| | | | The Tiffen Company Congratulates Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown on Induction Into the 2013 National Inventors Hall of Fame
Innovator Garrett Brown honored for camera stabilizer that revolutionized the art of filmmaking, making the “steadishot” one of the most dynamic and visually engaging forms of cinematography
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, is proud to announce Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown’s induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (May 2013). Introduced in 1975, Steadicam camera stabilization technology revolutionized the film industry by enabling cinematographers to capture lengthy motion shots without the shakiness of handheld cameras or cumbersome dolly workflows. Brown’s invention was immediately embraced and used to create iconic running and chase scenes in epic blockbusters “Bound for Glory” (1976), “Marathon Man” (1976) and “Rocky” (1976).
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| | | | Kodak Appoints Christian Richter to Film Lab and Studio Relationship Manager
 As part of Kodak’s ongoing efforts to support the motion picture film infrastructure, the company has appointed Christian Richter to the newly created role of film lab and studio relationship manager, effective immediately. Richter will be responsible for developing and managing strategies to optimize the workflow between studios, filmmakers, laboratories and post-production facilities. He will report to Andrew Evenski, Kodak’s president and general manager of the company’s Entertainment Imaging division.
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| | | | Tiffen Photo fx Ultra Wins a Highly Coveted TIPA Award
 The Technical Image Press Association names the Tiffen Company’s photo editing app for the iPad the Best Mobile Photo App of 2013
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, announced its iPad app, Tiffen Photo fx Ultra v5, has been named “Best Mobile Photo App of 2013” by the prestigious Technical Image Press Association (TIPA). According to the TIPA website, editors of the member-magazines (full list can be found here) evaluate products introduced to the market in the past 12 months and base judgments on “innovation, the use of leading-edge technology, design and ergonomics, ease-of-use, as well as price/performance ratio.”
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| | | | Rachel Morrison to Receive WIF Kodak Vision Award
 Cinematographer Rachel Morrison, who photographed the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner "Fruitvale Station," will be presented with the Kodak Vision Award at the 2013 Women In Film (WIF) Crystal + Lucy® Awards in Los Angeles on June 12. The award is given annually to a female filmmaker with outstanding achievements in cinematography, who also collaborates with and assists women in the entertainment industry.
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| | | | The Tiffen Company Walks Away With Two Studio Daily Prime Awards This NAB 2013
 StudioDaily presents The Tiffen Company with the coveted Best of Show award for Tiffen IRND + GlimmerGlass Filters and a Value award for the Davis & Sanford ProElite Series at the NAB 2013 Prime Awards
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, is pleased to announce it has just won two StudioDaily Prime Awards – a Best in Show for the state-of-the-art Tiffen IRND + GlimmerGlass Motion Picture/TV Filters and a Value award for the Davis & Sanford ProElite Series. Both awards were in the Production category, where Tiffen’s Lowel Prime Power LED also received a nomination. The StudioDaily Prime Awards took place on the morning of Tuesday, April 9 during the 2013 NAB show.
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| | | | The Tiffen Company's New Steadicam Curve Helps GoPro®, the World's Most Versatile Camera, Capture World's Best Video
 Brand new Steadicam Curve camera stabilization system designed for fast-paced action/adventure shoots makes its debut at the NAB 2013 event
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, is demonstrating to the public for the first time the brand new Steadicam Curve for GoPro® HERO at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, held in Las Vegas from April 8-11 (Booth C8818).
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| | | | Lowel Light Gives Image Makers More Creative Options With Brand New SlimLight Kits
 New compact kits offer shooters highly portable on-location lighting with industry leading Rifa, Pro and Blender lighting technology
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacture of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture, and broadcast markets, is now shipping the brand new Lowel® SlimLight™ Rifa Blender and Lowel SlimLight Rifa Pro Kits. Combining the popular Rifa eX 44 with the Lowel Blender LED (SlimLight Rifa Blender) and the 200W Pro-light (Lowel SlimLight Rifa Pro), Lowel has created one of the industry's most portable and powerful lighting kits.
