute performance of Lust for Life in '99), or just plain bizarre (Puff Daddy demanding a bath of milk backstage in '02), the show has consistently delivered.
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| | | | Mewshop's Red-Hot Digital Cinema/DSLR Workshop Returns
Hands-on, comprehensive workshop from Pre-to-Post in the ongoing trend of DSLR filmmaking
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, is pleased to announce the return of its wildly popular training workshop, Digital Cinema/DSLR Fundamentals.
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| | | | Mewshop Jets to Vegas for NAB 2011
Mewshop talks onsite training, red-hot Digital Cinema/DSLR workshops, the cutting-edge EditFest, and their six-week NYC destination program at post-production's most talked-about event
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, has announced that it will exhibit at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, held in Las Vegas, NV from April 11-14, 2011.
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| | | | Autodesk Technology Helps Conjure Movie Magic for Academy Award Honorees
Autodesk Celebrates Digital Artists Behind Most-Acclaimed Movies of the Year
The remarkable transformations of cityscapes in "Inception" were achieved with the help of visual effects software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), marking the 16th consecutive year that Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation tools were used on a Best Visual Effects Oscar–winning movie.
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| | | | Mewshop Adds Avid Pro Tools Authorized Training to Its Impressive Resume
Mewshop digital training trendsetters amp up course curriculum with Avid Pro Tools; fine-tune your audio production in new Pro Tools 9 authorized classes
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEW), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, is pleased to announce that it is now an official Avid® Authorized Training Partner. The Manhattan-based training center now offers authorized classes in Pro Tools 9 that are harmonious compliments to the expansive array of post-production and content creation classes already offered.
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| | | | Harvest's Baker Smith Directs "Fairies," "Rescue" and "Bear" for France's Bouygues Telecom
Fairies, a suspenseful water rescue and a raging bear are highlights of the epic campaign for Bouygues Telecom co-produced by Harvest and Wanda for DDB Paris. Harvest Films' director Baker Smith collaborated with masterful DP Chris Soos, accomplished editor Herve Schneid (Amelie, City of Lost Children) and the visual effects artists at BUF to craft a campaign that includes the whimsical "Fairies" which was released theatrically in 3D.
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| | | | FREE FxFactory Slideshow Plug-in CoverFlux 2 Released
Loaded with new features, CoverFlux 2 brings users beautiful "iTunes™-style" slideshow effects and is completely free of charge
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, is pleased to announce that FxFactory® development partner, idustrial revolution, has released a major update to its popular "freebie" slideshow generator, CoverFlux.
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| | | | Editor Terence Ziegler Lands at jumP
Bicoastal jumP is pleased to welcome versatile post artist Terence Ziegler to their NYC studio. A unique talent, Ziegler brings nearly two decades of high-profile experience to jumP, having previously spent the last four years at Company X, The Well prior, RhinoEdit, WNET and Invisible Dog before that.
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| | | | WYES Studios Chooses Ikegami HDK-79EC HDTV Cameras
Ikegami’s CMOS-Equipped Multi-Format Full-Digital HDTV Cameras Capture
One of television production’s most time-tested challenges are cooking shows, which require precision videography to capture the detail, color, and beauty of culinary creations so popular with audiences. For WYES Studios, achieving the very best on-air look for its much-anticipated new series "Chef John Besh’s New Orleans" means shooting all of its 26 episodes in HDTV with Ikegami HDK-79EC native multi-format CMOS cameras. WYES Studios recently purchased three HDK-79EC’s, bringing its total number of Ikegami HD cameras to 20.
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| | | | Beast San Francisco Gets Twisted for ‘Bright Falls’
Live-action series from agencytwofifteen for Xbox 360 promotes psychological action thriller ‘Alan Wake’
Beast, one of the country’s top editorial facilities, completed work on Xbox 360’s “Bright Falls,” a six-episode series created by agencytwofifteen to promote the psychological action thriller game “Alan Wake.”
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| | | | Red Giant Software Launches Guru Presets for Magic Bullet and Trapcode
Introducing Seven Preset Packs Designed by Industry Experts
Red Giant Software today announced Guru Presets, a new product line created by hand-picked industry experts. Guru Presets allow users to jump into a project and get it done faster by having access to pre-designed templates and effects presets that work with plug-ins from Red Giant.
