| | | | Superfad NY Executive Team Join Gravity as SCOUT
 International visual effects, design and content company Gravity announced today that the three key creative and production executives from Superfad NY have re-assembled as SCOUT, a new divison of Gravity. Gravity CEO/CCO Zviah Eldar made the announcement.
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| | | | 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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| | | | Tom Guilmette Relies on Vinten Vision 100 for Support in Extreme Cold and Winds
 DP Tom Guilmette took on an assignment at the top of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, nicknamed “Home of the World’s Worst Weather.” He packed his trusted Vinten Vision 100 support system and ascended by Snow Cat to the summit buildings. Shooting conditions were extreme. Guilmette dealt with high winds and temperatures below -20°F (-29°C).
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| | | | 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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| | | | University of Southern California Selects Imagen2 To Provide Hosted MAM Services for Digital Repository
USC Digital Repository will also host new ScreenAcademy digital library
Cambridge Imaging Systems, the digital archive management specialist, announced today that the University of Southern California Digital Repository (USCDR) has selected Imagen2 to provide fully-hosted media asset management for its customers. The USC’s Digital Repository service provides commercial and not-for-profit organisations with best-in-class operational and technical procedures for the long-term preservation of media assets. The availability of Imagen2 on the USCDR’s world-leading infrastructure completes a full end-to-end solution as customers are now able to access their archives through a fully customised web portal.
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| | | | Rhythm & Hues Alumni Thom Burkhart Named Senior Producer at STEELE Studios
 STEELE Studios, a leading post production company and creator of visual imagery for Films, Commercials, Television, Broadcast, Music Videos and Online/Viral Media, has named Thom Burkhart as the company’s new Senior Producer. Most recently, Burkhart had been Head of Digital Post Production for Rhythm & Hues for 14 years.
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| | | | The D4D Creates Branded Documentary Series That Explores Innovation & Exploration
 Igniting Ambition on Behalf of the University of California
Walking on Mars using virtual reality, the science of brewing, and the goal of a universal language are just a few awe-inspiring explorations illuminated in the UC documentary series created by The Department of the 4th Dimension (The D4D). Each brand film features passionate and compelling thought-leaders and innovators, UC faculty, and alumni whose accomplishments touch our daily lives and will shape our future.
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| | | | Superlounge Director Joe Schaak Gets Generous With Laughs In New Campaign For MetroPCS
 Right on the heels of signing with national production company Superlounge, The Richards Group tapped Director Joe Schaak for a new campaign for MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Bringing the spots to life, Schaak incorporated his notable past directing experiences producing commercials for ESPN, Verizon, Target and McDonald’s, to name just a few. Schaak combines his humorous and creative talent to entertain audiences by reminding them of the wireless carrier’s mantra, “We Have It.”
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| | | | LOGAN Designs Immersive Museum Exhibition, Spectacle: The Music Video
 LOGAN, the award-winning bicoastal creative studio, takes a step into the exhibition space with Spectacle: The Music Video, a traveling museum show designed by Alexei Tylevich and the LOGAN team. With a portfolio that boasts numerous entries in the medium, including iconic music videos for Money Mark and N.A.S.A., Tylevich and LOGAN were natural choices for the task. Spectacle provides an immersive look at the history-so-far of the music video, exploring 40+ years of filmmaking and music with a Herculean assemblage of physical, web and print components.
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| | | | Cambridge Imaging Systems Announces US Launch of ImagenCloud at NAB 2013
- New product is based on popular Imagen2 MAM and publishing system -
At NAB 2013 Cambridge Imaging Systems will present the US launch of ImagenCloud, the cloud-based media asset management and publishing solution on Stand SL14913. The company will also demonstrate its popular Imagen2 software-based MAM and publishing system. Visitors to the stand can also win a GoPro3 Hero3 camera and six months of free ImagenCloud hosting.
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| | | | Arclight Productions’ Original Documentary premieres at The Annenberg Space for Photography’s WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath March 23, 2013 – June 2, 2013
 Documentary Film accompanies one of the Most Notable Exhibits on War-Themed Photography Ever Assembled
THE WAR PHOTOGRAPHERS, a documentary film commissioned by the Annenberg Space for Photography will debut with the exhibit, WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath, set to open on March 23rd. Arclight Productions has been commissioned to produce the original documentary short that will be featured as part of this unprecedented exhibit. The exhibit will open free to the public in Los Angeles on March 23, 2013 and run through June 2, 2013. The film will be shown in vivid detail on two 14' by 7' screens in 4K resolution in the Digital Gallery, which is central to the architecture of the Photography Space and the exhibit experience. This exhibition is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and is made possible with generous support from the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation.