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| | | | Listec Unveils PromPTZ at NAB 2013
The Tiffen Company talks to attendees about its innovative new prompter concept
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, heads to NAB 2013 with its new prompter concept, PromPTZ. One of the first of its kind, attendees to the NAB show can visit the Tiffen Booth C8818 for details on the radical new development, ideal for networks and operations needing prompters for remote one-person studios. Tiffen President and CEO Steve Tiffen said of the new concept, “Listec Teleprompters’ versatility meets the needs of every type of prompting situation – from our Steadiprompt solution to the Promptware family that supports smartphones, tablets, ENG, to the new Entrée and now the PromPTZ.”
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| | | | Listec Entrée Teleprompter Series Gives Small-Budget Productions a Professional Dialog Workflow For On-Air Broadcasts
The Tiffen Company brings its new line of professional, lightweight, portable on-camera teleprompters to NAB 2013
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, is demonstrating for the first time, the brand new Listec Entrée Teleprompters EN-08 8-inch and EN-10 10-inch models at the NAB 2013 exhibition on booth C8818. Available today through the Tiffen International Dealer Network, the new Listec series provides professional-quality prompting in a compact, easy-to-assemble portable kit. Ideal for location shoots, small studios, schools, talking heads and insert stages, the budget-friendly Listec Entrée line of professional teleprompters works with ENG lenses up to 105mm, professional compact video and DSLR cameras.
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| | | | New Steadicam Fawcett Exovest Sets the Bar High for Camera Mobility, Comfort and Performance
 The Tiffen Company rolls out much anticipated Steadicam Fawcett Exovest; revolutionary new design takes center stage at NAB 2013
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, is showcasing its latest Steadicam® innovation – the Steadicam Fawcett Exovest™ - at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show (Booth C8818). Designed by Chris Fawcett, an expert on the physiology of human weight-bearing appliances, the Steadicam Exovest is a radical new exoskeletal vest that automatically redistributes camera weight to anatomically appropriate areas of the body, giving operators maximum mobility and comfort.
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| | | | The Tiffen Company Begins Shipping New Lowel GL-1 Power LED Light
 Compact and powerful, the new Lowel GL-1 Power LED set to become the must-have lighting tool for on-location shoots
The Tiffen Company®, a leading manufacturer of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, has begun shipping the new compact, battery-powered Lowel GL-1 Power LED Light through the Lowel Domestic and International Dealer Network.
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| | | | The Tiffen Company Ships New Lowel Prime Power LED 800 Studio Light
 The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture, and broadcast markets, is now shipping the latest addition to the Lowel® Prime™ series – Lowel® Prime™ LED 800. Ideal for studio or EFP-style location productions, the Lowel Prime Power LED Light collection includes the 200, 400, and now the 800 models, each available in dedicated Daylight or Tungsten color versions. With a high CRI of 90+ for accurate color, Lowel Prime Power LED lights have both a brighter and wider beam output than the LED competition in their price class. A trademark feature of the Prime 800 LED is its 50-degree beam angle that allows considerable light output to be spread across a wider area, reducing the need for additional fixtures to light a set.
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| | | | Kodak Introduces Mobile Aspect Ratio App for Filmmakers
A new Aspect Ratio app is now available as part of the KODAK Cinema Tools application. This suite of apps from Kodak can be downloaded for free from iTunes. The Aspect Ratio App lets filmmakers see how different aspect ratios affect a shot.
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| | | | Kodak Calls for Entries in 2013 Student Scholarship Program
 John Bailey, ASC to Judge Submissions
John Bailey, ASC, a renowned cinematographer known for his artistic contributions to cinema, will spearhead a panel of judges for the 2013 Kodak student scholarship program. This international competition acknowledges student filmmakers who demonstrate exemplary filmmaking skills and creativity at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The deadline for entries is May 17.
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| | | | Feature Films on Kodak Dominate Academy Awards®
Independent Spirit Award Winners also have Kodak Moment
Argo’s best picture win topped off a successful night at the Academy Awards® for movies originating on Kodak film. In the 85-year history of the awards, no Oscar®-winning best picture has ever been made without motion picture film technology.
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| | | | Productions on Kodak Film Set the Gold Standard
Six of the Academy Award® Best Picture Nominees Shot on Kodak Film
The 2013 Academy Award® best picture nominees include six movies that were shot on Kodak film: Argo, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, Django Unchained, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and Les Misérables.