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| | | | yU+Co Teams With Agency DraftFCB For 2010 Census Campaign
Design/Visual Effects Studio Creates Massive Campaign Encompassing TV, Print, Outdoor and Online
In a whimsical, branding initiative, yU+Co, the design and visual effects studio led by Creative Director Garson Yu, unveiled a multifaceted campaign targeting…well, every person in America. Working under the direction of agency DraftFCB New York, the 2010 Census campaign encompasses TV, print, outdoor and online -- a media blitz that includes the work of 14 partner agencies produced in 28 different languages.
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| | | | Boris FX Introduces Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE
Over 200 next-generation filters re-engineered for 64-bit processing and OpenGL acceleration
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete 7 AE (BCC 7 AE). BCC 7 AE brings over 200 filters to Macintosh and Windows versions of Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS5, CS4, and CS3. The new release features 11 new filters including a 3-way color grade filter with built-in keying and masking tools, a new video noise reduction tool, a spline-based warp filter, an audio-driven keyframe generator, a new OpenGL particle engine, and still and video morph technology. Each Boris Continuum Complete filter has been re-engineered to take advantage of 64-bit processing and OpenGL acceleration.
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| | | | Elizabeth Krajewski Joins Beast NY as Executive Producer
Beast, one of the country’s top editorial facilities, announced today that it has hired Elizabeth Krajewski as Executive Producer at its New York facility. Krajewski joins Beast from Jump, bringing with her extensive editorial as well as visual effects experience.
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| | | | Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 Breaks the Rendering Barrier
Producing Higher Quality Imagery and Animation Is Now Faster and Easier
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 software--the latest version of its modeling, animation, rendering and compositing application. A new node-based material editor, innovative hardware renderer and full-featured compositor are new features offered in the 2011 release to help accelerate the creation of compelling imagery and entertainment content.
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| | | | Anton/Bauer to Provide Batteries, Chargers and Lighting Equipment for NBC's Coverage of the Vancouver Winter Games
Anton/Bauer Batteries and Lighting to Compliment NBC’s Media Acquisition Process During Coverage of the Vancouver Winter Games, February 12-28, 2010
Anton/Bauer® has been selected to provide batteries, chargers and lighting to NBC during the network’s coverage of the Vancouver Winter Games, February 12-28. The announcement was made today by Chip Adams, Vice President Venue Engineering, NBC Olympics, and Michael Accardi, President, Anton/Bauer.
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| | | | Autodesk 3D Technology Powers "Planet 51" Movie and Game
Ilion Animation Studios and Pyro Studios Deliver a Unified Creative Vision with Autodesk Tools
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), has announced that its 3D modeling, animation and rendering software was a primary tool used by Ilion Animation Studios and Pyro Studios to help create the "Planet 51" video game and movie.
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| | | | Storek Studio Joins FxFactory Development Partner Program
Successful plug-in developer introduces new nVeil capabilities; brings exceptional kaleidoscopic/transition effects to the FxFactory platform
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that new development partner, Storek Studio, has released an update to its widely popular nVeil video plug-in exclusively for the FxFactory platform.
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| | | | Vizrt Provides Dynamic Solutions for Election Coverage throughout Latin America
Vizrt announces that several TV stations in Latin America recently relied on Vizrt systems, software and graphics to display voting returns during their election coverage. A system made up of Viz Engine, Vizrt’s powerful renderer; Viz Artist animation and visual effects tool and Viz Trio character generator powered the election graphics.
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| | | | Vinten Supports Beatles Reunion At E3 Video Game Convention In LA
When Susan Campbell shot the Beatles reunion at the E3 Gaming Convention, introducing “The Beatles: Rock Band” video game, a Vinten head supported her camera. “Having a Vinten head made operating on this 90-minute live broadcast for the G4 network all that much better,” says the veteran camera operator.
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| | | | Hyperbolic Audio Signs Mixer Steve Bucino To Its Talent Roster
Hyperbolic Audio co-owners, Julian Rebolledo and Sean Elias-Reyes, announced today that veteran mixer Steve Bucino has joined the staff of their full service audio post house. Launched just last year, Hyperbolic Audio is designed to provide the advertising, film, animation, television and radio arenas with a quality and cost-effective approach tailored to meet the needs of today’s market.