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| | | | Qube Cinema Installs 4K 3D System at Moody Gardens
Single-Server Setup Enhances Viewing Experience on Giant Screen
Qube Cinema installed its single-server 4K 3D system at Moody Gardens in advance of the GSCA Film Expo and Digital Symposium happening now in Galveston, Texas. The single Qube XP-I server delivers 4K stereoscopic imagery to two Barco 4K projectors each with its own embedded Qube Xi 4K Integrated Media Block (IMB). Moody Gardens now joins the ranks of giant screen theaters in North America with 4K 3D capabilities, offering visitors stunning stereo digital imagery.
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| | | | Christie Donates Digital Cinema Projector To Gianopulos Family Theater At Wilson-Hanks Family Cultural Center, Saint Sophia Cathedral, California
 Christie’s Managed Services Team and BLACKSTAR Engineering Transform Gym Complex Into Fully Professional Cinema House; Dedication Ceremony Set for March 17
Christie® has donated a top-of-the-line Christie digital cinema projector to help entertain the local community in the new Gianopulos Family Theater at the Wilson-Hanks Family Cultural Center, Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, California. The theater is the latest addition to the Huffington Center, located in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter of Los Angeles. Christie’s Managed Services team worked with audio-visual innovator BLACKSTAR Engineering to install the Christie Solaria® Series projector and other theater equipment, transforming a basketball court by day into a fully professional movie theater by night.
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| | | | MOMA chooses WSCF for Documentary Fortnight
 MOMA chooses WSCF to screen during Documentary Fortnight, as part of a special section celebrating POV films! Screening Saturday, March 2 at 2:00 PM. Documentary Fortnight 2013: MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media
Quincy Hill Films, producers of WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM, are proud to announce that Where Soldiers Come From has been chosen to screen at MOMO’s prestigious Documentary Fortnight as part of MOMA Selects POV at 25, which highlights award-winning films from the past 25 years of television’s longest-running showcase for independent documentary. WSCF will be screening Saturday, March 2 at 2 PM.
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| | | | The Room Debuts New Finishing Facility inside Technicolor – PostWorks New York
 With three finishing suites, facility targets independent films, documentaries and television
The Room, a boutique finishing facility servicing independent films, documentaries, long-form television and similar projects, has moved into a new, custom-built facility housed within Technicolor – PostWorks’ West Village location at 110 Leroy Street. The new site, which was designed by acclaimed architect Rafi Segal, includes three finishing suites, each anchored by Autodesk Flame Premium workstations, which feature tools for compositing, color grading, visual effects and graphics.
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| | | | Dataton launches first ever WATCHPAX media server ISE 2013
 Revolutionary, small, performance-optimised, solid-state media server with built-in WATCHOUT software for pure plug and play presentations
Celebrating its 40th year in business, Swedish AV innovators Dataton announce the introduction of WATCHPAX™, the company’s very first dedicated media server with built-in Dataton WATCHOUT™ multi-display software.
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| | | | Bexel Supports Major Broadcasters For 2013 Presidential Inauguration
From the Capitol to the White House and the Newseum, Bexel Equipment and Engineering Services Help Capture Inaugural Festivities
As the second inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States takes place today in Washington, Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services, will be on site, supporting several major broadcast networks. From equipment rental packages to engineering services, Bexel’s support will span key locations, including the parade and presidential walk, as well as ongoing coverage from the historic Newseum, for the 57th inaugural ceremonies.
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| | | | Spatial Harmonics Group Merges with Eclipse VFX
Los Angeles studio unites talents with Eclipse’s Beijing team
Los Angeles-based Spatial Harmonics Group has merged with China-based Eclipse VFX to form Eclipse VFX, Los Angeles. Headed by visual effects veterans Wayne England as Executive Producer, and Will Shepherd as Operations Director, the Santa Monica studio joins forces with Eclipse’s Beijing headquarters.
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| | | | Ancient Chinese Caves Brought Back to Life Using projectiondesign®
 F10 AS3D projectors used in immersive exhibition on view during Smithsonian’s Arthur M Sackler Gallery’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
Visitors to “Pure Land: Inside the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang” during the 25th anniversary celebrations of Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, DC will witness a technological immersive application never seen before in the United States. The 3D 360-degree panoramic journey uses projectiondesign® F10 AS3D to reproduce stunning imagery of paintings and sculptures in the ancient rock cave’s 220-meter north wall known as Bhaisajyaguru’s Eastern Paradise in China, a UNESCO World Heritage site which is closed to ensure their preservation.