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| | | | Films Originating on Kodak Make Big Impact at Sundance
 Festival Winner Fruitvale Leads Impressive List of Films Headed to Cinemas
The 2013 Sundance Film Festival wrapped this last weekend, with director Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale winning the festival’s Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for a drama. The film, which was shot on Kodak Super 16mm by cinematographer Rachel Morrison, was one of many independent movies produced on Kodak film and picked up for distribution.
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| | | | 2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own
NFL Film, “A Christmas Story,” “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Among Registry Additions
The excitement of national football; the first black star of an American feature-length film; the visionary battle between man and machine; and an award-winning actress born yesterday are part of a kaleidoscope of cinematic moments captured on film and tapped for preservation. The Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 motion pictures that have been selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. These cinematic treasures represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking.
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| | | | Kodak Expands Super 8 Color Film Portfolio
 KODAK VISION3 50D Color Negative Film Coming in Small Gauge Format
Kodak is making its KODAK VISION3 50D Color Negative Film 7203 available in the Super 8 mm format. This fine-grained, daylight-balanced stock will be available in January 2013, giving filmmakers more options and flexibility for shooting on location.
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| | | | Kodak Presents a Conversation with Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. on The Master at Plus Camerimage
 Company Will Also Showcase Innovative New Line of Asset Protection Films
Kodak is hosting a discussion with cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. at Plus Camerimage, the international film festival of the art of cinematography, on November 28 at 15:30 (3:30pm) at the Opera Nova, first floor seminar room. Festival attendees will hear first-hand why Malaimare and director Paul Thomas Anderson chose to shoot 85% of the critically-acclaimed movie on the 65mm film format and to project it on 70mm in selected theaters.
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| | | | Cinedeck Boosts North American Operations With Appointment of Suzette Ferguson
 New signing supports customer transition to tapeless production and post
Cinedeck LLC (http://www.cinedeck.com), pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today announced the appointment of Suzette Ferguson as Senior Vice President of Sales for North America. Ferguson’s appointment comes as Cinedeck leverages recent sales successes of its Cinedeck RX and MX solid-state record, monitoring and playback systems to major broadcasters, mobile OB operators and cultural institutions. These include Nickelodeon, MTV, All Mobile Video, The Paley Center for Media, New York, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, who have all integrated Cinedeck systems into their tapeless production and post production workflows.
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| | | | UCLA’s William McDonald to Receive Kodak Educational Award at SMPTE Tech Conference
 The 2012 Kodak Educational Award will be presented to Professor William McDonald of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), at the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineer’s (SMPTE) Honors and Awards Ceremony during the SMPTE 2012 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Hollywood. McDonald, a cinematographer and filmmaker himself, is being recognized for his dedication to educate the next generation of filmmakers in the art and craft of cinematography throughout his professional career. The presentation takes place on October 25 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
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| | | | Litepanels® Adds Punch to “60 Years of Cinerama” Shoot
 It might be the era of digital cameras, but Hollywood still has a sense of history, often paying tribute to the groundbreaking technology that has brought the industry to this point. Recently, cinematographer John Hora, ASC and co-cinematographer Douglas Knapp came together to make the first Cinerama film to be shot in 50 years. It is part of “In the Picture, a Tribute to 60 Years of Cinerama.” This introductory travelogue was shot with a combination of technology of the past; Cinerama camera #3, which was used on “How the West Was Won”, a set of three Kodak Ektar 27mm lenses and today’s Fuji film stock as well as Litepanels LED lights.
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| | | | Lumières Numériques Acquires ARRISCAN Archive Package
ARRI is pleased to announce that Lumières Numériques is the first facility in France to purchase the full ARRISCAN Archive package. The sale includes an ARRISCAN 4K with all available archive options like the ARRI Wet Gate, and Kodak Digital ICE system. In addition, the Lyon-based post house is the first in Europe to purchase ARRI’s stabilization function. Lumières Numériques plans to implement the ARRISCAN into their workflow for restoration of 35 mm full-length films along with 16 and 35 mm short films.
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| | | | Kodak Names 2012 Student Scholarship Winners
The winners of the 2012 KODAK Student Scholarship Awards and KODAK Student Cinematography Scholarship Awards have been selected by a panel of judges led by award-winning cinematographer John Bailey, ASC. This year’s recipients hail from the United States, UK, Germany and Singapore. Kodak’s annual, international competition is designed to recognize superior filmmaking skills and creativity in the next generation. Accredited film schools from around the world nominated up to two students for consideration for each award who were judged on a combination of their past work, faculty recommendations and academic achievement. Judging took place in August.
