| | | | Directorz’ Jeff Bednarz & Lucky Post’s Logan Hefflefinger Unite For The Home Depot “Thank You”
 The Home Depot "Thank You” film honors employees; everyday heroes who help build things, open doors, and bring out the good in people as told through the eyes of their biggest fans: their children. The project was Directed by Jeff Bednarz for agency The Richards Group, interviewing children of employees from all over the country including those from tornado-torn Joplin and communities affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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| | | | Lucky Post Editor Wes Williams Helps “Car” Shine For MidFirst
 The new campaign for MidFirst Bank via agency Riester connects the company’s emphasis on loyalty and deep sense of purpose to the passions of its customers. This desire to achieve performance at the highest level is lovingly illustrated in the repair of a classic GTO “The Judge” featured in “Car."
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| | | | The Richards Group, Directorz & Lucky Post Create “Ultimate” MetroPCS Campaign
 The new MetroPCS campaign, directed by Jeff Bednarz, is a compelling window into the lives of champion UFC fighters Ronda Rousey, Cain Velasquez, and Urijah Faber. Each striking spot, by agency The Richards Group, displays the fighters’ remarkable talent and sporting prowess interwoven with how MetroPCS plays a major role in their busy lives.
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| | | | Treehouse Editor Peter Tarter Makes Feature Debut with “Chasing Shakespeare”
 Director Norry Niven’s "Chasing Shakespeare", which debuts this month at the Dallas International Film Festival, is an enchanting love story about a young Native American woman’s search for her destiny and her widower husband’s attempts to reunite with her after her death. Based on a screenplay by James Bird, the film features stunning performances from Danny Glover, Oscar-nomined Graham Greene, Chelsea Ricketts, Mike Wade and Ashley Bell, and delivers an emotional, dreamlike experience that is not to be missed.
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| | | | OutPost Manages Media with Marquis’ Project Parking
Marquis Broadcast, specialist in content workflows and media integration software, has today announced that OutPost, the independent post production house based at Pinewood Studios, is to use Project Parking Version 3 to manage its media. Project Parking is Marquis’ archive and restore solution which enables editors to analyse all projects on their edit storage by size, project, location, age, duplicated or orphaned files and then archive or copy files to second tier storage or delete unused media at the touch of a button, while still maintaining a usable and easily accessible format for future use.
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| | | | Blueyed Pictures makes its mark as a “go-to” full service digital content production studio to the fashion, entertainment and public relations industry
Blueyed Pictures Founder and Executive Producer Jamee Natella, operates on a philosophy of providing creative production solutions and added value to both advertising agencies and clients direct. The only constant in the world of fashion, entertainment and public relations is change. Blueyed consistently delivers for clients such as CW3PR, an entertainment and lifestyle public relations firm and Teeology, an online shopping destination for luxury T-shirts, co-founded by Jennifer Lopez, Erica Zohar, and Brian Lee. The ongoing relationships and growing number of production services provided by Blueyed Pictures continues to strengthen its appeal to lifestyle, entertainment and fashion marketers. With offices in LA, London and Tokyo, Blueyed operates internationally to produce commercials, branded content, apps, live events, corporate brand films, behind-the-scenes and EPKs.
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| | | | Win a Free Workflow Consultation from Small Tree
Shared Storage Specialist Giving Away Free Consult to Lucky Media Production Facility
Wasting time copying files or recovering dropped frames are among the biggest headaches facing media production professionals. For those facilities not using its robust and affordable shared storage systems to alleviate such headaches, Small Tree is giving away a free workflow consultation to one lucky media production facility through a contest on the company’s Facebook page.
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| | | | Oscar Winning Sound Designer/Mixer Scottie Richardson Brings Talent To Lucky Post
 Noted sound designer and mixer Scottie Richardson has joined Dallas’ Lucky Post. Richardson was part of the Academy Award ™ winning team on the short animated film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg. Throughout his career, Richardson has provided sound design and audio post for a diverse range of commercials and television, from McDonald’s to “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
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| | | | Lucky Post’s Sai Selvarajan Creates “Magic,” Pays Tribute To Johnson & The Olympic Dream Team
 Lucky Post’s Sai Selvarajan has created a dynamic promo film that is a tribute to Magic Johnson and the inspirational power of basketball. Twenty years ago, basketball’s Dream Team ushered in Olympic history, exposing a global audience to the majesty of the sport and informing new generations of players and fans. Gold was the prize, but for many the inspiration came from the participation of Magic Johnson who retired a year earlier after the stunning announcement that he had contracted HIV.
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| | | | Ingenuity Engine and Katy Perry are "Wide Awake" for 3D Music Video
 Visual Effects Studio Teams with DNA and Panasonic to Create Dream World
Ingenuity Engine - an artist driven and owned visual effects studio - completed extensive work on the 3D music video for "Wide Awake," which was written for the 3D "Katy Perry: Part of Me" film which opened on July 5. The video was directed by Tony T. Datis of production company DNA.