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| | | | Qube Cinema Partners with Global Immersion for GSX™ Giant Screen Theater
State-of-the-Art 4K 3D System for Films and Alternative Content Installed at Peoria Riverfront Museum
Qube Cinema recently supplied its XP-I server and Xi 4K Integrated Media Blocks (IMBs) for Global Immersion’s first GSX giant flat screen theater installed at the Peoria Riverfront Museum (PRM) in Illinois. This 4K 3D system brings the world’s highest resolution digital giant screen display to the newly opened theater. This is the first installation of the 4K by 3K GSX giant screen cinema system, providing visitors to the museum with the immersive experience afforded by stunning 3D digital imagery.
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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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| | | | Kaboom Welcomes Director Joe Stevens To Growing Roster
 kaboom productions is excited to announce the addition of joe stevens to its multi-faceted director roster. stevens, a former agency creative, is a director and still photographer known for the intersection of stylized documentary and quirky storytelling. His projects have been profiled in the Hammer Museum, Nylon, Fast Company, Intersection and the Guardian.
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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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| | | | Modus FX Appoints Anne Le Bouyonnec as VP Production
Le Bouyonnec Brings 25 years of Experience to Montreal VFX Facility
Modus FX announced the appointment of Anne Le Bouyonnec as VP production. Le Bouyonnec will act as liaison between executive management and the production team on the studio floor. She will be responsible for ensuring that on-floor production requirements are met, while overseeing resources and budgets. Le Bouyonnec brings over 25 years of artistic and organizational experience in the CG and VFX industry in Quebec to her new position, strengthening the executive team at Modus.
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| | | | Translating the Human Experience Through Documentary Editing
Learn the art of documentary editing from award-winning editors at Manhattan Edit Workshop; The Art of Documentary Editing runs October 29th – November 2nd; early bird pricing ends October 5th
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, is proud to announce the return of its five-day intensive workshop, The Art of Documentary Editing, from October 29th – November 2nd. Taught by Janet Dalton, MEWshop’s director of education and freelance editor, and MEWshop owner and filmmaker Josh Apter, students will explore the many techniques of documentary editing, from the creative decisions that make a great story to established workflow methods for picture and sound that every editor should know.
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| | | | MPC Trips Into The Fantastic With Fly Buys
 Loyal Fly Buys users know that pretty amazing things can happen when they take advantage of the sprawling rewards program. In a new spot done in collaboration with Psyop LA, MPC suggests that Fly Buys may be even more remarkable than most of its loyal users realize.
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| | | | The 56th BFI London Film Festival
 The programme for the 56th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express launched on Wednesday 5 September under the new creative leadership of BFI’s Head of Exhibition and Festival Director, Clare Stewart, bringing a rich and diverse programme of international films and events from both established and upcoming talent over a 12 day celebration of cinema. The Festival will screen a total of 225 fiction and documentary features, including 12 World Premieres, 12 International Premieres and 35 European Premieres*. There will also be screenings of 111 live action and animated shorts. A stellar line-up of directors, cast and crew are expected to take part in career interviews, master classes, and other special events. The 56th BFI London Film Festival will run from 10-21 October 2012.
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| | | | Qube Cinema Brings Single-Server 4K 3D to Giant Screens
 Dual Projector System Opens Up Opportunities for Digital Conversions
Giant Screen theaters are rapidly converting to digital cinema and at the GSCA Conference later this month in Sacramento, CA visitors can see the latest technology from Qube Cinema. The Qube XP-I server will stream a single high bit-rate 4K 3D DCP through two Qube Xi 4K Integrated Media Blocks (IMBs) in two Barco DP4K-23B projectors. This high bit-rate, 4K 3D projection from a single DCP through a single server greatly simplifies exhibition for Giant Screen theaters.
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| | | | Leading Documentarians to Discuss Archival Filmmaking at WESTDOC’s “History Unearthed”
Tom Jennings and Harrison Engle will shed light on the art of archival storytelling and share their insights on the process of locating unique stock footage sources at this informative WESTDOC panel, moderated by David Seevers, Footage.net CMO.
History Unearthed, one of the many exciting panels at this year’s WESTDOC conference, will delve into the archival filmmaking process, exploring the techniques filmmakers use to discover and exploit unconventional stock footage sources, as well as the larger challenges of breathing new life into well-known events. Panelists include Tom Jennings and Harrison Engle, two deeply experienced and talented filmmakers, who have both produced recent archival documentaries on the Kennedys. David Seevers, Chief Marketing Officer of Footage.net, will moderate the panel.
