| | | | Method Studios Announces Top Flight Animation Hires
 Global VFX House Welcomes Erik-Jan de Boer, James Jacobs and Keith Roberts
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, announced today the addition of three world-class animation artists to the Method Studios’ creative team.
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| | | | iN DEMAND Uses AJA Video Systems Technology to Create A Wealth of Promotional Content
 As the leading distributor of transactional movies, sports and events to video providers across North America, iN DEMAND delivers a huge amount of programming from more than 150 program suppliers to major cable operators and telcos. To support all this content, the company also creates more than 10,000 pieces of promotional video each year to help MSOs promote their Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video-On-Demand (VOD) offerings.
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| | | | Qube! Rewires Render Pipeline at Scandinavia’s Biggest Animation Studio
 Superior Technical Support and Intelligent System Controls Help Norway’s Qvisten Animation AS Increase Efficiency While Working on Film and Commercial Projects
With two animated features in production, and a commercial due every month, Qvisten Animation AS is the epitome of a hardworking animation studio. But like most creative organizations, they can only be as good as the tools they have around them. For years their render farm was more burden than boon; more likely to crash than provide them with the customization tools they required. During their search for something more stable, the team came across PipelineFX’s Qube!™ – a production-proven render farm manager that satisfied their need for consistency. It has never let them down.
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| | | | A Burgeoning Mission: Venice VFX House Doubles Space And Adds New Talent
 VFX house The Mission doubles the size of its Venice-based studio and expands their talent roster with the addition of Rick Grandy as CG Supervisor and Raul Dominguez as a Creature Modeler. With over 19 years of experience in the visual effects industry, Grandy comes to The Mission from Pixomondo where he served as a Digital Character and Pipeline Supervisor on top projects including "The Amazing Spiderman" and "Die Hard 5". Former video game artist and cartoonist Dominguez was most recently at Digital Domain, lending his talents to a score of feature films including "Iron Man 3" and "The Avengers".
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| | | | MPC LA Announces Andy Boyd As Head Of 3D
 MPC LA is proud to announce the addition of Andy Boyd as the studio’s new Head of 3D. A respected VFX supervisor in the commercial and film industries, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to MPC, as well as a client base built over his 15 years working around the globe.
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| | | | Bodega’s Merhar Takes The Insanity Out Of The Home Garden For Preen
 New York/San Francisco-based content creation/production company Bodega director Dave Merhar exposes extreme measures for weed-free gardens in the comedic new :15 “How I Do It – I Use Preen Garden” for Preen out of Merkley + Partners, NY. The spot features ruthless de-weeding tactics including a man who torches his weeds with a flamethrower and a woman in absolute histrionics over pulling and spraying. The campaign also features the additional :15 “How I Do It – I Use Preen Mulch.”
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| | | | PipelineFX Offers Sneak Preview of Qube! 6.5 at NAB 2013
New Installer Makes Installation Easier Than Ever on Top Three Platforms; Live Demos of Latest Qube! Features In Hitachi Data Systems Booth #SL5816
This year at NAB 2013, PipelineFX will be previewing some of the prominent additions coming to its render farm management software, Qube! 6.5 in the Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) booth, #SL5816.
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| | | | Method Studios Appoints Christian Kubsch as President
 Darin Grant joins Method as Chief Technology Officer
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, announced today that Christian Kubsch has joined the company as President. Kubsch will oversee Method’s global operations including the company’s main base in Los Angeles along with locations in London, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, New York, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta. Kubsch will report to Stefan Sonnenfeld, President of Creative Services, Deluxe. Darin Grant has been named Chief Technology Officer of Method Studios, and will report to Kubsch.
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| | | | NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology Puts Qube! Through the Paces
 Remote Capabilities and Reliable Results Make Render Management Software the “Backbone of BFA Program”
Free is great until system crashes become more common than polished renders. New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology learned this lesson the hard way after entrusting its render queue to free render farm management solutions. These systems were unable to provide the reliability required to produce quality animations and images for its students’ thesis projects, leading the Computer Animation and Interactive Media department to a solution that would: PipelineFX’s Qube!™.
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| | | | Academy Award Nominations Celebrate Marriage of Storytelling, Artistry and Technology
Digital Artists Worldwide Relied on Autodesk Media & Entertainment Software to Create the Best Movies of the Year
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) Media and Entertainment technology has played a pivotal role in the creation of some of the most iconic and breathtaking movie imagery over the past two decades. From large post-production studios to small boutique houses, talented artists across the globe — from North America and Europe to Asia and Australia/New Zealand — combined digital artistry, Autodesk software and great storytelling to make the most celebrated films of this past year.
