| | | | SMPTE Launches Centennial Predict-the-Future Contest
Entries Being Accepted Now; Winners Identify State of TV and Cinema Technology in 2016, Centennial Anniversary of SMPTE's Founding
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, today announced the launch of its Centennial Predict-the-Future Contest. Participants' projections regarding the state of television and cinema technology in 2016, the 100-year anniversary of SMPTE's founding, will be collected from April 7 to Nov. 1, 2013, and the winners — identified by renowned analysts — will be recognized during the Gala SMPTE Centennial Event in 2016.
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| | | | Faceware Technologies Brings a New Face to the Asian Animation Market
Faceware Technologies signs two reseller agreements to aggressively target Japan and China with its Facial Motion Capture Technology
Faceware Technologies, a leading provider of 3D facial motion capture solutions for the video game, film, television and commercial industries, today announced that it has dramatically increased its foothold in the Asian market by signing two new resellers: Japan’s Crescent Inc,. the exclusive distributor of Vicon Motion Capture Systems to the Japanese entertainment market, and Beijing Ou-Lei Technology, Co, Ltd., a successful supplier of entertainment equipment & solutions in China.
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| | | | Atanasio + Martinez Join MTh Directorial Roster
 Directorial team Anthony Atanasio and Valerie Martinez have joined MTh (Motion Theory)’s commercial roster for U.S. representation. Since teaming up in 2004 after Atanasio’s debut in the Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase at Cannes, the two have emerged as an award-winning pair, creating work for top brands including Nintendo, Nike, Audi, Levis, McDonald’s, Budweiser, General Motors and Toyota.
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| | | | MTh Adds French Directorial Duo Akama to Roster
 Commercial production company MTh (Motion Theory) has added French directorial team Akama to its roster. Akama’s Alexandre Ada and Cedric Jeanne joined forces in 2004 and have been creating award-winning work for global brands such as Audi, Volkswagen, Lacoste, Kit Kat and more ever since.
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| | | | Guillaume de Fontenay Joins MTh Directorial Roster
 MTh (Motion Theory) today announced the addition of award-winning commercial director Guillaume de Fontenay to its roster. de Fontenay has helmed over two hundred spots over the course of his career with brands that include Pepsi, Bailey’s, Honda, Dodge, Toyota, Kellogg’s and many more.
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| | | | Northern Lights Adds Editor Alan Chimenti
 New York-based editorial house Northern Lights adds award-winning editor Alan Chimenti for east coast representation. Chimenti’s wide range of styles from VFX-heavy work to beautiful montages and comedy spots can be seen in commercial work for national brands such as Pepsi, Target, Puma, Expedia, Nike, Disney and eBay, collaborating with such top directors as Jason Reitman (“Juno,” “Up in the Air”), Grady Hall (Motion Theory), Randy Roberts (Curious Pictures), Matthew Cullen (Motion Theory), Drew Lightfoot (Passion Pictures) and Wayne Isham (Wondros). He has also packaged his skills in both visual effects and editorial storytelling in over 100 music videos for top artists including Green Day, Dave Matthews, Cake and No Doubt. He recently finished a project with Northern Lights and partner production boutique Bodega for Sunday Night Football/NBC Sports. Other upcoming work includes spots for GLAD, AT&T and Target.
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| | | | Poetica Launches a Collective of Artists and Filmmakers
 Managing Director Bob Cagliero is pleased to announce the launch of Poetica, a hybrid collective of artists and filmmakers focusing on live action-through-post content creation. The word “Poetica” comes from the ancient Greek term for “making,” a simple idea that encapsulates the overall mission of the new group. Based out of New York with an office in LA, Poetica is a studio that creates award-winning live-action, VFX, 3D, 2D and design for commercials, music videos, short form content, installations, and the web.
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| | | | Grant Anderson Appointed Executive Director Of Sony 3D Technology Center
Sony Pictures Stereographer to Lead Industry Education and Collaboration on 3D Productions
Sony Pictures Technologies has tapped Grant Anderson as the new Executive Director of the “Sony 3D Technology Center,” located at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. The announcement was made by Chris Cookson, President, Sony Pictures Technologies and Chief Officer of the Sony 3D Technology Center, Sony Corporation of America, and Toshino Yuhaku, Senior Vice President, Corporate Alliances, Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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| | | | Faceware Technologies Launches Free Educational Program
 Students Can Now Create High-Fidelity Facial Performances Free of Charge
Faceware Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of 3D facial animation software and hardware for the video game, film, television and commercial industries, today announced that it is rolling out its Educational Program to educational institutions around the world. The new program, which is currently being tested by a select number of universities including the UK’s University of Portsmouth, will allow students to create high-fidelity facial animation with the Faceware Professional Software Products, free of charge. Faceware is showcasing the first student project created with its technology, Stina and the Wolf, in booth #1129 at Siggraph 2012.