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| | | | Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Partners with MediaMine to Develop Walk of Fame App
Technology will Turn Hollywood’s Storied Sidewalks into Robust Interactive Experience
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is partnering with MediaMine to develop a new Walk of Fame application for the Internet, mobile and tablet devices that will offer a suite of customized, engaging features utilizing geo-location technology and social sharing connectivity. The Walk of Fame app will be like a personal digital docent, turning the iconic Hollywood sidewalks into an informative and fun museum of entertainment history. The app is currently slated to be available for download next summer.
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| | | | Persistence Of Vision, Hollywood’s Preeminent Pre-Vis Company, Launches New “Multi-Media Content” Unit: First Projects From New Unit Include Trailer For Microsoft’s “Halo 4: Forward Until Dawn,” Tv Spot For “Age Of Wushu” Film
 Persistence of Vision (POV), Hollywood’s preeminent Pre-Vis company, with a history of working on such major motion pictures as the “Star Wars” Prequels, and entries in the “Mission Impossible” and “X-Men” film franchises, has launched a new “Multi-Media Content” Unit, it was announced today by David Dozoretz, POV president/founder. The new unit will supply POV’s creative services to producers of TV commercials, video games, webisodes, music videos, and other, non-feature film content. Initial projects from the unit include those for Microsoft, Snail Games, and Nike.
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| | | | Backcountry Pictures' Award-Winning Film California Forever Set For PBS
 The Story of California's State Parks Premieres Nationally in Fall 2012
Award-winning production company Backcountry Pictures' latest project, California Forever, will air nationally on PBS stations throughout fall 2012, beginning in California in September. California Forever is a two-part television special that eloquently tells the moving story of California's magnificent state parks from 1864 until present day. The program has won a number of regional and environmental film festival honors in the run up to its broadcast premiere.
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| | | | Air Racers 3D Narrated by Paul Walker To Fly High This September at Cinemark Century Theatres in Reno (NV)
3D Entertainment Distribution's latest film gets an exclusive two-week engagement in conjunction with the Reno National Championship Air Races
3D Entertainment Distribution today announced an agreement with Cinemark Holdings, Inc. to present Air Racers 3D, narrated by actor Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious, Takers), in Reno (Nevada) exclusively at Cinemark Century Theatres from the 7th to the 20th of September. The two-week theatrical engagement will coincide with the 2012 National Championship Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport, which will see the intrepid young star of the 3D film, pilot Steven Hinton, in competition for the fourth consecutive time.
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| | | | Oscar®-nominated Director, Gus Van Sant, Coming to San Diego Film Festival
Director of Good Will Hunting to Attend Film Tribute and Retrospective
The San Diego Film Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2012 San Diego Film Festival will host Oscar®-nominated director, Gus Van Sant, for his first ever film festival tribute and retrospective. Known best for his direction on films Milk, Good Will Hunting, My Own Private Idaho, and To Die For, Gus Van Sant will attend his tribute and film retrospective on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at the Sherwood Auditorium in the Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla. With the renowned director in attendance, a new venue, and more film screenings, this year's San Diego Film Festival promises to be the biggest and best yet.
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| | | | Miami breaks new ground on stunning new science museum project
 Visual Acuity enters new phase of technology consultancy for America’s new ‘building as exhibit’
The ground-breaking ceremony for the new building at the Patricia and Philip Frost Museum of Science has now taken place, giving independent technology consultancy Visual Acuity the chance to start work on the next phase of a project that looks set to capture the imagination of the architectural, technology and audiovisual communities worldwide. Formerly the Miami Science Museum, the new museum is on track to open in 2015.
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| | | | STORY Signs Director Ruben Latre
 Ruben Latre, a Barcelona-born director known for his innovative work in commercials, music videos, documentaries and broadcast design, has signed with STORY for exclusive representation in the United States. Latre, who is bilingual and currently resides in New York City, was included in Shoot Magazine’s 2011 New Directors Showcase and was also named Best New Director at the 2010 APCP Awards in Spain.
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| | | | The Rockefeller Foundation Gives Nearly $3 Million to Support Local New York City Artists
 Themes of earned income and cultural equity among 2012 NYC Cultural Innovation Fund Competition Winners
Today The Rockefeller Foundation's President Dr. Judith Rodin announced the 16 winners of the Foundation's 2012 New York City Cultural Innovation Fund competition – and with it nearly $3 million in grants to support local New York City art and artists. Each of these 16 New York City-based organizations will receive a two-year grant of up to $250,000, underscoring the Foundation's commitment to artistic expression and innovation, and bolstering the vital economic engine that the creative sector brings to New York. This year's winners were selected from nearly 400 diverse projects.