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| | | | Director Adria Petty and Stardust's Alan Bibby Co-Direct "Princess of China" for Coldplay and Rihanna
 Stardust creative director Alan Bibby teamed up with longtime friend and veteran music video helmer Adria Petty to co-write and co-direct Coldplay and Rihanna's epic music video for "Princess of China.” Petty, whose credits include videos for Beyonce’s “Sweet Dreams” and “Countdown” plus spots for Target, Hershey’s and Lancome, and Bibby, whose credits include VFX-heavy commercials for Mercedes-Benz, AT&T and Shell, combined their unique talents and visions for the movie-trailer-style video, which premiered worldwide on June 4, 2012.
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| | | | Premiere Postproduction Studio Lucky Post Opens In Dallas
Lucky Post, a new post company combining creative editorial, graphic design, compositing, sound design, audio mixing, and creative finish has opened in Dallas’ bustling Uptown neighborhood. The post house is a sister company to production companies Directorz and Lucky Twenty One. An industry reception and art opening featuring the work of artist Eliot Saarinen marked the official unveiling. http://on.fb.me/LuckyPostOpening
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| | | | “Hugo” Enchants At CAS Awards
Career Achievement Honors for Scott Millan, CAS
It was a fairytale evening for Hugo and the Sound Mixing team of Production Mixer John Midgley, Re-Recording Mixer Tom Fleischman, CAS and Scoring Mixer Simon Rhodes at the 48th Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards. The family adventure won Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture, the evening’s top honor.
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| | | | Editor Scott Hanson Goes Into Therapy
 Los Angeles-based post house Therapy adds Editor Scott Hanson to their roster. Hanson comes to Therapy from Dallas-based N2O Editorial (now Lucky Post). His work stands apart with strong, emotional storytelling, best showcased in projects for such top clients as The Salvation Army, Home Depot, ExxonMobil and Mayo Clinic, to name a few.
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| | | | VOLT Launches Creative Editorial With Erik Carlson
 Award-winning editor Erik Carlson has signed with VOLT for exclusive representation, marking the launch of creative editorial at the VFX/Motion Design studio. With this signing, VOLT has just completed the build-out of the company’s inaugural edit suite, now home to Carlson.
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| | | | Tech expert Michael Phillips joins Cineworks LA
Louisiana-based Cineworks announced today that Michael Phillips, one of the industry’s foremost technology experts, has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer. In this capacity, Phillips will direct research and development of new technology solutions for the digital production process as well as provide workflow consulting to Cineworks clients.
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| | | | Soundelux’s Glenn T. Morgan Strives for Realism in “The Way”
 "The Way", the new film written and directed by Emilio Estevez, tells the story of an American doctor named Tom (played by Estevez’s father, Martin Sheen) who travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son. Rather than return home, Tom decides to complete a trek begun by his son through rural France and Spain along El Camino de Santiago, a legendary road originally traveled by St. James. Along the way, Tom’s trek transforms into a spiritual journey that profoundly affects his sense of family, friends and the challenges of life.
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| | | | Stuck On On's Post-Production Adds Intensity To New Film "Take Shelter"
Austin-Based Company Making City A Premier Destination For Audio & Visual Finishing
Austin-based audio and visual finishing house Stuck On On helps to create the beautiful and stirring sights and sounds for the new film "Take Shelter", which opens in New York and Los Angeles September 30th. Through an impressive client roster in both film and advertising, the company is offering a complete post-production package that strengthens the city's standing as a creative destination for filming.
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| | | | Comedy Director John Adams Joins Original
 John Adams, whose talent for crafting smart, funny, true-to-life stories has made him one of the top comedy directors in advertising, has joined bi-coastal Original for exclusive representation.
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| | | | ShootersINC Lands Acclaimed TV Producer John Foy To Run ShootersTV
 Successful Developer of Reality TV Will Expand Company’s Long-Form Content Production
ShootersTV, the new division from multi-dimensional content company ShootersINC developing and producing programming for reality and non-scripted television, has added long-time TV producer and content developer, John Foy as their Senior Vice President. In that role, Foy will be focused on expanding the amount, as well as the styles, of long-form content they produce.
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| | | | Safe Harbor Launches Giveaway Promo
Sponsored by Next Limit Technologies, Luxology, NewTek, and Safe Harbor Computers, we are giving away a 3D pot of ‘software gold’ to a few lucky people! Save some serious green this March while adding professional tools to your workflow.
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| | | | Join VFX Guru Ben Brownlee for a FREE Webinar on FxFactory Plug-In Technology
Noise Industries and NewMediaWebinars.com present a FREE webinar on FxFactory plug-ins; Tune-in for a chance to win a full copy of FxFactory Pro
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, in partnership with NewMediaWebinars.com, brings the VFX plug-in community a 90-minute FREE live webinar featuring the benefits and techniques for using FxFactory plug-ins in Final Cut®, Motion® and After Effects®.
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| | | | Shooters Post & Transfer Adds Editor Hutchinson
Shooters Post & Transfer has hired Editor, Mark Hutchinson. Hutchinson brings more than 15 years of experience to Shooters, having earned his chops in commercial editing in New York as well as in award-winning documentary films in his native England.