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| | | | Method Studios Provides VFX Expertise To KIA Super Bowl Spots
 Artists create fully CG animals, environments and augmented female robots
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, has collaborated with agency David&Goliath on two commercials for KIA which premiered during Super Bowl XLVII. "Space Babies," directed by Jake Scott (RSA), and "Hotbots," directed by Carl Erik Rinsch (MJZ) provided a wealth of inspiring VFX challenges to Method's creative team in Los Angeles. Stephanie Gilgar, Method Studios' Executive Producer comments, "It's an honor to have been entrusted to deliver two of the most VFX-heavy ads seen during this year's big game - a yearly highlight in the US television commercials industry".
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| | | | White Mark Designs A New Film Sound Facility In Moscow
 After three years of intense work, UK studio design consultancy White Mark Ltd has completed a massive project in Moscow that involved designing and building a new, state of the art film sound facility for Russian company CineLab Ltd.
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| | | | Squint/Opera Finds Rendering Edge in PipelineFX’s Qube!
Render Farm Management Software Gives a Speed Boost to Content Creation Firm’s Architectural, Branding, Film, and Large Image Projects
As the world’s appetite for content grows more and more insatiable, creative powerhouses like London’s Squint/Opera are finding their logistical edge in the most logical of places: pipeline management. With the help of PipelineFX’s render farm management software Qube!™, Squint/Opera has recently rewired their pipeline to put speed, performance and task order first – a move that has transformed an under-utilized system into a venerable powerhouse of its own.
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| | | | Company 3 Launches New Sound Division
To Provide Commercial, Feature and Television Clients Sound Design, Original Music Composition and Mixing
Award-winning post house Company 3 (CO3), is pleased to announce the launch of its brand new audio division. Located within Company 3's Atlanta and New York facilities, CO3 Sound boasts three 5.1 audio suites designed to handle surround sound for commercial, feature film and television clients providing the highest level of sound design, original music composition and mixing. The new division is a complement to Deluxe's strong sound offerings in facilities around the world. CO3 Sound's radio and television mixing roster includes clients such as USA Network, Turner Broadcasting, Red Bull, Georgia Lottery, espnW, Ford, Kia and Toyota, to name a few.
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| | | | Company 3 and EFILM Collaborate on Comprehensive Post Pipeline for James Bond Feature "Skyfall"
Award-winning post houses Company 3 (CO3) and EFILM joined forces to provide Eon Productions' newest James Bond feature "Skyfall"--the first digitally-shot film in the franchise--with a complete, integrated workflow, ensuring consistency from dailies through to digital intermediate (DI). Based on this model, the companies have branded their collaborative location service as EC3, which leverages the technology and personnel of both post houses.
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| | | | Company 3 Opens Games Unit, Provides Extensive Services to Activision's "Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
 Unit Contributing Post FX to Upcoming Blockbuster "Call of Duty®: Black Ops II;" Gaming Veteran Malte Wagener Named VP, Games
Award-winning post house Company 3, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., announced today it recently provided a variety of post production services to its first game project, "Call of Duty®: Black Ops II" and concurrently, announced the opening of a new division dedicated specifically to offering color grading and other high-end post production services that will assist in taking game production to the next level of artistic heights.
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| | | | The 7th Annual Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Winners Unveiled
Post Production Gala Brings Recognition to Innovation and Artistry
In a gala celebration last night, winners of the 2012 HPA® Awards were recognized for the outstanding contributions they have made in helping create the features, programs, spots, and entertainment seen around the world. The Hollywood Post Alliance® - the professional organization for the post production community - presented the 7th Annual HPA Awards to a sold out audience of industry insiders and luminaries. Industry professionals were honored in 12 creative categories as well as a number of special awards including Engineering Excellence, HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production, and the prestigious Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Post Production, which had been announced earlier.
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| | | | Golf Channel Completes Facility Upgrade with SSL C100 HDS and C10 HD Consoles
 “Having all three audio control rooms with the same console features and interface is invaluable.”
Golf Channel, the world’s premiere distributor of golf-related programming, reaching over 120 million households worldwide, is currently upgrading all of its post-production and live suites at its Orlando studio as a facility-wide upgrade to HD/surround sound production. Control rooms PCR 1 and PCR 3 host a new Solid State Logic C100 HDS and C10 HD, respectively, joining the existing C100 HDS in PCR 2. The three consoles offer a consistent operator interface throughout the facility, all feature SSL’s Production Assistant options to help streamline production and are connected via a MORSE Router to enable audio asset sharing between studios.