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| | | | Kodak Introduces Cost-Effective, Asset Protection Film
 Stock Offers Content Owners an Affordable New Option on the Only Proven Archival Medium
In response to the overwhelming industry concern about preserving today’s motion picture and television content long into the future, Kodak has developed an affordable, innovative color film specifically designed for asset protection. The new KODAK Color Asset Protection Film 2332 is optimized for content owners who originate or finish their productions on digital formats and want to protect their valuable media for the future. The stock offers over a century of dye stability when stored in recommended environments and Kodak’s proprietary ESTAR base guarantees high-quality physical performance.
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| | | | FilmLight and The Pixel Farm Provide an End-to-End Restoration Workflow
 Baselight|PFClean integration supports all DI workflows, including ACES, and allows grading and restoration to proceed in parallel.
FilmLight and The Pixel Farm have formed a strategic partnership to jointly market FilmLight’s Baselight colour grading system and The Pixel Farm’s PFClean™ restoration software as a complete, fully-integrated and affordable workflow for digital cinema restoration. As a result, a branded OEM version of the PFClean restoration and remastering suite equipped with the Baselight integration option will be available to FilmLight customers to purchase directly through the company’s worldwide reseller network.
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| | | | Technicolor – PostWorks Posts Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom”
 Technicolor - PostWorks New York, a Slate Media Group company, provided an array of film laboratory and digital post production services for Moonrise Kingdom, the new motion picture from Focus Features and director Wes Anderson that opens the Cannes International Film Festival. The facility handled film processing, dailies production, digital intermediate color grading. DCP production and film recording were done at Technicolor, Los Angeles.
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| | | | Wally Pfister To Headline Kodak Focus at Los Angeles Film Festival
Director-cinematographer Wally Pfister, ASC, BSC will headline the annual Kodak Focus program at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival. The intimate conversation will spotlight Pfister’s artistic and technical accomplishments by screening scenes from three of his films – Insomnia, Laurel Canyon and Inception. Kodak Focus takes place on June 23 at 1 p.m. at the Regal Cinemas at L.A. Live. The seminar is free with a festival ticket.
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| | | | Stephen Lighthill Elected President of the American Society of Cinematographers
 Stephen Lighthill has been elected to serve as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). The vote was made by the newly elected Board Of Governors who also elected ASC Officers, Vice Presidents Richard Crudo, Daryn Okada and Kees Van Oostrum; Treasurer Victor J. Kemper; Secretary Fred Goodich; and Sergeant-at-Arms Steven Fierberg.
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| | | | Anette Haellmigk To Receive Kodak Vision Award at Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards
 Cinematographer Anette Haellmigk, who photographed three seasons of HBO's Big Love, will be presented with the Kodak Vision Award at the 2012 Women In Film (WIF) Crystal + Lucy® Awards in Los Angeles on June 12. The award is given annually to a female filmmaker with outstanding achievements in cinematography, who also collaborates with and assists women in the entertainment industry.
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| | | | Cinesite announces sale to UK private investment firm Endless LLP
~ New investors will enable world-class digital visual effects house to expand its footprint in the media and entertainment industry ~
Cinesite, one of the world’s leading digital visual effects houses, and Endless LLP, an independent UK-based private equity house, today announced that Endless LLP has acquired Cinesite from Kodak for an undisclosed amount. The deal involves Cinesite’s existing management team, supported by its new investment backer.
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| | | | Vision Globale Joins the KODAK Imagecare Program
Canada’s Vision Globale is the newest member of the KODAK IMAGECARE Program, a prestigious quality program for motion picture film processing laboratories. Vision Globale, located in downtown Montreal, is the first Canadian lab to gain accreditation into the KODAK IMAGECARE Program, a truly global initiative, with member labs in 23 countries worldwide.
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| | | | John Bailey Heads Judging of 2012 KODAK Student Scholarships
New Student Cinematography Award Added to Competition
World-renowned cinematographer John Bailey, ASC, will join the panel of judges for the 2012 Kodak student scholarship program, which recognizes student filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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| | | | Oscar®-Nominee Dante Spinotti Named 2012 Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence at UCLA/TFT
 April 30 Screening of Spinotti's The Last of the Mohicans Open to the Public
Affirming their commitment to the next generation of filmmakers and to the future of the film industry, Kodak and UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) have announced Oscar®-nominee Dante Spinotti, AIC, ASC will be the 2012 Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence for the spring quarter at UCLA/TFT.