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| | | | Visual Effects Trio Launches Synaptic VFX
 New boutique teams artistic and technical resources for films, commercials and 3D stereo productions
Visual effects artists, Shant Jordan, Shahen Jordan, and Ken Gust are launching a new Burbank-based, visual effects boutique, Synaptic VFX. The company is well-positioned to provide VFX design, production, 3D stereo conversion and DI services for feature films, commercials and 3D stereo conversion productions.
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| | | | Monterey Museum of Art Hosts Auguste Rodin: Light and Shadow
 An exhibition of iconic works by the most significant sculptor since Michelangelo
The Monterey Museum of Art is very proud to present Auguste Rodin: Light and Shadow, Selections from Guardian Stewardship and the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, an exhibition of works by one of the most significant sculptors in art history, July 5-October 21, 2012, at the MMA Pacific Street, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, California, 93940.
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| | | | Stardust Creates 2012 AICP Sponsor Reel
 Stunning visual imagery, explosive graphics and haunting track from Squeak E. Clean contribute to film short
Bi-coastal production company Stardust created the 2012 AICP Sponsor Reel, which premiered during an exclusive screening at last night's Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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| | | | Digital Domain and Mothership's Nike "Biomorph" Commercial Spot Honored at AICP Show
Recognized among the year's best in commercial advertising, piece will become part of the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Film Collection
Digital Domain and its commercial production company Mothership were honored by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) at last night's 2012 AICP Show held at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Nike "Biomorph," a 51-second short conceptualized, designed and directed by Mothership's David Rosenbaum for Nike, with visual effects by Digital Domain, was recognized in the Visual Effects category. Digital Domain's Aladino Debert served as visual effects supervisor on the spot. (See it here).
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| | | | Director Jason Smith Joins Harvest
 Harvest has signed award-winning director Jason Smith for exclusive US representation. At Harvest, Jason Smith joins a select and diverse director roster than includes The Hoffman Brothers, Matthias Zentner, Adam Goldstein, David Nutter and company co-founder Baker Smith.
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| | | | Digital Domain Names Jason Dowdeswell Vancouver Head of Production
 Digital Domain Productions, a subsidiary of Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG), has named Jason Dowdeswell head of production for its Vancouver studio. The 20-year industry veteran will oversee operations for all of the company’s Vancouver-based productions, talent and teams, as well as collaborations with Digital Domain’s Venice, Calif., San Francisco, Florida, London and Mumbai Digital Domain visual effects teams.
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| | | | WONDROS Signs Director Peter Care
Wondros, Los Angeles has added lauded commercial, music video, TV and feature film director Peter Care to their roster. Care comes to Wondros from Bob Industries. He has helmed spots for nearly every major brand in the world, directed the cult classic feature, The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys, and was given MTV’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 for his extensive work in music videos.
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| | | | LACMA presents ...Is James Bond, co-organized with LMU's School of Film and Television, June 9 - September 9, 2012
Exhibition features all twenty-two James Bond opening credit sequences, fourteen of which were created by film title designer Maurice Binder, in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Bond franchise
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents …Is James Bond , the first exhibition to feature the complete opening credit sequences from twenty-two James Bond films produced by Eon Productions. Co-organized by LACMA and Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television (SFTV), the exhibition celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most successful and long-lasting film franchises of all time: James Bond.
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| | | | Projecting Europeana archive data through the 3D ‘ECloud’
 projectiondesign® sponsors Europeana initiative to drive creative use of open data
Norway’s projectiondesign® is delighted to announce that it has become a headline sponsor of the Europeana General Plenary, to be held in the Belgian city of Leuven from 13-15 June.
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| | | | Qube Cinema Brings High Frame Rate 3D to CineEurope
 Demonstrating Immediate Solutions for Exhibitors and Giant Screen Theaters
Qube Cinema will demo the high-frame-rate (HFR) and high-bit-rate (HBR) capabilities of the Qube XP-I server and Qube Xi Integrated Media Block (IMB) to the European audience at CineEurope, June 18-21 in Barcelona.
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| | | | The Goetz Brothers Sign With Mirror Films
 The award-winning duo, the Goetz Brothers, have signed with Mirror Films. The directorial team made up of Kevin and Michael Goetz was welcomed to Mirror Films by Owner/Executive Producer Eric Barrett.