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| | | | Exciting news from VIEW Conference! Oct 15-19 2012, Turin, Italy
VIEW conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez has announced that senior visual effects supervisor Dan Glass of Method Studios will give a world premiere presentation on the feature film “Cloud Atlas”. Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, the Warner Bros. release received a 10-minute standing ovation at its Toronto Film Festival premiere. “Cloud Atlas” is scheduled for wide release beginning in late October.
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| | | | 2012 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Announce Nominees
The Hollywood Post Alliance has announced the nominees for the 2012 HPA Awards. The Awards honor excellence in post production and bring recognition to the achievements of individuals and companies who are engaged in significant and revolutionary work in post production. The nominees in the 12 craft categories were chosen from a field of talented and innovative entries in color grading, editing, sound, and compositing for motion pictures, commercials and television. This year marked the largest number of entries in the Awards' history. The winners of the 2012 HPA Awards will be announced at a gala evening at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA on November 1st, 2012.
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| | | | PipelineFX Releases Qube!™ 6.4
 Render Farm Management Software Upgrade Brings Mobile Access, Augmented Priority Controls, and Workstation Management Tools to Render Pipelines
PipelineFX, makers of Qube!™, the leading render farm management software for digital media creation, announced today the release of Qube! version 6.4. Along with new tools for smart farming, system supervisors can now access Qube! via their smartphones (MobileView), set priority limits for non-privileged users, and control how much of their workstation will be available to the render farm. All with what often amounts to a single click of their mouse.
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| | | | PipelineFX’s New Suite of Products Simplifies Render Pipeline Complexity at SIGGRAPH 2012
Live Demos of New Mobile Render Farm Management App in Booth #516; Free Artist Workshop and Birds of a Feather Event Planned
This year at SIGGRAPH 2012, PipelineFX will be showing off two new additions to the Qube! render farm management family: a new app named Qube! MobileViewTM, which makes viewing and managing render tasks on a mobile device easy, and a CPU core coordinator called QBLockerTM. Live demos of each product will be held in booth #516. They will also be hosting a Birds of a Feather event and a free Qube! Artist Workshop on-site at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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| | | | Company 3® and Method Studios Join Beast Editorial in Chicago
Melissa Thornley Appointed Managing Director
The award-winning post production houses of Company 3, Beast and Method Studios, subsidiaries of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., have for the first time ever co-located within one facility in Chicago's historic Tribune Tower.
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| | | | Company 3® Launches New On-Air Promotions and Trailers Division
Robert Mape Joins as Creative Director/Senior Editor; Steve Beal as Senior Editor/VP Promotions and Trailers
Award-winning post house Company 3, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., announced today the opening of a new division that provides promotions, trailers, titles, animation and effects design work for television networks. The division will house some of the finest creative and technical talent in the industry within interconnected New York and Los Angeles facilities, and will utilize Deluxe's extensive networked infrastructure.
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| | | | Company 3® Completes Grading for Multiple Versions of "Prometheus" with DaVinci Resolve
 Blackmagic Design today announced that Company 3 used DaVinci Resolve for color grading four different versions of 20th Century Fox's, "Prometheus." One of the most anticipated features of the summer, the science fiction thriller was directed by Ridley Scott, the visionary filmmaker behind "Alien" and "Blade Runner," who chose Company 3 to help enhance the stunning visual style for "Prometheus," shot by renowned cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, ASC.
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| | | | Company 3 Returns for Third Year as Tribeca Film Festival Sponsor
Award-winning post house Company 3, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, Inc., is proud to announce its return for the third straight year to its role of Industry Sponsor of the Tribeca Film Festival. The Festival, which runs from April 18th through the 29th, 2012, has grown to become one of the most respected film festivals in the world.
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| | | | Method Studios Creates an Epic Underworld Monster and Environments for “Wrath of the Titans”
 Los Angeles and London facilities combine efforts, along with Company 3, to collaborate on this stereo feature from concept art through to DI
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, was excited to join forces on the larger-than-life 3D visual effects in Warner Bros.’ “Wrath of the Titans” - the second installment in the franchise. The main sequence for Method Studios in LA involved creating the awakening of the monstrous Kronos, father of Zeus. This fully CG rock giant is brought to life with glowing lava and causes the cataclysmic destruction of the Underworld. During pre-production, Method Studios in London created concept images for the production’s art department, as well as the visual effects in the establishment of the Underworld sequence. Olivier Dumont rose to the occasion as Method’s VFX Supervisor along with Aurelia Abate, Method’s VFX Producer.