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| | | | Digital Film Tools Brings the Magic of Film to New Film Stocks Plug-in
New Film Stocks photo and video/film plug-in simulates the look of analog film stocks
Digital Film Tools, developer of visual effects software, today announced the release of Film Stocks with plug-in support for Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom®, Adobe After Effects® CS5 and up, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5 and up, Apple® Aperture®, Apple Final Cut Pro® 6 and 7, and Avid® editing systems.
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| | | | Digital Domain’s Work Nominated for Two Academy Awards®
Real Steel and Transformers: Dark of the Moon nominated for Visual Effects Oscar®
Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG), a leading digital production company focused on visual effects, original content animation and studio co-productions, announced that two of the feature films it worked on this year have been nominated for the visual effects Academy Award®; "Real Steel" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon".
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| | | | Pixomondo Recognized with Academy Award®, BAFTA Award® and VES Award Nominations For Best VFX
VFX Supervisor Ben Grossmann and Digital Effects Supervisor Alex Henning Receive Nods For Outstanding VFX Work on "Hugo"
Talented artists from international visual effects company Pixomondo have earned the company's first-ever Academy Award® nomination garnered for work on Martin Scorsese's 3D epic adventure, Hugo. Pixomondo Visual Effects Supervisor Ben Grossmann and Pixomondo Digital Effects Supervisor Alex Henning - along with Hugo's Visual Effects Supervisor Rob Legato and Special Effects Supervisor Joss Williams - are among the contenders competing for the Best Visual Effects Oscar®.
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| | | | IMAX Licenses Exclusive Right to Kodak's Next-Generation Laser Projection Technology
Groundbreaking technology will enable IMAX® film-based screens over 80 feet and dome theatres to deliver the highest-quality digital content available for the first time ever
IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX; TSX: IMX) and Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) announced today a relationship that will broaden the application of digital cinema technologies in theatres and enhance the consumer's movie-going experience.
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| | | | Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE) Makes East Coast Public Debut
Screening Set for Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo on September 20 & 21
Createasphere, a global community builder for the entertainment technology industry, presents the East Coast public debut of the Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE) at this year's Entertainment Technology Expo - the entertainment and media industry's premier conference for previewing ground-breaking technology and learning about the latest trends in content creation.
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| | | | Corinne Bogdanowicz Joins Light Iron Team As DI Colorist
 Bogdanowicz Colors Soderbergh’s “Haywire”
Light Iron announces that Corinne Bogdanowicz has joined the Light Iron team as a DI Colorist at its new facility in Hollywood. Bogdanowicz comes to Light Iron from DreamWorks Animation, where she re-mastered the first three installments of the Shrek franchise and Ku Fu Panda for stereo conversion. Prior to Dreamworks, she worked in the feature film and trailer DI departments at post facilities Prime Focus and Pacific Title.
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| | | | Video-8 Leverages Dalet's Media Asset Management In The Cloud
Australian broadcast service facility taps Dalet to manage assets and production for new online service delivery
Video-8 Media, an Australian company specializing in production and distribution services for the broadcast market, has launched a Cloud-based Media Asset Management (MAM) service utilizing Dalet Enterprise Edition. With high-end data centers in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, Video-8 customers utilize Dalet MAM tools to upload, edit, store, distribute and archive content from just about any location in the world
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| | | | Panasonic AG-3DA1 Full HD 3D Camcorder Receives R&D 100 Award, ‘Oscar Of Innovation’
 Panasonic Solutions Company today announced that its AG-3DA1 Full HD 3D camcorder has been selected by an independent judging panel and the editors of R&D Magazine as a recipient of a 2011 R&D 100 Award. These awards, widely recognized as the “Oscars of Innovation,” recognize the 100 most technologically significant products introduced in the past year.
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| | | | Renowned Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC Heads to Cinema India Expo
 Award-Winning DoP will present master classes and keynote June 24th & 25th in Mumbai
In collaboration with the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and Kodak, Createasphere will present the venerable, award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC during next week’s Cinema India Expo in Mumbai, India, on June 24 and 25 at the Renaissance Convention Centre.