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| | | | AICP Digital Unveils Production Guidelines
Matt Miller, President and CEO of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) and Dustin Callif, Executive Producer, Digital, at Tool, and President of AICP Digital, today unveiled guidelines for digital production. The document outlines best business practices for digitally produced content, including interactive, visual effects, design, and animation.
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| | | | New Professional Product Line Puts Faceware’s Complete Facial Animation Tool Suite Into Animators’ Hands
Faceware’s New End-to-End Tool Suite Helps Animators Create High-Fidelity Facial Performances 3-10x Faster than Hand Keying
Faceware Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of 3D facial animation software for the video game, film, television and commercial industries, today announced that it has launched its Faceware Professional Product Line, a low-cost, start-to-finish facial animation tool suite built to capture, analyze and create realistic facial performances 3-10x faster than hand keying that same performance. The Faceware Professional Product Line, which until now has only been in production testing at select studios, includes completely updated versions of the Faceware Head-Mounted Camera System (HMCS) and Faceware Retargeter, and a brand new product called Faceware Analyzer. This marks the first time Faceware has offered all of its internal technologies for use in studios.
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| | | | Ex-Weta Digital Vet David Bennett Joins Faceware Technologies
Faceware Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of 3D facial animation software for the video game, film, television and commercial industries, today announced that David Bennett will be head up sales efforts for the Company’s facial animation software in Europe and India, as well as build studio and channel relationships in those regions. Mr. Bennett is an award-winning artist who is recognized throughout the film and video game industry for his facial animation work on such films as “Avatar,” “The Adventures of Tintin”, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, and “Beowulf.”
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| | | | GoPro Broadens Efforts to Make GoPro CineForm Codec Widely Available to Professional Production Market
GoPro Moves Closer to Adoption by SMPTE as the VC-5 Standard
GoPro, the world’s most versatile camera, announced today it is broadening its efforts to ensure wide availability of the GoPro CineForm Codec, its high-performance video codec that has been highly valued in video post-production for many years as the industry’s highest quality compression format. The GoPro CineForm Codec is well established in the professional filmmaking marketplace, and has been integrated with several industry-leading devices and video cameras such as the Silicon Imaging SI-2K, Cinedeck mobile capture systems, and many renowned acquisition devices.
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| | | | Directorial Duo Mårlind & Stein Join Motion Theory Roster
 Commercial production company Motion Theory (MTh) has added Swedish team Mårlind & Stein to their directorial roster. Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein have worked together as a team for ten years on commercials, television programming and feature films.
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| | | | Image Metrics And Atomic Fiction Announce Joint Collaboration For Future Projects
Visual Effects Creators Behind Effects for "Transformers 3" and "Boardwalk Empire" Add Award-Winning Faceware Software to Animation Pipeline
Image Metrics (OTCBB: IMGX), a leading provider of 3D facial animation technology, and Atomic Fiction, an Emeryville-based visual effects and animation company, today announced a collaboration for upcoming entertainment projects where Atomic Fiction will integrate Image Metrics' award-winning Faceware™ facial animation software and hardware into its character animation and visual effects pipeline.
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| | | | Image Metrics and IMPD Productions Expand Animation Services
New Production Company to Provide Broad Animation Services to Clients While Leveraging Image Metrics' Innovative Technologies
Image Metrics, Inc. (OTCBB: IMGX), a leading provider of facial animation technology, and IMPD Productions, Inc., formerly part of Image Metrics but now a wholly-owned independent animation production company, announced today their partnership to serve clients with state-of-the-art production technology and services.
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| | | | Scott Gemmell Joins Mothership as Head of Production
 Hybrid production company Mothership has named Scott Gemmell Head of Production. A veteran producer with a varied background in live action, motion graphics, animation, VFX, online media, and creative branding, Gemmell will oversee day-to-day production of commercial projects flowing through Mothership.
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| | | | Troika Positions And Launches The Re-Brand Of Three FSN Regional Sports Networks To Root Sports
Agency Embraces ROOT SPORTS' Desire to Dispel the Traditional Model of an RSN, Creates Brand Strategy & Signature Graphic Elements from the Viewpoint of the Home Team Fan
Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency, has teamed up with ROOT SPORTS™ to provide creative direction for the re-brand of the company's three regional sports networks in Seattle (formerly FSN Northwest), Denver (formerly FSN Rocky Mountain) and Pittsburgh (formerly FSN Pittsburgh).
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| | | | New Design Director Mark Coleran Helps Fuel Bonfire
 Bonfire, a motion design and integrated media company, has announced that Mark Coleran has come on board as design director. Coleran is one of the most high profile designers of Fantasy User Interfaces (FUIs) for feature film and will leverage that experience to bring FUIs into real-world production for Bonfire's roster of technology clients.