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| | | | 14 Academy Award-Nominated Movies: One Thing in Common
Digital Artists Worldwide Used Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation Software to Create 2011's Most Celebrated Movies
Digital artists devoted days and years behind the scenes to help create the movie magic seen in many of this year's Academy Award-nominated films. In the categories for Best Visual Effects and Best Animated Film (Feature and Short) in particular, many artists relied on the same set of tools -- Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software from Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK).
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| | | | LAIKA Licenses Shotgun Software For Stop-Motion Animation & VFX Work
Deployed for stop-motion animated feature ParaNorman, Shotgun proves effective in enhancing collaboration within data-heavy stop-motion pipelines
Shotgun Software announced that leading animation studio LAIKA has purchased a site license of Shotgun to manage production and enhance collaboration for stop-motion and VFX work throughout its Portland, Oregon studio. LAIKA implemented the flexible, web-based solution as a central platform for modernizing production management of the data-heavy stop-motion process on its upcoming 3D animated feature ParaNorman, releasing August 17, 2012 from Focus Features.
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| | | | Company 3 Scores at Super Bowl XLVI
Post house contributes color grading on 24 spots for 20 brands
Award-winning post house Company 3, a subsidiary of Deluxe® Entertainment Services Group, worked on 24 ads that aired during last Sunday's Super Bowl XLVI, which amassed a record-breaking 111.3 million viewers. Company 3 co-founder/colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld and fellow colorists Dave Hussey, Siggy Ferstl, Tim Masick, Mike Pethel and Tom Poole performed color grading on commercials for 20 brands: Acura, AT&T, belVita, Best Buy, BMW, Bridgestone, Bud Light Platinum, Chevy, Chrysler, Downy, Hulu, Hyundai, Kia, M&M, NBC, Pepsi, Samsung, Time Warner, Toyota and Volkswagen.
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| | | | Method Studios Provides VFX Expertise To Noam Murro-Directed Super Bowl Spots
Method Studios Provides VFX Expertise To Noam Murro-Directed Super Bowl Spots
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, was thrilled to collaborate on a record seven Super Bowl commercials this year. Among the projects keeping the Method Studios teams in Los Angeles, New York and Australia busy, were three especially VFX-heavy ads directed by the 2012 DGA award-winning director, Noam Murro. Dan Glass, Method's EVP and Senior VFX Supervisor notes, "This is our strongest Super Bowl yet and has resulted in successful collaboration throughout our multiple Method sites."
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| | | | The Mission Signs Joey Brattesani As Lead Flame Artist/VFX Supervisor
 Venice-based effects house The Mission brings Joey Brattesani on board as Lead Flame Artist/VFX Supervisor. The 20+ year industry vet has done work at many of the top VFX houses. His highly celebrated work as a Flame Artist has earned him two Emmy nominations for Best Visual Effects for Young Indiana Jones and a VES Award for Outstanding Matte Painting Work for his work on Smallville.
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| | | | 2011 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Winners Unveiled
 The Post Production Community and Industry Innovators Receive Honors in Gala Evening
Tonight, during a gala evening of celebration at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance® – the professional organization for the post production community - presented the Sixth Annual HPA Awards to a sold out audience of industry insiders and luminaries. Individuals were honored in 12 creative categories as well as a number of special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement and Creativity and Innovation, which had been announced earlier. The HPA Awards honor the best of the best talent working behind the scenes in motion pictures, television and commercials as well as the most innovative technologies in post.
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| | | | Eidos-Montreal Revives "Deus Ex" Franchise With Autodesk Game Technology
 Scaleform Middleware Helps Augment Reality Through Immersive User Interfaces in "Dues Ex: Human Revolution"
Eidos-Montreal, a Square Enix company, used some of the latest game development technology from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to develop the critically acclaimed "Deus Ex: Human Revolution" video game. Autodesk Scaleform middleware helped the developer build immersive user interfaces (UIs) -- from interactive world objects and the hero's Augmented Reality bioengineered enhancement, to basic menus and heads-up displays (HUDs). Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk MotionBuilder software were used to create and populate the game's large futuristic world.