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| | | | Cinesite creates First Class visual effects
Cinesite, one of the world’s leading film visual effects houses, has completed more than 115 visual effects shots for Twentieth Century Fox’s "X-Men: First Class", which hit cinemas last week. Among the effects Cinesite created were a retro version of the Cerebro Room, Azazel’s fight sequences, a military parade in Red Square and Washington, DC devastated by nuclear war.
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| | | | Cooke Optics celebrates successes with 5/i, S4 and Panchro lenses at NAB 2011
 Lens sets being used on wide range of film projects
Cooke Optics, the premier manufacturer of precision lenses for the motion picture industry, will be celebrating the continuing success of its lens sets - the top-of-the-line 5/i Prime lenses, the industry favourite S4 Prime lenses and the increasingly popular lightweight Panchro lenses - on Booth C9750 at NAB 2011.
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| | | | Bullet Adds Amy Hull As Managing Director; Barry Sonders As Producer
 Two-Year Old Creative Production Hub Solidifies Staff With Top-Tier Talent
Looking to further solidify its reputation as the go to creative production resource for the advertising/entertainment community, Bullet, the multi-disciplined production hub led by award-winning producer Oscar Thomas and music supervisor Patrick Oliver, has added Amy Hull as its Managing Director and Barry Sonders as Producer.
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| | | | Post House 2150 Welcomes Editor Alejandro Santangelo
 Veteran Talent Joins Full Service Post House
2150, the leading full-service post house specializing in editorial/finishing, visual effects, shoot supervision and audio post, has added award-winning film editor Alejandro Santangelo to its staff. Santangelo recent editorial work includes spots for such top brands as Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Heineken, Axe, Renault and Subway.
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| | | | ASSIMILATE Strengthens North American Operations with Appointment of Suzette Ferguson
 ASSIMILATE, a leading provider of powerful post-production tools for RED and other digital workflows, today announced the appointment of Suzette Ferguson as director of North American sales. As the company further leverages recent sales successes of the SCRATCH data workflow and product line in the Los Angeles region and across North America, Ferguson will be responsible for building and overseeing all customer relationships in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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| | | | Hungary’s Focus-Fox Debuts New Grading Theatre with Baselight FOUR
 Cinemix facility offers unique combination of colour grading and sound mixing.
FilmLight today announces that Focus-Fox Studio, Budapest, the largest provider of post production services in Hungary, has installed a Baselight FOUR colour grading system in its newly-opened Cinemix digital intermediate grading and sound mixing theatre.
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| | | | Kodak Cinelab Selects FilmLight's Baselight and Northlight for New DI Services
FilmLight today announces that Kodak Cinelabs Romania, which it is part of a worldwide network of Kodak-owned film processing laboratories and digital film transfer facilities, has invested in a Baselight FOUR colour grading system and a Northlight 2 film scanner. The systems will be installed in a newly-built digital intermediate grading theatre designed to service feature film, television and advertising clients, and scheduled to begin operations this summer.
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| | | | NAB 2010: FilmLight Riding a Wave of Success
After Seeing Its Product Range Recognised with Four Sci-Tech Awards, FilmLight Announces New Products, Solutions and Sales
With an unprecedented four Sci-Tech Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, what do you do for an encore?
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| | | | ARRI and Kodak spread Relativity across Europe
In cooperation with Kodak, ARRI has sold its Relativity Texture Control to four major postproduction houses in the European market: Ascent 142 in London; Éclair in Paris; Norddisk Film in Copenhagen and Salamandra in Moscow have now joined ARRI Film & TV in Munich and Berlin in offering degrain services at the highest quality.
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| | | | NVIDIA GPUs Power All 2010 Best Visual Effects Academy Award Nominees
Oscar-Nominated Visual Effects Studios for “Avatar,” “District 9” and “Star Trek” Tap NVIDIA Quadro GPUs to Achieve Creative Acclaim
Each of the films nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects in this year’s competition depended on NVIDIA® Quadro® professional graphics to power their stunning special effects.
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| | | | Kodak and The Academy Announce Partnership for Academy Award
Partnership Includes Sponsorship of Meet the Oscars® Events, Red Carpet Bleachers, and Oscar Viewing Party at the Historic El Capitan Theatre
Kodak and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced an expansion of their long-standing relationship as Kodak becomes the sponsor of several events surrounding the 82nd Academy Awards®.