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| | | | Splice Welcomes Colorist Alexis Van Hurkman To Company's Talent Roster
 Splice Here® announced the addition of Colorist Alexis Van Hurkman to the company’s talent roster. Hurkman comes to Splice having recently moved from New York, where he color graded a wide diversity of projects including commercials, narrative and documentary features, shorts, and experimental pieces.
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| | | | Dataton takes visitors on a journey at Dutch Maritime Museum
 Refurbished Amsterdam venue deploys WATCHOUT edge-blending solution to tame 10 projectors in oval-shaped space
In one of the most dramatic and evocative applications of the company’s cutting-edge multimedia expertise yet seen, Dataton’s WATCHOUT™has been deployed as multi-image technology in the newly refurbished Het Scheepvaartmuseum, the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
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| | | | Director Tom De Cerchio and Incubator Find a New Home at Original
 Director Tom De Cerchio and his production company, Incubator, have joined bi-coastal production and post production company Original. De Cerchio is one of the most successful comedy directors in advertising and a winner of three AICP Awards among many other honors. His Bud Light spot, Limo, is in the Advertising Hall of Fame and is listed among USA Today’s Top 20 Spots of All-Time.
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| | | | "The Sensorium": A Journey into Scent
 Production & Design Firm The D4D Produces Experience Design Exhibition For Sephora & Firmenich
The world’s first pop-up scent museum "The Sensorium: Lucid Dreams from the Sensory World", is an interactive, multimedia experience designed to explore the emotions and instincts behind scent. Commissioned by Sephora and leading fragrance manufacturer Firmenich, "The Sensorium" features interactive and immersive installations "First Scent" and "Lucid Dreams", developed and produced by experience design and production company The Department of the 4th Dimension (The D4D) to transport visitors into the realm of the perfumer’s imagination.
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| | | | MISS REPRESENTATION aims to end sexism in the media and empower women
The documentary will screen at 7:00pm at the Fremont Theatre, 1025 Monterey St. San Luis Obispo.
This fall, the SLOIFF is teaming up once again with the Women’s Legacy Fund to present a unique evening of film and conversation on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, at 7:00pm at the Fremont Theatre in downtown San Luis Obispo.
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| | | | Trollbäck + Company Designs Keith Olbermann Show Opener for Current TV
 New York based creative studio Trollbäck + Company designed the opening title sequence for the highly anticipated nightly commentary show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Considered one of the most progressive voices in the media, Olbermann returned to cable television June 20 on the Al Gore-helmed network Current TV.
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| | | | Leading Corporations Standardizing on Cache-A’s Archive Appliances To Safeguard Video Content
Faced with preserving and protecting the massive amounts of video-related data they generate each day, many leading U.S. corporations are standardizing on Cache-A’s archive appliances. Cache-A’s complete product line, including the Pro-Cache5 and the new Prime-Cache5, is designed to meet the needs of digital media professionals in corporate production departments for safe, reliable and cost-effective content archiving, access and interchange.
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| | | | POP Sound®, Inc. Mixes Doc for Annenberg’s “Beauty Culture” Exhibition
POP Sound provided sound post production services for a 30-minute documentary featured in “Beauty Culture,” a groundbreaking exhibit now on view at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. Re-Recording mixer Tim Hoogenakker prepared the soundtrack for the documentary which screens in the museum’s central, circular gallery.
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| | | | 8th Annual LA 3-D Movie Festival Announces Winners
The Los Angeles 3-D Club (SCSC) is pleased to announce the winners of The 8th Annual LA 3-D Movie Festival, whose mission is to showcase the best independent stereoscopic 3-D filmmaking from around the world. The festival took place on May 14th-15th, 2011, at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles.
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| | | | Harkness Screens Dives Into Another Dimension at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Spectral™ 240 3D Screen Installed at Regions First of its Kind New Immersion Large-Format 3D/4D Digital Theatre
When Edwards Technologies, Inc. (ETI), the leader in 3D digital theatre installations at entertainment venues worldwide, was given the task of equipping the new 3D/4D theatre of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium’s much anticipated $40 million expansion, they turned to Harkness Screens, the world's leading manufacturer of projection screens and its Spectral™ 240 3D presentation surface.