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| | | | A New Method Emerges In Australia
Sydney and Melbourne add to Method Studio’s Global Footprint
Method Studios, the visual effects group within the Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, announced today the addition of three facilities in Australia, further expanding Method’s already established network of studios in Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York and London.
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| | | | Method Brings More Soul to Kia Motors America Spot
 Method artists create a world of dancing robot armies and hamsters for Kia Soul
Renowned visual effects company Method Studios completed work on a new commercial, “Share Some Soul,” developed by Kia Motors America (KMA)’s advertising agency of record, David&Goliath, introducing the significantly refreshed 2012 Kia Soul. The VFX-heavy spot debuted during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
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| | | | Company 3, Method Studios Collaborate to Offer Enhanced Stereoscopic DI Services
Company 3 and sister facility Method Studios now offer clients a seamless workflow for stereoscopic 3D feature film digital intermediates. Filmmakers now have the option to have any portion of left/right "eye" alignment fixes--associated with all stereoscopic cinematography--addressed within Method's dedicated stereography division.
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| | | | Visual Effects Companies CIS and Method Form Global Powerhouse
Rebranded to Method Studios
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group today announced the rebranding of its award-winning visual effects companies, Method, which Deluxe acquired from Ascent Media in December 2010, and CIS Visual Effects. The expanded company has been renamed to Method Studios, a world class entity specializing in the creation of visual effects for the feature film and commercial markets.
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| | | | Deluxe Visual Effects Facilities Standardize on Shotgun Software for Production Tracking and Collaboration
Multi-Site License Purchased Across Deluxe's Global Network of Visual Effects Companies Method Studios, Postmodern and Rushes
Shotgun Software, developers of the Shotgun web-based production tracking and collaboration system, announced today that the visual effects units of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group have purchased a multi-site Shotgun license to seamlessly connect its global facilities, which include Method Studios in Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York and London; Postmodern in Sydney, and Rushes in London.
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| | | | Beast LA Hires Senior Producer Yole Barrera
 Beast, one of the nation’s top editorial houses, has announced the appointment of Yole Barrera to Senior Producer of its Los Angeles facility. Barrera, a seasoned post production veteran, joins Beast after freelance work at various commercial facilities that include Spot Welders, Rock Paper Scissors, Arcade Edit and Jigsaw. Some of her notable credits include the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, the first HD commercial in Utah for Lagoon and numerous spots for auto manufacturers such as GM, Honda, Ford and Jaguar to name a few.
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| | | | Motionographer’s F5 Fest Announces Final Batch of Speakers
Mark Romanek, Neil Huxley, Adam Bly , Tanya Morgan & PressPausePlay Join Two-Day Creativity Conference, along with RE:VISION Gallery & the RE:PLAY Film Festival
(New York, New York--April 4, 2011) -F5, the biennial creativity festival presented by Motionographer that returns to the historic Roseland Ballroom in New York City April 15-16, 2011, has unveiled even more speakers and announced the final event schedule! F5 encompasses two days of talks, presentations and performances exploring the intersection of art, design and entertainment. This year’s theme, “Happy F5,” celebrates F5’s birthday (the first event was held in 2009) with inspiring, optimistic messages that foster creative collisions.
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| | | | HPA Award Winners, “Best of Tech Retreat” Set For NAB Post Pit
The Hollywood Post Alliance takes Center Stage Wednesday, April 13th, Announces 2011 Call for Entries
Winners of special honors from the 2010 Hollywood Post Alliance® Awards, and highlights from the HPA's renowned Tech Retreat, will be featured in NAB's Post Pit on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production, the Engineering Excellence Award and "Best of Tech Retreat" winners will all be featured from 10:00am to 4:00pm, at the Post Pit in the South Hall, booth number SL12205.
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| | | | OptiTrack Demonstrates Desktop Motion Capture with new V120:Duo and V120:Trio Tracking Bars at GDC 2011
 Showcases Comprehensive Six Degrees of Freedom Motion Capture Systems for Under $2,000
As the role of motion capture in virtual production expands, OptiTrack™ continues to offer game developers and animation studios optical tracking technology that is priced to meet an independent budget, but powerful enough to drive AAA development. GDC 2011 marks the release of a new advancement in accessible motion capture: the OptiTrack V120:Duo and V120:Trio tracking systems.