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| | | | Colorfront Team Wins Academy Award®
Award-winning team now focusing on fresh challenges in streamlining motion picture production and post
Colorfront, one of the world’s most advanced digital intermediate (DI) and post production facilities, based in Budapest, Hungary, has announced that its software development team is to be honoured with a Scientific and Engineering Award® from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences®.
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| | | | Digital Vision Grows Roster of Top Sales and Technical Talent in Americas
Digital Vision, a global leader in picture enhancement products for film and television post-production, has announced key additions to their Los Angeles based operations. Suzette Ferguson has joined Digital Vision as Sales Manager for the Americas and Gary Jackemuk has taken the lead as Product Specialist.
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| | | | AMWA Workflow Seminar Panel Includes Leading Studio Officers
Hollywood Seminar on advanced media workflows will feature industry experts speaking about their experiences with file-based production
For the first time, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is pleased to co-sponsor this seminar that brings together production and post-production experts, vendors and users to explore the current generation of file based workflows and future expectations.
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| | | | YCD Multimedia and Matrox Graphics Launch Ultra High Definition Video Wall Solution
YCD Multimedia, a developer and provider of smart digital media solutions for businesses, and Matrox Graphics, a leading manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions for professionals, today announced a technological partnership to develop an innovative, Ultra High Definition (UHD) decorative display wall solution for digital signage applications.
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| | | | Unique Technology Focus For Industry At Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) MD Ginnie Atkinson today announced details of a new initiative for industry professionals at the Festival. Reinforcing its ethos as a 'festival for filmmakers', the EIFF will be hosting a series of presentations, debates, screenings and masterclasses that look at cinematography and 3D stereo production.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ to Live Stream Inaugural Streamy Awards
International Academy of Web Television awards program will recognize outstanding original Web television programming on March 28
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that its TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system will be used to produce and live stream the first annual Streamy Awards Ceremony and Gala from the Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. PST (9:30 p.m. CST).
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| | | | EditShare Heads to The South African Waterfront
South Africa's production leader embraces EditShare's Complete Collaboration workflow
EditShare™ the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, announced today that Cape Town-based Waterfront Studios has deployed an EditShare 18TB storage system to facilitate production workflows across its various operational units.
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| | | | Glenn Kennel Joins ARRI Inc. As Chief Technology Officer
ARRI is pleased to inform that Glenn Kennel is joining the company in the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer. Kennel will work from the Burbank office with responsibilities that include overseeing digital intermediate, digital camera technologies and supporting workflows.
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| | | | Digital Ad Pioneer Jason Zada Shoots Adidas Soccer Campaign With P2 HdD Cams
Director Teams AJ-HPX3000s and AJ-HPX500s on Wide-Ranging Ads Featuring adidas-Sponsored Major League Soccer Teams
San Francisco-based director/writer Jason Zada, whose prominence among digital content marketing producers dates back to the early days of the Internet, shot a five-episode web series and three 30-second broadcast spots for adidas with AJ-HPX3000 native 1080p P2 HD and AJ-HPX500 2/3” shoulder-mount P2 HD camcorders.
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| | | | Avid DS 10 Speeds Creative Hi-Res Online Process
Integrated solution enables facilities to enhance creativity, turn projects around quicker and complete entire post process in one system
Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today launched Avid® DS version 10: a solution designed to save customers time and money by offering professional editing, compositing, keying, image retouching, paint and graphics capabilities in one application.
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| | | | Cinnafilm Ships Cinnafilm HD1, the Industry’s First All-in-One Format Conversion Platform
Advanced System Sets New Standard for Real-Time Film Simulation and Unlimited Frame Rate Conversion from Any Digitized Video Source
Cinnafilm Inc., a pioneering developer of advanced film and video production tools, today announced the immediate availability of Cinnafilm™ HD1, the industry’s first all-in-one format conversion platform designed specifically for film simulation and unlimited frame rate conversion of digital video.
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| | | | Gamma & Density Co. Now Shipping 3cP Color Correction Software
Three software versions ensure proper color consistency on all types of productions
Today Gamma & Density Co. announced that it has commenced shipments of three versions of its 3cP software for color control of film and digital productions. Previously only available as a full-service rental to high-end film and digital productions, 3cP is now available for purchase for all levels of productions.