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| | | | Image Metrics and Centroid to Offer Comprehensive Animation Solution
Partnership Marks the Launch of Image Metrics' Preferred Partner Program to Provide Clients with a Range of Complementary Animation Services
Image Metrics, Inc. (OTC BB: IMGX), a leading provider of facial animation technology for the entertainment industry, today announced a partnership with Centroid, the United Kingdom's leading motion capture and character animation services company, to provide an integrated animation solution to the film, television and video games industries.
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| | | | Image Metrics Acquires FacePro, Expands Facial Animation Solution
Image Metrics to Integrate FacePro Procedural Lip Sync Offering into FACEWARE Software Solution for Increased Animation Efficiency and Affordability
Image Metrics, Inc. (OTC BB: IMGX), a leading provider of facial animation technology for the entertainment industry, has acquired FacePro, a leading lip sync services and technology company.
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| | | | Canon U.S.A. Announces The Expansion Of Its Explorers Of Light Program To Include World-Renowned Cinematographers
Five New Cinematographers and One Still Photographer Added to the Program
Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the addition of five cinematographers and one photographer to the Company's Explorers of Light program which is an illustrious group of influential, imaging professionals who serve as ambassadors for Canon products. The addition of these cinematographers further solidifies the importance that Canon's EOS HD video products have played in the industry. From being used on set for hard-to-get shots for motion pictures to filming full-length television commercials, Canon's EOS HD video products are beginning to revolutionize the film and television industry.
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| | | | Image Metrics Animates Legendary Coach John Wooden
Renowned UCLA Basketball Coach Delivers New Lines in Motion Theory's Sports Spot to Promote Commitment to NCAA Players' Roles as Students
Image Metrics, Inc. (OTC BB: IMGX), a leading provider of facial animation technology and services for the entertainment industry, today revealed its work with creative production studio Motion Theory on an official 2010 NCAA March Madness public service announcement (PSA) that will air throughout the year to encourage NCAA athletes to commit equal effort to both studies and sports.
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| | | | Motion Theory Gives Generative Art a Human Touch for IBM
Scientific Data is Transformed into a Unique Visual Language in 'Data Baby,' Directed by Mathew Cullen for Ogilvy & Mather/NY
Creative production studio Motion Theory applies generative art techniques into a new TV commercial for IBM via ad agency Ogilvy & Mather/New York.
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| | | | Image Metrics Launches FACEWARE Software For Game Developers
HALO Developer Bungie Signs as First FACEWARE™ Customer
Image Metrics, a leading provider of facial animation technology and services for the entertainment industry, today announced the launch of FACEWARE™, the Company's unique facial animation technology platform. Bungie, developer of the blockbuster HALO franchise, plans to incorporate Image Metrics' FACEWARE facial animation software into its in-house production pipeline.
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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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| | | | Filmmakers / Students Hone their Skills at International Academy of Film and Television’s Short-Term Workshops
IAFT Upcoming Filmmaking Sessions Include Digital Video Production, Hi-Def/RED Camera and 3D Animation
The International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) is offering three new short-term Filmmaking workshops in Digital Video Production, Hi-Def/RED Camera and 3D Animation. Beginning June 2009 and ranging in length from four days to three weeks, the sessions are open to film students and filmmakers alike who are interested in expanding their skills or learning the latest techniques in a particular area.
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| | | | Red Giant Software Acquires Digital Anarchy Plug-Ins
Six New Motion Graphics Packages Expand Product Line
Red Giant Software, with popular products Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory, and Trapcode, today announced that it has agreed to acquire the video plug-in portfolio of Digital Anarchy, a San Francisco-based plug-in developer.
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| | | | BBC Motion Gallery Announces Expansion of High Definition Offerings
Four new HD aviation, aerial and natural history collections available for the first time via www.bbcmotiongallery.com
BBC Motion Gallery, a division of BBC Worldwide, announced today the further expansion of its critically acclaimed high definition footage archive with four new HD collections.
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| | | | News: OFFF Festival does New York
After seven years since its inauguration the globally recognised OFFF Festival arrives to New York City, direct from trendsetting, culturally quenching Barcelona. What better city to export this festival to than the epicentre of digital activity - New York City.
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| | | | News: Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that Jos Stam, principal scientist at Autodesk, was honored with a Technical Achievement Award (Academy certificate) by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The award acknowledges Stam's research on subdivision surfaces and contributions to the motion picture industry. Stam accepted the award at a ceremony held Saturday, February 18 in Beverly Hills, California. Technical Achievement Awards are granted to individuals who have developed solutions with a proven track record in the film industry.
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