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| | | | OptiTrack Insight VCS Receives Innovation in Media Arts Award
Virtual Motion Capture System Recognized by Oregon's Governor's Office of Film and Television
Recognized for its outstanding contribution to the film industry, OptiTrack's Insight VCS virtual camera system has been selected to receive the Award for Innovation in Media Arts by Oregon's Governor's Office of Film & Television. This prestigious award will be presented to OptiTrack developer, NaturalPoint®, at the Office of Film and Television's Annual Meeting at Portland State University's Lincoln Hall at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, 2010.
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| | | | OptiTrack Insight VCS Virtual Motion Capture System Ships to Customers Worldwide
Adopted by Leading Pre- and Post-visualization Companies for Live-action Virtual Camera Work at a Competitive Price
Previewed to widespread acclaim at SIGGRAPH 2010, OptiTrack's Insight VCS virtual camera system is now available to customers worldwide. Offered at a third of the price of competing systems, the Insight VCS is ideal for previsualization and production in game and CG film projects of any scope, ranging from AAA games to independent films.
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| | | | OptiTrack's S250e Ethernet Motion Capture Camera Now Available to Customers Worldwide
Exceptional Performance and Affordability Exceeds Market's Price-performance Standards
Today marks the immediate availability of OptiTrack™'s high-performance motion capture camera, the S250e. Providing exceptional speed and precision in a highly compact form factor, the S250e is the first full-featured Ethernet motion capture camera in the world for under $2,000 USD.
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| | | | 2010 Hollywood Post Alliance Awards Opens Ticket Sales
A Night to Celebrate Post Production On November 11th
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has announced that tickets are now available for the 2010 HPA Awards. The HPA Awards recognize the achievements of those individuals working with ingenuity and creativity behind the scenes creating motion pictures, commercials and television.
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| | | | Aidan Thomas Joins Method Creative Finishing Division
Senior Smoke artist contributes to ad campaigns for Nike and Old Navy
Visual effects company Method has hired senior Smoke artist Aidan Thomas to its Creative Finishing division. Thomas joins Method from the UK’s Golden Square Post and The Mill, where he worked on commercial campaigns for Intel, Levi’s and Reebok, among others.
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| | | | Method Studios Promotes Claus Hansen to Head of Creative Finishing
Division signals expansion with the addition of Smoke artist Aaron Neitz
Visual effects company Method announced that it has promoted Claus Hansen to head up its Creative Finishing division as creative director. Hansen, who has worked with Method since its 2009 merger with RIOT (where he’d been on staff since 1999), oversees all creative projects for the division in addition to contributing his own talents as a finishing/VFX artist.
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| | | | Company 3 Further Enhances Digital Intermediate (DI) Interoperability
Exec Producer Devin Sterling to oversee DI across all locations
Further bolstering unification of its digital intermediate (DI) services, Company 3 has expanded Executive Producer Devin Sterling's role to oversee DI operations between its Santa Monica and New York facilities, liaise with sister companies Method, and Rushes in London, as well as supervise any remote DI projects within Company 3’s international network of virtual outposts.
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| | | | OptiTrack Demonstrates the Future of Virtual Filmmaking at SIGGRAPH 2010
Showcases How to Produce an Affordable Virtual Production Workflow; Offers Hands-on Experience with a Virtual Camera System
With the massive success of computer-generated 3D films like "Avatar," real-time virtual production workflows are setting a new trend in Hollywood. At SIGGRAPH 2010, OptiTrack™, in conjunction with Autodesk, will provide attendees with a demonstration of how to create a cost-effective virtual production pipeline that will easily integrate into existing workflows.
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| | | | OptiTrack's Insight VCS Brings "Avatar" Magic to Every Studio
Optical Virtual Camera System Enables Live-action Camera Work for CG Filmmaking at a Competitive Price; Compatible with all Optical Motion Capture Systems
Filmmakers and game cinematographers are increasingly turning to real-time virtual production technologies to blend real-world tools with their virtual world.
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| | | | FxFactory Development Partner PHYX Inc. Releases A Cure For Blemished Footage
New PHYX Cleaner brings advanced reconstruction and refinement treatments to smooth out raw, gritty video footage inside Final Cut, Motion and After Effects applications
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, today announced the release of development partner PHYX Inc.'s latest plug-in, PHYX Cleaner, for the FxFactory® platform.
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| | | | Peter Marin and Martin Lazaro Join Method Studios
Visual effects facility boosts NY talent roster with VFX supervisor and sr. Flame artist
In a move bolstering the talent pool at its New York facility, visual effects company Method Studios has hired VFX supervisor Peter Marin and senior Flame artist Martin Lazaro, who most recently completed work on the Spike Jonze film "I’m Here.”