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| | | | Pond5 Adds Millions Of Photos And Vectors, Becomes One-Stop Marketplace For Stock Media
Media Makers Now Have Access to Web’s Most Comprehensive Selection of Stock Images, Video Footage, Audio Tracks and Motion Graphics Templates
Pond5, the world’s premier marketplace for stock media and one of the best-kept secrets among media producers, today announced the addition of over 5 million stock photos and vector illustrations to its collection, which also includes the Web’s largest selection of royalty-free stock video footage, as well as a full range of sound effects, production music tracks, and After Effects motion graphics templates.
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| | | | Barco's 4K DLP Cinema® projector takes on 15/70mm film at Digital Cinema Symposium
A symposium showcasing the latest in large-format digital cinema technology for museums and major attractions featured an exclusive demonstration in which Barco's DP4K-32B was matched against a conventional 15/70mm film projector, representing a shoot-out between tradition and innovation with surprising results.
Digital cinema pioneer Barco chalked up another round of industry firsts at the inaugural Digital Cinema Symposium presented by D3D Cinema and Moody Gardens held in Galveston, Texas on January 24th and 25th.
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| | | | Artistic Image Revs The Imagination For Ferrari With An Animated Video Created For The Ferrari Museum At Ferrari World, The Automaker's Permanent Exhibit At Dubai's New High-End Billion-Dollar Theme Park
Artistic Image, the multi award-winning CGI, animation, live-action house, has built a world-class reputation as the creative resource for bold, innovative spots and video content for the auto industry. Recently Ferrari tapped the Atlanta-based company's talent to create an animated video to showcase in a permanent installation at The Ferrari Museum, part of Ferrari World, the automobile-maker's expansive exhibit at Dubailand, the high-end, billion dollar theme park built to establish Dubai as a premier tourist destination.
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| | | | Barco helps China National Film Museum create 3D Fever
Barco, a global leader in visual technology and display solutions, is proud to announce that the China National Film Museum has deployed the DP2K-32B – the world's brightest digital cinema projector – to create the ultimate 3D viewing experience in the museum's IMAX Theatre.
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| | | | Autodesk Announces Rendering Revolution Contest Winners at Autodesk University
 International Competition Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Autodesk 3ds Max Software and Advancements in GPU-Accelerated Rendering
Autodesk, Inc., announced the winners of the Rendering Revolution contest -- a still-image architectural visualization competition hosted by CGarchitect.com. The winning entry, submitted by Chinese artist Qingfeng Chen, shows an artistic rendering of the 3ds Max 20th anniversary logo.*
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| | | | Harkness Screens Sails To Land's End for Swashbuckling 4D Animated Adventure
British Amusement Park Opens State-of-the-Art Cinema Featuring Spectral™ 240 3D Presentation Surface
When Simworx, market leader in 3D/4D effects theatres, was given the challenge of creating a turnkey, 100-seat, 4D high-tech cinema at the UK-based Land's End amusement park, it turned to Harkness Screens Spectral™ 240 for its 3D presentation surface.
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| | | | Dubai Media Installs Solid State Logic C100 HDS Consoles For Two HD OB Vans
New Vans Support Live to Air Coverage of Racing and Sporting Events
Dubai Media has installed two 32-fader, Solid State Logic C100 HDS consoles in two new remote OB vans as part of the network’s move into HD broadcast. The C100 HDS consoles primarily support live to air coverage of horse racing at the massive new Meydan Racecourse and other local and international sporting events.
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| | | | Adobe Releases Illustrator CS5
Delivers New Levels of Precision and Power to Create Distinctive Vector Artwork Across Media
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Illustrator® CS5, a compelling new release of its comprehensive vector graphics software that allows users to create distinctive artwork with sophisticated drawing tools, expressive lifelike brushes and a host of other every day time-savers that dramatically impact the efficiency of the software. Adobe Illustrator CS5 will be available as a stand-alone application or as a component across multiple Adobe Creative Suite® 5 editions (see separate releases).
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| | | | P+S TECHNIK launches new Digital Splice Repair Module for the SteadyFrame Universal Format Scanner at NAB 2010
P+S TECHNIK developed a unique tool to get rid of jumping frames caused by bad splices
Bad splices are probably one of the most common problems of archive film scanning devouring incredible amounts of time fixing it. P+S TECHNIK developed a tool to fix the various problems caused by bad splices which occur digitally and on the fly. With the SteadyFrame Scanner featuring the new automatic Digital Splice Repair Module there's no need anymore for repair and restoring work utilizing slow software to get rid of jumping frames.
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| | | | Sachtler SOOM Flies Above the Crowd for Tuskegee Project
 Videographer Ajay Johnson is about finished with his edit on "Sea to Shining Sea", a documentary following 15-year-old Kimberly Anyadike’s dream of piloting a single-engine Red Tail airplane from Compton, California to Newport News, Virginia.