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| | | | DIVE Helps Bring ‘Lebanon, Pa.’ to South by Southwest
“Lebanon, Pa.” Director Ben Hickernell wanted Hollywood-quality post production while maximizing the Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit. He naturally chose DIVE for feature film expertise and precision in visual effects, RED digital cinematography and the Digital Intermediate (DI) process.
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| | | | Vancouver Film School Alumni Honoured with Oscar Nominations
District 9 a nominee for four Academy Awards; VFS grads up for Best Adapted Screenplay
Vancouver Film School (VFS), Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution and one of the most distinguished in the world, is thrilled to congratulate VFS graduates Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell on the four Academy Award nominations awarded to their acclaimed film "District 9", as announced this morning by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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| | | | Accelerated HD H.264 Encoding Now Available on Windows Products Featuring Matrox MAX Technology
Award-winning Matrox CompressHD card and Matrox MXO2 Mini I/O device speed up HD H.264 file creation for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Windows drivers for Matrox CompressHD and Matrox MXO2 Mini with the MAX option are now available as a free download from the Matrox website for registered owners. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of HD H.264 files for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web.
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| | | | Quantel at IBC 2009 – Stand No 7.A21
Innovative new technologies on show
Quantel will be showing its range of post, DI and broadcast systems on its new, more environmentally friendly stand at IBC 2009. The emphasis is firmly on innovative new technologies that create better workflows, contain costs and streamline production timescales.
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| | | | MindSmack Taps Sound Designer/Composer/Engineer Brian Rund To Lead Audio Division
Award-Winning Audio Talent Joins Full-Service Post House/Web Development Company
Brian Rund, the award-winning audio engineer/sound designer/composer, has joined the creative staff of MindSmack, the full service post house for advertising, television and film featuring state-of-the-art editorial, graphics, audio post, as well as web design and multimedia development.
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| | | | Weta Digital buys Nuke site licence
Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, today announced that Weta Digital, New Zealand’s premier multi-award winning VFX studio, has purchased a site licence of Nuke to enhance its in-house pipeline.
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| | | | Lone Peak completes 13 episodes of "1000cc Raw Thrill"
Lone Peak Productions, a Salt Lake City based video production company, announced they have finished post-production of 13 episodes of, "1000cc Raw Thrill" a motorcycle show that is the brainchild of Executive Producer, James Brown of Salt Lake Studios.
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| | | | Award-winning mixer Robert Farr joins LipSync
LipSync, the leading Soho post-production facility, announced today that it has appointed Robert Farr to join its acclaimed sound department as Re-recording Mixer, working on a combination of television and film projects.
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| | | | News: nailgun* Captures the Look of HGTV's Dream Home
Award-Winning Creative Studio Designs Show Open/Packaging and Logo for HGTV's Highest Rated TV Event Airing Jan. 1
Every year since 1997, Home & Garden Television (HGTV) has built a beautiful, fully-furnished home for the sole purpose of giving it away to one lucky viewer on HGTV's Dream Home, the network's highest rated television event, which airs on New Year's Day.
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| | | | News: Umlaut Welcomes Designer/Graphics Artist Ivan Miller
San Francisco Editorial company, Umlaut, has expanded its team with the addition of Designer/ Motion Graphics Artist Ivan Miller. Miller will also handle all finishing, compositing and visual effects work, and has already contributed to campaigns for Comcast, Scion, 24 Hour Fitness and Saturn.
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| | | | News: Thin, Shot With Panasonic
Provocative Film on Young Women with Anorexia to Premiere on HBO in Fall 2006- Panasonic AG-DVX100A Used as Second Camera for Production
THIN, a gripping documentary about young women with eating disorders directed by internationally-renowned still photographer Lauren Greenfield and shot with Panasonic 24p cameras (the AJ-SDX900 DVCPRO50 camera backed up by the mini-DV AG-DVX100A), will screen in the Documentary Competition at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 19 – 29 in Park City, UT. THIN will screen seven times, from Jan. 20 – 27(see schedule below).
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| | | | |  Blogs: Next Free Webinar & Special Offer From TiffenJune 5th 12pm EST Production to Post series with Richard Harrington Great Lighting in Production and Post Join special guest Richard Harrington again and learn about great lighting techniques. Rich will review how he uses Lowel lights as part of his production package. Other tools like Variable ND filters, reflectors,...Read Blog SubscribeFree Webinar on Color Grading with TiffenCreative Color Grading Fast! Learn how to approach color grading tasks from production to post. Learn important techniques about what to shoot in the field including camera profile, white balance information, and essential metadata. Then in post you'll learn how to create popular looks that clients want. This workshop will...Read Blog SubscribeA decent DSLR indie setup if I do say so myselfHello all, I've been interested in video (and audio) for years. In fact, I've been working with audio for a while as a hobbyist recording/song writer, etc. Nothing to brag about, but it's a hobby and I've enjoyed it. More recently, I have really wanted to do good video quality....Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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