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| | | | Method Studios Hires Dan Glass, Drew Jones and Stephane Ceretti
LA & NY-based visual effects company bolsters feature film offerings; expands into the UK
Visual effects company Method Studios is expanding its feature film VFX offerings with the appointment of three major talents: Dan Glass, Drew Jones and Stephane Ceretti. As senior creative director, Glass will oversee both feature and commercial projects at Method. On the production side, Jones will lead film projects globally as Method’s vice president of feature films.
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| | | | Method Studios Hires Patrick Davenport as VP Operations
VFX veteran formerly executive producer at Image Metrics and Digital Domain
Visual effects company Method Studios announced today that it has brought VFX veteran Patrick Davenport on board as Vice President of Operations at its Santa Monica location, where he will be responsible for overseeing Method’s facilities in both Los Angeles and New York.
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| | | | Genarts And The Foundry Announce Strategic Alliance
Industry Leaders Collaborate to Enhance Nuke Market Growth
GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, and The Foundry, the world-leading visual effects software developer, today announced they have entered into a broad strategic alliance.
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| | | | K-Tek Intros Custom Logo Windscreens
K-Tek introduces Schulze-Brakel custom logo windscreens - a striking yet affordable way to stand out from the crowd. An ideal way to display individual logos, these are an excellent advertising method for radio and TV stations, sports teams, studios, entertainment programming, news shows, and sponsorships.
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| | | | Cascade SIGGRAPH Hosts Two-night Screening of Computer Animation Festival
Exclusive Showing of 2008's Best Computer Graphics Shorts from Around the World; Nov. 12 and 13th, Beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington's local SIGGRAPH chapter, today announced that it will host a special two-night screening of the 2008 | Computer Animation Festival (CAF), a highly regarded computer graphics extravaganza.
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| | | | Charles Taylor Named VP at SAMMA
Charles Taylor, a broadcast industry veteran with over 25 years experience, has been named vice president of broadcast and production sales, U.S., for SAMMA Systems.
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| | | | Autodesk at SIGGRAPH 2008
View Latest Product Releases, Learn Tips and Tricks from Industry Experts, Attend Special Events and More
At SIGGRAPH 2008, Autodesk (Booth #501) will showcase the most recent releases of its 3D solutions and compositing applications, as well as the latest versions of the recently acquired Autodesk ImageModeler and Autodesk Stitcher software.
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| | | | Encore Hollywood Taps John Roden for Growing VFX Department
Encore Hollywood has brought on visual effects artist John Roden as 2D Supervisor. Roden, who has broad experience as a compositor, matte painter and graphics designer for film, television and advertising, will seek to build and lead a team of artists engaged in those disciplines as part of a larger effort by Encore to grow its visual effects capabilities.
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| | | | Houdini 9.5 for Mac OS X
FREE Houdini 9.5 public beta available immediately for download from Sidefx.com and continues to support Windows and Linux
Side Effects Software, an industry leader in 3D animation and visual effects software, is pleased to announce the planned release of Houdini 9.5 on July 15, 2008. Houdini 9.5 brings the 3D industry's first node-based workflow to the Mac ensuring that 3D artists can collaborate seamlessly in a multi-platform environment.
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| | | | cmiVFX Launches New Cinema 4D Cloth System Dynamics Training Video
Watch High Definition Training Videos For The Visual Effects Industry Instantly From Anywhere In The World.
cmiVFX | cmiStudios. launches its 6th training video for Maxon's Cinema 4d 3D application. The product series has been in development for nearly a year, and is fine tuned to work with a variety of different skill leveled users.
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| | | | 5 Alarm Music Launches Intuitive Online Search & Download Solution for Music Editors and Producers
The nation's largest independent music library has partnered with Soundminer to develop a robust, easy-to-use online music search engine.
5Alarm Music, a division of strategic music branding company DMI Music & Media Solutions, has harnessed the power of Soundminer's Web portal in a revolutionary approach to Web-based audio asset management, creating a user-friendly Web browser experience that offers producers and music supervisors a dynamic and easily navigable online search engine to find, download, manage and store music for any and all production applications.
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| | | | Super Bowl XLII: Digital Artists Tackle Commercials with Autodesk Solutions
More than 30 Super Bowl XLII TV commercials for Bridgestone, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, FedEx and other advertisers were created using Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) technology. Autodesk's visual effects, editing/ finishing and 3D modeling, animation and rendering software were used to deliver computer-generated imagery, including digital animals and environments.