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| | | | The Africa Channel Names Panasonic P2 HD Camcorders Official Acquisition Tools For All Original Productions
Network Initiates Multi-Camera AG-HPX300 Shoots of Signature Music and Talk Shows
The Africa Channel (Chicago, IL), an independent, 24/7 entertainment and information television network that showcases the richness, beauty, culture and promise of modern Africa through an array of premier television programming, recently purchased six AG-HPX300 P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorders to shoot original programming, and has designated Panasonic as “the official camera supplier” for in-house productions.
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| | | | Canon U.S.A. Announces New REALiS SX7 Mark II Multimedia Projector
High-Brightness and Advanced Color Management Make This New Model Ideal For Those With the Most Discerning Image Quality Needs
Canon U.S.A., Inc, a leader in digital imaging, today announced the launch of the REALiS SX7 Mark II Multimedia LCOS Projector. This new model combines the award-winning features of REALiS projectors with an impressive 4000 lumens of brightness and a Photo Image Mode to assist users with advanced color management and adjustments for ambient lighting conditions.
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| | | | MVI Post Teams with Telestream in White House Concert Production
Telestream Pipeline HD and Episode Encoder provide quick turnaround editing and content repurposing for MVI Post, enabling rapid delivery to PBS stations and websites
Telestream today announced that it played a key technical role in bringing this week’s highly-acclaimed White House concert to television and web viewers. The concert, "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement," broadcasts nationally on PBS stations February 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET, and concert highlights will be available on PBS websites.
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| | | | Autodesk 3D Technology Powers "Planet 51" Movie and Game
Ilion Animation Studios and Pyro Studios Deliver a Unified Creative Vision with Autodesk Tools
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), has announced that its 3D modeling, animation and rendering software was a primary tool used by Ilion Animation Studios and Pyro Studios to help create the "Planet 51" video game and movie.
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| | | | OConnor Supports To The Arctic 3D for MacGillivray Freeman Films
 Climate change is a big subject these days and who better to set the record straight than MacGillivray Freeman Films, one of the most well-known big form production companies? Together, the MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation, Campion Foundation, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and Oceana, champions of ocean conservation, document the changes occurring in the Arctic. To the Arctic is the seventh project in the MacGillivray Freeman Films ocean-and-water-themed films that promote conservation of the natural world.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ to Produce and Live Stream First Virtual Car Introduction from Concourse d’Elegance®
High Impact Television chooses device to deliver first look at the Infiniti® 2011 M Sedan
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that NewTek TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system will be used by High Impact Television to produce and live stream the first ever virtual new car introduction from the legendary Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance®, featuring the Infiniti® 2011 M Sedan.
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| | | | Columbia College Chicago Purchases Over 100 JVC Camcorders
QuickTime Recording to Solid-State Media Promotes Quick Shoot-to-Edit Workflow
JVC Professional Products, division of JVC U.S.A., announced today that the Department of Film & Video at Columbia College Chicago – one of the largest accredited film schools in the world – has made a significant investment in JVC ProHD camcorders.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: Creating A Ghost Train: A Visual Display for Preston HallPollen Studio creates a ghost train audio/visual display for prestigious Preston Hall Museum in Northern England, an eerie effect that smashes out of a bookshelf within a museum room. The 3D elements blend perfectly with the actors in period costume who portray passengers on the doomed train.Read Article Subscribe America Fights Back: The Mob Museum"America Fights Back" at the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. A complete script rewrite with no reshoot budget, and technical challenges galore to create the museum centerpiece. No pressure.Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: Tips for attending NAB 2013 from a convention veteran...Once again, springtime is upon us so of course it’s time for the annual National Association of Broadcasters convention. Last year y’all seemed to like the “before you go tips” so my I present the 2013 edition of “Tips from an NAB Veteran to make the best use of your...Read Blog Subscribe 11 Facets of a Great Video Production InternIf you want to be in video production, chances are pretty good that you're going to need to complete at least one internship before you find a job. The best part is that almost all video production internships are unpaid. In return for your free labor, a company agrees to...Read Blog Subscribe Conventions - The Rest of the StoryThis is a follow up to: http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/3554/sales-marketing-networking-and-audiovisual-support-a-winning-combination-now-with-video What goes into a convention visit: The first day is travel and setup - usually from sunup to sundown on a Sunday. Feet on the ground, get bags, get cab, get moving... The Display Booth We have had numerous display booths / exhibits...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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