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| | | | Dulce Systems introduces the PRO Q
An updated four drive mini tower RAID protected storage array for video editing and content creation professionals
Dulce Systems improves the already robust field-proven PCI-Express RAID storage array with a number of features that benefit creative professionals using their desktops and laptops. Using four high performance and cost effective 3.5” 3Gb SATA disk drives in a newly designed mini tower enclosure which also houses the updated RAID controller and provides a total RAID protected capacity of up to 4 TB.
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| | | | Vikersund-TV Selects Telestream Episode for FIS World Cup Ski Jumping Web-TV
Episode provides fast, high-quality video encoding for Vikersund-TV, the first website in the FIS organization to offer web TV coverage
Telestream® today announced that the company's new Windows-based Episode® desktop media encoder was deployed by Vikersund-TV to provide web TV encoding for the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping competition which was held March 13-15 at the Vikersund Ski Jump Center in Norway.
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| | | | Techno-Jib Makes Stunning Moves for Oscars
For the third year in a row the Telescopic Techno-Jib's captured the glitz and glamour at the Academy Awards. “We began to use this unique tool three years ago,” explains Ted Ashton, one of the most recognized Awards show camera operators. “The area backstage is really congested. Dollying around with a regular jib is difficult. With the Techno-Jib, I was able to move in an out and create extremely productive images.
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| | | | DUCK Hires Animation Director Monkmus
Los Angeles-based DUCK Studios is pleased to announce the addition of design and animation innovator Monkmus to their team. The award-winning filmmaker and illustrator brings a reputation for creating work with a whimsical flair, off-beat humor, and emotional resonance.
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| | | | SOFTIMAGE Announces SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7 Software Powered by ICE
New Interactive Creative Environment will transform SOFTIMAGE|XSI software from a 3D application to a highly extensible platform, allowing customers to code less and create more
(Montréal, Québec--July 9, 2008) Softimage Co., a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), today announced SOFTIMAGE®|XSI® 7, the latest version of its professional 3D animation software for games, film and television. SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7 software will introduce a transformative open platform called ICE, designed to capture the infinitely creative vision of content producers.
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| | | | Cine-tal’s Cinemage Helps Breathe Life into “Open Air”
Display System Used for On-Set Monitoring & Color Previsualization for Indie Drama
Cine-tal’s Cinemage HD calibrated display system was recently used during the production of Open Air, a political drama from Arcady Bay Entertainment, to perform instant review of data captured by a Sony F23 digital cinema camera and to apply color grading LUTs in real time on the set.
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| | | | Sound Lounge Tunes Up for Castrol
Composer Harry Frost and Sound Designer Marshall Grupp of Sound Lounge Music & Sound Design created the soundtrack that accompanies this daredevil spectacle for O&M's Castrol Oil spot, Jump.
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| | | | motion504 Creates Magical CG In-Store Spot For Target
Broadcast design & animation studio motion504 has been commissioned to create another CG in-store spot for client Target, this time to tout the retailer's "Bookmarked" program, which selects books for readers. "Club Picks" is the first of three spots to break in Target stores nationwide.
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| | | | jumP's Lin Polito and Director Benita Raphan Head to Tribeca
"Great Genius and Profound Stupidity", a 27-minute experimental documentary, produced and directed by Benita Raphan and edited by New York-based jumP's Lin Polito, has been selected for a worldwide premiere in competition at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
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Using Digital Publishing to Distribute Your Photography and Extend Your Brand from Richard Harrington Slides from my Photoshop World class enjoy In this session you learn how tools like Apple iBooks Author and Adobe Creative Cloud make it easy to publish your images and creative work. Whether you want to...Read Blog Subscribe My Not-So-Secret Diary: NAB 2013I'm not sure how many times you have to go to NAB before the old(er) people stop pinching your cheeks, but it turns out two isn't the number of times. Not that it bothers me in the least because I'll be the first to tell you I know nothing. I...Read Blog Subscribe Looking ahead at NAB 2013Coming to you from 36,000 feet over these fine United States as we jet from the home of this year's Final Four Championship to Sin City. I figured this was a good a time as any to share my thoughts for this year's annual love fest for all things production...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs » Podcasts:Get Results with the Adobe Media EncoderIn this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington uses the Adobe Media Encoder to go from your finished sequence right to the web, blu-ray, or other outputs with a quick hand-off and jump back in to your editing.Tune In Subscribemore podcasts »Related Tags | | | | |
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