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| | | | News: NTC Designs QUEST Workflow
National TeleConsultants Develops Workflow for KQED-TV's New Multiplatform QUEST Science Series
Producing innovative programming for delivery in high-definition television (HDTV) and other new digital-media formats requires careful workflow planning to fully optimize the content-creation process. To produce its revolutionary new QUEST series, San Francisco PBS station KQED called in long-time collaborator National TeleConsultants (NTC) to devise a workflow plan that would fully leverage the station's advanced digital HD production tools to create this complex, multiplatform title.
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| | | | News: Neyrinck Audio Adds DTS to SoundCode Plug-Ins for Pro Tools
DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI) announces that Neyrinck Audio has added DTS encoding and decoding capability to their SoundCode plug-ins for Pro Tools™, ranging from standard DTS Digital Surround 5.1-channel to DTS-ES 6.1-channel and DTS 96/24 encoding. These products are scheduled to be available beginning October 2006.
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| | | | News: D2 Software Announces Free Downloadable Version
At SIGGRAPH 2006, D2 Software, Inc., a subsidiary of Digital Domain, Inc., is announcing that it will make a free non-commercial version of its NUKE™ compositing software available for download on August 31, 2006. The new version is designed to enable artists, students, and graphics professionals to learn and experiment with the high-end NUKE toolset used by 40 visual effects companies on films such as Titanic, I, Robot, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, The Ant Bully, King Kong, The Wild, and many other film, commercial, and animation projects.
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| | | | News: D2 Software Announces New NUKE Customers
At SIGGRAPH 2006, D2 Software, Inc., a subsidiary of Digital Domain, Inc., is announcing strong momentum for its NUKE™ high-end compositing software with four visual effects companies in the U.S. and Canada purchasing the software in June and July. Mr. X, Image Engine, Furious FX, and SpeedShape all selected NUKE to handle high-end compositing work for film, video, and animated projects.
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| | | | News: D2 Software to Preview Next Version of NUKE
Showcase High-End Compositing Pipelines at SIGGRAPH: Booth workflow walk-throughs will feature NUKE compositing, Primatte® keying, Qube! render farm management system, NVIDIA Quadro® FX ultra high-end graphics, FrameCycler® playback
At SIGGRAPH 2006, D2 Software, Inc. a subsidiary of Digital Domain, Inc., will unveil new features for its award-winning NUKE™ compositing software planned for release later this year. The company will also give attendees a look at how top VFX companies are handling compositing on major projects through guest presentations and companion product demos in booth #1231 (co-located with Digital Domain), and offer attendees the opportunity to get a hands-on experience with NUKE at the Guerilla Studio.
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| | | | News: 2006 FIFA World Cup
Autodesk Technology Used to Create World-Class, High-Definition Commercials and Broadcast Graphics
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that its technology was used to create high-definition television (HDTV) content for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Autodesk solutions provide digital artists with the creative tools and processing power necessary to quickly and efficiently produce content containing the level of detail required for HDTV programming.
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| | | | News: Massive Software expands management team focusing on driving growth
Academy Award®-Winning Massive Software Hires Alias Senior Manager and Builds Worldwide Sales and Distribution Network
Massive Software, developer of Academy Award®-winning 3D animation software for AI-driven characters and digital stunts, announced today a company expansion in tandem with the rapid growth of its reach into the film and television production space. Massive has tapped Nick Divehall, former Alias Senior manager for the role of Vice President of Business Development. Concurrently Massive announced an initial suite of channel partners to handle product sales in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, London and Montreal.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: Cloud Atlas: The VFXCloud Atlas, a complex and lyrical film directed by Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, relies on visual effects and more than a dozen visual effects facilities collaborating closely to bring alive the past and future worlds depicted in its six intertwined stories. Method is one of the houses who helped create these amazing worlds, and Creative COW's Debra Kaufman spoke to them to learn more.Read Article Subscribe Method Studios: VFX for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterMethod Studios was approached by Fox's visual effects team to work on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and were offered some very tasty stuff to solve - a train sequence with burning bridges, full CG fire, all in stereo. As CG artists, this is the kind of meaty work you really want to go after. Randy Goux shared his experiences on Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter with Creative COW.Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: Stereoscopic Cinema - A Discussion and Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyI just posted this in the Film History and Appreciation forum, but think this is a good blog entry as well. The title of this post, Stereoscopic Cinema, is meant to suggest that films like Avatar, The Hobbit and perhaps other well executed stereo films are in fact a new...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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