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| | | | Adobe Announces PDF Print Engine 2
Next Generation Printing Technology Streamlines Graphically Rich, Personalized Publishing
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe PDF Print Engine 2, the next-generation, full-featured printing software that enables end-to-end workflows for graphically rich publishing based on Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).
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| | | | Aviom Hits A High Note For “American Idol”
A-16II Personal Mixer Helps Create a Communications Network for Hit TV Show
When ATK Audiotek of Valencia, CA, was called upon to design an audio network for “American Idol,” it relied on Aviom and the company’s A-16II Personal Mixer to help with its communication needs.
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| | | | Guava selects Tiger Technology to streamline its sophisticated production workflow
Affordable metaLAN Server and stoneGate software facilitates Mac, Windows, and Flame/Smoke integration
Tiger Technology Sarl, developer of high performance, affordable storage area networking (SAN) and workgroup management software solutions, today announced that New York-based visual effects company Guava, part of the Nice Shoes family of full service HD post-production house specializing in high-end commercial work, had selected stoneGate and metaLAN Server to streamline their sophisticated production workflow.
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| | | | Gen Art Film Festival Presented by Acura
Seven Features, Seven Shorts & Seven Parties Slated for April 2nd – April 8th
The 13th Annual Gen Art Film Festival, presented by Acura, kicks off on April 2, 2008 in New York City. The Gen Art Film Festival Presented by Acura’s unique format showcases seven features and seven shorts from emerging filmmakers which are followed by seven premiere parties.
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| | | | damnfx Wins Big At Visual Effects Society Awards Gala
Montreal-based visual effects and animation studio damnfx wins kudos at Visual Effects Society Awards event
damnfx is proud to have received a Visual Effects Society award for Best Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project, for work delivered on "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure", an IMAX 3D stereoscopic film directed by Sean Phillips and produced and distributed by National Geographic.
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| | | | Version2 Inks Editor Jane Keller
Continuing to grow its talent roster, New York-based editorial and VFX/motion design company Version2 proudly announces the addition of Editor Jane Keller. Jane was most recently at the Now Corporation and Company X, both based in New York.
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| | | | Michael Porte Launches The Field
Entrepreneur and Executive Producer Michael Porte, known for such successful previous endeavors with audioEngine, Crush Digital, and Mad River Post, has opened creative service company The Field.
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| | | | BBC Motion Gallery footage featured in multiple Oscar®-nominated films
Nominees across several categories, including “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “American Gangster,” “Across the Universe,” “I’m Not There,” “Sicko” and “American Homecoming” ” tap BBC and CBS News Archives
BBC Motion Gallery, a division of BBC Worldwide Limited and the exclusive global representative for the CBS News Archive, congratulates the 2008 Oscar® nominees. BBC Motion Gallery licensed memorable shots to films nominated in several categories, including “Sicko,” “Operation Homecoming,” “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “American Gangster,” “Across the Universe” and “I’m Not There.”
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| | | | |  Blogs: Live Event CoverageJust back from working the Diabetic Foot Global Conference at the Dolby Ballroom / Loews Hollywood Hotel. Planning for the meeting goes back to the previous year's meeting - same location, new AV vendor and I attended for the first time providing stills photography, run and gun interviews and general...Read Blog Subscribe The New Merry Pranksters: PrefaceA Creative COW Introduction to The New Merry Pranksters We here at Creative COW would like to introduce what will be a remarkable series of dispatches from Africa, describing a trip with expert cinematographers using the absolute latest cameras, lenses, IO, storage and more, while shooting in extreme conditions. More...Read Blog Subscribe New Tools, but an old way to look.Ok I have said many times that changing cameras often time forces one to change everything in their production lifestyle, the movement to tapeless has been wrought with issues and concepts that had to change with the times. Arri has brought back an oldy but a goody, and chances are...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs » Podcasts:Episode #050 - November 18, 2008CGI The Early Years with Steve Wright, Robert Abel and Associates, Kodak Cinesite, Learning Nuke, Media 100 13 ships, Adobe CS4 downloads, Flash Converter, Browsershots and more creative news and interviews - creativecow.netTune In Subscribemore podcasts »Related Tags | | | | |
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